Chasing Destiny

Chapter 6

Destiny

"Come on, Sweetheart. I need to clean you up." Beau said as he scooped me up in his arms and carried me into a giant bathroom. "Shower or bath?" He asked. I wanted sleep, so shower. "Shower, I think I need a nap." He chuckled at me and pushed some buttons on the outside shower wall. The water was perfect when he stepped in and set me on my feet. I grinned at him, "Neat!" He laughed and washed my hair, and then gently washed every inch of my body, before quickly washing himself and shutting off the water.

He grabbed a fluffy towel and wrapped it around his waist before wrapping me up in one. He carried me back into the bedroom and dried me off before slipping one of his supersized tee shirts over my head and then dried off and slipped on a pair of pajama pants. He grabbed my brush out of my bag and brushed my hair. "I would braid it for you, but I don't know how." He said, sheepishly. I laughed, "You had brothers, I would be worried if you did." He laughed and I quickly braided my hair. He laid down and I cuddled into his chest before falling asleep.

I woke to shouting. It seemed to be coming from downstairs and I noticed that Beau was gone. I climbed out of bed and headed off to investigate. "Angie, you know how the mating chase works, I don't know why you ever thought you would be his mate." Tucker's voice carried through the hall. "Well, I thought since he skipped the last three, he was just going to choose a mate here and I thought that was going to be me, Tucker." a whiny voice answered. I rolled my eyes, drama already. "Well, too damn bad, Angie. I found a mate that will make a perfect Luna. I don't know who put it in your head that even if I did choose a mate here, it would be you." Beau growled. She scoffed, "Because I am the best female in the pack and I can give you cubs. Can whatever mutt you brought home do that? Is she even a bear?"

I had heard enough, "No, I am a wolf and yes, I can give him cubs. You would know that if you paid attention to biology instead of your reflection. You need to get over yourself and fast. He has me now and I bear his mark. Deal with it, Princess." She growled and charged me, but the thing about bears is, yes they are powerful, but they are also slower than wolves. I dodged and laughed. She charged me again, this time I met her with a blow to her chin, causing her to stumble backward. She roared, "I challenge you for your position as Luna and for your right to mate with Beau." Well, that escalated quickly. I grinned, "I accept." Beau sighed and we all marched outside to the rings.

The pack gathered, "Angie has challenged Destiny, my mate, for her position as Luna and the right to be my mate. Destiny has accepted. You all know the rules, No shifting until I say, the fight has to be fair and no outside interference. It is a fight to submission." Beau looked at me and smiled. I nodded and stepped into the circle. Angie blew him a kiss and he looked like he was going to vomit. He voice came through our link, "Please, for the love of God, beat her ass." I chuckled and squared up, waiting for her to stop prancing around.

I circled her slowly, assessing her, looking for weakness. She lunged at me and I dodged it. She began to swing at me, blow after blow, but I blocked each one. She started to get even more frustrated, she couldn't land a blow on me. Finally, I attacked. I nailed her in the chin and felt her teeth ground together. Then I kicked her feet out from under her. She screamed out her frustration as I jumped on her and landed blow after blow to her body. She allowed her claw to grow just enough to drive it into my thigh. I rolled off of her, the dirty cheater. She kicked me hard, in the ribs. I growled and leaped up, catching her jaw in a hard uppercut. I could feel the blood rolling down my leg, but I ignored it.

She lunged at me and I could see the fur beginning to sprout as Beau called out, "Shift." Her bear tore forward, a large brown bear with nasty looking claws and teeth, but I was a fucking wolf with teeth and claws of my own. I shifted quickly and lunged at her, biting the tendon in her rear leg as she stood to roar at me. I swiped my claws down her belly as she pawed at my already tender back. I felt the flesh tear, but I wasn't giving up. I growled and staggered back, letting her think I was weakening. This time, when she charged me, I leaped onto her back and grabbed her neck in my mouth. She froze, then began to thrash. I tightened my grip, I wasn't breaking skin, but she knew that I could. She thrust out her neck in submission. I let go and started to turn when she swiped me with a large paw, raking my side all the way down. I yelped and Beau rushed to me.

He was talking but I couldn't hear a word, I was bleeding out and fast. Blackness surrounded my vision until I was out.