"Care for a spar, Blondie?" Lucien asked as he approached where Sophia and Arabella were standing.
He flashed Sophia a wink but instead Sophia only glared at him.
She hadn't forgotten what he had done.
"No, thank you. I prefer sparring with Ryan. He actually knows how to train me... unlike some people," Sophia replied coldly.
At the mention of Ryan's name, irritation flashed across Lucien's face, but he swallowed it down. He still intended to earn his three-day break, and the only way to do that was to win this spar.
"I bet you're afraid you've learned nothing since I stopped teaching you," Lucien said with a teasing grin. "Admit it, you've never had a better teacher than me. Besides..." He lightly brushed a finger across his lips while staring directly at hers. "You always learned better with a kiss, and it's been a while since I gave you one."
