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The white wolf managed to drive her shoulder into his chest, the force of the contact caused the male to stumble backward three steps. There was no cheering from the crowd as the male and female both bit into each other. The white wolf was thicker furred than the grey wolf, it was harder for his teeth to find their target. Instead of him tearing into her flesh he tore away a good piece of her fur just above her ribs. Once the fur was spat out he wasted no time in biting again, the angle that he was attempting to bite her only resulted in a flesh wound. Her wound began to bleed but nothing close enough to be considered serious. The white wolf bit into the top of his shoulder in the same spot where Tony’s wolf had bitten into him earlier.

She bit until her teeth hit bone. His snarl echoed in her ears and nearly caused her to release in surprise. It was the burning sensation at her side that kept her from doing so. With a deep growl, she shook her head hard, the motion causing her teeth to shred through the muscles in his shoulder. Suddenly the male dropped his body weight to the ground, the move causing the female to follow him down, hitting her nose against his shoulder hard enough to force her to release and back up with a few hard blinks.

Her eyes naturally watered up from the force of the impact but before she could clear her vision the male was upon her. His claws found her chest as he forced her to the ground, her white fur began to turn red as he tore into her. She was left with no choice but to roll onto her back, her jaws snapping shut just an inch from his muzzle before he had pulled away. She created an opening that she knew he wouldn’t be able to resist taking, not if he was going to be fighting seriously.

His eyes went straight for her exposed throat, just like she knew he would. He lunged with a speed that rivaled Vini in the kitchen when he had heard someone at the door. The female was barely able to catch him in time to keep him from killing her. Her back claws tore into the soft flesh of his belly, splattering blood on herself. Despite them being the same size he weighed more than she did. Her back paws stopped him from tearing her throat out but his teeth were able to catch the side of her neck.

The female let out a sharp yelp, her eyes widened as his jaw closed. As his jaw began to shut she could feel his teeth cutting through her artery. There was a collective gasp that she could barely hear, everything seemed so distant suddenly. The male was ripped off of the female's body. Vini and Celeste both had the large wolf pinned down, Celeste was holding the silver dagger at the male's face so he could see the weapon.

The male snarled but didn’t budge an inch as he kept his eyes on the dagger. The white wolf shifted back slowly. Farryn gasped at the pain, her hands pressing to her neck as hard as she could as her blood pooled beneath her. No one moved to help her. The outsider, the female outsider posing as an alpha had lost. She coughed as she made an attempt to roll over onto her side, scarlet blood dribbling down her chin as she gritted her teeth.

“Vini help her.” Celeste snapped at her brother, the female was small but with the weapon would easily keep the male wolf beneath her at bay. Vini hesitated before a moment before slowly releasing the back of the male's neck and moving to Farryn’s side.

“Hold on just for a bit longer.” His voice was surprisingly gentle as he scooped the fallen alpha into his arms and stood up, looking around expectantly for someone to direct him.

“T-They won’t…” Farryn’s body locked up as she gasped again. “They won’t help.” She finished. Her eyes were squeezed shut hard in pain. Vini made a noise of disgust and was just beginning to walk away with her in his arms when Amelia stepped into his path. His arms tightened around Farryn as if he thought she was going to try and kill the weakened female.

“I’ll show you to Rosemary, she’ll help Farryn.” Farryn cracked open one of her eyes to gaze at the twin. Amelia forced a smile to her lips but turned away quickly. The pack around them was silent, confused about what to do now. Would Xavier have actually won? The Fae had interfered before they had a legitimate answer.

It wasn’t until Vini began to walk away following Amelia that Celeste slowly got off of the wolf and allowed him to shift back. His shoulder was still actively bleeding and it took him a moment to sit up as he pressed one hand against his bleeding stomach. “Xavier… what now?” Tony stepped forward, offering a hand to the male as he lowered his head in respect.

Xavier’s eyes tracked the male Fae that walked away with Farryn as he grabbed Tony’s hand with his free hand and slowly got to his feet. “She is still alpha.” He spat as he slowly began to stumble along behind them until Celeste slid in front of him with her dagger out.

“Where do you think you’re going?” Her silver eyes gleefully danced along his body, focusing more on the ruby red that dripped down his tanned muscular body.

“I’m going to the pack doctor, witch. A wolf can only heal but so fast by themselves.” They glared at each other for a moment before he moved around her. Celeste didn’t stop him a second time but she followed closely behind him.

“Xavier, what do you mean she is still our Alpha? You had her beat!” Tony insisted as he, along with Darius and several others, followed. Xavier growled in annoyance.

“She did not submit. I didn’t kill her. So she is still your alpha.” Tony stuttered in disbelief but Xavier showed no desire to listen. His eyes were glued to the back of the blonde male a few yards ahead of them.

“You have a very nice butt.” Xavier’s steps faltered before he looked over his shoulder sharply to the Fae who snapped her eyes up to his quickly. She grinned at him innocently. Xavier snarled with just the hint of a wince before he resumed walking. He wasn’t finished with Farryn yet, their fight was interrupted so it wasn’t right for him to try and claim the title, but there wouldn’t be any interruptions the next time around.