Chapter 12: Fight It Out

Levi

I left Luca in the kitchen and headed outside to get some fresh air. The thought of something happening to Raine makes my blood boil. What could this woman want, and is the man just a coincidence or is he in with the woman. I am on the training field before I even know it. I go to the punching bags we have hung from trees. I hit it so hard the first time that I think it had busted. But, I don't let up. I just keep delivering punch after punch. "Dang, what did that bag do to you?" I hear Donte say as he walks up. I only reply with, "Nothing just needed to work out." "That doesn't look like nothing. That looks like you had a fight with your brother and can't hit him." He laughs as he says it, and I can't hold it in, and I laugh too. "Yeah, there were a few times when he made me mad enough to bust a punching bag," I say as we laugh, thinking about it.

Donte steps behind the bag to grab it " So tell me the truth, what has you beating the shit out of this poor bag?" I just exhale and drop my arms. I don't really know how to tell him what is bothering me without hinting that Raine is my mate. "There was an incident at the mall earlier with Luca, Raine, and Emma. We think someone might be planning something against dad." I finally say leaving out most of the details. "Huh, that's stupid. We have the strongest back in the southeast, and we have the best fighters." He says with so much pride. "I know we do, but the thought of someone coming after my family and what is mine absolutely pisses me off," I say, then hit the punching bag so hard it catches Donte off guard, and he stumbles back a few steps. "Damn, I'm sorry, Donte," I say as I grab the bag to keep it from swinging. "It's no problem. I hardly moved any. You are weak nowadays," He says as he laughs and walks back toward the bag. "I'll show you weak," I say as I start toward him with a smirk on my face—what better way to blow off steam than to spar.

Before I can even throw a punch, I see Raine marching toward the training grounds. Donte and I both watch her walk up to the arena and step inside. When I know who is inside the ring, I can't stop the growl that leaves my mouth. Donte turns and looks at me with a look of confusion. "You got a problem with Josh?" "Hell yes, he likes to put his hands on Raine's ass," I say as I head to the arena area. Donte catches up with me. "And when did this happen?" "At Raine's birthday party, but it won't happen again." I hear Donte make a huh sound, but I am too focused on getting to the ring to keep up the conversation.

When I make it to the side of the ring, Raine is already sparing with Josh. He takes a swing at her, but she dodges it. He throws another quick punch toward her face, but she leans back and follows it up with a kick to his ribs. She must have kicked hard even though they are sparing because he ended up grabbing his ribs and taking a few steps back. Even though he was stunned, this did not stop her. She hit him with a right hook taking him off his feet. I am dumbstruck. I can only stare at her in awe. She dropped down on top of him, straddling his waist, and delivered blow after blow. The sight of her straddling him pisses me off, so I climb through the ropes we have the arena squared off with and grab her by the waist, pulling her off him. She looks startled when she notices it's me. How did she not smell me? I lean next to her ear "it's ok, my love, settle down." I feel the tension in her body relax as she leans into me. What I was not expecting was the tears that started to leave her eyes, and she whimpered into my chest and hugged me like I was going to leave.

I rubbed down her hair, whispering, "It's ok, my love, I am here," in her ear. I picked her up, and she wrapped her legs around my waist. If she had not been so upset, it would have been heaven. I walked us back to the house and up to her room. Luckily we did not run into anyone on the way. When we got into her room, I shut and locked the door. I sat down on her bed with her in my lap, legs still around my waist. I pulled her face up to look into my eyes. The sight of her crying broke my heart. It was making me want to kill whoever made her cry. "Please tell me what is wrong so I can fix it, my love." She could not keep eye contact with me, looking down at my shirt. "You can't fix this Levi," she said. "Tell me, Raine, and I will try," I said, almost sounding like I was begging. And I guess I was cause I could not stand seeing her cry. "She killed my father," as soon as it left her mouth, her head was back in my chest.

"Who killed your father, Raine?" I ask, "The lady from the mall today is the person who murdered my father." I was not sure what to say. I never knew what happen to her father. He was never really brought up. "How do you know?" I asked as gently as I could. "My mom told me everything about how my father died I never knew. I am going to make her pay for killing him and taking him away from my mom and me." What she says stings a little bit. If things had not worked out the way they did, she might not be in my arms now, and my dad may not have had a second chance, mate. But, I can understand the hurt and anger. "I am here for you, Raine, But if she is the one that killed your father, why is she searching for you now?" She doesn't hesitate to answer me." She wants me now," is her response, and I can't fight my instincts. The growl leaves my throat, and I grip her tighter to me. "There is no way in hell that she will get you. Over my dead body will she ever lay another hand on you. You are mine, Raine."

My lips land on hers hard, showing her that she is mine. She does not fight or push away. Instead, she leans into the kiss setting my body on fire. I run my hands up her back to her neck to hold her head while I kiss her. She tastes so good on my tongue. I stop the kiss and start kissing down her neck. When I get to the curve where her neck and shoulder meet, I lick and suck on it. I nibble gently on it. Goddess, she is mine; I need to mark her.