The Alpha King's Mate novel Chapter 38

He quickly leans back when a ball of flame I throw comes towards him and misses him. He grins at me.

"This is going to be fun." He says.

The soldiers back up roughly fifty metres with worry for their safety and excitement at the fight. They have circled us and cheer. They make bets between them if I am going to kill Sir Hugo or if he will defeat me. I close my eyes and summon the ground to shake under his feet. He jumps away and tries to keep his balance. He runs towards me and swings his sword. I purposely fall back and kick my foot out, kicking Sir Hugo right between the legs. He drops his sword to hold his crotch in pain, and the army is hysterical with laughter at Sir Hugo's injury. I roll to my side, grab his sword, and stand up. I hold his sword an inch from his throat. Sir Hugo grunts.

"Get on your knees!" I command.

Sir Hugo tries to grab his sword from my hold. I spin myself around simultaneously and kick his chest with the heel of my foot and watch him fall back. I again have his sword pointing at his throat. This time, I summon the flame and make the blade of his sword ignite with fire.

"I said get on your knees." I say.

The army gasps and becomes silent in anticipation.

Sir Hugo is shocked I have defeated him. He slowly and hesitantly drops to his knees. Now at eye level, we glare at each other for a moment. The heat from the sword is making his face drip with sweat. I ready the sword as if to strike his head off.

"King Fenris? are you really going to let her kill me?" He yells.

I have no intention of cutting his head off, even if he did kidnap me and cause my wrists to burn. I stare into Sir Hugo's eyes, and his eyes change from shock to worried.

"King Fenris!" He yells again.

"Well, that was a very entertaining fight, wasn't it, Sir Hugo?" King Fenris says as he steps towards us.

"King Fenris, I am your strongest and most loyal knight. Tell her to step down!" Sir Hugo says desperately.

"I don't control Princess Maia. She is free to do as she chooses. Besides, you did kidnap her, restrain her with irons and not treat her well." He says with a smirk.

I was expecting King Fenris to tell me to stand down. Instead, Sir Hugo tries to argue, to beg.

"But, King Fenris, you ordered me t..."

"Silence! Or I will behead you myself!" King Fenris yells.