Alpha Kael ✔️

Chapter Thirty Three

Word Count: 1561

~Jada

I'm not sure how I'm going to win this.

Zara stands in front of me, his grin confident already. She has trained most of her life as a Silent, which translates to I have no chance. Everyone cheers around, some throwing bets around, obviously in Zara's favour. If I could turn back now, despite the deal we have, I would, but there is no way the crowd will have it.

"So, do you accept?" she questions, cracking her knuckles. I don't pay attention to her intimidation tactics. I know this is going to hurt, and she doesn't need to prove that to me. "Tell me you accept."

"Yes, I do," I say quickly. She knows I don't have much of a choice, even as excitement flickers in her eyes.

I'm dead.

Glancing around me, I take one last look around me for some help. The crowd surges, so I don't see Axel, who I know is around here. If he wanted to get me out of this, he would have stepped in already. Especially as a senior Silent. He is clearly leaving me to suffer ask revenge for turning him down.

All of a sudden, right as I turn back around to focus on Zara, I receive a jarring punch straight to the face.

She hits me directly on the nose and under the eye. The force pushes me back a few steps as I reach up to cradle my face. That hurt. A lot. It was a cheap shot, but something tells me these Silent's don't go by any rules.

I barely had time to get my bearings before she hit me again.

This time, it was on the left side of my jaw. It was another jarring hit that knocked me back, but I recovered much faster. My entire face screams with pain, however, I try not to concentrate on it. I need to get a few punches in if I stand a chance of getting through this. I can't surrender yet.

Zara backs of a little, drinking in the shouts and cheers in her honour. I wipe under my nose, pulling my hand back to see it drenched in blood. That's not good at all. I need to act fast.

I go to approach her, expecting her to go for another strike to the face. I'm ready to dodge or duck if I need to.

Instead, she lurches out and kicks me in the stomach.

All the air rushes out of my lungs as I topple over onto the grass. I clutch my stomach, gasping for breath as everyone around us continues to cheer. She thinks this is her victory. She is assuming I'm going to beg for her to stop. I can feel her press the heel of her boot against my stomach, pinning me down.

Anger builds up within me. I can't lose this deal. Who knows how many more of these I will be thrown into if I don't win this right now.

I grab her ankle tightly, pulling her foot off me. Her balance becomes uneven until she falls down beside me on the grass. I can hear the gasp everyone takes, not expecting my retaliation. Before she has a chance to get up, I climb on top of her, straddling her hips. I barely note her widened eyes before I punch her straight in the nose as hard as I can.

I punch her twice more before she pushes me off her, sending back onto the grass. I scramble up desperately.

And then someone jumps in between us.

It's Ace, stopping us from attacking each other anymore. "Stop it. This has gone too far."

Glancing over at Zara, I see her face is coated in blood too. I definitely got my share in, and it feels strangely good. After all the torment these Silent's have put me through, I finally feel as though I've gotten back at them.