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fiercely and Alea felt a sharp sting
along her collarbone and rising over her shoulder.
    “Cease!” Alea heard a voice call out but she was so enthralled by
Maliuth’s eyes that she didn’t register the request. “I said cease at once.”
Maliuth blinked and reluctantly put some space between them. When Alea felt
that her feet were solidly planted on the ground, she took a shaky step back.
Looking at her shoulder, she could see the faint glow of a tattoo had been
forming. It wasn’t the same as the one she had seen on the female from before.
Each mating tattoo must be unique. She looked at Maliuth and noticed he had
been forming one also. When pressed together, they would fit together like a
puzzle piece. Not understanding why he had let her go she looked around.
    “Drace!” The rage in that one word made Alea shudder. Maliuth was more
angry than any person she had ever seen. “What do you—”
    “I am challenging mate status.” The male named Drace yelled out. “You are
not to complete the bonding until after the challenge is settled.”
    “How dare you!” The older blond male from before had come storming back
inside the chamber from yet another set of doors, along with the other two from
Maliuth’s party. She didn’t know who everyone was, but since she had mistaken
this male to be Maliuth before he had helped the female with him, and since he had
a vague resemblance to Maliuth, she was figuring he must be some form of relative.
    “Father it is okay.” Maliuth had gotten hold of his temper, though Alea
could feel his fist clenched against her side.
    “It is not okay. Where are the Oracles?” the older man’s voice was
thundering in the small chamber.
    “Dear. Maybe it is best if you let Maliuth handle this. We are here as
guests and should not interfere.” The statuesque blond female tried to reason
with the enraged male.
    “I accept your challenge and ask Galan to be my second.” Maliuth pulled
her into his body and carried her to stand away from the circle they had been
standing on. Alea was grateful since she was too stunned to move on her own.
    “You cannot have the Crown Prince as your second.” Drace taunted as he
too prepared for the fight. Clothing was being removed and blades handed out. “Icus
is my second.” He nodded to a male that had stormed the room with him.
    “Then I will second Maliuth.” The older male called out and Alea noticed
that Drace paled under his tan.
    “Father it is beneath your station to stand in as second. The King will
not be happy if he hears of this.” Maliuth had moved to stand in front of his
father. “I am honored that you would do this for me but I cannot let you.”
    “Let me?” The older man had taken his shirt off and Alea noticed he was
extremely fit. There were slightly pale scars crisscrossing his back and sides.
His shoulder had an intricate tattoo that she bet would match the one on
Maliuth’s mother. “You cannot stop me.”
      Turning to look at the males as
they all formed a circle in the middle of the room. She asked the female
standing next to her. “What are they going to do exactly?”
    Whispering down to her the female replied, “They are going to fight of
course.” Alea paled and before she could respond, the woman went on. “I am Sartya
by the way. Maliuth is my son. The stubborn ox preparing to stand with him is
my mate, Malendroch. You can call him Malen since we are to be family.”
    Alea was still stuck on the ‘fight’ part of Sartya’s statement. “You mean
they are going to use those blades and attack each other?” The men in the
circle were doing some sort of ritual and then only two were left in the
circle. Maliuth and Drace were facing each other, both with a very sharp
looking bladed weapon in their hands.
    “Yes dear. One of them must die since this is a challenge for mate
status.” Sartya stated matter of factly. “Maliuth was chosen by The Elder for
you, but if challenged by a previously chosen male,