Page 34 of Twice the Rivalry

Glitch nodded. “Good. But have you ever had someone pin you to the ground with their dick against your ass, or against your crotch? Or have they always avoided that when working with you?” she asked bluntly. She turned and pinned Rogue with a hard, warning glare when he let out a low snarl at her question. He didn’t say a word, but his jaw and his fists were clearly clenched.

“Sometimes in knife training, the guys would get behind us and have their crotches against our back when we were doing moves,” Wren admitted. “But I was in the moment and I didn’t pay much attention.” Win nodded her agreement.

“Alright. And none of them ever had an erection?” she asked. Both girls looked startled at her question, but they shook their heads. “Knowing a man is behind you and is just working with you is one thing, but having a man behind you who is aroused is something completely different. The escalation of violence is going to be much higher. And in that moment, that is when you’re most likely to shut down. So we need to make sure that that doesn’t happen.”

“So, what, you’re going to bring in a man, and hope he gets hard while he’s fighting us?” Wren asked, arching a brow.

Glitch held up a hand without even looking at Rogue. She could practically hear him foaming at the mouth. “No,” she said simply, “but I have ways of simulating the experience.” She paused. “Well, not me, because I’m shorter than you two, but we do have someone else who can,” she corrected, looking at Karissa, who nodded in understanding. “We won’t get to that point today, but we will soon. I want you both as prepared as we can make you, and we’re not about to take it easy on you.”

“You might hate us,” Karissa warned them. “At least for a little bit. But even after Glitch leaves, I’ll still work with you.”

“We’re okay with that,” Wren said, excitement tingeing her voice again. Win nodded as well.

“Good. Now, one final question, and this might be the harder one for you to answer,” Glitch warned them. “What is the one thing that will still trigger you? Doesn’t have to be a man in particular. It could be a phrase. A scent. A sound. Whatever it is, we need to know, and you can decide if you want us to help you get past it. If you decide that you do, you need to be fully aware that we will be purposely triggering you to get you through it. That can be traumatic, and I will not do that to you unless you are certain that you want it. Because once we start, there is no stopping.”

The girls looked at each other warily, and Glitch and Karissa waited patiently. Glitch glanced quickly over at Rogue; he was standing silently, eyes hard like granite, looking like he was torn between dragging them out of here or punching her for making them talk about this. But she knew he wouldn’t. Because as much as Rogue was protective, he could be reasonable, and she had a feeling that deep down, he knew that she and Karissa were the ones to handle this.

Finally, after a few moments, Wren said, “We have a couple of triggers each, but I’m not sure I want to discuss mine yet.” Her eyes were vulnerable, and even though Glitch knew that Wren liked to be a badass, she was still a teenager, and she still had her uncertainties.

“Me too,” Win said with a small nod. “ I’m not ready to discuss them yet, either.”

Glitch nodded. She lowered her voice so Rogue wouldn’t be able to hear her. “Do you not want to discuss them in front of Rogue? Or at all?”

“Both,” Wren whispered. Win nodded.

“Alright,” Glitch said. “We’ll table this for now, but if you ever want to tell us, without anyone else present, you let us know.” They nodded again. She raised her voice back to a normal level and said, “Alright, let’s get started. First thing we’re going to do is run you through some drills to see where your strengths and weaknesses are. Wren, you’re with me. Win, you’re with Xena. Then we’ll switch.”

Both girls got to their feet, excitement filling their faces quickly and easily, clearly happy to be done with the conversation and getting to the fun part.

Over the next hour, they worked both girls through as much as they could stand. Glitch was impressed. These girls were quick learners, and easily took directions to correct things. She was especially impressed with their stamina. She figured they would tap out after the first half hour, but they hadn’t even looked like they were slowing down.

Finally she stopped them and grinned. “Damn, girls, you’re putting some of our boys to shame,” she praised. She glanced at Karissa who was also grinning. “I say we should send Taz a message and tell him that two teenage girls are far better than him,” she suggested.

“And whine less,” Karissa snickered. “That man can be such a baby.”

Both girls laughed breathlessly, panting and leaning on each other for support for a moment. “When are we going to work with our knives?” Wren asked, a slight note of impatience in her voice.

Glitch grinned at her. “You’re not too tired?” she asked, tongue in cheek.

Wren flipped her off, though it was weak, making Glitch laugh. “We’re young compared to you two old ladies,” she joked.

Glitch and Karissa shared a look. “Sounds to me like we need to give them a reminder not to disrespect their elders,” Karissa remarked, amusement coating her tone.

Glitch nodded. “Next time when we’re done with them, they’ll be crawling out of here. Then we’ll see who’s old.” She turned and headed for the mats, grabbing up her knife sheath and also Karissa’s. “Alright, girls, get yours, and we’ll start our next practice session. We’re just going through some basics today because we need to assess your skills, so that next time we’ll know where we need to focus.”

Both girls got into their stances, but before any of them could make a move, the gym door burst open and in rushed Code. When his eyes connected with Glitch, he looked concerned. “Your system is going off like crazy, so I took a look to see what was going on,” he told her briskly. “It seems you have some visitors at your clubhouse.”

Glitch was moving before he even finished his sentence. It seemed trouble had finally arrived. It was time to see who had shown up. She just hoped she could get a hold of her team.

CHAPTERNINETEEN

GLITCH

She flew into Code’s office and dropped into her seat, her mind already racing as she logged in and pulled up her cameras. Then she got her headset on and called her team on the emergency line that she had set up for them all. She would make sure it was untraceable. Simba answered on the second ring. “We just got the alert too,” he told her briskly. “We’ve pulled off so you can tell us what’s going on.”

“I’ve pulled up the camera feed,” Jag added seriously.

“Good,” Glitch said as she brought up the feed herself. She could feel Code standing behind her, but she ignored him. He wasn’t important right now. Especially since she was liable to explode at him if he tried to interject himself. This was the result of his dumbass revenge after all. Karissa came in behind her, grabbing a headset as well and announcing her presence.

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