Chapter 217


    Darien was sad when Serenity had to go back to her section. Currently, he had het cin hisp with


    armis wrapped around her waist and was refusing to let go Burying his face in Serenity’s neck.


    “But I don’t want to let go. Why can’t you stay here? It’s not fair” Darien said in such a childish way,


    Alora thought she was hearing a five year old pup instead of an eighteen year old Alpha wolf.


    Serenity though, was giggling up a storm as Darien nuzzled his nose into the crook of her neck,


    tickling her. Serenity felt his real reluctance to separate through their already strengthening bond.


    Darien smilest, koving the sound of Serenity’sughter. fe could listen to it for the nest of eternity.


    Darien wanted to spend every day for the rest of their loves together, finding every way there was to


    make her smile didugh


    When Darien lifted his face from her neck, Serenity, tan a hand over one cheek lifting his face.


    Serenity’s gaze and the smile on her face was so warm and loving. Darien wanted to drown in that


    look. He burned that image into his mind, so he could never forget.


    “T’ll be back up as soon as we get another recess.” Serenity Bold Darien, amusement in her sweet


    voice.


    Darien touched his forehead to hers and let out a soulful sigh. “Okay”


    With a smile Serenity kissed Dation gently on the lips, lingering a little to let him feel just how much


    she had already fallen for him. The growl Darien let out when she pulled away before the kiss could


    deepen further let Serenity know he got him message.


    With a gigle, Serenity hopped off hisp and scampered away quickly, her brothers following behind


    her. They both had matching expressions of annoyance as they watched her behavior.


    “Can’t you be more discreet?” Galen asked, his tone vaguely pleading


    Serenity gicled again and shook her head vigorously, a huge smile on her face. Serenity said.


    “Nope,” in such a cheerful way her brothers could only look on with disgruntled expressions.


    Alora let out a delightedugh, entertained by Serenity’s interaction with her brothers, “I love that


    she’s the one you were fated to be with.” Alora said with a


    smile.


    “So am 1” Darien said, his gaze glued to Serenity even as she sat down in her seat. So ani 1* He


    repeated, feeling it needed to be said twice,


    The lights in the stadium turned off again, the only lights left on were above the arena, where the


    fights were to take ce. The four video screens, where the previous challenges and the results


    were disyed, are noy changed to list the remaining challenges by fighter ss.


    “We will now be entering into the Enforcer and Delta ss Rank advancement challenges. These


    fights will num longer as more than a few of the Enforcer and Delta ss fighters have issued their


    allotted two challenges. After the final Delta ss challenge, we will take another break, this time


    for an hour.” The announcer boomed over the sound system.


    On the video screen, the challenge list shrank to the side till it was a continuously scrolling list, and


    arge side by side fighter statistics took up most of the screen. At the top of each fighters


    information, their picture switched between all the fighter’s forms. After the fighters for this match


    were announced the music started to y.


    As soon as it did, Alora felt a pain start behind her left eye, and she immediately wisted to cover her


    ears, Darien looked down at Alora as soon as he heard the music and saw her strained expression.


    The song was, How Do You Like Me Now by Toby Keith. Listening to the lyrics, it did not seem


    appropriate for this kind of


    battle.


    Alora was grateful that the battle onlysted for half the song before it was over, and the challenger


    had won and advanced from the Enforcer ss to the Beta ss. The fighter was now two sses


    and four ranks higher than they had been previously.


    The music got better with the next several fights, until it came to Sarah’s first fight and the song she


    had picked out. It was Fu c k U Betta by Neon Hitch. There was a clean version of this song, called


    Love U Betta, but Sarah chose the vulgar version.


    “Seriously, what the hell is wrong with her, it’s like she’s screaming “I’m the whore I use my sister


    of being the hell…?!* Darien tanted.


    “Maybe…this is just what was in her yt…she might not mean anything by it.” Mason tried to


    sound optimistic, but he sounded so doubtful of his own words,


    he failed


    : “…what the hell is wrong with her..”*


    Alora shook her head, knowing that the song was chosen for a reason. “That guy down there, now


    that I see him, I recognize him too. He met his mate about three months ago.” She informed them,


    then looked at Jamison. “Probably right after you caught them in that empty ssroom.”


    “Oh shit! That’s right, he has himself a mate now!” Garrett eximed, having just remembered.


    “I do not remember if I heard that rumor or not. So many ssmates have found their mates this


    year. It is hard to keep up with it all, let alone who is mated to who.” Jamisonmented


    “I agree with you on that Jamison.” Lexus said, then he leaned forward enough in his seat to look at


    Alora. “Do you know who his mate is?”


    “Dasha Kusov, a Sibenan tigress shifter from a n of cksmithing tigers. The whole


    Kusov’s tiger n migrated to our Pack several centuries ago. They are artists with what they


    can do with metal and the magic they can incorporate into the items they craft.” Jaxon told them all


    in a calm voice.


    Everyone turned to look atxon, with shocked and questioning expressions. Jaxon, feeling a little


    ufortable with all the attention, asked, “What?


    With narrow eyes, Mason asked, “How do you know so much about Dasha Kusov, the


    curvaceous and statuesque beauty that she is.”


    “I’ve taken her father’s Master cksmithing course at the university and have worked with Dasha


    on more than a few projects.” Jason said, “She was heartbroken at first to learn her fated mate had


    been with the High School slut. Then she got over it after weeks of him groveling like a good wolf.


    Then he proved himself at one point in an altercation that involved her, him, and Sarah.”


    “So, are your friends with Dasha?” Garret asked.


    “Yes, we are friends.” Jaxon said, “Dasha is an extraordinarily sweet female with a big heart and an


    infinite amount of creativity. Her mate, Arthur Treasuregard,es from a long line of various kinds


    of art lovers and collectors.”


    “Oh, that’s gotta make both families happy.” Lexus said


    “It does, you have one family of amazing cksmiths and crafters who create functional and


    stationary art and another family who loves and collects all things art.” Jaxon said.


    “That has to kill Sarah.” Alora said.


    “Definitely.” Darien agreed.


    “What do you mean?” Mason asked.


    The fight in the arena was bing a little strange. Sarah was like a vicious tornado of fury,


    fighting dirty and going after vulnerable points. At one point it looked like she was trying to castrate


    the wolf. This was not a challenge, this was a mailing.


    “All Sarah has is se x, but Sarah believes that once any male has her, that male will want no other


    female more than her, even a mate. However, S ex between a mated couple is said to be infinitely


    more powerful than s ex between a non mated couple.” Alora said this clinically so she would not


    blush. “Then add in the fact that Dasha and her family are the perfectplement to Arthur and his


    family. All of that would have driven Sarah insane with jealousy. The incident Jaxon mentioned,


    most likely involved Arthur defending Dasha from Sarah, or him proiming something that made it


    clear to Sarah she was less than Dasha to him. This is what Sarah punishing someone for not


    worshiping her looks like.”


    They all cringed as they watched Sarah tear into Arthur, like she was trying to shred his skin from


    his body. Arthur fought back, but with the way Sarah kept trying to maim him, he finally surrendered


    after losing more blood. This meant Sarah was able to advance, Alora was her next fight.


    Everybody in the top row was quiet, no one really knew what to say at that moment. A couple


    opened their mouths like they were about to make ament, but ” nothing woulde out. They


    could only shake their heads and continue being silent for the moment. It was about three fights


    later that someone finally said something


    “Exactly how bad is this fight between you and Sarah going to get?” Darien asked her with a worried


    expression.


    “Do you mean how bad am I going to beat her, or how bad she will attempt to hurt me?” Alora asked


    with one eyebrow raised, her tone and the sharpness in her eyes daring him to doubt her fighting


    ability or strength.


    Darien realized what he did with that question and cringed internally, Axel was even calling him


    stupid for insulting their sister with that question. Belongs to ? n0velDrama.Org.


    Not wanting Alora to be angry at him, Darien rephrased his question. “I mean, how had are you


    going to beat Sarah?”