Lesson number one. Never show fear in the presence of your enemy.
With my hands behind my back, I bowed to my mate and smiled sweetly. He approached with his hands raised, and I knew his fighting skills well; I had seen him fight countless times. I had studied his techniques—not because I wanted to defeat him, but because, as his future beta, I needed to know my alpha's weak spots to protect him effectively. Today, those weak spots seemed to be screaming at me, and I couldn't help but smirk.
He moved closer, hands in the air in a fighting stance. Being left-handed, his left foot stepped toward me while his right trailed behind. I raised my hands in front of my face, my eyes scanning his stance. His left leg moved again, inching him closer until he was an arm's length away. In a quick motion, he lifted his left leg off the ground to close the gap, but I was ready. I planted a kick atop his right knee, driving his foot backward. Losing his balance, he fell forward.
I stepped back, aware that he was faster than me. With a powerful push off the floor, he was back on his feet. A brief look of shock crossed his face, but it vanished just as quickly.
Lesson number two. Never underestimate your opponent.
He moved forward, zigzagging toward me, his left fist aimed at my nose. I leaned back just in time; it missed by a millimeter, brushing against my hair. Now face-to-face, I pulled his head closer with my palms, my feet on his thighs. I pushed off, twisting my body behind him, tightening my legs around his waist. I wrapped my right arm around his neck, hooking my left arm onto my right, and squeezed with all my strength.
Void surged within me, knowing Clark was stronger, but maybe—just maybe—Void could take him and his wolf. I focused all my energy and Void's into my arms, squeezing before he even realized what was happening. He fell forward, flipping us so his weight landed on me as he tried to loosen my grip. He attempted to elbow me, but my smaller frame kept me just out of reach. After a moment, he tapped my arm, and I released my hold.
I pushed him off me and pulled myself above him. I could hear him gasping for air, coughing, his arms down at his sides. My legs straddled his torso as I removed a stray strand of hair from around his neck, blowing at his face and fanning him to help him catch his breath.
'Babe...you're ok', I tried to assure him. Ok maybe I overdid it a little.
But before I knew it, he flipped me around my back landed on the ground, my legs still around his waist. He pulls both my hands on top of my head and hold it down with one arm while his right arm was on my stomach holding me down. To say I was shocked is an understatement, because at that very moment, I was so turned on I wanted to literally wrap my legs around his beautiful face. I stare back at him shocked. I mean damn...this is hot. He lowers his head down at my face and said, "I'm ok...babe" with so much emphasis in the word babe and winked before letting my hands go. When he let me go, my legs were still tight around his waist. I was still in a trance of what just unfolded that he had to tap my thighs to bring me back to reality. Oh shit...I loosen my legs from around his so fast that I accidently kicked his stomach. He slouches over while I got up and ran to Camilla. Camilla grabbed my hand, and we head for the locker rooms while I hear laughing from behind.
