Chasing My Queen

Chapter 5 Luke Firewing

My dragon was at the surface, and I was so close to shifting. Watching my mate fight another man was the worst form of torture. The first two rounds were fine; he could barely get near her, but when he caught her with a kick in the fourth, I almost jumped into the ring. Now, watching her fall to the ground, my dragon has had enough.

"Luke, you have to calm down," Max whispers as his grip on my arm tightens. "This is not the place to lose control."

"What's your deal, buddy? You know her or something?" The guy in the bad suit asks from the other side of Tank. "Or are you just trying to be a saviour and get some ass? Cause I'll tell you right now she doesn't put out; I've already tried. She's a frigid little b***h but great to watch in ..." Tank's hand is around his throat before he can finish talking.

"I'd advise you to shut the f**k up right now." Tank growls into his face. I know Tank will handle the dumb f**k, so my eyes never leave the ring.

My mate rolls quickly before The Giant can mount her, and she gets to her feet. The Giant is slow and doesn't even realize she's moved and gotten behind him. She's so f*****g fast and graceful and strong. f**k I can't take my eyes off her. I've never been so attracted to a woman in my life. I've gotten control of my dragon and am sitting again when she jumps on the Giants back an dtries to get him in a choke hold. He smashes his head backwards and just misses her face. As she pulls away, I notice her lip is bleeding. My eyes are laser focused on the blood driping down to her chin when i feel a hand on my arm.

"What the f**k are you doing?" Max hisses, " Sit down and pull your claws back." I look down and realize my hands have partially shifted, and I'm out of my seat halfway to the ring. My dragon is raging inside. I look back at the ring and my mate had The Giant on the ground with her legs around his waist and her arms around his neck. He's trying to pry her arms away, but her strength is too much for him. I slowly see his eyes start to roll. I look at my mate, and she's looking right at me. Her eyes suddenly glow slightly, and she nods as if to say, 'I'm ok, relax'. My whole body relaxes; even my dragon calms down. Her eyes shift back to their brilliant blue colour, and a flash of fear crosses her face. The referee calls the match and declares my mate the winner. The crowd seems split; some people are cheering while others are calling the fight rigged. Saying there is no way Tiny should have won. I want to punch each one of them in the face.

In the ring, my mate's hand is being raised in the air as an older man jumps into the ring and runs over to hug her. How dare he touch what is mine? Before I can think, I'm jumping into the ring too. I pull the man off her with a growl.

"Back off!" I say. He looks at me like I'm crazy, but I give him some credit because he doesn't back down.

He presses his chest to mine and says. "Who the f**k are you?" he nods at two big, burly security-looking guys that come over and try to grab me. Before they can even get close, Max and Tank are on them. The man is standing in front of my mate now with another man standing close to her.

"Get away from her," I say in a low voice. My dragon is itching to come out.

"What the hell, dude? Do I know you? " My mate asks. She glances up and down my body.

"Sorry about that; he's just a really big fan." Max's voice comes from the right of me. "Got a little too excited and couldn't wait to meet you." He adds, emphasizing the word wait.

"She doesn't have a meet-and-greet for this event, so f**k off, buddy." The older guy, whom I now realize must be her coach, says.

"Oh s**t, Mr. Firewing, I thought that was you sitting in VIP. What are you doing here?" Kenny comes walking into the ring. Clearly not sensing the tension between everyone, he walks over to shake my hand. "I didn't know you were into underground fighting. Did you bet on my girl? You should have, could have won a pretty penny, not that you need it." His girl? My eyes shot back to my mates. Was she dating this kid? She's at least two or three years older than him. I realized she wasn't looking so good. Her face had gone pale and she was swaying slightly. The guy beside her noticed at the same time and grabbed her before she could fall.

"s**t, Danny, we gotta get her out of here." He said to the old guy. Danny hadn't taken his eyes off me but finally did.

"f**k, Tiny went a little too hard, didn't you?" He asked as he scooped her up into his arms and started walking out of the ring. I took a step and felt strong hands on both my arms.

"Just wait, brother; you need to settle down," Max whispered.

"And if it was Bryx?" I scoffed back. Max's growl was low, but it was cut off when his mate put her hand on his shoulder. Reassuring him it wasn't her.

"You ok, Mr Firewing?" Kenny asks. I couldn't speak; all my energy was going towards holding my dragon in right now as my mate disappeared from my view.

"He's just a big fan and was hoping to meet the little fighter," Max says.

"Oh yeah, Dayla shes the best! I'll introduce you, no problem." Kenny says

"You part of her team?" A voice suddenly booms from behind Kenny. Everyone's eyes land on The Giant, swaying with a couple of just-as-huge guys standing next to him. Though next to Max Tank and me, he no longer looks like a Giant. But he does tower over Kenny.

"Yeah, she's my girl. Why?" Kenny's voice takes on an edge I've never heard from him before. The Giant takes a step forward and I see it before Kenny does as he swings his fist towards Kenny's face. Using my size and speed, I grab Kenny and throw him back while catching The Giant's fist in my hand.

"Kind of pathetic, don't you think? Taking shots at a kid?" I growl. Squeezing his hand until he drops to one knee. His men go to take a step but think better when they see Max and Tank flank me.

"That b***h and her entourage are f*****g cheats. There is no way she can be that strong." The Giant Wheezes as I feel his finger bones popping in my hand. "I'll f*****g kill them all!"

"Listen and listen closely. You will stay the f**k away from her and anyone associated with her. If I find out you even walked down the street opposite her, I will find you, and I will kill you." My heart is pounding, and my dragon is fighting to be released. I shove the guy back, and he lands flat on his back, holding his broken hand to his chest. His friends step forward and help him up.

"I don't know who the f**k you are, but you messed with the wrong guy." The Giant grunts. "My family will tear you apart." He takes a step towards me again.

I meet him halfway. Glaring down into his mucky brown eyes, I say, "I'm Luke Firewing. Feel free to send your family. Cleansing a bloodline is my favourite pastime!"

"Kenny we gotta get Dayla to the hospital. Something is wrong, let's go!" I hear somebody yell from behind me. I'm out of the ring and running towards the guy before he finishes his sentence.

"What's wrong?" I growl as I get to Danny, who is being followed by the other guy carrying my mate, who looks like she's passed out.