I was faster and far more determined to save m

nce someone had challenged the king. More important though,

e warm spray of his blood splashed against my naked body. It was decadentl

but my thighs were slick with his blood. I kicked him hard in the

much aggressiveness. His eyes narrowed in my direction. He was seething with his

e, Freya," he said with a snar

t win," h

ed, making sure that my voice was loud and clear enough

t was seen as a form of retreat. For a king to back down from a challenge was an esp

d with one or the other calling for mercy. This would be a fight to the death. I

ompletely naked, he with his dick barely contained in his loosely buttoned pants. It wou

n the newly cleared space. I clutched at the knife in my hand and he reached for one that had fall

you, Freya. Before the night is through, I'll be fucking that defiant al

y fist around, my knuckles just glancing off his cheek,

nd him. He twisted hard, grabbing at my arm and throwing me against the wall too. I s

y weight from one foot to the other to come at him when he least expected it. I didn'

roplets from my eyes, but I didn't slow down or back down, not even for a second. Vageir took

p toward him, catching him off guard by my recklessly wild approach. I slammed my shoulder

im with the knife, catching his arm again as he moved to block me.

fast that he couldn't keep up, and I caught him off guard when I b

eady for a fight to the death. Using my other hand, I twirled the knife in my palm and brought it

se. I used enough force that the blade sank into the hilt. At once, Vageir's eyes g

at being denied what he wanted. Now there was nothing. I won. I wasn't going to be for

st the paleness of my skin. I took a deep breath and peered out at

d me to fight this way, a man who had been by my side ever since I'd first picke

ne. Many of the men and women looked up to him and when he rose to his

ollowed suit until the entire hall echoed with their howls o

their king. Tomorrow, they'd be fighting with