An Unwanted Second Chance (JB Tirado) novel Chapter 53

She smiled back, standing up and offering her hand to him. He took it, climbing to his feet. He didn’t release.

her hand right away, pulling her closer to him when she tried to let go.

“It was kind of hot too,” he whispered in her ear, making her whole body go warm as he slid his free hand around her hip.

“Careful, Alpha,” Max said with a laugh. “You don’t want people to talk.”

Kent let go, taking a step back, his eyes wolfish as he watched her. She walked over to her water bottle, taking a drink to cool herself off in more ways than one. She kept her back to Kent, trying to get herself under control as the men started talking. After a few minutes, Leo, Max and Wesley said goodbye to her and

headed back to the pack house, leaving her alone with Kent.

“You’re really fast,” Kent said, drawing her gaze. “I mean I knew that, I’ve watched you spar, but actually

having to fight against your speed is a challenge.”

She shrugged. “I don’t have the strength of an alpha male so I learned how to use my speed to my advantage.

“Well, you do it well.” He smiled at her as he took a drink of water. “No one has taken me down since I became

alpha.”

“Then it was about time someone knocked you down a peg.”

He laughed. “You think pretty highly of yourself.”

“Well, I just put you on your ass.”

He looked away for a moment, his smile slipping. When he looked back, his face was serious.

“I’m not upset that you took me down,” he said, taking her by surprise.

“I–I know that,” she muttered, looking away.

He reached out, gently turning her chin to look at him. “But you were worried about that. I saw it in your face. You thought I was going to be pissed.”

She felt her jaw tremble as she jerked her chin away from his touch, looking away.

“I’m not Paul,” he said, coming up behind her. “I’m not threatened by the fact that you’re good at what you do.”

She turned to look at him.

“If anything,” he continued, “I’m thrilled. Who wouldn’t want a mate like you?”

She felt her cheeks redden as he stared down at her, running his thumb along his bottom lip.

“How about we go best two out of three?”

Riley rolled her eyes. “If you’re that eager to lose again, I guess we can.”

He laughed again, rolling his shoulders as he walked back into the ring. Riley looked across the training field

for a moment. It was almost dinner time and everyone had ended their training for the day, leaving Riley and Kent basically alone on the training grounds.

Chapter 53

“Are you coming?” Kent called.

She chuckled, walking into the ring. They got into their ready positions again, but this fight took longer. Kent was ready for her speed and didn’t make the same mistakes as the first time. They were both sweaty and out of breath when Kent lunged and Riley managed to get under him, kicking him in the back of the knee. He went down hard on one knee and she grabbed him from behind, slamming him backwards. She leapt over him, straddling him and nipping at his neck again.

“I win again,” she whispered, dragging her lips along his throat. “That’s two.” She kissed the tip of his chin and sat up, looking into his face.

“I don’t know,” he panted, reaching out to grab the back of her thighs. “From my perspective, I’m pretty lucky. I kind of like this position.” He moved his hands up her thighs to her, skimming the bottom of her ass.

She realized that she was straddling his waist, her hands resting on his bare chest. His fingers moved over her ass to her hips, shifting her backwards to feel the edge of his erection. She felt a rush of heat to her core. He abruptly flipped her over so her back hit the mat and he was over her, pinning her to the ground. His forearms bracketed her head, his nose almost touching hers. He rubbed his fingers into her hair as she reached up to wrap her hands around his neck, pulling him closer. He kissed her deeply, his tongue probing

into her mouth.

When the kiss ended, he started kissing down her neck to her collarbone. When he reached her marking spot he kissed it gently before sucking on it. She felt a jolt of heat rush to her core and she moaned, burying her fingers in his hair. He kissed up her neck to her ear, gently biting her earlobe.

“Goddess, you’re beautiful,” he whispered in her ear before kissing it. “How did I get this lucky?”

He started trailing kisses down to her marking spot, where he gently nipped and sucked, sending even more heat through her.

“Kent,” she moaned, hooking her ankles around the back of his thighs as she writhed under him. He moved his hips against her, his hard c**k rubbing her s*x through their clothes. He continued to grind against her as he kissed and nipped at her neck, causing her to moan again as she dug her fingers into his shoulders. “Oy, get a room,” someone hollered.

Kent jerked his head up, looking over his shoulder. Riley could see two young warriors walking from the academy to the barracks.

“S**t, that’s the alpha,” one of them said and they both took off running and laughing.

Kent looked back at Riley, swallowing hard. They were laying in the middle of the training grounds, but it seemed they had both forgotten that for a moment. Kent rolled off her, laying on his back in the sparring ring, looking up at the sky.

“I should go inside,” she muttered, as she sat up.

“Go ahead of me,” Kent murmured, rubbing his forehead. “I’ll need a minute before I can walk again.”

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