Forty-Nine

Tears spring to my eyes as he didn't hold back. Raphael shoots out his arm and catches me, stopping me from falling to the ground. I am surprised when 90% of the beasts standing around us all start growling. I guess some of these beasts don't agree with hitting a female. Once I am steady, Raphael looks at me and whispers,

"Are you okay?"

I nod, giving him a small smile. He then removes his hands and steps back, just as I send a hard right hook straight into his jaw. I then bring up my foot kicking him in the balls and as he then bends slightly forward holding himself, I drop into my crouch and sweep his legs out from under him, making him land on his back on the grass. Everyone cheers!

But as I step away from him he grabs my ankle and pulls making me fall face-first to the ground, he then moves onto his knees wrapping one of his arms around my waist and the other around my neck pulling me up and back into his chest and then up to my feet as he gets to his. He then runs his nose along