Narele glared at her brother.
"Anthony, I am displeased with your continued insistence to control me. I had thought when you let me leave you finally worked out I can look after myself. Sad to think you do not agree." She sighed heavily and he reached out a hand to touch her shoulder. At this point her annoyance and sadness had broken the very little restraint I had when it came to her and jumped up at him growling as much as I could. I pushed him back, trying not to hurt him, since I knew it would hurt her. However I don't think I needed to worry, seeing as he pushed me back and I fell to my hind legs and stumbled onto my back. Jake and Embry moved to pick me up when Narele fell to her knees by my side, stroking me and glaring at Anthony.
"No need to pick on him. He is merely protecting me. Something you apparently think that is only your job, am I wrong?"
"I am the only person who has enough power to do so. These new minions of yours? Are merely muscle, no brains, and no proper protection."
"Protection I only need because of your lifestyle. Without your lust for power, I would be able to walk down a street for a pair of shoes without being avoided, shot at or kidnapped. You, my brother, are the reason for my scars."
He sighed deeply and she froze. His head rose as he fixed her with his cold eyes and slapped her across the face.
"If you wish to stay here, under my protection, you will live by my rules. Lose the escort, lose the second mutt and I will consider forgetting you said that." He grabbed her chin and raised it so she had to look him in the eye. "Do not forget what I saved you from little sis." He let go and strode away, slipping behind a wall and disappearing. I turned to Narele and noticed she seemed to be trying really hard not to cry. I licked her hand and she twitched at me before ripping off her jacket and leaving her in a black tank top and she swung herself over the rails surrounding the fight ring and landed in the middle. The two previously fighting guys looked at each-other and one leapt out of the ring before the other could move. The one left with Narele had greasy black dreads and several rings on each finger. Beyond that he seemed petrified to be fighting against my Narele. She nodded respectfully at him and adjusted the studded leather strap around her wrist so it fit snugly over her knuckles. She twitched her boot laces and tightened her pony tail before speaking.
"To first on the ground for three." She ordered. He nodded and gulped in the air around him like there was no tomorrow. With the look on her face I reckon he thought there wouldn't be.
"If you get hurt, don't tell Anthony it was me?"
"I promise."
She nodded again and he moved towards her, reaching out to grab her waist. She feinted to the side and swung her legs over his bent over torso before landing on his other side, thoroughly confusing him. While he tried to work out what she'd done, she kicked the back of his knees, causing him to fall to the ground. He was down for two seconds when he leapt back up, his face bright red and his expression livid.
"Bitch." Blood was pouring from his newly smashed nose, creating an interesting effect. She smirked and ducked his fist before punching his stomach with her studded fist. He groaned and she leapt onto his back. I was actually cheering her until he grabbed her wrist and slammed her into the floor. Jake and Embry dragged me out, but I just turned human and took the pants Jake kept in his left pocket. Changing into them I ran back inside to see Narele getting repeatedly kicked in the side by this punk. When she tried to grab his foot and pull him over, he kicked her hand making a nauseating shattering noise. I growled, leapt into the ring and pulled her into my arms, glaring at him. He scarpered back, terrified by the wolf in my eyes. I scowled and kicked him into the metal poles, smirking at the crack of his leg on impact. Before Narele could start to complain I leapt back over the poles and onto the ground, still holding her close to my chest. I wasn't thinking of anything but getting her to somewhere I deemed safe so I could check her over and yell at her for even thinking to fight. I dragged outside.
"What the hell do you think that was? Throwing yourself out there, trying to get hurt? How could you do that to me?" I snapped at her. She stared at me as I gently let her fall to the ground and she stepped back from me. I remembered how she didn't know about my...secret.
"Oh shit." I muttered. I held out a hand to her and she stepped further back. "I was going to tell you, eventually. I just wasn't sure if you'd like me as much like this as you did before."
She continued staring. By this point Jake and Embry had caught up.
"Shit dude. Smooth." Jake said, laughing. Without looking away from me, Narele grabbed his collar and pulled him to her before throwing him to the ground.
"You are Paul." She stated.
"Yes." I whispered, watching her face. She moved towards me, but sucked in an almost inaudible breathe. I wouldn't have heard it if I were human, but that with her slight expression of discomfort convinced me she was hurt. "Can I check if you are hurt, please?"
This seemed to kick her out of her trance and she frowned before kicking me in the head and jumping on the motorbike hiding behind the dumpster. She kicked it into motion and sped off, while I lay on the cold asphalt ground with my head throbbing in time with wounded heart.