Chapter 19

Wrestling 'So, you're ‘him," Roxanne said with a frown. The mysterious man shrugged. He didn't know what she meant by ‘him', but he couldn't be bothered enough to ask. He only had one purpose for visiting, to talk to Rita. 'Just what did you tell her?" He asked Rita. Rita looked a bit guilty, showing that she divulged more than was necessary. She laughed sheepishly as the man shook his head slightly and slapped his face. 'You never change. In any case, I only came to see how the ‘mate' is doing. It's a good thing I came right on time…" He said to Rita, turning his face to look at Roxanne. 'What were you trying to pull off just now? Escaping? I wouldn't advise that '' He said to her. Roxanne clenched her teeth as she glared deeper than before. 'Oh? Why not? You don't want me to escape so I can remain here and be some sort of weird werewolf mate, Isn't that right!" Roxanne said ruefully. 'Well, that is true. But even apart from that… You wouldn't be able to last two hours in the woods by yourself. It is especially cold in this part of the woods. Besides, even if you manage to escape safely, chances are you'll run into another pack. And believe me… They will not show you any mercy. We werewolves aren't known to be very lenient to outsiders… Especially ones who associate with humans like you." The man said in a calm tone. 'Then why did you capture me then? You should have just left me be? You monster! I never asked for any of this! I don't care if you're some sort of Alpha or Wolf King or even the goddamn president. I demand you let me go now!" Roxanne mandated. He looked at her calmly and breathed slowly. A brief moment of silence ensued as Roxanne's fiery eyes locked on to his cool blue ones. Finally, he opened his mouth to speak. 'No" Roxanne was taken aback by his express bluntness, but it wasn't as if she didn't expect it. It looked like, unlike Rita, she couldn't reason with this one. She had no choice. 'Then I'll have to make you!" She said to him with determination. Roxanne was fairly confident in her fighting prowess. She had considerable strength, stamina, speed, endurance, an all rounder with freakish stats. Her body had been tempered with countless training and she had beaten men who looked even more well built than the strange guy who refused her. 'You're welcome to try," He said with a slight grin. 'He's mocking me!" Roxanne thought to herself with an angry look. With her years of experience in boxing and her time dedicated to training, there was no way she would lose to a guy with merely a pretty face and nice body. The only reason she lost to the man with her mom was because she wasn't prepared, mentally and physically. She was also a wreck emotionally at that point so all her moves were rash. In such an ideal situation like this when she had something to fight for, something at stake… She wasn't going to lose. 'Roxy… I mean Roxanne, calm down. You don't need to…" Rita tried to reason with Roxanne, who stubbornly looked at the man in the room. 'Don't interfere in this Rita! Even if it's you I won't show any mercy" Roxanne said to her, not unhinged from her standpoint. 'To be honest I won't need to… Roxanne, don't…" She was still opposed. 'Leave her be Rita. Some things can not be learned by words alone. Soon, she will understand very clearly how mistaken she is' ' He said. 'Tch, sure. Keep running your mouth!" Roxanne said, taking her fighting pose. She lifted up her two hands and raised them up, ready to fight. 'Just, please take it easy on her… Okay?" Rita said to the man. 'Of course, I wouldn't want to ‘damage' her. He'll kill me if I do" He smiled slightly. This made Roxanne even madder. Her veins began to show and her rage was obvious. They were all looking down on her. Her? Other than her excellent boxing skills, she was also one of the top in her night escapades. A bunch of forest nobodies dared to underestimate her? 'I don't care if they're werewolves or not! As long as they're in their normal forms, I'll beat them!" she decided. Roxanne quickly rushed at him and within a second, she closed their distance. This surprised the men quite a bit as he expressed some sort of amazement at this feat. She started off with her usual straight thrust to his face. However, he dodged it easily. 'Damn, I thought I could catch him by surprise!" She thought to herself. 'She's fast!" He also said this within himself. She launched another quick thrust which was followed by a straight punch from her other hand. He dodged everything and took a step to the side, removing himself from her front line of vision. Quickly, she used her legs to kick him by his side since he was currently out of reach for her arms. He used one of his hands to block the attack, though he felt some of the force. 'Such power… Impressive" He said in surprise. Roxanne took a few steps back in retreat when she saw him block her leg, afraid that he might grab onto her feet before she could detach it from his arm. As she focused her gaze on him in order to figure out her next attack pattern, he rubbed his arm where her legs attacked and glanced at it. 'This is quite a surprise. I didn't know you would be this good. It looks like we were right. You are a werewolf." He said to her, 'No, I'm not! I just exercise and train like crazy! Anyone can achieve this level of power if they dedicate themselves enough! Just assuming I'm some sort of beast just because I can hurt you just shows now insane you all are! I've had enough of this! Let me go!" Roxanne replied. 'Oh, is that so?" The man said with a stoic look, though he felt a bit embarrassed he missed a mark there. 'Still, I can't let you leave. After all, you're…" He tried explaining. Seeing this as an opportunity to attack, Roxanne quickly dashed to him as he spoke and concentrated her strength into her fist. She launched a very powerful straight pinch at his stomach as she bent to land the hit. 'Rita was right after all… You don't listen" He sighed. He used both of his hands to block himself, just as the punch was about to land on his stomach. The hit made a loud noise as the pressure got transferred into both Roxanne and the man's body, causing them to both take steps back due to the impact of the force. The man's expression was of pure amazement as he watched Roxanne's unaltered look and the fire which still burned brightly in her blue eyes. 'Impressive, truly!" He remarked. 'Tch…" She let out in frustration. 'He's too fast. He reacts to my every attack like he's not even trying. He's way better than Coach, and even though my attacks are clearly doing some damage, he doesn't appear to be fazed by it. This man is stronger than I thought" She thought to herself. In that case, she had better stop holding back. Though she felt insulted for the fact that she had to take him seriously as an opponent, even though he wasn't doing the same for her, she was desperate to escape. To achieve that, she didn't care whether she threw away her pride as a fighter and fought all out while his expectations were still low. 'I can't rely on the simple patterns of boxing anymore. I'll have to go all out!" She decided. There was a secret Roxanne had. She didn't reveal it to anyone, not even her mother. The only person in her life who knew about it was the coach, and that was because he caught her in the act. Since then, he had been supporting her, but since Friday he stopped unexpectedly. The secret age was her masters and practice of another sport which was even more dangerous than boxing. This was the cause for her escapades at night. The reason she was so occupied and seemingly lethargic during the day. Her other sport and fighting style… Wrestling.