The King's Mate | Starkys Series #1

Nineteen

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"Hit me." Ezra says suddenly, turning his neck to the side. The action caused a loud cracking noise to erupt and engulf the whole room.

Genesis licked her lips in nervousness.

She raised her hand shakily before running to Ezra, ready to hit him with her one fist.

Her eyes widen when he stopped her action abruptly with his large palm.

"Wrong." He says, shaking his hand. "You can't make it known as to where you will inflict your assault. Then the fight would make no sense at all."

Genesis sighed in exhaustion.

Ezra had been teaching her how to fight to defend herself in his one of his large vacant rooms. She hadn't managed to get anywhere. It was like every move she made was wrong.

"I give up." She whispers, rubbing her swollen palms. Ezra walked up to her slowly, eyes never leaving hers like always. He kisses her swollen palms, the feeling causing the pain to ease.

"You haven't even tried yet. Come on mo grá, show me how strong you really are. This is to help you if you were ever in a circumstance and need to defend yourself. I just want you to be prepared Genesis. So as I say again, hit me."

"I can't. " She says once again. "I don't want to hurt you."

"You won't be. Just give me a little tap. Then we can stop training for today." Her mate says, caressing her chin softly.

Of course she wouldn't be able to hurt him. He was a Lycan. The king to be exact. A hit from her would be like a cotton ball rubbed against his skin.

Genesis huffed in anger.

"Aingeal-" Genesis and begun to walk away from Ezra when suddenly she spun around and had begun to run in his direction. The action had caught him off guard, leading the two to tumble to the ground.

"I-I'm so sorry!" Genesis exclaims, trying to scramble off of her mate. The last thing she wanted was for him to be hurt. But Ezra seemed anything but the source. Because the strangest thing happened.

He laughed.

A real heart filled laugh.

Genesis eyes widen at the beautiful site. Ezra looked incredibly cuter, his dimple popping out from his left cheek as his eyes were shut from laughing.

He looked....free.

"Are you alright?" Genesis asks, her too laughing at her mate's contagious laugh. He smiled at her in happiness, sitting up slightly to stare at her.

"Shame on me for thinking you wouldn't surprise like that huh little one? You really are filled with surprises." He sighs, entwining their fingers together. He nuzzled their nose together teasingly, causing her heart to speed up. Genesis blushed beet red, looking away from him.

"Look at me." He says, holding her chin.

"No. Why must you stare at me like that?" She asks.

"You don't like when I stare at you?" Ezra asks. His tone was playful and held amusement. It was moments like these that made her fall deeper in love for him.

"Well, y-yes. But It's like your always trying to figure out something that I don't know of. It's like your searching the depths of my soul." Genesis explained, fiddling with her fingers.

Ezra stared at her once more. This time, it was more intense. He didn't blink, he didn't move, nothing. It was like he was analyzing everything about her.