Begging for a Second Chance (Sienna Sloan and Jarred Sterling) novel Chapter 491

Jarred's gaze finally landed on Sienna.

He looked at her longer than he ever had before.

He studied the way she gripped the staff, the slight dip in her shoulders, and the familiar, unyielding tilt of her chin.

"You?" He tilted his head. "Dr. Sloan, this is a training facility, not a therapy room."

Ignoring his mockery, Sienna stepped right onto the mat. As she passed the female instructor, she shot her a sideways glance.

"Step down. I've sparred with him before."

The instructor's face instantly drained of color.

She looked at Jarred, desperately hoping he would reject this woman in the white skirt who looked absolutely incapable of fighting.

Jarred stayed silent for two seconds, and then...

"Step down," he commanded the instructor.

The woman's expression completely stiffened.

As she exited the ring and passed Sienna, she couldn't help but whisper bitterly, "Don't push yourself. His strikes hit incredibly hard."

Sienna didn't bother replying.

She took her stance across from Jarred, leaving exactly ten feet of distance between them.

She was wearing a pencil skirt, her dress shirt tucked sharply into the waistband, and a pristine pair of flat leather shoes.

Her pristine outfit created a wildly bizarre contrast with the heavy training staff in her hands.

She waited until everyone else had cleared out.

Staring straight at the man who still refused to look her in the eye, Sienna forced down all her urgency and asked, word by word, "Jarred, can we talk now? What exactly do you want?"

Jarred looked at her, his expression finally shifting.

This entire scene felt like a flashback to when he first joined the force.

Whenever she came back during her holidays, she would spar with him exactly like this.

Seven years had passed, and she hadn't changed one bit—except that her already stunning face had become even more flawlessly breathtaking.

Jarred's grip on his staff tightened ever so slightly.

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