going to the scrap, so are we talking a fight here? Is that what The Pit is?” Stone’s expression was a closed book. I got nothing. “Tell me.”
He sighed and looked away, his head shaking in exasperation. I waited, though not patiently , as I tapped my foot. His eyes connected with mine and our gazes locked uncomfortably. If I didn’t know better I would have thought he was reading my mind, but that was impossible. I lifted my chin and firmed my jaw. I wasn’t leaving here without answers.
Stone nodded, happy with whatever he saw. Pulling his hand away, he said, “I wasn’t sure you would be interested, but now that I think about it,” he said. “With the way you took down Chris and Stevenson –”
“Who?” I interrupted.
“The two guys I sent to pick you up today.”
“Oh, Ken and Barbie,” I nodded, crossing my arms.
Stone’s eyebrows furrowed before he shook his head. “You are something, you know that?”
“We’ve already established that, Stone. Now , you just have to define what that something is.”
“I’m still working on it,” h e chuckled. “As I was saying, after the way you took down my men, I think you might be more interested than I thought.”
“Interested in what?”
“Come,” he held out his hand. “I’ll show you.”
I hesitated, hoping this wouldn’t come back and bite me in the ass. The mission demanded I get answers, so I knew I needed to follow Stone and find out about this pit. It could lead me to Red, but it could also be a trap.
With his large, warm hand encasing mine, I followed Stone to the car. Here’s hoping I didn’t end up as someone’s fur coat.
Chapter 10
The place was packed with shouting, excited people. They cheered and hollered, jumping up and down, waving their hands, as they watched the fight going on in the arena below. The building was huge and built like a stadium, with seats going up the sides and around. And down at the bottom, where Stone and I stood, was the arena. Oval shaped with a dirt floor, the sides were enclosed with a twenty foot high fence. It was The Trench all over again.
I did notice a few differences, though. One being , this building was not secretly hidden in a basement, but open for anyone to see. Built in a large field right outside of town, it was hard to miss. Second was the fighters weren’t in their animal forms. I knew they were shifters, but they circled each other as humans, making it look more like a raw MMA fight.
“What is this?” I asked Stone , as I took turns watching the fight and getting a feel for my surroundings.
“Welcome to The P it,” he said, glancing down at me. His face was unreadable and I got the sense that he was waiting for my approval. He wasn’t getting it.
“Huh, do you impress all your dates with illegal fighting?”
He tilted his head, as he studied me. “No. And I will admit, this isn’t exactly legal, but we run a clean show here.”
“Clean show?” I asked doubtfully.
He gave a single, tight nod. “No drugs allowed in The Pit. If you’re caught using or fail your drug test, you’re out.”
I glanced back at the ring and watched the fighters intently. They were kicking the shit out of each other for sure, but I didn’t see anything abnormal. Their eyes were normal in color and neither were they drooling that nasty red foam. But most noticeable was that If they were drugged, they would have shifted uncontrollably.
“I have some business to take care of,” Stone said, gaining my attention again. “Will you be okay here with Ben?”
I looked over at Ben and smiled. “Yep, we’re good. I can handle Ben if he gets out of line.” Ben’s attention was on the crowd, his gaze roaming the spectators, but I saw him roll his eyes at my comment.
“I’ m sure you can,” Stone chuckled. “I’ll be back soon,” he said before walking over to Ben. He whispered, “Watch out for that one, she can take you down.”
Ben nodded , as his eyes met mine,
He sighed and looked away, his head shaking in exasperation. I waited, though not patiently , as I tapped my foot. His eyes connected with mine and our gazes locked uncomfortably. If I didn’t know better I would have thought he was reading my mind, but that was impossible. I lifted my chin and firmed my jaw. I wasn’t leaving here without answers.
Stone nodded, happy with whatever he saw. Pulling his hand away, he said, “I wasn’t sure you would be interested, but now that I think about it,” he said. “With the way you took down Chris and Stevenson –”
“Who?” I interrupted.
“The two guys I sent to pick you up today.”
“Oh, Ken and Barbie,” I nodded, crossing my arms.
Stone’s eyebrows furrowed before he shook his head. “You are something, you know that?”
“We’ve already established that, Stone. Now , you just have to define what that something is.”
“I’m still working on it,” h e chuckled. “As I was saying, after the way you took down my men, I think you might be more interested than I thought.”
“Interested in what?”
“Come,” he held out his hand. “I’ll show you.”
I hesitated, hoping this wouldn’t come back and bite me in the ass. The mission demanded I get answers, so I knew I needed to follow Stone and find out about this pit. It could lead me to Red, but it could also be a trap.
With his large, warm hand encasing mine, I followed Stone to the car. Here’s hoping I didn’t end up as someone’s fur coat.
Chapter 10
The place was packed with shouting, excited people. They cheered and hollered, jumping up and down, waving their hands, as they watched the fight going on in the arena below. The building was huge and built like a stadium, with seats going up the sides and around. And down at the bottom, where Stone and I stood, was the arena. Oval shaped with a dirt floor, the sides were enclosed with a twenty foot high fence. It was The Trench all over again.
I did notice a few differences, though. One being , this building was not secretly hidden in a basement, but open for anyone to see. Built in a large field right outside of town, it was hard to miss. Second was the fighters weren’t in their animal forms. I knew they were shifters, but they circled each other as humans, making it look more like a raw MMA fight.
“What is this?” I asked Stone , as I took turns watching the fight and getting a feel for my surroundings.
“Welcome to The P it,” he said, glancing down at me. His face was unreadable and I got the sense that he was waiting for my approval. He wasn’t getting it.
“Huh, do you impress all your dates with illegal fighting?”
He tilted his head, as he studied me. “No. And I will admit, this isn’t exactly legal, but we run a clean show here.”
“Clean show?” I asked doubtfully.
He gave a single, tight nod. “No drugs allowed in The Pit. If you’re caught using or fail your drug test, you’re out.”
I glanced back at the ring and watched the fighters intently. They were kicking the shit out of each other for sure, but I didn’t see anything abnormal. Their eyes were normal in color and neither were they drooling that nasty red foam. But most noticeable was that If they were drugged, they would have shifted uncontrollably.
“I have some business to take care of,” Stone said, gaining my attention again. “Will you be okay here with Ben?”
I looked over at Ben and smiled. “Yep, we’re good. I can handle Ben if he gets out of line.” Ben’s attention was on the crowd, his gaze roaming the spectators, but I saw him roll his eyes at my comment.
“I’ m sure you can,” Stone chuckled. “I’ll be back soon,” he said before walking over to Ben. He whispered, “Watch out for that one, she can take you down.”
Ben nodded , as his eyes met mine,
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