Chapter 140

Judy’s POV

Sharp nails sliced through the flesh of my cheek, making me wince as a trail of blood trickled down my cheek. I looked up to see that girl from the bathroom, Alpha Levi’s apparent daughter, standing over me with a furious look in her eyes.

I let out a low growl anger flashed in my own eyes. It only made her laugh as she went in for another attack. I wasn’t going to let her get the best of me again though. I swiped at her, trying to elongate my own nails. We couldn’t fully shift during this portion of the competition because it was against the rules, but we could use some of our wolf features as an advantage.

She dodged my attack easily and grinned like she had already won. I let out another growl as I lunged at her. I was becoming sloppy in my movements, and I was aware of that; she was taking advantage of my temper. She was making me angry, which was making me less careful. If I didn’t pay attention, I could make a stupid mistake and cost myself the competition. I needed them to see that I could keep a calm and collected head no matter what.

I managed to dodge some of her attacks. Taking a deep breath, I willed my wolf and body to calm during this battle. There were others taking cheap shots at me as well, but I managed to get them down and out of the way with ease. I was honestly surprised that this girl was as good as she was. Then again, she was Alpha Levi’s daughter. He probably trained her himself.

She swung at me, and I dodged her attack, grabbing her arm with my hands and pulling her over my shoulder, slamming her onto the ground like we were wrestlers. She screeched in fury as she attempted to get me off her, but I was stronger than her and managed to pin her to the ground, locking her hands behind her back. She hissed at me to get off her, but it fell on deaf ears.

The crowd went nuts as I took her down. There were other bigger opponents I needed to worry about and right now, they were busy fighting one another. I noticed Tabby was also in the mix and I was impressed by how easily she moved. She was able to take down men twice her size in a matter of seconds.

I knew she was going to be a force to be weakened with.

I used my ability to blend in with my surroundings, hiding in the shadows, to my advantage. These were the kind of guys who’d be able to stop my attack if they saw it coming. I was good at sniping and considering I didn’t have any weapons; I would have to use my imagination on how to beat them.

I used the element of surprise to my advantage. Before they even knew I was coming, I had them on the ground and pinned with my body. One of them almost managed to buck me off, but I dug my nails so deep into his flesh that any movement on his part was excruciating pain. I felt the warm blood pooling from his neck, and it only fueled me that much more.

I couldn’t kill him, but I could hurt him.

The first portion of the fight lasted an hour before the buzzer went off. Those who were able to compete in the second round were ushered out of the arena and into locker rooms where we were able to shower and rest before the next round, which started in another hour, giving us time to recover.

Those were too damaged to move on, to a point that not even their inner wolves would be able to heal them in time, they were disqualified. A handful of people were disqualified already, and I felt good knowing that I was moving on to the next round.

“You did amazing,’ Tabby said with a bright smile. She frowned when she saw my face though and whistled. “Wow, Milly did a number on your face, huh?”

“Milly?” I asked, corking a brow at her.

She nodded.

“Yeah; Alpha Levi’s daughter,” she explained, her eyes wandering across the locker room and to Milly’s direction. She was standing in front of the mirror with some of the girls ‘I recognized from the gym the other day. Per usual, they seemed to be gossiping about something.

I rolled my eyes.

“I won’t let her get the best of me,” I muttered.

“That’s the spirit,” Tabby said, patting me on the back.

“I’m going to get some air,’ I said, suddenly feeling suffocated in this locker room. She nodded and went back to doing her own thing while I walked out of the locker room. There were paparazzi everywhere; they were trying to get shots of the competition, along with the Lycans. They were busy asking one of the Lycans questions. He seemed to be enjoying the spotlight.

“Not bad for a girl,” I heard a voice behind me.

I turned around to see Theo approaching me. He had scratches on his own body, but for the most part, he was barely injured. He had sweat along his bare chest and down his torso. He had a towel wrapped around his neck, collecting sweat.

He gave me a broad and dimpled smile; I’m sure he thought he sounded cute, but he was only sounding like a sexist pig.

“What’s that supposed to mean?” I asked, folding my arms across my chest and glaring up at him.

He shrugged, leaning against the wall in front of me.

“I just mean that I’m surprised. You don’t look like much, but you have some fight in you,” he told me with a twinkle of humor in his eyes.

I pressed my lips firmly together.

“Afraid you’re going to get beat by a girl?” I taunted.

He let out a low laugh.

“I’m not worried at all,” he told me. “I just hope you don’t hate me after I crush you.”

I rolled my eyes; he was seriously so full of himself.

“Good luck, Theo,” I murmured as I started to walk away from him.

He went to grab my arm, but I flinched away from him. If Gavin saw him touching me, he would kill Theo before I ever got the chance to beat him. He scowled at my sudden rejection and his lips pressed in a thin line as he narrowed his eyes.

“Don’t be so cocky,” he said, stepping closer to me. He was only inches away from me and I found myself holding my breath. He walked past me, brushing his arm against mine as he did so, leaving me standing there, dumbfounded.

I seriously needed to get out of here.

I walked away from the crowd, wanting some silence as I wandered towards the parking lot. I wasn’t sure where I was going; I had an hour to clear my head before the next match began and my head was pounding. I wrapped my arms around my body suddenly feeling cold. It wasn’t even cold outside, but my adrenaline was starting to come down and it was making me feel cold.

I let out a breath, closed my eyes, and attempted to calm my nerves. I felt a hand on my upper arm, and I turned to see Gavin standing by my side. His eyes were dark as they poured into mine. I stared at him like he was some kind of angel coming down to help me.

He studied my face for a moment, his eyes scanning the marks that were placed on my cheek from Milly.

His nostrils faltered slightly, and he pulled me towards a car that was parked. I didn’t realize the car, but as he pulled out his keys and unlocked it, I realized it had to be a rental car. I was glad to see nobody was inside of it as he pulled open the backseat door and motioned for me to get in.

I looked around the abandoned parking lot, hoping that nobody would see me entering Gavin’s car. When I saw that the coast was clear, I slipped inside and Gavin slid in beside me, shutting the door behind him.

My heart was pounding so heavily in my chest that I feared for a moment that he could hear it. He reached behind me, his lips so close to mine that I thought for a moment he was going to kiss me. When he didn’t, I felt a jab of disappointment in the pit of my stomach. He grabbed a first aid kit that I was surprised was in the backseat of his car.

He rummaged through the kit until he found an antiseptic wipe. Unwrapping it I tried to protest that I didn’t need it, but he gave me a sharp look, silencing me.

I winced at the sting as he cleaned the scratch marks on my cheek. He seemed so focused… so serious.

“Thank you,” I said softly, not sure what more to say.

His eyes met mine for a brief moment before they returned to the scratches on my cheek.

“You should have protected your face,” he finally murmured after what felt like an eternity of silence.

“We can use our wolves in the next round,” I told him. “I’ll get her back for this.”

“Don’t make careless mistakes.”

I met his eyes and held eye contact for a long while.

“I think I’ve only made one careless mistake so far,” I told him, narrowing my eyes.

His eyes darkened as a snarl escaped his lips. The last thing I thought was, “And I’m about to make another one,” before his lips came crashing down on mine.