Chapter 2: The Arena

BAELA

I ran out of Abbadon's house feeling really terrible with myself. I covered my head with the hood of my cloak before anyone could recognize me. I still didn't want to be seen.

Why had Abbadon brought up Lily indirectly in our conversation? My eyes swelled with tears as I fought to hold them back.

He knew how gravely I missed her and now I had the stinging feeling of guilt piercing through my body and soul all over again. 

Aria dangled close to my face this time, trying to console me but there was little she could do to help me get Lily off my mind. I couldn't speak with Aria in public because it would blow my cover and I would appear crazy because nobody else could see her. Lily was the only person who understood my relationship with Aria. She thought I was crazy to believe in fairies but she liked it. 

As I walked back to the crowded market, my mind couldn't help but wonder back to Lily....

***

2 WEEKS PRIOR 

"It is getting quite boring being the only sibling in the family that can turn into a werewolf", Lily scuffed. She was my one and only younger sister.

"Lily!...but we had fun today...I was fun!", I uttered. I wished like her, I had gained my transformation ability like the rest of the  werewolves but there was nothing I could do about it.

"Yes, I must admit, I had fun too but it would have been more fun if we both could change into our werewolves". She muttered, her tone of voice lower than before. 

Was she saying it was my fault, I hadn't transformed into my werewolf?

I looked up at Aria, as she dangled in front of us, she was smiling at me and It felt like a sort of reassurance I will transform soon.

"I don't know what to do to speed up my transformation but soon I hope I'll transform". I said. I hoped I would transform  before the Arena games.

"Of course, there is something you can do to speed it up..." I heard Lily say. I looked at her, as she wore a mischievous look on her face.

I had become familiar with that look whenever she comes up with something mischievous, which she does quite often.

"And what could that be?" I quizzed her, sceptical but eager to know.

"You are almost of age, you should be getting ready for a mate soon". She spoke as she smiled at me. True I was almost 18 years old but just a few weeks shy.

"You know Anne was just like you a few days ago but now she can transform into her werewolf". I heard Lily say. 

I knew Anne so well...she is Gamma Joshua and Ashley's daughter. What we had in common was only our inability to transform into our werewolves but she didn't seem to like me one bit.

"I know, but what is unusual about that?" I wasn't quite following.

"A day after she turned 18, she had help transforming into her werewolf and I caught them together..."

"No...you can't be insinuating what I am thinking!". I gasped. Lily was just a year and 11 months younger than I was but it seemed she had been way more exposed than I was.

"I hadn't said anything yet...you were only thinking it too, as I was". I could see the smile now fully plastered on her face. She had played the devil's advocate and played it well.

I was curious to know what she had seen. I wanted her to tell me every detail.

"Can you tell me what you saw?" I muttered. I felt shy asking my younger sister about sex but I still wanted to know.

"Ah!...sure I will!" Lily said delightedly, as she stopped walking and I did too. We were both alone with Aria at the outskirts of the woods of Gaiasania and it was almost twilight.

"I had gone to my special spot behind the Arena to train last week and when I was done, at almost evening time, I was making my way back when I caught sight of them, close by a tree".

"Who was Anne with?" I really wanted to know. 

"She was with Beta Oliver. They were in the heat of the moment when I saw them. I didn't let them see me as I hid behind one of the trees to watch them from afar".

"It was erotic to look at. Anne was leaning on the tree for support with one hand and the side of her face pressed against her hand, while she pulled up her skimpy skirt with the other hand".

"Beta Oliver picked her up from the ground by her butt chicks and her legs were spread eagle in the air. I have never seen an erection as hard as his before...in fact I had not seen an erection before except for the adult poster I stole from the age restricted section of the library".

"I knew he was going to impale her with his hard shaft and it was going to be painful...I could feel it where I stood hidden behind the tree and then he did".

"I winced almost simultaneously but then I heard the softest moan in my entire life coming from the lips of Anne. She seemed to lose herself as he thrust into her slowly and then pulled out slowly".

"The sound of her soft moans got me hooked as I waited for more and Beta Oliver pulled in again, this time he didn't pull out and his pace was rapid and intense".

"Lily?!" I called out her name bewildered. She seemed to have enjoyed watching the act so much from the way she said it.

"But what does this have to do with Anne transforming into a werewolf?"

"Everything...hold on, I am not yet done".

"I heard them both get to their climax and Beta Oliver looked flushed like he was going to explode when I heard loud moans coming from him and her. They both shook like they had suddenly caught a seizure, in their semi-naked states. They gave each other a brief rest until they were ready to go again".

"Anne was now on all 4 of her limbs, as she laid her head by the side on the ground, away from my direction, while Beta Oliver knelt behind her and then it happened...she transformed into a werewolf and I could see the look of excitement in Beta Oliver's eyes".

"He loved it and also transformed into his werewolf as they got ready to get intimate again. I knew I had to leave, their now heightened senses would surely find me out and I left quietly".

"So the rumours are actually true?!" I looked surprised at her and gripped by lust.

"Yes they are and it can work for you too..." Lily said.

"No..." I managed to say but she had my tongue tied with her suggestion. I couldn't come up with a defence quicker.

"I don't like anyone here in the pack in that way". I said, after a few more seconds, in my defence.

"But they seem to like you a whole lot...I mean who wouldn't, unless you haven't yet noticed". She pointed it out to me. 

I had noticed but I never gave any of them the slightest opportunity...maybe that is why I always went everywhere with Lily.

"You look really beautiful and sexy with the way your bosom and ass are sculpted. Sometimes I feel like I was the sister that came out without her complete features". Lily said jealous but admirably. 

"Here, so you can have a rethink". I could see Lily holding a folded paper in her hand, as she stretched it to me.

"What is it?!" I queried her, knowing how mischievous she was.

"Just take it and find out for yourself". I could see a hint of mischief in her eyes but I was also very curious to know what the folded paper was.

"Okay. I hope it will be worth it". I sighed, acting uninterested, as I collected the folded paper from her hand.

"It sure will!" Lily said excitedly, as I gave  her a second look.

I unwrapped the paper slowly and my eyes almost popped out from their sockets when I realised what she had handed over to me.

"Oh my, Lily!" I gasped, as I covered my mouth. I realised it was the adult poster she had spoken about earlier. I looked at the artwork in my hands, it was of sex scenes with different illustrations. 

My eyes widen as I caught sight of one sex position I liked. I was beginning to stare at it when I saw from my side eyes Lily smiling at me.

"But this is supposed to be in the restricted section, how did you even get a hold of it?" I asked.

"I can't tell but I did". Lily was being mischievous again.

"Lily why?...tell me". I insisted, wanting to know. I couldn't even access the restricted section of the library until I officially turned 18.

"I'll race you home instead!" Lily said excitedly, as she got ready to run.

"Not fair!...I can't keep up!" I laughed but she had transformed back to her werewolf and ran ahead of me.

I couldn't catch up. She had transformed to avoid answering my question but I was going to meet her at home.

***

I squeezed through the crowd at the market once again, the discomfort of it interrupting my thought. 

I couldn't help but imagine Abbadon now as the perfect fit of the werewolf that could be my mate. He was the only one that could help me transform into my werewolf but he was acting cold towards me. 

I was certain there was a spark between us the first day we met. I could see it in his eyes, I remembered his exact words to me.

"Hey! Look at me and nowhere else" 

"Look into my eyes. I promise I'll get you home safely". 

"Now you are with me, I promise nothing bad will ever happen to you!"