Chapter 140: Proving a Point
Cassie.
Class after class, I was introduced to so many people. I found my mind swirling with the amount of names I was supposed to remember, and I was happy to see the end of the day come quickly. The entire day I hadn’t seen my brother, and wondered whether he had actually come to class at all.
Following a few other students I didn’t know, I headed out to what they said were the training grounds, prepared to see if that was where Pollux had gone. Leaving the large vast buildings of the school, I followed down the cobbled paths and covered breezeways until the path led me through grassy fields with the site of a massive golden. arena in the distance.
The voices of the warriors grunting, groaning, and yelling commands to one another coil be heard before even stepping foot into the arena, and I had no doubt this was where my brother had gone.
I hoped Trixie would have been able to go with me, but I found it unfortunate she was preoccupied by some task she had to do with her parents, so instead, I ventured out here alone.
As the building grew closer, I noted how the high walls of the area stood taller than the school itself, reminding me of the colosseum in Rome. A place where gladiators used to fight for the entertainment of their people. The same people who were ruthless and desired to see the blood and gore that made a lot of men lose their lives.
It didn’t surprise me once I stepped in and took notice of the men sparing that they would have something set up like this. Odin may not have been what people called a “Greek” god, but according to legend, the gods all were the same in the eyes of their believers, no matter the culture they came from. And here in these walls, it was obvious to see fighting was a sport all took seriously.
Stepping forth down the stone steps of the arena, the littered sounds of students sitting and watching as they yelled for their favorite people took me by shock. I didn’t find this kind of thing entertaining. I knew training was important, but the way they were acting was barbaric in a way, at least to me.
“Hey, your name’s Cassie, right?” A voice called from my left. Glancing over my shoulder, I took in the brown hair and golden eyes of a dark–skinned girl who was in my second period advanced magic class.
“Yeah it is. You’re Sansa, the witch.”
Small laughter escaped her as she nodded her head, “Yeah I am. Well, I’m a hybrid like everyone else here. Celestial blood and all of that. Come sit with me. There’s no point in watching alone.”
Hesitating for a moment, I gave a tight–lipped smile and nodded as I watched her slide over so I could sit down. “Thanks, I’m not really here to watch. Just see if my brother actually showed up today.”
Her eyes lit up when I spoke of my brother and, with an eager smile, she nodded. “Oh girl, he did.”
“Why did you say it like that…” I mumbled with a sigh. A million and one thoughts ran through my head at her comment, and as she pointed in the direction of the field, I followed her finger and caught sight of my brother heaving up and down with golden eyes and protruding fangs as he stared down at his opponent, who laid upon the ground.
“He has been killing them out there… metaphorically, of course. Bronn was our strongest fighter, and as you can tell, he dominated Bronn in no time. Which I’m not sure if that’s going to be a good thing or a bad thing.”
Glancing at her quickly, I raised my brow in question. “Why do you say that?”
“Well, Bronn is my half–brother, unfortunately. Only by our father, of course, celestial blood. His mother was a werewolf, and friends with my mother–a witch. From what my mother said… Our dad enjoyed poly relationships.”
Sansa spoke about the situation as if it wasn’t a big deal, and whereas I was only Odin’s granddaughter, they were direct children of a god. How was it my brother was stronger than a direct child? It made little sense.
“That’s crazy… who was your dad?” The question made her laugh and looking to me she shook her head.
“Who knows… there were speculations on who he was, but no one dares to claim their heritage. Odin, Freya, and Frigg just try to clean up their mess.”
“That’s not cool. I mean you should at least know,” I replied, feeling slightly bad for her that she didn’t know who her father was.
“It’s okay, I’m not too bothered,” she added before cheering for the people on the field. As I looked back towards my brother, I watched him walk towards the sidelines where a group of girls were flirting. His signature smile came on display causing me to cringe as I watched him “work his magic” or so he liked to call it.
“God, can he be anymore annoying…” I muttered with disgust, rolling my eyes as I admired the others. It was then when my eyes met Lucas‘, I noticed he was staring right at me. Those same damn mesmerizing eyes catching me off guard as a slow smirk slid onto the corner of his lips.
“Oh, snap… does he belong to you?” Sansa asked, causing me to scoff.
“He kinda does, but she won’t admit to it.”
Trixie’s overly cheerful voice appeared behind me and gave me a heart attack and as I jumped, I placed my hand upon my chest to turn and glare at her from over my shoulder. “Jesus Christ, woman… you about gave me a heart attack. You can’t go sneaking up on people like that.”
Both Sansa and Trixie laughed at my reaction as I grumbled my unhappiness under my breath. “Don’t change the subject,” Sansa added. “I need the juicy details.”
I wasn’t sure what it was about Sansa, but between her and Trixie, I felt like we had been old friends who had known each other our entire lives. “It’s complicated.”
“Everything is always complicated with you.” Trixie smirked. “He is hot, though, just like your brother. I’m not sure why you’re opposed to him, but if you’re not careful, one of the other girls will try to snag him up.”
The thought of one of the other girls touching Lucas did bother me, and I didn’t like that it did. Yet, no matter the fact he was supposed to be my mate, I couldn’t get past the shit he had done. To hide being my mate, and then act like an asshole all these months.
He confused me, like an internal war brewing in my mind that just won’t let up.
“He is an ass-” I mumbled, trying to look away from him and not let him see how much he was bothering me.
“Looks like someone else likes his ass-” Quickly darting my gaze back to Lucas, I watched Zia walk to him with a smile on her face and anger flared through me. A swirling mass of chaos slowly started to build inside me, and as if he knew, his eyes met mine and he smiled.
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