Mal POV
Walking up to the fighting pit, I see everyone gathered around the perimeter of the ring. Some of the warriors have brought out pop-up stands for everyone to stand on so they would be able to watch. Alexander takes my hand as we get closer and kisses the back of it. A shiver runs down my spine at the tingles from the contact, but I have to ignore them for the time being. My mind needs to be clear and fully focused on this fight. Looking at the crowd, I see Allison on the opposite side with Peter and Jessica.
“Make sure that those two don’t try to interfere with the fight. Peter has already shown that he has no honor when he injected me with wolfs-bane during the first fight. I don’t trust Jessica either,” I tell Bruce without taking my eyes off of them. Feeling my eyes on them, t
