I Expected A Battle Of Wits Novels & Stories

“That is the whole point alpha, you see when my opponent looks at me like you now, they think I am weak and an easy target. Which works in my favor in the fight.” Element of surprise, she is a warrior indeed, “Good point.” I say but do not give her a chance to say anything else as a lunge at her. I see the surprise in her eyes, but she dodges just in time and moves to the side. “Always expect the unexpected,” I tell her, but she does not answer and instead she lunges at me, but I block her just in time before her fist comes into contact with my cheek.

Stared down into the earth. The rumble came again, louder this time, shaking the ground under their feet. Gamma whimpered. Beta snarled low. Alpha’s eyes burned hotter than fire. Ellie’s smile faded. “What is it?” Cerebus growled — long, deep, final. The sound wasn’t victory. It was warning. The real battle hadn’t begun yet.

Lucien added quietly, lips inches from his, “I don’t surrender.” The rain pounded harder. Adrian felt something dangerous spark behind his ribs. Good. Neither do I. And for the first time since this war began, Adrian understood The real battle was just starting.

I let the door swing closed behind him, smiling to myself. Beth didn’t stand a chance. I poured myself a glass of water from the carafe and stared out the window, watching as a pair of pigeons squabbled over breadcrumbs on the concrete ledge across the street. They reminded me of Beth and Rachel. Loud. Messy. Entirely too invested in being right. But beneath the chaos? Strategy. Beth thought she was clever, roping me into that ridiculous bet. Thought she could dangle that little reward in front of me and keep control of the situation. But she’d underestimated just how much I liked to win—and how far I’d go to tilt the odds in my favor.

The labyrinth’s pulse intensified, walls twisting, spikes launching from every angle. I realized, with a jolt, that this wasn’t just a battle for our lives it was a war of wits, strategy, and sheer courage against a mastermind who knew every move we could make. And the fall… was unavoidable.

“Why do you think so?” “You went to the bar for a drink, your wallet and phone went missing. Facing embarrassment when you could not pay because your wallet was missing, he stepped in to pay for you. Then he supposedly searched around, spotted a guy with your things you recognized immediately,he chased down the thief, got everything back, but lost the guy. You brought him home to thank him by cooking, and just like that, you believe it’s fate? What if he’s not your knight in shining armor? What if the whole thing was staged to reel you in?”

I rolled my eyes, letting out a soft chuckle, “As tempting as that sounds, I have better things to do than to engage in a battle of wits with someone who is unarmed.” “Y… You bitch!” Erika screeched again, louder this time, her face flushing a deeper shade of red. She looked almost comical in her rage, like a child who’d been denied her favorite toy, “You think you’re so high and mighty…” “Actually, I just think I’m above wasting my time on petty drama.” I cut her off, my smile sharp and also mocking, “But if you want to keep embarrassing yourself, by all means, don’t let me stop you, just be yourself.”

I tuned back into what the elder was saying. “--you were expecting a battle between the Luna and another opponent, I'm sorry to say but that wouldn't be happening this year.” He said, the crowd went wild with anger, my mouth fell open and I cautiously stared around waiting for any sigh or anything that would clarify the motion that I wasn't fighting today.

"Wow, I guess Bettany successfully brainwashed you... Let's not talk about this anymore, how about we play a game?" Zion took out his phone. "However, Wisdom said gloomily, ""I don't want to play the games that you developed as I can never beat you...""" I'm not in the mood to develop games lately. Let's play Mobile Legends. "Then, Wisdom let out a sigh of relief after hearing Zion's words." "He knew that Zion wasn't in a good mood, so it would be best for him to comfort Zion now." "So, the two brats took out their phones and started playing."

I don't kill, I immobilize. I was in the full battle mode now, and wolves were falling at my feet. I was ripping into the side of a gold-coloured wolf, I was distracted. Too distracted to see a rouge lunge at my right. The wolf knocked me to the floor and I growled as blood pooled from my side. The battle was drawing to a close, the rouges were retreating. The wolf tearing at my body was doing it out of spite. I struggled, made a last attempt to lunge and my teeth sunk into his throat. He thrust away from me and retreated, blood dripping from his coat. I sunk down as the pack began howling in victory, a soft smile working its way onto my lips