Secrets And Sins Part 3: Happy ever after

Chapter 19

Thank you guys, for all the comments on the last chapter, I know it was a bit short but I'm making it up with this long one.  Anyways, I hope you enjoy 19... do let me know what you think :)

~Lilith~

The air left her lungs in a whoosh when her back hit the ground. Lilith blinked in surprise.

"Fuck yeah!" Ava whooped, bouncing around like an excited puppy, "Did you see that Cam?"

Camila lifted her head from where she had been intently focused on her tablet, "Well done, Ava." Her eyes shone with amusement, "What's that now? Three to Lilith's ten?"

Ava immediately stopped her happy dance, gasping in offence. Lilith chuckled at her insulted expression.

"Four, actually..." Ava's pout was clear in her tone.

Camila grinned, "My apologies."

"And it was the second time in a row..."

Lilith rolled her eyes, "Alright, alright, let's not get too carried away." She muttered, using a flawless kick up to leap back to her feet, "You got lucky."

She could tell Ava was trying not to look impressed at the maneuver.

"Pssh, luck had nothing to do with it. I outsmarted you." The Halo bearer retorted, squaring back up on the mat, skin glistening with a thin sheen of sweat.

"Is that so?" Lilith raised an eyebrow, "Well in that case, you'll definitely be able to do it again..."

Ava nodded, eyes narrowed with determination, "I'm gonna kick your ass."

Oh, this will be fun...

"Ready?" Lilith tilted her head from side to side, cracking her neck.

"Ready."

As she had done in the previous round, Ava surged forward, immediately pressuring the former sister warrior backward, forcing her to be on the defensive. Lilith allowed herself to be moved, easily dodging the attacks that Ava was throwing at her. It wasn't that the Halo bearer's strikes were sloppy, more that she broadcasted each blow and often wasn't fast enough to make them stick.

Lilith continued to feign being overwhelmed, drawing Ava in close until she saw the perfect opening.

Ava realized the danger just a moment too late, her eyes widening as one of the jabs she had thrown was caught by the Lilith. With Ava's wrist firmly locked in her hand, she grinned, tightening her grip and snaking her right ankle behind the Halo bearer's.

"Oh, fuck..."

Ava's squeak was cut off as Lilith shoved her backwards. And, with her supporting leg trapped, Ava couldn't save herself, she toppled over, slamming into the mat with a grunt.

Lilith smirked, barely even breathing hard, "Eleven to four."

Ava lay on her back, chest heaving from her earlier volley of useless attacks. Lilith shook her head fondly. It really was no wonder Ava struggled with burning out so quickly, such a large expenditure of energy for such little result.

"Need a hand up?" Lilith asked after a moment when Ava still hadn't made a move to stand.

There was no response from the Halo bearer.

Surely I didn't hurt her?

"Ava?"

Lilith took a couple of steps forward so she could see Ava's face.