My Lover is the Son of a Mafia Leader

.40

.40

"What the hell, Noah?!" I exclaimed at him. He continued to grin at me, "You could have hit me?!" dagdag ko pa. Plano ata ako patayin ng lalakeng 'to eh.

"But I didn't, did I? You managed to avoid it," he says, Noah walks towards me.

I glowered at him. Nakasandal pa rin ako sa puno at mabilis pa rin ang tibok ng puso ko. Noah stopped in front of me; he raised his hand to pull the blade knife pierced in the tree. "You could have warned me."

"And what's the point of that? The moment you entered the forest, your training started," he says as a matter of fact.

"Yeah, whatever. So, what am supposed to do? Throw knives like you?" I asked sarcastically, masama pa rin ang tingin ko sa kanya.

"Nah, throwing knives will come later," he says, Noah gave me a once over. His eyes were looking at my outfit. He cleared his throat, "We have to build your stamina first. Meron ka ba nun?" pang-aasar niya.

"Ano bang akala mo sa akin lampa?" iritable kong tanong sa kanya.

"Oo, baka nga hindi ka umabot ng limang minuto eh," he says, Noah stepped back from me. He raised his shirt, hindi ko maiwasang mapatingin doon.

He's wearing some kind of knife strap, doon niya nilagay ang blade knife na ginamit niya. He raised his shirt enough to his chiseled abs, and I looked away. I have seen Anthony without a shirt before, but I didn't mind back then because I see him as a brother.

Pero konting parte lang naman ng stomach ni Noah ang nakita pero pakiramdam ko ay ang init na ng pisnge ko. "Nasaan na ba yung rabbit?" wala sa sarili kong tanong.

"What rabbit?" Noah asks.

"May rabbit kasi dito kanina kaso nawala na," ani ko habang pinapaypayan ang sarili ko, "Ang init dito no?" tanong ko sa kanya.

Napatingin ako kay Noah, his arms are crossed against his chest. He's frowning at me, "No, ikaw lang ang nakakaramdaman ng init. It's pretty darn cold here."

"Yeah, yeah. So, what's next?" pag-iiba ko ng usapan bago ko pa ipahiya ang sarili ko.

"I made a training menu for you. This menu is specifically made for your stamina, and the self-defense comes in the afternoon," Noah explains, he is scrolling something on his phone and shows it to me.

Hindi ko pa ito natatapos basahin nang nilagay niya na ulit ang cellphone niya sa bulsa, "Teka, hindi ko pa tapos basahin." reklamo ko pero tila wala siyang narinig.

Noah crouched in front of me and touched me from my thigh down to my leg. He squeezed it for a bit then removed his hands, "Your thighs and legs are pretty weak. You need to work on that. There's a temple beyond the mountain. Before you can get to the temple, you have to climb the stairs. You have to do this every morning for an hour."

Tumayo si Noah and my body feel stiff for some reason, "I have to climb the stairs every morning? How many steps are there?"

"Around 180 steps, akyat – baba ang routine for thirty minutes." He then reached for my right hand. It traveled from my wrist to my arms, "Do some overhead bend exercise. This one is pretty easy, kahit bata kayang gawin 'to. Do it for one to two minutes every day."

Wala sa sarili akong tumago sa mga sinasabi niya. Binitawan ni Noah ang kamay ko. Noah then walks behind me, hinawakan niya ang balikat ko at ang isang kamay niya naman ay nasa tiyan ko.

His hands are cold, "Breath in. Breath out," he says, and I followed his instructions. I can feel his Breath above my ear, "Plank or stomach crunch for one minute. If possible, increase the minute each day kung kaya mo," he says softly.