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Chapter 20

Jisoo's P. O. V

The next fights were over pretty fast after the wolves saw what I did to Jake. Turns out wolves, like every other creatures do not enjoy fire. My excitement quickly fies when I think of the next and final fight. Taehyung has made it through every round too. His teeth vicious. He excels both in speed and strength. I don't want to hurt my mate, fight him. Though he does deserve a little kick in the ass for destroying what was supposed to be our honeymoon nights. I see Taehyung pacing back and forth at the other side of the dome. The king has spoken the words for us to begin but neither of us has attacked yet.

I don't know what I'm waiting for. Perhaps he wants to back out and go home to talk. Perhaps I want him to do so. The crowd seems to have stopped breathing. Mates don't hurt their own mates. I know that I can win this fight and I also know that I shouldn't. Our monarchie would fall hard if I do. Imagine the whisper around the wolves, the new Princess defeated the Prince. That'll have some Alpha's to believe they can defeat the future king. But I also know that I can't go down without a fight, even if I'm setting myself up to lose.

Taehyung stops pacing and points at me. His arm stretched, the muscles underneath his T-shirt flexing. God, he is beautiful.

"I give you one chance to surrender, Princess. One chance, for if I must i will prove to our pack that I can protect our pups, our women, our men. No matter the cost." I can see in his eyes that he knows that I'm not gonna back out.

"So prove yourself, my dear Mate. Fight." I said. His jaw shift into those of a wolf, as do his front claws. Alpha's can do a partial shift, but it takes a lot of practice and energy. I smile wickedly at the crowd. Doing a 360 while bowing to them all. A leaf barely crisping makes me turn around quickly. Taehyung is in front of me, his eyes staring into mine.

"So be it." Before I can summon my magic he has me flying across the dome. My wolf instincts kick in and I land on my feet. My jaw is throbbing by the force and my breath shallow. He wants to play hard? Let's play then.

I put my hands to the sky and summon water. The dome fills with rain, mud pools forming underneath our feet. Taehyung let's out an amused laugh.

"That's all you got baby?" My cheeks warm at his choice of words. I shaked my head to break the distraction. I stopped the rain as Taehyung charges towards me. I quickly dodge his hands, spinning around him. Taehyung is fast though and hits me in the back. I stumbled on my feet but managed to stay up right. I turn around slowly, Taehyung looking down on me.

"Give up, Princess. I don't want to hurt you." The concern in his eyes is real, but yet I see a spark of defiance. He is not going to let this go and neither am I. He still deserves that ass whooping. I lean in to answer him, but instead of talking, I kick him in the knee. His leg flies out underneath him. He lands on the knee I just hit, a grunt comming through his teeth. I summon my wolf power and jump back. Putting a great distance between us I cock my head as he gets up. Smiling at him wickedly, seems to anger him more so I throw him a wink too. I separate my feet, locking my knees. My hands are turned towards the still wet grass. Flames erupt from my hands, the water spreading the flames like oil. Soon the whole dome except for the space between us is burning brightly.

"The Goddess gave me to you for a reason. I am strong. I am fierce, i am caring. I will too protect these people as if they're my own. I will teach the pups, fight along the warriors, dance among the women and I will be the Queen that they need. The only one stopping me from being the Queen they deserve is you, their future king." I know the magic in my flames drowns out all that I say. My words are only for him. They are a plead, covered in confidence. I don't want to fight like this. Taehyung shakes his head and completely turns. It's the most savage turn I've ever seen. Clothes ripping from his body, quickly turned to ashes by the flames. Just before he is completely turned he looks me straight into my eyes.

"I won't lose you too." The words set me off so much that I didn't see him coming. With the blink of an eye he is on top of me. We're pushed backwards into the flames. The flames lick his fur, destroying it. But not for long as my head bounces into the ground harshly. I lost grip of my magic, my concentration broken and the flames die down.

"I. Won't. Lose. You." His lips find mine in a hard dry kiss. Then he gets off of me and offers me his hand.

"Ladies and gentlemen, this year's winner. Our very own Prince! May my son reign over us all one day!" The kings voice sets off cheers through the crowd. I took Taehyung's hand and got up. He gave me a hug, but I know it's only for the pack to see we're alright. I gave him a smile, so that for the ones outside the dome it'll seem a genuine smile. Music starts and Aerin quickly walks over to us. Taehyung is ushered away by the crowd, who have lifted him and are now carrying him on their hands.

"I'm sorry for my son's behavior. Are you hurt, Dear?" I gave her a small smile and pull her into a hug.

"Of course not. I could have whooped his ass if I wanted to." When we pull back we are both laughing. I felt Taehyung's eyes on me and mine finds his immediately. A promise is written in them. A promise to never let me be what I want to be.