“Very well.” I take a very lazy stance. I never like to show my opponent how I will start my offense or defense. Luckily, for me, I see Renz stance is offensive. He really wants to see my skill set.
‘Let’s indulge him Rebs,’ Roxie says to me.
‘I’m not going easy on him Roxie. I don’t want anyone taking it easy on me. We are fighters after all.’ I say to her.
Austin decides to observe and calls for the match to begin. Other warriors stop what they are doing and start watching Renz and me spar. I stay focused on defense while watching Renz and his foot placement, hip rotations, and body language. He has some vulnerabilities. I switch my position to offensive and start fighting back. He leaves an opening in his leg placement, which I exploit, swiping his left leg and throwing him face first into the ground. He is quick to push his hands out and flip over, which I take the opportunity to grab his waist and duplex him before he can reposition himself.
I can sense Renz frustrations and I tell him, “Renz, don’t get emotional, guard your left leg and stop leaving it open for me to exploit. I will take you down every, single, time.”
He stops and stands up straight. “Show me what you mean Luna.”
Both Austin and Renz look at me curiously. I’m not sure why, but I go on to demonstrate what he is doing wrong. Then I show him how a tiny adjustment will strengthen his position and leave him less vulnerable to his opponent.
“You favor your left leg. It’s subtle but it’s there. I’m guessing you have a previous injury, correct?” I ask.
“My wolf healed me years ago. I haven’t had trouble with it since.” Renz said.
“I’m sure he did, however, you didn’t take it easy afterwards. It caused the tiniest of imbalances and that’s why it’s easy to exploit your weakness Beta.” I reply.
“You can see the past injuries of your opponent darling?” Austin looks at me still very curious at my assessment of Renz.
“If you know what to look for, then yes. My father was meticulous about observing every movement of your opponent. I picked up on it at a very young age and he drilled it into me. I guess he knew he was going to leave me to fend for myself.” I said.
“You think you can pick up on mine little mate?” Austin challenges me.
“Oh, I already know yours. Very well actually, my Alpha.” I purr at him. “Are you saying you want to spar with me too?”
Renz starts laughing. “Alpha, I have no doubt that Luna will take you down. I think I should start taking bets with the warriors on how fast she can do it too!”
I laugh. “It’s up to you babe.” I smirk and raise an eyebrow.
“Okay darling.” He says sauntering up to me and whispers in my ear, “Let’s up the stakes. If I take you down and you tap out, then I get to tie you up tonight and do what I want to you.” He growls softly.
I bite my bottom lip trying to let my moan slip, “And if I pin you down and you tap out, then I will flaunt something from Victoria’s Secret in front of you and you won’t be allowed to touch me.” I say sweetly.
He growls, “little mate, I already promised you wouldn’t be able to walk in the morning. I don’t intend to tap out now.” He pulls me in for a kiss and I can feel his hardened length at my stomach.
When he pulls away, I’m dizzy from the kiss. Bastard thinks he is going to throw me off of my game. I don’t think so. I want to strip tease for him tonight and then leave him hanging. I have no intentions of tapping out.
Austin POV
My mate is impressive. She not only fights, but she is strategic in her attack and she assesses in real time an opponents weakness. I see that her father taught her well, but some things cannot be taught. Rebel has more talents and gifts than she recognizes in herself.
I’m looking forward to sparring with her. I have every intention of making her tap out. I want her tied to our bedt. I want to hear her moans, whimpers and screams tonight. I am going to make sure she can’t walk straight in the morning. Especially, after she teased me in the dining hall this morning and said she barely felt me. I know she was teasing, but I need to teach my little minx not to poke the Alpha. I will have fun doing it too.
I notice she purposefully doesn’t give away her position when we go for our stance. She assesses but doesn’t take an offensive or defensive position. She stands there lazily. It’s interesting and different. Smart to say the least. You never know how your enemy will respond to you if you don’t show them.
Renz decides to watch and call the match. My warriors are watching us, watching me. I definitely don’t intend to let my mate take me down. I decide on quick and full force of my weight on my mate. She is small and quick but if I pin her down quickly, she won’t be able to move.
I move in, but to my surprise, she anticipated my action and quickly moves out of the way. I smile, because I know she is going to make me work for my prize tonight. I move again, this time, I fake a left to right and grab her by her waist.
Again, my little fighting mate surprises me. She swings her body and her legs are around my neck, and before I know it, she swings her body down and flips me to the ground before getting off of me. Renz is laughing, “Yeah Rebel! Take him down! I knew I should have taken bets!”
I growl at Renz. The bastard smiles at me. “You should tap out now Alpha.” He says, egging me on some more.
“Give him a break Renz.” My mate says, “I’m sure he’s warming up, aren’t you babe?” She smirks.
I smirk at my mate. “I’m just observing your weaknesses my darling.”
This time I am slow in my approach. My size and weight will overpower her if she slips or gets tired. I remember how I had her pinned to the mattress, and it gives me an idea. I grin a really devilish grin at my mate.
‘Have you figured it out yet babe?’ she mind links me.
‘You know I’m going to have fun tonight with you, right?’ I reply and she grins even wider.
I charge at her and she moves to the side, but I cut over quickly and block her with my arm. I pull her back to my chest and sweep her to the ground. I land but not fully on top of her, so I don’t crush her. My knees bent so I am leaning on her shoulders with my shoulders. She smiles and then sees she can’t move, she taps out and I grin in her neck. “Looks like I win little mate.”
She smiles, “I like what you have in mind for tonight, so I let you win, my Alpha.”
“Uh, huh. Okay, then show me how you would get out of this position darling.” I said cockily.
“Gladly.” She says and with a speedy precision, she kicks one of my bent knees out, twists her body and turns me on my back with her hand on my neck.
I’m shocked and turned on right now. I really need to bury myself in my mate. Tonight can’t come quick enough.
“My Alpha, never leave your stance wide. If it had been narrower, I wouldn’t have been able to flip you. If this was a real fight, I would have already ripped your throat out.” She advised.
I look at her hand placement, and shit, she is right. She let’s go and stands. She turns to the warriors and begins speaking, “Rogues fight dirty. Everyone fights dirty. Everyone here has great technical skills, but you have to combine your formal training with street fighting if you want to truly be effective. Otherwise, you leave yourselves open to injury or worse. Keep that in mind when you are fighting. Everyone wants to live to fight another day. Make sure you are the one fighting for another day.
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