Hope POV

After that kiss, we didn't need to talk anymore, we just stayed hugging, until I felt well enough and with his help I got up. Standing up was still tricky, I still felt a little dizzy.

"Those bracelets..." Kendrick began, but I spoke first.

"The Prince gave them to me to train..." I replied and slipped my hand around his waist, as Kendrick held me too, and we started walking towards the exit of the dojo.

As we stepped outside the dojo, I felt a pressure on me again and I would have surely fallen if Kendrick hadn't held me. The guards' auras alone were already overloading my...