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Despite training and experience, she keeps losing focus and repeatedly suffers defeat under Rysden’s guidance. Lorne’s anger is tied to urgent, SpaceTech-related concerns and a demand for immediate withdrawal from SpaceTech-owned space. The chapter frames a tense conversation, revealing pressure, fear, and looming conflict.\u003C/p>","\u003Cp>[OceanofPDF.com](OceanofPDF.com)  \u003C/p>\u003Cp>First Published by Ink Monster, LLC in 2020 Ink Monster, LLC  \u003C/p>\u003Cp>4470 W Sunset Blvd  \u003C/p>\u003Cp>Suite 145  \u003C/p>\u003Cp>Los Angeles, CA 90027  \u003C/p>\u003Cp>[www.inkmonster.net](www.inkmonster.net)  \u003C/p>\u003Cp>ISBN 9781943858675  \u003C/p>\u003Cp>Copyright © 2020 by Ink Monster LLC  \u003C/p>\u003Cp>All rights reserved. This book or any portion thereof may not be reproduced or used in any manner whatsoever without the express written permission of the publisher except for the use of brief quotations in a book review.  \u003C/p>\u003Cp>Cover by Jenny @ Seedlings Design Studio  \u003C/p>\u003Cp>[OceanofPDF.com](OceanofPDF.com)  \u003C/p>\u003Cp>ALSO BY AILEEN ERIN  \u003C/p>\u003Cp>The Alpha Girl Series  \u003C/p>\u003Cp>Becoming Alpha  \u003C/p>\u003Cp>Avoiding Alpha  \u003C/p>\u003Cp>Alpha Divided  \u003C/p>\u003Cp>Bruja  \u003C/p>\u003Cp>Alpha Unleashed  \u003C/p>\u003Cp>Shattered Pack  \u003C/p>\u003Cp>Being Alpha  \u003C/p>\u003Cp>Lunar Court  \u003C/p>\u003Cp>Alpha Erased  \u003C/p>\u003Cp>The Shadow Ravens Series  \u003C/p>\u003Cp>Cipher  \u003C/p>\u003Cp>TheAunare Chronicles  \u003C/p>\u003Cp>Off Planet  \u003C/p>\u003Cp>Off Balance  \u003C/p>\u003Cp>On Mission  \u003C/p>\u003Cp>[OceanofPDF.com](OceanofPDF.com)  \u003C/p>\u003Cp>CONTENTS  \u003C/p>\u003Cp>Chapter 1  \u003C/p>\u003Cp>Chapter 2  \u003C/p>\u003Cp>Chapter 3  \u003C/p>\u003Cp>Chapter 4  \u003C/p>\u003Cp>Chapter 5  \u003C/p>\u003Cp>Chapter 6  \u003C/p>\u003Cp>Chapter 7  \u003C/p>\u003Cp>Chapter 8  \u003C/p>\u003Cp>Chapter 9  \u003C/p>\u003Cp>Chapter 10  \u003C/p>\u003Cp>Chapter 11  \u003C/p>\u003Cp>Chapter 12  \u003C/p>\u003Cp>Chapter 13  \u003C/p>\u003Cp>Chapter 14  \u003C/p>\u003Cp>Chapter 15  \u003C/p>\u003Cp>Chapter 16  \u003C/p>\u003Cp>Chapter 17  \u003C/p>\u003Cp>Chapter 18  \u003C/p>\u003Cp>Chapter 19  \u003C/p>\u003Cp>Chapter 20  \u003C/p>\u003Cp>Chapter 21  \u003C/p>\u003Cp>Chapter 22  \u003C/p>\u003Cp>Chapter 23  \u003C/p>\u003Cp>Chapter 24  \u003C/p>\u003Cp>Chapter 25  \u003C/p>\u003Cp>Chapter 26  \u003C/p>\u003Cp>Chapter 27  \u003C/p>\u003Cp>Chapter 28  \u003C/p>\u003Cp>Chapter 29  \u003C/p>\u003Cp>Chapter 30  \u003C/p>\u003Cp>Chapter 31  \u003C/p>\u003Cp>Chapter 32  \u003C/p>\u003Cp>Chapter 33  \u003C/p>\u003Cp>Chapter 34  \u003C/p>\u003Cp>Chapter 35  \u003C/p>\u003Cp>On Mission  \u003C/p>\u003Cp>To My Readers  \u003C/p>\u003Cp>Afterword  \u003C/p>\u003Cp>Dying for more by Aileen Erin? Also by Aileen Erin  \u003C/p>\u003Cp>Acknowledgments  \u003C/p>\u003Cp>About the Author  \u003C/p>\u003Cp>[OceanofPDF.com](OceanofPDF.com)  \u003C/p>\u003Cp>For Jeremy. I loveyou more. There. It’s in print. I win.  \u003C/p>\u003Cp>[OceanofPDF.com](OceanofPDF.com)  \u003C/p>\u003Cp>CHAPTER ONE  \u003C/p>\u003Cp>LORNE  \u003C/p>\u003Cp>EARTH.  \u003C/p>\u003Cp>13 Years Ago.  \u003C/p>\u003Cp>Six days before Liberation Week.  \u003C/p>\u003Cp>THE AIR WHISTLED past my face, and I fell to the mat, rolling. Clang.  \u003C/p>\u003Cp>The metal baton missed me by too little.  \u003C/p>\u003Cp>I rolled.  \u003C/p>\u003Cp>Clang. Right by my face.  \u003C/p>\u003Cp>Rolled.  \u003C/p>\u003Cp>Clang. I needed to get off the floor.  \u003C/p>\u003Cp>A hand pinned me, shoving my back hard into the mat. Cool metal touched my neck.  \u003C/p>\u003Cp>“That’s match.” Rysden didn’t need to say the words, but I hated the finality.  \u003C/p>\u003Cp>I tapped my hand on the floor, and Rysden let me go.  \u003C/p>\u003Cp>I’d failed. Again. For the fourth time in twenty minutes.  \u003C/p>\u003Cp>My breathing was already slowing, but the disappointment lingered.  \u003C/p>\u003Cp>“Your head’s not present, Lorne.” Rysden sat next to me. His long blond hair was pulled away from his face. It didn’t even have a hint of gray in it yet, but he had scars from hard battles won. We both wore only loose pants, but my chest was covered in sweat while he looked like he’d been having anice relaxing time.  \u003C/p>\u003Cp>“You wanted to talk, but you haven’t said anything yet,” Rysden said.  \u003C/p>\u003Cp>“I’m too angry to talk. I thought sparring first would help gather my thoughts so that we could have a rational discussion, but that’s not working.” I sat up, resting my hands on my knees.  \u003C/p>\u003Cp>“Because your mind isn’t in tune with your body. You’re thinking about one thing while pushing your body through the paces, but you can’t win if your focus is divided.”  \u003C/p>\u003Cp>I could beat him. I usually did. But not today.  \u003C/p>\u003Cp>This room was smaller than our practice room at home, but it was the best Rysden could do on Earth. The black Earther practice mats were more unforgiving than the high-tech flooring at home, but that had improved my fighting. One splat on this floor was enough for me to try harder. He’d setup a forty-foot climbing wall on one side, similar to the one at home, but with the difference in flooring, this one was far more dangerous.  \u003C/p>\u003Cp>But not even the fear of broken bones would help my focus tonight. Rysden was right about that.  \u003C/p>\u003Cp>“I know you’re angry with me, Your Highness. But everything will be okay.”  \u003C/p>\u003Cp>He was reminding me of my status—like I could forget it—but he knew me better than most. And what I had on my mind was something my father would hate.“No. I’m not sure that it will be. I think we should leave all SpaceTech-owned space. All the Aunare. Not just me. Not just Amihanna. Anyone with even a drop of our blood in them should go. Now. Today.”  \u003C/p>\u003Cp>“Why?”\u003C/p>","cbCaiqoXuugdYCWV","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiqoXuugdYCWV","pdf",2757645,511,"English","en",105,"# Contents\n## Chapter 1\n## Chapter 2\n## Chapter 3\n## Chapter 4\n## Chapter 5\n## Chapter 6\n## Chapter 7\n## Chapter 8\n## Chapter 9\n## Chapter 10\n## Chapter 11\n## Chapter 12\n## Chapter 13\n## Chapter 14\n## Chapter 15\n## Chapter 16\n## Chapter 17\n## Chapter 18\n## Chapter 19\n## Chapter 20\n## Chapter 21\n## Chapter 22\n## Chapter 23\n## Chapter 24\n## Chapter 25\n## Chapter 26\n## Chapter 27\n## Chapter 28\n## Chapter 29\n## Chapter 30\n## Chapter 31\n## Chapter 32\n## Chapter 33\n## Chapter 34\n## Chapter 35\n## On Mission\n## To My Readers\n## Afterword\n## Dying for more by Aileen Erin?\n## Acknowledgments\n## About the Author","[{\"question\":\"What problem is Lorne facing during Chapter 1?\",\"answer\":\"Lorne repeatedly fails during sparring because her mind isn’t aligned with her body, causing divided focus and slow performance.\"},{\"question\":\"Why does Rysden believe Lorne’s focus is the real issue?\",\"answer\":\"Rysden says she is thinking about something else while training, so she can’t win when her attention is split.\"},{\"question\":\"What urgent decision does Lorne suggest regarding SpaceTech-owned space?\",\"answer\":\"Lorne proposes leaving all SpaceTech-owned space immediately, including anyone with a drop of Aunare blood, not just herself and Amihanna.\"}]","Off Balance  | PDF","Off Balance opens with Lorne in a high-stakes sparring session on Earth, six days before Liberation Week, when her body fails to match her mind. 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