Chapter 218


    Alora continued to study Darien with a sharp-eyed look for a moment longer, then let him go with a


    “humph,” when it looked like he was truly remorseful for what he had implied about her strength


    Facing the arena Alora said, “I have already told you, I am not holding back this time. When I face


    Sarah, 1 will give her a beating she will not soon forget.”


    Darien studied Alora, outwardly she seemed calm, only her words and the slight growl in her voice


    gave away the anger simmering under the surface. As Darien studied Alora, he felt another re in


    her power. When it settled, it was like Alora was more powerful than she was a second ago.


    If Darien couldpare this to something, he wouldpare it to the breaking of a seal, one


    designed to hold back an immense amount of power. It got him thinking. Darien would not have put


    it past Bettina to have done something to Alora when she was just a newborn pup.


    Alora and Xena went into a state of calmness, a stillness found before a storm. Inside her space,


    Xenay in a regal pose. Her front paws were in front of her, crossed at the wrists, her head up and


    her look focused. Xena’s tail would slowly lift and then softly go back down.


    Alora was reclined back on the bench again, her long muscr and shapely legs extended in front


    of her, crossed at the ankles. Her hands braced on the bench beside her hips, her hoodie once


    more halfway down her biceps. This time the connecting ends of the hoodie were left to fall on each


    side of Alora, no longer hiding away her birthmark


    Although it was darkest at the top row of the stadium where they were, Werewolves had excellent


    night vision. Jamison caught sight of the mark on Alora’s thigh, after having studied her legs. He


    truly found Alora attractive, and he had a thing for legs. It was not the first time he had seen that


    mark on Alora, and he thought of the legend his family had taught him.


    If the legend proved true, her family would soon be punished by the Moon Goddess for the


    treatment she received, if they had not already. Jamison wondered more than a few times if Alora


    knew of the legend behind the mark on her thigh. Now that he knew some of what Alora had


    suffered growing up, he was now sure she did not.


    Jamison debated on whether he should tell her but decided not to after ncing at Darien. The


    Alpha and Luna of the Pack would know this legend, and if they had not yet told Alora about it, they


    must have their reasons. With that in mind, Jamison forced himself to focus back on the fight


    happening in the Arena.


    Lexus leaned in close, almost intimately. “It’s her legs, isn’t it?” He whispered the question into his


    ear, his lips identally brushing as he did, sending a shiver of awareness through Jamison.


    That confused him for a moment, he knew he had a slight attraction for males, but he was very


    attracted to females with legs like Alora’s and the Vice Principal’s. Jamison would not turn eighteen


    till thest day of exams, he was hoping he would be able to find his mate that day. The reaction he


    just had to Lexus was now making him nervous.


    Clearing his throat, and forcing himself to remain calm and collected, Jamison whispered lowly.


    “They are quite lovely, yes,”


    “You want to know which female I think has the best legs in the whole school?” Lexus asked him,


    still whispering in his ear.


    Lexus was already eighteen, and he had not met his mate yet, but that did not mean he would not


    soon. “Who” Jamison asked, hoping to distract himself from what he was feeling


    “Katrina Novikov.” Lexus said, and Jamison knew exactly who she was


    Katrina Novikov was a pr bear shifter female who was just as tall as he was. Jamison had a


    crush on the female, she was another curvaceous and statuesque beauty with a muscr and


    shapely form. A pale white-haired beauty who seemed to shine from the inside out, as pure as


    freshly fallen snow, Katrina turned eighteen the same day Jamison did.


    Before Jamison could make a returningment about Katrina to Lexus, the fight down below


    ended, and the announcer came booming over the speakers.


    “Next up! Sarah Frost Northmountain, formerly Enforcer ss fighter third rank now Delta ss


    fighter fourth rank, has challenged Alora Luna Heartsong. Alpha ss fighter first Rank!”


    Bettina and Allister’s heads popped up in surprise and fury as they heard this announcement. Then


    they looked at each other silently for a moment before looking down and frantically flipping to the


    back of the program where the Alpha ss fighters were listed.


    There she was, Alora, only her middle given name was supposed to be Frost and her sumame wasBelongs to ? n0velDrama.Org.


    supposed to be Northmountain. “That whore! How did she find out?!” Bettina hissed her fury out in a


    whisper.


    “There is no way Alura could have thanged her name without our permission or the permission of


    one of our n Alphas. Not without breaking from their ns The only way she could do that is if


    she were to pledge herself individually to The Pack Alpha. She can’t do that until the reaches


    adulthood.” Allister was so shocked he forgot to lower his voice, lucky for him the music was already


    ying loudly.


    Bettina hissed in a fury filled whisper, “That dark skinned bitch from the office told us earlier she was


    already eighteen! That whore probably did it the day the


    Allister was looking at Alora’s fighter statistics, they had her listed as the first rank fighter of the


    Alpha ss, and ording to the information in the program, she has held that Rank starting her


    first day at the high school. Allister started to eat, the re that Alora had given him every time they


    had beaten hertely had begun to scare him a while ago.


    It was like it said she was only letting this happen for now but would soon seek het retribution. It


    was why he had lessened the number of beatings in thest couple of years. He could not stand his


    own fear at that re, and no matter how much he beat her, he could not get rid of it.


    “Sarah is not her match.” Allister whispered, his words shaky.


    Bettina was so angry she did not even notice the fear Allister was suddenly saturated in. “That


    whore better submit to Sarah if she knows what is good for her. If that bitch does not, the will be


    sorry the second she steps through our front door.”


    In other areas of the stadium the reaction to the announcement was different. Darien knew the song


    Alora had picked out the moment he heard the opening chords. Love the way you hate me, I Like A


    Storm. Before Darien could make ament about her song choice be froze, as Alora’s Alpha aura


    washed over him. It felt so strong, a lot stronger than his own.


    There was a deadly edge to Alora’s aura, it warned those within its path not to cross her. As Alora


    stood up, she allowed her hoodie to fall away from her and slipped off her sandals, leaving them


    behind with her hoodie. Power sang through Alona’s veins and radiated outward from her body.


    Looking every inch like a dignified and powerful Alpha, Alora started her descent to the bottom row


    of the stadium seating. As she passed each row of fighters, they all had the same reaction when her


    Alpha’s aura washed over them. They tilted their heads and bared their necks in submission.


    Sarah had already run down and was in the arena standing there, she turned to face Alora. Waiting


    impatiently for Alora to get into the arena for the beating Sarah had nned for her Sarah watched


    as Alora made her way to her, too slowly in her opinion, Sarah became even more infuriated, when


    she noticed the reaction the other students were having to Alora’s presence as she passed them.


    Alpha Andrew and Luna Ember had been waiting for the challenge between ra and Sarah. They


    knew Alora was not going to let Sarah win against her and were looking forward to Alora asserting


    herself against one of her abusers. Ember already had her video camera out and was recording it


    all.


    Ember noticed it when it happened as Alora passed the Delta ss fighters. With a surprised


    expression she looked up at her mate wide eyed. Andrew had also caught the reactions the


    students had to Alora as she passed by them and was just as surprised as his mate.


    “She’s finally letting out her Alpha’s aura.” Ember said her wordsing out breathy with her


    surprise and joy.


    “Yes, and it is quite strong judging from the reaction of those students.” Andrew said, his voice held


    a faint note of pride Ember could feel through their bond.


    That was also when Ember noticed the lyrics of the song that was ying over the sound system.


    “Oh my. This song is most definitely a message, and if Sarah were smart, she would listen to it.”


    Andrew looked down at his mate in confusion for a moment, then some of the lyrics of the song


    caught his attention and he understood what his mate meant. “I do not think Sarah would listen to


    that message even if she did know what it meant.” Andrew told his mate after he thought about it for


    a moment.


    Leaning into her mate Ember looked back in time to watch Alura vault over the railing of the bottom


    row of the stadium seating. Aloranded in a graceful crouch then stood up smoothly. Making her


    way to the fighter’s tform in the middle of the arena in long powerful strides.