“Don’t get your panties in a wad, Matt.” Mason’s deep chuckle did tingly things to my insides. “I’m here.”
When I turned around, my eyes couldn’t get enough of him.
Mason was shirtless once again with his wolf tattoo on display. My eyes traveled down his body to his six-pack, and before my gaze could get lower, Ella snorted.
“You’re totally eye-fucking him.”
“What?” That hussy just called me out in front of everyone. “No.”
“Don’t lie.” She shook her head with a huge-ass grin on her face. “I mean it’s one thing that I’m happy you guys are doing whatever you are, but don’t eye-fuck him in front of me.”
“Hey.” Mason glared at his sister. “She can do anything she wants to me. We don’t need to have your permission.”
They both were goading me. However, his opponent was staring at me and making me feel a hell of a lot more uncomfortable. “You better get serious.” I didn’t want Mason to lose after what I learned about his mother.
“You think I might lose?” Mason glanced over to the guy and back at me. “How ‘bout this. If I win, I get a kiss goodnight?”
“A kiss? That’s what you want?” Those were damn high stakes considering what was going on between us.
“Yes, one hundred percent.” He held out his hand to me.
“And if you lose?”
“That’s up to you.” He stepped in front of me, his eyes holding mine. “What do you want?”
“A night out with Ella.” He had control issues when it came to his sister, and now I realized why she acted so smothered. “With you not suddenly appearing or driving us crazy.’’
“Hell, yeah.’’ Ella pumped her fist in the air. “For the first time, I’m not sure whether I want you to win or not.”
“It’s time.” Matt held the microphone up to his mouth and grinned. “So who’s ready for some fighting?”
At that moment, I realized how screwed I was. There was no way I was going to be able to stay away from him or Ella, which meant some hard decisions were going to have to be made.
Chapter Eleven
As Matt entered the ring, the crowd went wild.
My ears rang with their shouts and catcalls.
“We’ve got Mason fighting against Kurt.”
Both men circled the outside of the ring with their hands in the air.
Ella and I had gotten here later the other day, so I hadn’t been able to witness this first-hand.
Of course, Meredith was standing close by, taking Mason in when he passed by her. I couldn’t blame her though. He was a force to be reckoned with.
“Let’s do this.” The guy leaned back and rang a bell. “Let’s get this show on the road.”
Kurt didn’t waste any time as he seemed to flash right in front of Mason and punch him in the face. He hadn’t caught Mason off guard, so he was able to block it and kick out his foot toward the guy’s stomach.
Once again, the guy’s hand was barely visible as he threw multiple punches at Mason.
Holy shit. Kurt had to be a vampire.
Somehow, Mason ducked and threw his body into the guy's stomach, causing him to stumble in his tracks and fall onto the ground.
As Mason landed on top of him, he rolled off and jumped to his feet. As he went to kick the guy, Kurt grabbed Mason’s foot and yanked it out from underneath him. His ass landed with a thud that could probably be heard throughout the whole room.
My gut reaction was to jump in to help. I stood, but Ella grabbed my waist, pulling me back down. “No, you can’t go in there. It’ll disqualify him.”
Within seconds, Kurt ran over and lifted his leg, ready to kick Mason in the face.
Mason groaned in pain as if he was injured, but as Kurt kicked forward, Mason rolled onto his back and swooped the legs right out from under Kurt.
A loud crunch filled my ears as Kurt fell awkwardly on his arm. “Agh.”
Not giving any mercy, Mason leaned over and punched the guy in the face repeatedly. Soon, Kurt’s eyes rolled into the back of his head.
The loud bell rang again, and Matt ran into the ring and held up Mason’s arm. “And once again, Mason wins.”
The crowd cheered louder than in the beginning.
I had to restrain myself from jumping all over Mason when he walked down the stairs. He glanced at me and winked. “I can’t wait for my prize tonight.”
“You’re impossible.” My stomach seemed to take flight at his words.
“I had extra motivation to win this one.” He reached out his hand that was covered in blood, and I took it.
“Uh…” Ella elbowed Mason in the side. “Hello.”
His green eyes widened. “Oh, yeah.” He jerked his hand away and grabbed a towel, wiping the remaining blood off. “I’m sorry. I didn’t think.”
Oh, yeah. Humans were squeamish around blood. “Ew. Gross.” But my voice fell flat.
“Come on.” Matt patted Mason’s shoulder. “Let’s go get your winnings so I can clear everyone out of here. The longer they’re here, the more likely the cops will get a call.”
“So, um.” Alec nodded his head in the direction of my hand. “You got some blood there.”
“Here,” Ella grabbed the towel and threw it at me. “You’ll be as good as new.”
I caught the towel and took a few steps toward the ring as I wiped off the vampire’s blood. I already didn’t react like a human, so I needed at least a little space. Hopefully, the rest of the night wouldn’t get any worse.
Meredith and two other scantily clad women began talking to Alec and Ella, giving me a break from their attention.
“You smell so familiar.” An elegant, deep voice filled my ears.
Shit, could he be part of the vampire clan that the witch was trying to eliminate? I hadn’t considered it until now. “What? Are you talking to me?”
Kurt took a few steps toward me as he narrowed his eyes and
