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“So now you’re running away from the problem? What kind of Maverick hunter does that?”

It was true, he was taunting her at this point. And it wasn’t right, but he wanted – needed to get this off of his chest. All he’d seen from Rebecca was either her attempting to be far too strict, or running when she’s scared. While he can understand fear, this was inexcusable. 

He turned to face Rebecca as she was walking out, his arms crossed.

“You can walk away all you want, but it isn’t gonna change the fact that you’re a coward.”

She had paused on the way to the door to quietly speak in response.

“Then consider me a coward. Think whatever you want. You have a right to do so.”

She didn’t understand what seemed to be so damn bad about wanting to improve herself to help others. She just didn’t have the mental energy to bother with this right now, and Aerin acting like that simply decreased her energy.

Something twisted in her stomach area, but she had said what she had come here to say. If Aerin wanted to taunt her, then fine. He could think whatever he wanted, and he had a right to hate her right now.

After all, she had gotten him killed by being stupid enough to get captured. Every nightmare she had since then dug that right into her processor to the point where it was embedded. Aerin’s and Zero’s blood splattered everywhere, across her face it was everywhere get it off she was so stupid-

She left the room, shoes softly tapping down the hallway as she intended to get back to training.