The Heartless Alpha’s Beloved Luna

Chapter 136 "I thought you were going to present a challenge," I scoffed, hoping to goad her into doing something stupid. Jessica growled, wiping stray hairs away from where they were stuck to her sweaty forehead. "Water break," she complained, and one of her friends ran over with a water bottle. Ian brought me a drink while I waited for Jessica to be ready again. "J think you really rattled her," he murmured. Behind us I could hear snatches of Jessica's whining to her lackey's, "...don't know what she's been up to... so fast...

she's changed." "You've got speed on her," Ian coached, "but she still has more muscle than you, and more experience. You'll have to be innovative if she gets you into a more extended position." I nodded and stepped back into the ring as Jessica wiped her face with a towel and tied her hair into a bun. She looked much more furious and determined as she once again faced me. ---- More pack members had joined the onlookers, and I saw them pointing at us with excitement.

I wasn't sure if it was interest in seeing what the Luna could do, or because Jessica was generally disliked, but I sensed I had to do something to make the most of this public momentum. "J challenge you, Jessica!" I called out, at a volume that caused the training ground crowd to hush expectantly. "What are the terms, Luna?" one of the warriors watching on the sidelines stepped forward, nudging his friends who were passing money back and forth, obvious placing bets on the match. "First to cause the other to submit," Ian replied with aconfident smile at me.

my body towards the earth, pinning my focus onto Jessica's swift-moving form as she darted towards me. I felt a surge

her course and causing her to spin wildly off course. She caught herself before

my wrist and twisted, trying to bend the joint painfully. It was a sharp angle and I gasped at the pressure, throwing myself sideways to try and break the hold. I kicked a foot out and wrapped it around her knee, dropping to the ground as I did so, and forcing her to collapse with me. The fall broke her grip, and we clambered towards each other,