Andrew exhaled with a light chuckle. "Not at all. Lauren, your strength is insane—too strong, actually. If I'm not channeling internal energy, just using my body alone, I can't even keep my balance when facing off against you."

Lauren looked skeptical and called out, "Dylan, let's spar for a bit!"

Dylan grinned. "You got it, Ms. Rhodes!"

He intentionally held back, dodging her clumsy punches. However, when one of her wild swings actually aimed straight for his face, Dylan had no choice but