Kayla Hart's spot at the top of the scoreboard was enough for Heyli to know that she was one of the best. No one needed to tell her and as the red haired, tall girl walked towards her, Heyli looked at Gray eyes and wondered why he had paired her with a good fighter, knowing fully well that today was her first day of being here. Knowing that it was better to speak up than for her to be beaten to a pulp by this girl, she turned to him and walked towards him. "But this is my first time here. Don't you think it's unfair for me to be paired with her? She's at the top of the scoreboard!" Heyli said. If Grey eyes heard her, he acted like he didn't. Someone called him and that was when she knew that his name was Loki. A fucking Norseman. Sighing, she knew that she had to take the cue. Everyone at one point of their life had fought battles with people and situations stronger than they were. She wasn't first and she wasn't going to be the last. So she took a deep breat
"What do you want?" Heyli hissed as she leaned back against the bed that had been raised halfway in the air. Harrison shrugged. "Kolinsky asked me to check up on you. I wouldn't be here if he hadn't asked me to," Heyli gave him a dirty look. She was starting to dislike him. "As you can see, I am perfectly alright. You can go back and report to him," "Of course, I will," Harrison sang as he began to walk away from her. "I also won't forget to tell him that you were beaten by Kayla," Heyli ignored him and decided to leave but when she realized that a doctor or a nurse might have put her here, she decided to wait and in no time, a woman with platinum blonde hair stepped out of a door that she was just seeing for the first time. "Hello, my name is Doctor Quinn," The lady said as she smiled broadly at Heyli. "Hi, Doctor Quinn," Heyli replied quietly as she studied the woman. Quinn looked to be in her early thirties. She was young and beautiful and her hair was
Loki stared down at the girl standing before him. Her honey brown eyes swirled even in the dark and even if he knew that she was unable to defend herself, something had made him ask her to duel with Kayla. She looked interesting and he could read it in her eyes. There was a mystery behind those eyes and he wanted to know what it was. "Your name is Heyli?" He asked in his calm voice. His Norwegian accent could not be ignored and she wondered if he was an immigrant from another pack in far away Norway or he was a descendant of a Norwegian family and somehow, he had grown up with that accent. "Can you hear me?" Loki repeated as he waved his hand in front of her face. Heyli shook her head as if to clear off whatever thought she was having before she nodded her head. "Yes, my name is Heyli. Thanks for pairing me with Kayla," Heyli's voice dripped with sarcasm and Loki knew she was angry. He smiled. "I'm actually really sorry. I rarely visit and today, there was s
Never in her life had she thought that she would have anyone watching over her. It was absolutely weird as she had had to live on her own, getting beat by her father with no form of protection. But now, she had that and she wasn't sure if she really wanted it. She didn't want Loki to be her bodyguard for some reasons she had no idea about. But she knew that there was nothing she could do. She couldn't say no to Athena. The lady didn't look like one who liked to be questioned. Sighing, Heyli climbed down the porch steps and went to meet him. "Hey," She said. Loki turned. "Hey," He wasn't smiling this time. Now, he was looking like the Loki she had seen this morning and it was quite satisfying. "Are you done making up your mind?" Heyli nodded. "Not like I had an option though. So, how is it going to be? Are you going to stand before my door all day?" Loki gave her an incredulous look. "I'm not as jobless as you think. To think that I would stand before you
Immediately after the cake was cut, Athena decided that she had to leave. Funny enough, Alex also made the same decision in his head. They both began to leave the room together and when Athena bumped into Alex, she gave him a stern look before brushing past him. Alex sighed and said, "Women would never cease to amaze me." And continued his journey up the stairs. Everyone was too busy to notice. On getting to his room, he found Athena standing by his door, arms folded and pacing about. "Looking for me?" Alex said carelessly as he stopped in front of his door. He took out his keys and began unlocking as he waited for Athena to give him a reply. "Have you made up your mind?" "About what?" "The sacrifice." Athena said, raising her chin up. "No, I haven't. I will not. Is that why you're here?" "Of course, why else would I be here?" "You might be missing me." Athena scoffed. "You wish." "I know." "Whatever." "If you'd let me g
Two weary vagabonds meet upon a shapely threshold of timid embouchures.They build for one another there a lavish home; of butterfly walls, and windchime ceilings. two-dream garage, foundations a flutter.What began in frost, rushes to flame. From twin-flooded hearts, a tsunami of ambrosia. Fuck. Alex was really letting a woman have control over his actions? That hadn't been possible till now. Athena coming onto him in this manner was what surprised him but he liked it even if he couldn't help but wonder how on earth she was able to pull down his defenses this easily. They were kissing passionately, tongues entwining, fast hands touching and searching sensitive spots, heated breathing and moans of pleasure. Athena's arms were still wrapped around him but she felt it wasn't enough. She wanted to touch him everywhere. She wanted him to touch her everywhere but he seemed not to be doing that. He was still, letting her do everything. Suddenly, she stopped kiss
Alex started by pulling off the thin straps of her gown. He kissed the patch of her skin that had been covered by the tiny material and Athena moaned again. He loved hearing her moan. It made him want to rip off her dress but he knew he had to be slow and gentle with her as she was not just any woman. She was his woman and he was going to pamper her everywhere, even in bed. He was also going to torture her. A wicked grin appeared on his face and Athena slipped her fingers into his soft hair. The front of his hair cascaded down to cover his eyes and while he worked on unbuttoning the front of her dress and in no time, he parted the flaps of her dress to expose her bare body. She had no sort of underwear on and Alex looked at her. "You did this on purpose?" "Of course not. I was on my way to bed when Ciara brought up the idea of a surprise birthday for Heyli," Alex didn't believe her but he was too busy admiring her naked body to think about it. Her
Athena was glaring at him, now. She wondered what he found funny. Her statement or how she was looking at him? She sat up immediately, throwing her hand over her breasts as she covered them from his view. She noticed that his expression fell a notch and knew that it was because she had covered her breasts. "Why are you laughing, Alex?" She asked. Alex sat at the foot of the bed and stretched out his hand to touch her bare feet. She moved it away immediately but his hand snaked back to her legs and held on tight. "I'm laughing because you just said something funny," He said gently. He was not smiling now. "That was why I said we needed to talk. You're different from other women. I know a few women who wouldn't even care to have that conversation and just go on with it even if it doesn't turn out as they expected. But you? If it doesn't turn out the way you expected, you'd avoid me for the rest of your life or tell me how your first sex was. I want it to be somet
"It's the men's combat game, Athena!" Damien said as he watched his Alpha strap herself with knives. She placed a diamondback knife in her boots and wedged a dagger on her arm. A pair tantos sat on the insides of her jacket and when she turned to face Damien, she smiled. "How do I look, Damien?" She asked. Damien shook his head and turned away from her. He hated the fact that she was excited for the combat. There was nothing to be excited about! She was literally putting herself in the face of danger and beckoning on it to come to her. "I don't know what to say, Athena. I do not feel comfortable with you participating in the men's combat category," Athena walked to the window and opened it. It was nearing evening and in about an hour's time or so, she would be out there, facing her opponent while everyone watched. If she was being honest with herself, she was really scared. Scared of the unknown. What if she got beaten to a pulp. What if she got paired with someo
"What the hell is going on?" Kayla gasped as she heard the announcement the master of ceremony made. Kayla came to stand beside her. "Did the King just ask her to participate in the male category?" "Yes, he did," Kayla replied, sounding really shocked and worried. "Why would he do that?" "Because the King does what he does according to what his subject wants," A guy came and stood behind them as he spoke. Melodie gave him the stink eye. "She's not his subject. She's the King of Antarti!" The boy laughed like he was mocking her and Melodie glared at him like she wanted to kill him on the spot with her eyes. "You think. He's ruling the Lycan Confederate and can make any degree. Besides, she asked for it with her whole feminism shit," "And who the hell are you?" Kayla stepped forward in a defensive stance. "Oh," The boy touched his chest in a mock polite manner. "My name is Lawrence. I am the Prince of The Lycan Confederate," "And what are you doing here?"
Athena stood alongside other contestants. Most of them were women and she frowned. Was this category just for women? Just then, she saw Eucaria standing at the other side of the line. The lady waved at Athena and scurried to stand beside her. "I had no idea you were participating," "Well, I am. Why is it just women here?" Eucaria shrugged. "This is a women's game. It's less brutal than combat and the rest," "That's bullshit," Athena said. The women around her gasped but she ignored them. "Why would they allow that?!" "There's actually no time for you to ask questions," A lady, dressed in combat outfit but looking like she was the referee with a whistle around her neck, came forward. She stared at Athena who matched her look without fear. "Once I blow the whistle, you all run towards the ropes hanging off those rocks on the other side of the amphitheater. Use it to lift your bodies off the ground and jump once you're about two meters in the air. Note that lit
Kayla and Melodie were still waiting for Heyli to come back to them with good news when they saw her climbing one of the seats above. Kayla stepped forward and Melodie squinted her eyes as she watched Heyli take a seat beside Athena and Alex. She looked guilty and as Alex spoke to her, she only nodded. "Did she actually leave us here?" Melodie asked, suddenly feeling offended and betrayed by their friend. Kayla wasn't going to believe that was it. "I don't think so. Heyli won't do that to us. She's probably trying to negotiate things with Alex," "But she's seated there!" Melodie cried. Some people from the team looked at them and Kayla immediately apologized. "Let's just hope that's not the case," Melodie turned and looked at her. "Maybe that's the case." Kayla kept staring in Heyli's direction, hoping their friend would look at them and signal that she was going to return soon. But that wasn't going to happen because the master of the ceremony already stepp
As early as five in the morning, the girls were awoken by the ringing of large bells. "I woke up at six back at home," Melodie said as she groaned and sat up. "I hate this time arrangement." Melodie noticed that Kayla wasn't in bed. Heyli had woken up for a few minutes before laying back down and falling asleep immediately. "Kayla?" "I'm bathing!" She called from the bathroom. Melodie climbed out of the bed and went to the bathroom door of bathroom. "Why didn't you wake us all up?" "I did. You both sleep like a hibernating snail. We have to prepare quickly, by the way. We're going to be manning the surroundings of the amphitheater. Handing weapons and change of clothes and help to the injured. I just hope nothing goes wrong," "What might that be?" Kayla's voice lowered. "A beast might be released. That would fight with one of the contestants. Someone told me a few warriors were killed the last time," Melodie's heart sank. "What?" "Yes," "Is this what I
Heyli fell into his arms. She had no idea what was controlling her but she knew that his arms was where she wanted to be. Nowhere else but his arms. As she walked into his arms, he fully engulfed her in a hug and placed his chin on her glossy hair. "Did you use a new perfume?" Heyli drew away a bit. "Yes. How did you know?" Loki smiled and pulled her back in. "You love vanilla and that's your signature. But you're using something fruity," Heyli swallowed. "Well, Melodie suggested u used a different one and it was actually nice," "Because of Miguel?" Heyli shrugged. "I guess." "You guess? Or you did so because of him." "Do you want us to turn this into an argument?" "Not an argument. I'm mad." Heyli gave him an incredulous look. "Why?" "Because you are making yourself look good for another boy. It makes me want to go after him and rip his limbs apart so you don't find him attractive," Heyli gasped and burst into laughter but before she could sa
One thing Heyli loved about this place was the fact that she didn't have to go through gates. The doors directly lead out to the streets and once she was hit with a cold gust of wind, she closed her eyes and sighed in relief. "The Lycaon Statue," She muttered under her breath. That was where Miguel said they were going to meet. Pulling up her gown, she climbed down the stairs and turned to the northern side of the road. The streets were void of people but amber lights flooded the roads and she was able to see under them. She actually didn't need any light to see but she needed to see Miguel. Somehow, she didn't trust her sense of vision to lead her to the right person. As she hurried down the road, she made sure to look back. Someone might be following her. No one was and she hastened her footsteps. She just hoped Hathaway had forgotten about her. As she turned her head to see if anyone was following after her, she bumped into a hard body and nearly fell on her kn
The suit was lit by scented candle lights. Athena sat on the Chippendale chair that faced the windows and she stared up at the night skies. She had spent most of her day in this room. It was oddly comforting. The walls that were repainted by the sunset and the twilight. Then she lit the candles, ignoring the lights she could turn on through the switch. There was something about candle lit rooms that made her feel like she was floating. She stood to her feet and walked to her as dinner was almost near. She wanted to be early so she could mingle with the other ladies who had been smiling at her when she was taking a walk in the afternoon. This was to avoid being in close contact with Alexander. There was something he was hiding from her and if he didn't trust her enough to tell her, she wasn't sure she wanted to have anything to do with him. As for Damien and Loki, theirs was still loading. She didn't have time yet. She took out a pale green dress. It was one of her fa
"He asked me to see him by eleven tonight so he could tell me the complete story of Lycaon," Heyli said as she pulled off her dress. Kayla wiggled her brows. "That story must be really interesting for you to actually sneak out by eleven," Heyli chuckled her chemise at Kayla who caught it in her hand and dumped it on the bed beside her. The girls were back in their room as soon as the clock struck seven. Heyli hadn't seen Loki throughout the day and neither had she seen Athena or Alexander. Melodie was just stepping out of the bathroom. Her body was wrapped in a towel. "Kayla's right. I can't believe you're going out by eleven just to see a guy you don't know," Heyli became defensive. "His name is Miguel," Kayla and Heyli exchanged looks before bursting into laughter. Heyli glared at them both but she said nothing. She wrapped a towel around her and went into the bathroom. She took her time there, opting for the soft scented shampoos for her skin and floral shampo