Chapter 124
I gulped nervously.
There was no point in hiding anymore, so I slowly stepped out of my hiding spot. Eros’s gaze was intense, and I saw the way he looked up at me from head to toe.
Maybe he was checking if I <b>had </b>skipped a workout because he was not around. My clothes and the hair stered to my temples should be enough proof that I had diligently worked out even if he was not around.
Arthur waved at me upon seeing me. Eros looked at the him and said, “People don’t believe I y fair, and I can tackle you. So, go change, we are going to <b>have </b><b>a </b>little spar.”
My eyes went wide at those words. He had not taken my name, but I <b>knew </b>it was directed at me
“Who is mad enough to say that?” Arthur asked, but Eros shrugged.
“People think it is easy to be a King and rule a kingdom. Sometimes you have to answer those doubts. Are you ready for a spar?” He asked. N?velDrama.Org owns this text.
This was a silly act. If his pride was hurt by my words, he could have just snapped at me like he always did.
Why did he have to put up a show? Especially <b>with </b>all the pack members around. Elder Ruth would simply tear me apart if she learned I was the reason her lunch had been dyed.
“Uh, but we have the entire pack in the garden. They expect lunch <b>to </b>be served soon, King Arthur tried to reason, but <b>Eros </b>shook his head.
“The fight won’tst long either way. Let’s go outside”
He said without looking at me and stepped out of the main door and climbed down the short flight of stairs.
Arthur didn’t say anything. He just went upstairs to keep the file in the office, as it was something important.
That left me staring at the broad back of Eros. Seeing that there was nobody around, I went near him and murmured. “Uh, you <b>don’t </b>have to do this. I was just annoyed when I said that. But Eros only rolled up his sleeves.
“If even the weakest member of my pack question my strength and let it slide, it will make more people question my leadership. Not the first time that this is <b>happening</b>, either.”
1 felt a little hurt when he called me the weakest member of his pack, but I couldn’t deny it at the time. But what got me wondering were his next words of people questioning his leadership.
I didn’t <b>know </b>the details, but the line was <b>enough </b>to tell me <b>that </b>he had slept over that fact and my remark had hit a nerve. “Please don’t do this, I began, but in an instant he pulled me away from the entrance and I felt my back softly hit the outer
wall.
The trees were tall enough to hide us from the eyes of others who were at the far end of the front yard.
Eros’s eyes bore into me, and the nearness of us made me suck in my <b>breath</b>. His eyes had a certain shimmer on it, a fire that seemed to rage inside those blue eyes that held me captive in their cage.
“If I win the spar, you would do something for me” My eyes kept staring at his perfect face, and my fingers ached to touch his hair.
What did he want me to do? I was his pack member and subject, so he could order <b>me </b>to do whatever he wanted either
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“W–<b>what</b>?” I asked nervously, stuttering like a little girl
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His gaze dipped to my lips, and I felt I saw his eyes darken just a little. He licked his dry lips and the breeze flowing through the garden reached us, carrying his intoxicating scent to me.
He was already too close to me. If I leaned forward just a little, our lips <b>would </b>brush. He seemed to have read my thought because I saw the desire flicker in his eyes.
But before I could lean <b>forward</b>, he pulled himself away and muttered, “I will tell you when it is time”
I began, but he walked away without a backward nce. And I just stayed stered to the wall, panting due to the shock.
His fingers had barely grazed my arms, but it had left me wanting more, much more.
While I was trying to calm down, a voice asked, “What are you doing here sticking to the wall?” Arthur had returned but had not bothered changing into gym wear
“N–nothing.” I said and pushed my hair behind my car and tidied my shirt.
“Well then, fet us go. It has been <b>a </b>while since we two had a friendly spar. It will be nice”
I nodded meekly as I walked with Arthur. But it felt like a walk of shame to me as everybody was staring at us as if we were the culprits, or maybe Eros had told them that it was me who had doubted his leadership.
Eros had his back turned to me, and his pack members were all <b>seated </b>around a huge table that the servants were still putting chairs around.
They ced huge tables around a huge open space shaped like circle, which would serve as the fighting ring.
My eyes searched for Elder Ruth, but she was busy talking to the others, so I quickly settled in one of the chairs, trying <i>to </i>hide from her as much as possible
Eros and Arthur stepped inside the circr arena<b>, </b>and everybody settled in the chairs.
“Its been long since I fought with my Beta. <b>I </b>think I might have gone a little weak. If he manages to overwhelm me, I would, dly ept any punishment offered to me.” At thosest words, <b>his </b>eyes subtly flicked to me. He had spotted me in a crowd of thousands of people <b>without </b>any issues.
“Who would be the judge?” Elder Ruth asked and added, “You need a referee.”
Eros smiled. “The entire pack will be the referee today.”
Everybody cheered as the three stepped in. Eros’s eyes tore away from me and he turned to look at his beta who were grinning.
Somebody announced ‘<b>Begin</b><b>‘ </b>and the warrior rushed forward at Eros, who didn’t move until they were just a hair’s breadth away <b>from </b>him.
Arthur attempted to throw him off, but Eros jumped up and did a roll midair, andnded <b>back </b>on the ground <b>in </b><b>a </b>The crowd cheered while I stared transfixed at
in a second.
them. The spar was a sight to behold. The two did not intend to lethally harm each other, <b>but </b>they did not go cas
go <b>easy </b>on <b>each </b>
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And I could not take my eyes off Eros. He moved like a blur, his muscles rippling under the sun <b>as </b><b>he </b>tackled his Beta without breaking into a sweat.
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Though Eros was a tad bit broader and taller, the Beta, Arthur was no less deadly <b>and </b><b>a </b>worthy opponent.
It was like watching a beautiful dance, a power disy <b>as </b><b>a </b>series of <b>kicks</b>, punches <b>and </b>fists smacked into two of them. “This should be a paid event” One of the girls seated ahead of me giggled, staring wide–<b>eyed</b>.
She poked her friend sitting beside her, who nodded, “Yes, one where only I get to watch the Hybrid King.”
So he had admirers in his <b>pack</b>, too. That should not have surprised me.
The earlier girl whispered, “Even better if it is me who he is tackling like that. I don’t mind getting tossed around by him
The two girls giggled, and I tried to snuff out the little re of jealousy growing in me. I wondered how many girls dreamed about <b>him </b>kissing them, roaming his hands over them
The voice of Elder Ruth shouting, “Time over” brought me back to the present. The spar might havested only for half an hour, but the warrior: Arthur, were panting particrly looked disgruntled.
I could hear him grumble to Arthur. “You were too slow with that punch
It made me chuckle as the crowd cheered and everybody pped at the end of the spar. Eros’s gaze found me again, and he only looked at me intently, his eyes trying to convey a thousand words before he tore <b>his </b>gaze <b>from </b>me.
And just like that the smirk was back on his face again