My Mate Is A Virgin – Chapter 40

Jasper POV

“Alright, wolfie…” Kindra had blood in her eyes as she cracked her knuckle. “Let’s see what you’re made of.”

There were only the two of us in the spacious arena – Andromeda would be in an important meeting with Adriana throughout the entire morning, so neither of them would come to my rescue. The woman with short jet-black hair grinned as she stood a few feet away from me, her gaze locked on me. We hadn’t even started our first day of training, but there was already a bead of sweat dripping down my forehead, though I couldn’t tell if it was due to my nervousness or the ever-burning flame inside of me. Probably both.

. The heavenly evening with my queen on the previous day had truly helped me relax, and now all I could feel was the raging desire to prove to Kindra, the only huntress who still despised me with a passion, that I wasn’t the weakness she thought I was. I had believed so my

Clan and bearer of the Phoenix Spirit.

henever y

. With that in mind, I put plan B into action.

tell she had fallen right on my trap. The second I moved, she sprung in my direction, going straight for an opening I had purposely left exposed to trick her. At the last second, I dodged to the side, making her lose balance as she couldn’t tackle me like she initially intended.

unity to strike, and I didn’t miss it.

d to intensify the hit, she glanced at me over her shoulder, taking me by surprise.

.

pletely cover my face with my arms, her knuckles hit my nose. Hard. The force of the blow sent me back a few inches, but I struggled to stand on my feet. In an attempt to better protect myself while I was vulnerable, I lowered my body to close any openings. And as I let my head fall forward, a crimson waterfall flowed into the floor before me.

A lot of it.

spin and my vision turn black. s**t! She had definitely broken my nose.

rtled me more than the hit I had just taken. s**t! She must have felt my pain through the bond.

I-”

huntress still found an unprotected area on my stomach, and she kicked me like her life depended on it. This time, I couldn’t keep my balance and fell to the floor. But I wasn’t ready to give up just yet.

and headbutted me with such strength, it felt as if I was hitting a boulder.

or the love of the Goddess!” Phoenix howled in pain. “This is not a woman, thi

anyway. A second later, she climbed on top of me, restraining my movements by wrapping her legs tightly around my waist. There was pure hatred in her expression as she prepared to punch the life out of me, and all I could do was wince and brace myself.

ever touched my face.

he was fuming with anger.

enevra pushed closer to the surface.

Oh, s**t!

a second ago, but now she was calm as a millpond. She didn’t even dare looking into Andromeda’s eyes, which showed just how much respect she had for her queen

she was right.

. “Give me one good reason why I shouldn’t punish you for your blatant disrespect.”

I caught her attention, and her grasp on the huntress loosened up.

You w

esn’t look like it.”

let go of Kindra. When she turned to me again, I could see that she was still mad – but now, she was mad at me.

must not forget that-” She stopped scolding me when her eyes suddenly clouded over. Once the mindlink was over, she massaged her temples and let out a heavy sigh. “I don’t have time for this. My presence is being requested elsewhere. We’ll talk later.” She glared

ering to address me as she headed out of the arena

l, it seemed like yet another one of my plans had backfired. I knew I would be in trouble once Andromeda was finished with her obligations for t

to the drinking fountains located on the side of the fighting ring to try and fix my face. It wasn’t ideal, but it would have to do. My white shirt also had a massive red stain, so I decided it would be best to stay in just my black shorts.

ning.

I almost jumped back when I saw a woman white as a ghost standing behind me. I blinked a few times, and suddenly, there were three females in the arena with me.

d to face Alula, Calynn, and Marina

ebrow at her.

ing. The Queen said you might need it,” Marina clarified in a

the towel before applying it to my injury. “Drop the king s**t. There’s only us here.”

getically.

s to fighting,” I confessed.

you’ve forgotten.” The brunette reminded me.

my gaze landed on Tessa, who was wearing a sassy smile. “But I must admit I quite like it.”

ow the two of you ended up together.”

mage her mate had done to my face as I rested my head against the wall. “I apologize on her behalf. Even though she was trainin

ll, she wouldn’t miss

ra is very serious about her duties and the clan. She’s also very skeptical and has

ed.” I smirk

ot of lynxes suffer. Especially the kittens.”

ld. But he challenged another clan, not too far away from here, and he did thrive. What he did afterwards made her lose all the respect she had for him though.”

and curious.

clan. Most of them were kittens under the age of ten,” Alula continued.

evealed, a sad smile painting her face.

hese practices had been abandoned.

he fallen leader’s offspring with their bare hands,” Marina observed in a low voice.

, the event changed her. She cut ties with her brother, and s

” I confessed. Was I really feeling sorry for the wom

you since you arrived, nor the beating she gave you,” Tessa reassured me. “I just hope you can understand that she doesn’t hate you, Jasper.”

the mood. When the girls laughed, I had faith it was working.

e relate more to her.

, Andromeda was ten times scarier when she was angry. With that in mind, I said my goodbyes to the huntresses to meet with my queen.

r of the Queen’s Chambers, I froze when I found Dree standing with her arms cross

o?” I asked as I closed the door, trying to brea

ure. “What the hell were you thinking?!”

e first?”

uldn’t allow it.”

riously wounded you if I didn’t arrive on time!”

” I recalled.

rked back. “Adriana was training you. If you thought she was going easy on you, you could have asked me to train you instead.”

he backed off. A sigh left my lips. “Kindra’s hatred towards me fuels her fire. She will always go all out on me, and that’s how I’m gonna improve.”

about to f*****g

ily. I’ll never be at peace with myself if I can’t do that.”

eel her relaxing into my touch as she came even closer, resting her head on my shoulder.

e agreed at last. Relief washed over me. “You

er her chin to make her look up at me. When our lips t