Aurelius stared at his knee on the ground.
His knee. On the f*****g ground.
He couldn't understand what had just happened. One moment he'd been winning, dismantling those excuses for champions. Then that spike of headache hit, so bad and sudden it felt like someone had driven a nail through his skull. He'd gotten distracted for just a second but that was enough as they'd brought him down.
The roars from the crowds washed over him.
"Get up, Aurelius!"
"No! Finish him now!"
"Kill him while he's vulnerable!"
His pack screaming. The other packs celebrating. But his thoughts were stuck on that headache.
Why now?
It didn't make sense. He'd thought she had some sort of calming effect on him. This mate bond he wasn't ready to acknowledge yet.
His wolf suddenly howled a warning.
The hair
