ROXIE
After taking a few moments, I walked through the curtain.
Chants greeted me.
I kept my eyes straight ahead, but I could feel eyes on me. I knew the crowd was there, but those eyes were on me.
I climbed into the ring, and she spotted my dad with Jason and another guy, but there was no sign of Uncle Keith. Where the hell is he? I wondered. Uncle Keith would usually be standing by the ring or on the sidelines.
I stood up and looked around. Tammy was glaring at me, but I could see Demon behind her holding her waist, whispering in her ear. I couldn’t hear what they were saying as the crowd was too loud.
The referee lifted his hand and motioned for the announcer to ring the bell.
I moved around, but my eyes scanned the crowd, and there was still no sign of Uncle Keith. Where the hell was he? Surely my outburst earlier didn’t make him mad, he knew how I like to stay focused before a fight, and he was talking way too much for me to handle.
The bell rang out, and I stepped closer into the ring.
Tammy and I circled each other.
Tammy’s gaze was on me. “You can’t beat me!” she shouted. “I will tear you apart.”
Bex was up on all fours and growling. “I can feel her wolf; she is on the surface but not close enough for people to notice,” she snarled.
I stared at her.
Tammy’s eyes flickered to her wolf’s and hers. I knew they were planning something, but what?
I circled her, but I caught the referee grabbing hold of Tammy and growled. “ENOUGH,” he roared. “NO WOLF PRESENT, ONLY HUMANS.” He warned her, but Tammy huffed and shrugged him off.
I took that as my opportunity and ran toward her and started to punch her. I swung my arms everywhere, but mainly aiming for the sides. I turn my fists onto her sides as she tries to block, but I catch her in the ribs a few times.
“FUCK,” she roared.
The crowds were cheering, but my head was on Tammy.
Suddenly, I noticed something but it was too late. Someone grabbed my leg and pulled me, making me lose my balance and fall.
Boos erupted around the hall as I landed with a thud. Tammy took the opportunity to move quickly and straddle me. She was doing the same thing I was doing to her, but she had me pinned to the ground. I held my arms up and blocked every punch she gave me, but I missed a few.
I couldn’t help but grunt out with every contact with my arms and some to the shoulder. She was hitting me everywhere she could get to; that was skin.
Demon shouts were being heard around the hall. “YOU GOT HER BABE,” he roared. “KEEP IT UP.”
Bex growled in my head. “Rox, we need to get out of this,” she hissed.
“I know,” I grunted out through clenched teeth.
I was trying to think of something, but an idea came to mind. Tammy was straddled just above my hips.
I knew what to do, and I couldn’t help but smirk.
I used my legs to lift. I kept doing it till my legs touched and kicked her head.
I could hear a roar.
Tammy got off me with her hand straight to the back of her head. But that doesn’t stop Tammy; she turns around and kicks me in the ribs. I groaned out.
Tammy staggers over to the side as I turn onto my side.
I try to breathe and look to see where she left. She was being hovered over by Demon; that wasn’t a good sign.
I quickly got up and stared at Tammy, whose back was still to me.
Slowly, Tammy moved, and as she moved, I turned on my foot and unleashed a high kick, catching Tammy in the head again.
Tammy is knocked out and lands with a thud on the mat.
I stepped back as the referee hovered over Tammy, shot back up, and called it.
I won the fight.
But before I can celebrate, Demon charges into the ring, and his wolf has taken control.
I can’t help but feel slightly scared.
Bex spots it and takes over my form by pushing me back slightly and jumping out of the way. Bex circles Demon, but he can’t keep up as we move faster around him. “Watch this,” said Bex as a smirk appeared on the corner of her mouth.
I look through my eyes as Demon has his back to us; Bex stops and uses her left leg to stand; she swings her right leg around and connects with Demon’s head. Demon stumbles and lands on his knees.
Bex smirks and does the same thing again as she moves fast, pushing me closer with her. We stand in front and lift our leg out quickly.
My leg connects with Demon’s face, which knocks him clean out, and he lands with a loud thud next to a disoriented Tammy, whose eyes grew wide as her mate landed right by her feet.
Bex goes back as I come forward, and the crowd erupts into cheers.
I looked at the referee, who nodded and smiled. He mouths, ‘thank you,’ to me. He would have had to deal with him, and it wouldn’t be too pretty.
I moved, but I could feel my rip throb.
I groaned.
Tammy must have caught me with her foot when she kicked me earlier, or it could be her weight when she sat on me.
I moved toward the ring entrance and climbed out.
I moved quickly and tried to get to the back entrance to get out of the way. I knew the next fight was about to happen, but I mainly wanted to get back to my room to see the damage to my rib.
I was about to walk away when a hand grabbed my arm. I could feel a cold shiver run through me as I turned slowly to look who it was, but I had an idea who it was, as it reminded me of someone earlier today.
Alpha Trevor.
“MATE,” he shouted smugly as I stared back at him. The whole hall went quiet, and every eye that was on us.
I growled.
Bex was up on all fours and snarling as we stared back at him.
“Well,” he said to me. Alpha Trevor had a firm grip on my arm and was smiling. I could see Alpha Gareth looking at me with a smile.
I stared at him and growled.
I was about to open my mouth and say something, but a roar rippled through the hall, “MINE.”
My eyes widen as his scent hits me like a ton of bricks, twisting my emotions into turmoil. Bex purrs loudly in my head and whispers, “Mate.”
My mouth went dry as our eyes connected, and my stomach flopped.
His eyes stayed on me for a brief moment, but he turned to look at Alpha Trevor, who still had his hand on my arm.
My mind was going a hundred miles an hour.
Lex.
How the hell was he here?
When did he come?
But I was pulled from my thoughts, “GET AWAY FROM MY MATE,” roared Lex, his eyes full of anger.
He was one pissed-off alpha.