Checkmate.

Chapter 26- Alone.

"You'll be ok by yourself?!" I yell before she gets to far. "Yeah girl! I'll be fine." She smiles before turning back to the direction Zach was in. "Can you guys take my car around back for me?"

Dante says tossing his keys to Jayden who slightly nods as Luca follows. "I'm going to find that flag girl." Ryan says causing Dante to huff as he walks off leaving me and Dante in the middle of the track.

"Wearing my color again, sweetheart?" Dante smirks eyeing my outfit once more. "I like the color red, sue me." I argue crossing my arms. "So you aren't wearing it to support me?" He takes a step closer to me as he speaks. "No, I'm not."

He chuckles before looking over my shoulder and his smirk fades into a hardcore glare. I turn to see who he's glaring at, and spot a boy who looks to be a few years older than me approaching us. Dante takes a step in front of me as the man gets closer.

"Good race, when are you getting back in the ring Dagger? I'd love to beat your ass." The man says and Dante tenses. Dagger? Who's that. "You couldn't beat my ass on my worst day Enzo, you know this is my event. Why are you here?" Dante says with a menacing tone.

"Came to see a friend, no harm in that right old bud? Unless you're hiding something or perhaps someone?" Enzo says taking a peek past Dante and looking at me. "I'm not hiding shit from you." Dante says with a scoff.

"Ah, then who's she?" He pushes. I take a step around Dante and I feel him grip the back of my jacket. "I'm Zaria, a friend of his nice to meet you." I hold my hand out and go to shake his before Dante pulls me back into his chest.

Enzo raises an eyebrow looking at Dante and I peer up at him confused on why he did it. "Friend ay?" Enzo mocks. "What do you want Lorenzo?" Dante grits out, still holding the back of my jacket. "A fight. Simple." He says checking his phone.

"Next Saturday, I assume you know the place? I'll be in touch." He turns and begins walking off. "Oh." He turns back around. "Bring your friend along." He smirks & looks back at me before he continues to walk. What the fuck just happened?

Dante's grip loosens as Enzo walks off and I turn to face him. "You box? I question looking up at him. He slightly relaxes his body before answering. "Something like that. Look, you should find your friend and get out of here."

He's right, we're still going to the party. "Right, I should." I turn to leave before he lightly grabs my arm. I give him a confused look. "Call her, I don't want you wondering by yourself. I'll wait with you."

"You really don't-." "Call her, Ria." He cuts me off before I can finish my statement. "Ok, thanks." I get my phone out my purse and call Queen. It rings a few times before she answers.

"Are you ready to go?" "One sec." She says as I hear muffled noises. "I'm ready, meet you at the car?" "Sounds good." I hang up and put my phone back in my purse before looking at Dante who is already staring at me.

"I'm going to meet her in the parking lot, thank you... and good race." I turn to leave, and I hear footsteps as I walk."Are you following me?" I turn to Dante who is a few steps behind me.

"Just fucking walk. I'm not leaving you alone." He grabs me by my shoulders, turns me around and slightly pushes me in the direction of the parking lot. I can't help but smile a little.

As we continue walking, I run into a crowd of men and try my best to maneuver through them. I slightly bump one, and I quickly try to apologize.

"I'm so sorry I- I- I didn't mean to bu-" "watch where you're going bitch." The man snaps bucking at me. I slightly flinch, and I hate myself for that. "I was just apologizing you jackass." I mutter before continuing to walk.

"What did you say slut?" The man reaches out and grabs my arm tightly, snatching me back. "Let g-" before I can tell the man off Dante rips his hand off my arm and shoves him to the ground.

Another man swings on Dante and he swiftly dodges before punching the man in the jaw. The man stumbles and attempts to swing on Dante again. Dante hits him once again in the jaw causing him to fall.

He grabs the man who originally grabbed me by the hem of his shirt. "Touch her, or call her out her fucking name again and I'll kill you. Get the fuck out of my track." He shoves the man back to the ground before grabbing my hand and leading me to the parking lot.

As we reach the parking lot, I see Queen sitting in her car. I turn to Dante who's scanning the parking lot. "Thank you. For you know, walking me here and the whole situation back there-" "let me see your arm." He says pulling at the sleeves of my jacket.

"Huh?" I question. "Your arm, let me see it." He says once again. "Why?" "Porque si ese cabrón dejó un moretón tendré que matarlo." He mutters in Spanish as he rolls my bodysuit sleeve up. He turns my arm around looking at the area the man grabbed.

Translation -Because if that bastard left a bruise I'm going to kill him.
GOOGLE DONT ATTACK ME) -

I notice a shift in his mood as he inspects the light bruise. "I'm fine Dante, really." I say trying to pull my arm away but he tightens his grip. "He's dead." He mutters as he lets my arm go.

"What?" "Nothing. Where you headed?" He ask finally meeting my gaze. "Some party." I shrug fixing my sleeve. He hums in response. "Well, I'll see you back at the dorm." I turn on my heel and walk towards Queen's car.

Once in, I notice Dante is still standing in the same spot. Was he waiting on me? I get my answer as I start up the car, and he walks back into the track area.

"What was all that about?" Queen ask motioning to Dante. "All what?" "The staring, and the arm holding. Girl I felt the tension through the car!" She says lightly tapping my shoulder.

"There's no tension. There was just a little situation. Plus, we're barely even friends." I shrug. "Ok girl, whatever you say but I know you feel it." "Enough about me, what happens with Zach?" I quickly glance at her before turning into the main road.

"Girl, nothing. He's gay." I gasp before laughing. Queen has always had this thing where she says she can "sense" when males and females are gay or bi.

"Guess your senses didn't work?" I joke and I just know she rolled her eyes. "Oh shut up, get me to this party so I can get drunk." She says laughing as I turn once again.

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