them. “You are mine and I won’t let anyone else take you from me.”
Damn stubborn alpha . She shook her head at him.
Chapter 15
Lucas stepped forward to let the enforcers check him for weapons. A circle was drawn in the dirt. He stood on one side while Kilian stood opposite, also being checked for weapons. He watched as Kilian and Councilman Dolf exchanged a look. Lucas had no connections on the council, not since moving his pack to the United States. He had a bad feeling that the fight was being rigged.
He glanced back at Diana, her beautiful face pale and fear in her eyes. “I’ll be fine. I have everything to fight for.”
She smiled an encouraging smile. “Kick his ass for me.”
Lucas nodded and smiled at her. He gave Ox one more look, then turned to face his opponent. It wasn’t like Lucas hadn’t fought before. He had faced numerous battles with other paranormals, back before the treaties were signed. He had also fought the previous alpha to take control of his current pack. Periodically throughout the years, some upstart lone wolf would challenge him for his pack. He always met each challenge and won. This time should be no different.
The enforcers stepped back into the shadows of the forest. They would only come out at the end of the fight.
Councilman Dolf stood. “Let the challenge begin!”
*****
Diana clasped her hands together tightly as she watched both Lucas and Kilian cross the outer line and enter the circle. They growled at one another but remained in human form. She felt helpless and hated it. Here she was, the most powerful soothsayer in the world, and she could do nothing to protect her mate.
Mate. Her mate. She was just getting used to the idea of him being her mate. She knew now she had started falling in love with Lucas when she first laid eyes on him. Now, she was facing the possibility that she might lose him. Her wolf growled. Save mate. She was in agreement with her wolf. They would do whatever it took to make sure that Lucas lived. Even if she had to sacrifice herself and go with Kilian. She would do it for him.
She gasped when Kilian lunged forward and punched Lucas in the gut. Lucas bent over but managed to block the kick heading for his head. Lucas used Kilian’s momentum and jerked his foot, making Kilian lose his balance and fall onto his back. Lucas jumped onto Kilian’s chest and delivered several blows to his face.
“Hit him hard!” Diana couldn’t stop herself from calling out. Councilman Dolf glared at her, but she ignored him.
Ox chuckled next to her. “You’re a little bit violent, aren’t you, little wolf?”
“You have no idea. I want to see Kilian bleed,” she snarled. Memories of him holding her down, touching her and hurting her when she was just a young teen, came pouring back. Her fear turned into anger. These councilmen would have forced her to submit to Kilian if Lucas had not stepped up with the second claim. She gave them all a disgusted look. They were a disgrace to the werewolf nation. No one should be forced to mate with another.
Kilian must have heard her say that she wanted him to bleed, because he glared at her as he got back to his feet. “Shift to wolf!” Councilman Dolf yelled out.
She wondered why they were shifting to wolf form so soon. While she was looking over at the council, she saw movement at the corner of her eye. When she turned back, Lucas was holding his side and there was blood. How did that happen?
“Shift now or forfeit!” Councilman Dolf yelled out.
She watched as Lucas winced as he shifted. He had a hard time of it. “What’s wrong?”
Ox stepped forward. “I think he’s bleeding.”
“How?”
“Kilian must have had a knife.”
“It shouldn’t affect his shifting, though. In fact, once he shifts to wolf, his wounds should lessen.”
“Unless the knife was magically altered to slow a person’s healing ability.”
A witch’s magic. Fear gripped her. This was all starting
Damn stubborn alpha . She shook her head at him.
Chapter 15
Lucas stepped forward to let the enforcers check him for weapons. A circle was drawn in the dirt. He stood on one side while Kilian stood opposite, also being checked for weapons. He watched as Kilian and Councilman Dolf exchanged a look. Lucas had no connections on the council, not since moving his pack to the United States. He had a bad feeling that the fight was being rigged.
He glanced back at Diana, her beautiful face pale and fear in her eyes. “I’ll be fine. I have everything to fight for.”
She smiled an encouraging smile. “Kick his ass for me.”
Lucas nodded and smiled at her. He gave Ox one more look, then turned to face his opponent. It wasn’t like Lucas hadn’t fought before. He had faced numerous battles with other paranormals, back before the treaties were signed. He had also fought the previous alpha to take control of his current pack. Periodically throughout the years, some upstart lone wolf would challenge him for his pack. He always met each challenge and won. This time should be no different.
The enforcers stepped back into the shadows of the forest. They would only come out at the end of the fight.
Councilman Dolf stood. “Let the challenge begin!”
*****
Diana clasped her hands together tightly as she watched both Lucas and Kilian cross the outer line and enter the circle. They growled at one another but remained in human form. She felt helpless and hated it. Here she was, the most powerful soothsayer in the world, and she could do nothing to protect her mate.
Mate. Her mate. She was just getting used to the idea of him being her mate. She knew now she had started falling in love with Lucas when she first laid eyes on him. Now, she was facing the possibility that she might lose him. Her wolf growled. Save mate. She was in agreement with her wolf. They would do whatever it took to make sure that Lucas lived. Even if she had to sacrifice herself and go with Kilian. She would do it for him.
She gasped when Kilian lunged forward and punched Lucas in the gut. Lucas bent over but managed to block the kick heading for his head. Lucas used Kilian’s momentum and jerked his foot, making Kilian lose his balance and fall onto his back. Lucas jumped onto Kilian’s chest and delivered several blows to his face.
“Hit him hard!” Diana couldn’t stop herself from calling out. Councilman Dolf glared at her, but she ignored him.
Ox chuckled next to her. “You’re a little bit violent, aren’t you, little wolf?”
“You have no idea. I want to see Kilian bleed,” she snarled. Memories of him holding her down, touching her and hurting her when she was just a young teen, came pouring back. Her fear turned into anger. These councilmen would have forced her to submit to Kilian if Lucas had not stepped up with the second claim. She gave them all a disgusted look. They were a disgrace to the werewolf nation. No one should be forced to mate with another.
Kilian must have heard her say that she wanted him to bleed, because he glared at her as he got back to his feet. “Shift to wolf!” Councilman Dolf yelled out.
She wondered why they were shifting to wolf form so soon. While she was looking over at the council, she saw movement at the corner of her eye. When she turned back, Lucas was holding his side and there was blood. How did that happen?
“Shift now or forfeit!” Councilman Dolf yelled out.
She watched as Lucas winced as he shifted. He had a hard time of it. “What’s wrong?”
Ox stepped forward. “I think he’s bleeding.”
“How?”
“Kilian must have had a knife.”
“It shouldn’t affect his shifting, though. In fact, once he shifts to wolf, his wounds should lessen.”
“Unless the knife was magically altered to slow a person’s healing ability.”
A witch’s magic. Fear gripped her. This was all starting
Similar Books
