My Second Chance

Sapphire's P.O.V

Graysen and Ryder were circling each other, trying to anticipate the opponents first move.

Clover tried to reassure me, but I could feel panic radiating from her. Although Ryder was younger and had an advantage to stamina and speed, Graysen was a very experienced fighter. And when I mean very, I mean very. "He'll be fine Sapph, calm down. He can sense you, remember?" Bell murmered beside me. "How? Our bond's broken when I rejected him." I frowned. No, our bond's not broken yet, Gwen informed me. What? I frowned in confusion.

"You did reject him, but you didn't do it out of pure ditaste. The bond was still there, faint, but still there. But just now when you proclaimed your love for him, it strengthened. Didn't you see how tired he was earlier?" Bell smiled softly. "He immediately looked carefree and younger." Will appeared beside me, smiling.

I stared at his figure and saw what they had said was indeed true. Yeah, yeah, whatever, all I can think is the heat now, Drew grumbled.

When she said that, I became really aware if my body condition. It was weakening, from the lack of food and the Changing.

"Prepare to lose Ryder Black." Graysen snarled as he lunged forward. My body moved by it's own out of instinct. "Wait!" I stood in front of Ryder protectively. Graysen stopped and looked at me in confusion from his green sly eyes. "You could've got hit." Ryder growled at me. I ignored him and faced Graysen.

"The person you want is me. It's only fair if I'm the one fighting." I said, determination lining my words. Graysen seemed to think it over. "No. I forbid this." Ryder scowled. "I'm your equal Ryder. You can not order me around." I glared at him. His face fell immediately, knowing that there was nothing he could do.

"Sapphire, this isn't a fight you can win. The odds are all against you." A familiar voice said and I recognised Georgia, Ryder's mother.

"What odds?" I raised an eyebrow, although I knew what she meant.

"I know someone who's weak when I see one. And I've been keeping tabs on what you eat." Georgia said, double meaning in her words. My eyes met her in surprise. Surely no one knew about my eating disorder. "What do you eat?" Ryder frowned in confusion. I just sent him a small smile.

because she's more likely tol lose. This isn't about fairness, it's just for your advantage." Ryder growled, opposing the idea. "My my... I just can't get anything pass you, can I?" Graysen tsked and Ryder let out yet another animalistic growl. I placed a reassuring hand on his shoulder. "I'll be fine. I'm not

my fight." I pressed his palm to my cheek, relishing the heat. "If there's

knew I was going to lose, but pulling out meant breaking rules and immediately declaring war between two packs. I wasn't

And don't forget about the wolf bane that's still in your system." Graysen sneered. "What?" Ryder widened his eyes. "I'm sure." I held my head high before Ryder could say anything. "I'm an

maroon fur had fully sprouted and I was on all fours, standing with pride as people gaped at my unique

was talking about my fur or the fact that I

me with pride. Gwen purred, pleased. Yeah yeah. I just want to fight. Man, this feels good, Drew said excitedly. Be careful we're still weak, I warned. Sapph, look out! A voice yelled in my mind. Gwen took charge and leaped out of the way, dodging one of Graysen's attacks. Graysen growled and pounced on me. I nipped at his hind leg and he howled in pain. I smirked, swishing my fox like tail. He stood up, bearing the pain. He glared at me with venomous green eyes and I knew

neck. Metallic taste filled my nouth and I internally gagged. He whimpered before

Graysen with an evil wolfish grin. I gasped, if I could do it in wolf form anyway. I struggled under him. I could feel the tip pressing my entrance. This is rape! I screamed at him. Well, no one's noticing it, it's only rape if I get caught, Graysen smirked and I tried pushing him off. Everybody thought I was just trying to get away from him, not that they were literally watching a rape scene unravel in front of them. This is gross, he's not our mate, Gwen yelled as she tried prying us from under Graysen's body. Drew? I called shakingly. I..I can't help, I'm... I'm...

his arm. "He's raping her! Don't you see?!" Ryder's eyes were now black. Wolf in control. Cole and the people who were keeping him back released their hold in surprise. He ripped Graysen off me. I have never seen him this furious, like... ever. His body was shaking in

I turned back into human. I sat up and leaned against her, sobbing my eyes out. I couldn't believe

Graysen, sneaking

hesitantly. I couldn't do anything but continue to sob. With every sob becoming louder, Ryder's attacks became more vicious. "We're sorry our Alpha did something that low to you." The second in command of Silver Paw Pack, Ross, came towards me. A few pack members stepped in front

attacking my pack members? We... We violated a rule." I sniffed, my cheeks wet with tears. Ross smiled sadly and shook his head, "however loyal a pack member has to be to their Alpha, what he did was extremely disgusting and wrong, we all have our limits. And moreover, you used to be a part of this pack. His sick behaviour has to stop. So... why not now?" He

howl and saw Graysen's

eyes reached mine, asking permission to end this. End all the torture he have given me. I took a deep breath and slowly nodded my

opened my eyes and braced myself for the gruesome sight I would've face. There layed Graysen's body, a limb torned apart and the head on the right side of his body. I vomited water out, disgusted at the lumps of flesh on the ground. Shaken up, I stared at Ryder. A sudden fear ran through me, was it because of the things I recently went through, I don't know. I was suddenly afraid if him, knowing that he was the cause if Graysen's gruesome death.

by my outburst. Hurt flashed across his face. "Sapphire?" Bell and Will tried to approach me. Both members of the pack stared at me, trying to guess the problem. "Get away from me." I emphasized on 'away'.

it wield. He tried to push her out of

loud bang. I felt like knives were stabbed into my body. I didn't even know where I got shot. The pain spreaded through my whole body. Silver, Gwen whimpered and went quiet. Shit, Sapph, stay awake. You can't close your eyes Sapph! Sapph! Her voice slowly faded from my mind. Images of every memorable scenes flashed through my mind. Different emotions flashed through me at the speed of lightning. The corner of my eyesight turned blurrier with every second. I closed my eyes, resting it. I vaguely remembered a hand grabbing