The Hidden Rose(Book One In The Rose Pedal Series) /✔

Chapter Thirty-Three

Boulder stumbled towards me, losing his balance for a split second. faster than he could regain his balance, i darted forward and punched him in the face, knocking him on his stomach. i jumped on his back and wrapped my arms around his neck, squeezing his windpipe. i wrapped my legs around his chest, just under his armpits and i clung to him like a burr. i didn't let go, using all my muscles to stay on his back and not fall off, even though he was using all his energy to pry off my arms and legs.

he fell to his knees and i relaxed slightly, knowing he was going to pass out shortly. but instead of blacking out, he grabbed my wrist and ripped it off of him, taking in a big gulp of air. he crouched on his knees and caught his breath and the crowd went wild. i didn't even look up to see if Luke was watching as i used the spikes on my top, and jumped onto his bare back, stabbing them into him. he cried out in pain as i clung to him again, this time digging the spikes into his back until blood pooled, and ran down his back and over my legs.

he roared and grabbed my thighs, holding me to him and slammed me against one of the stone columns. i slightly winced and grabbed a piece of the stone that had been knocked loose. i raised it over my head as Boulder tried to slam me into the pole again. but i swung my weight and he hit his face on the pole instead. then i raised the stone over my head again, and swung. i brought the rock down with all of my force and slammed it into the back of his head. blood gushed from the wound. Lily ran over and grabbed a bigger rock, almost the size of her head.

she must've been doing workouts and such, because it weighed almost nothing to her. she raised it with both her arms. i yanked back on Boulder's arms to release me and i climbed up, gripping his head between my legs and pulling him to the ground. he landed with a thud on his back and sat there, winded. i quickly got up and Lily stood over him.

his eyes widened as she raised the rock over her head and slammed it down, aiming for his face. he blocked the worst of the blow, and instead got a broken nose and arm. the stone shattered into pieces and dust, leaving us with no weapon. Lily pounced and grabbed a fist sized chunk of the rock she had broke.

she smashed it against his forehead, again and again. i turned and looked around for anything useful. up high, tied to the stone pillar, was a sledgehammer. i narrowed my eyes and gripped the pillar. i scrambled up the pole, almost falling several times.

out of the corner of my eye, i saw Brandon stand up, shocked. they clearly put it here to taunt the fighters. he didn't expect me to actually get it. Luke stood next to him, pride and a wide grin split across his face.

i reached the hammer and untied it. i caught it before it could fall on me, and i dropped it below me, to the ground.

i gritted my teeth at how high i really was. i slid down the pillar, holding onto it and scraping everything as i went. my thighs and legs shed their skin and bled, as did my hands, fingers and arms. i got low enough to the ground and let go, jumping to the ground.

i landed with a thud and looked over to see the Boulder about to smash a large rock into Lily's head. i knew that with his strength, he could kill her with that one blow. i picked up the sledgehammer and walked over to them, dragging it in the dirt.

"hey, you! ya that's right! you're a fucked up piece of swamp shit!" i yelled at him. he froze and turned his head to look at me. rage filled his eyes and he stood up, leaving Lily. she scrambled away, but them smiled evilly when she saw the sledgehammer i concealed by my leg.

Boulder stormed towards me and i shifted my arm, revealing the hammer. he looked at it and them back at me. his eye were wide with surprise and they flicked up to the pillar it had been on.

i took advantage of him looking away, and lifted the sledgehammer, swinging it. i threw my weight into it to give it more force.

his eyes widened in shock as he saw the hammer's head at the last second. it smashed into his face, leaving a huge bloody dent in his forehead. he stumbled back, tripping over a rock and landing on his butt.

i kicked his chest, pushing him to the ground and swung again. he looked at me in fear as the hammer crashed down into his skull. i could hear the noise as his skull cracked and he looked at me in terror, holding his hands up for mercy.

"sorry, bitch. you show no mercy, and no mercy is what you get in return." i bit out through my teeth. i swung again, my arms feeling the burn as they got tired. the hammer pounded into his head and his skull shattered. his brains splattered all over the dirt with a sploosh and i turned to glare at Brandon. he looked at me in pure terror.

i walked over to him, hammer dragging next to me and i stood by his seat. i climbed up the stairs to reach him and the guards didn't even bother to protect him, knowing i would just hammer in their skulls. he cowered in his chair as far back as he could and i grabbed his hair.

i dragged him to the middle of the arena and grabbed a microphone on the way. i switched it on and looked at the crowd.

"this man is not running a fight club." i announced. "the girls that he has fight here? they have been kidnapped. he forces them to fight or die. i would know. I'm one of them."

the crowd went deathly quiet as they took in what i had just said. i stared at them all. daring them to deny what i had said.

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