Chapter 33: Mistakes.

Bella’s pov.

“We’re gathered here today to witness the challenge between Alpha Ethan, and…. Alpha Bella!!” Elder Elian boomed out, his voice louder as he yelled my name, my pack members in the crowd going crazy.

Cheering for me at the top of their lungs.

I smirked to myself as I looked over at alpha Ethan. His smug face glaring back at me from across the arena.

My eyes scanned the front of the crowd. My eyes locked on John’s face.

He nodded his head with his lips pressed into a thin line, portraying confidence even if I could see the cracks in his composure.

I swallowed the lump in my throat as I got into a fighting stance.

The crowd died down as elder Elian waved his hands around in silence.

“You know the rules alphas!” He said loudly, smiling at me slightly as his eyes landed on me, “fight until the other either submits or can’t get back up!”

“No! Boo!” The members from the Twilight Moon pack yelled, Alpha Ethan smirking.

“Yeah, no. We want to fight… to the death!” He yelled out, my pack members gasping, their hands flying to their mouths with widened eyes.

“The rules have changed over the years, alpha Ethan,” John yelled over the pack members whispering and cheering.

“He’s right,” elder Elian added, stepping into the middle of the arena with his hands held high, “we do not kill alphas anymore. That was decades ago… we spare lives. The goddess doesn’t agree with it anymore. She would be saddened to hear you all standing here today, demanding a kill challenge!”

I heard Garret scoff from somewhere close to the front of the crowd, alpha Ethan growling lowly.

“Ready…” elder Elian said as he raised his right hand, “fight!”

As he brought his hand down, Ethan pounced towards me.

Giving me almost no time to react.

But Tundra was faster.

She took control over my body, moving us out of the way just in time.

Ethan growled as he spun around, his claws out, ready to claw out stomach.

Tundra growled back, Ethan’s eyes widening in surprise as she dodged again, punching him directly in the face, knocking him back a few steps.

His pack members whispered while mine roared.

I smirked, not able to help myself.

Ethan growled louder this time, obviously my smirk pissed him off.

He feigned left before throwing his right hook at me, getting me in the ribs.

I winced as I bounced away, regaining my footing.

He threw himself at me, throwing punches like a crazed rogue.

Tundra dodged every single one.

Leaning her shoulders back at every punch he throws.

His eyes glowed gold at the presence of his wolf, my entire body tensing at the sign of his shift.

He growled loudly, his voice echoing across the arena, pack members whispering and huddling together nervously.

His shift came fast, his half black and brown wolf tearing out of his body effortlessly.

Tundra kept control over my body, her eyes narrowing as she assessed his wolf.

‘He’s weaker on his left side…’ she whispered in my mind, noticing the slight difference in his movements on his left side.

‘I trust you Tundra… give me back control when you’re ready,’ I whispered back, determined to win.

Knowing Tundra’s got this. That she’s more of a fighter than me.

Without giving us a moment to react he lunged at us, his jaw inches away as he snapped them at us.

Tundra made us get low to the ground, sliding under his belly.

She let her claws out, slicing them along his stomach, blood gushing out all over us as we came out behind him.

She rolled over, getting up off of the ground quickly, ready for his next move.

His wolf jumped around, facing us with a feral look in his eyes.

He shifted back to his human form, the gashes on his stomach more visible now.

Every single person besides John and elder Elian gasped. Whispering about the possibility of my wolf coming out. For the ‘first’ time.

Tundra and I knew better though, we didn’t need to shift… we had this in our human form, we didn’t need to expose ourselves, yet…

“You’re hiding something, aren’t you,” Ethan said in a deadly whisper, his eyes searching me, trying to find an answer to his questions.

Tundra snarled, watching him as he circled us.

“Garrett was wrong about you…” he said, something in his eyes that made me feel nervous, “you aren’t wolfless, are you? You’re more special than anyone knows…”

Tundra cut him off by throwing ourself at him, catching him off guard.

She sent a powerful kick to his left side, making contact with his kidney, sending me flying to the ground.

Without giving him a chance to get back up, Tundra sits down on his stomach, punching him repeatedly in the face.

Left, right, left, right.

She didn't stop, she continued to punch him until his face was nothing but a puddle of blood.

Our vision started to turn red, the only thing we saw was blood, our anger pulsing under our veins, wanting nothing more than to kill this monster.

“Bella!” I could hear John’s voice somewhere in the back of my head, “Bella! Stop, you’re going to kill him!”

Tundra growled, trying to block him out.

Repeating one word in our head.

‘Kill, kill, kill.’

Ethan gurgled on his blood, his eyes swollen shut with his lips busted open.

I tried to take back control, but Tundra was too far gone in her lust for blood.

I couldn’t get to her.

‘Tundra, please,’ I tried to say to her, desperately trying to get into her head, ‘we can’t kill him! That’s not who we are!’

Our fist stopped mid air, my control suddenly coming back to me.

I gasped for air, scrambling off of Ethan’s barely alive body.

I looked down at my hands, completely covered in his blood, along with my arms and face.

I looked around, seeing John’s face, his jaw tight and a look I don’t quite understand on his face.

Elder Elian, his hands on his mouth with widened eyes, not sure if he should come closer to us.

I looked at the crowd, my pack members' mouths opened in shock, while Ethan’s pack members looked furious.

And the last person I locked eyes with, Garrett.

He had a glare on his face directed at me, knowing something is a miss. That I was keeping a secret from him.

I swallowed the lump in my throat, knowing I’ve fucked up.

“Bella…” John said quietly in front of me, “Bella, we need to get you out of here, now.”