Is this destiny?

During Sean's spar with Emma, Aaron and Noah approached the rink, side by side. They were not interested in the fight; their attention was on the lovely referee. This was a perfect opportunity for them to soak their eyes in Sarah's beauty without being discovered by Aiden. Aiden warned them (more than once) to stay away from Sarah, but this is a match, many people are looking that way, Aiden can't prove anything.

When the match ended, they were disappointed that Sarah left the rink. And she even helped Sean to get down!

Aaron got an idea. He nudged Noah with his elbow and gave him eye signals toward the rink.

"Sarah is there, we can ask her to be the referee.", Aaron said to Noah with sparkles in his eyes.

Noah was obviously confused. "Referee for what?"

"Let's spar.", Aaron said smugly.

They know each other for many years, and they were always about evenly matched physically, but Aaron had a healthy lifestyle which gave him an advantage on the sports field. They also quarreled few times which ended up with a scuffle, and Aaron is confident that he can take on Noah and score some points in Sarah's eyes. Last time they checked, Aaron was faster and definitely stronger than Noah.

Noah arched his eyebrow suspiciously. "You want to spar? With me?"

Aaron nodded enthusiastically. Noah's reaction only confirmed that he is afraid, or so he thought.

"Come on. Don't be a chicken.", Aaron taunted Noah.

"Sure.", Noah smiled smugly and walked after Aaron.

…

"You want me to be a referee for your spar?", Sarah asked while her eyes darted between Noah and Aaron.

"Will you?", Aaron asked with a big smile.

Sarah glanced in the direction Aiden is. She promised him that it will not take longer than few minutes for Emma's spar, but then she got delayed talking and now these two. She can imagine that Aiden will not be very patient, especially because it's these two.

Also, why would Noah and Aaron spar? In a match of a soldier against a runway model, it's clear who will win.

Sarah looked at Noah, expecting him to say something and stop this madness, but he only stood on the side with a small smirk on his face. Sarah understood that Aaron initiated this, and that Noah is looking forward to Aaron's shock when he faces the reality.

Well, both of them are grownups and Aiden is busy so… Sarah exhaled. "Fine."

Aaron showed his most dazzling smile while walking to the rink.

Sarah shook her head helplessly at the sight of Aaron's confident walk, and Noah stalking two steps behind Aaron with a smirk of an assassin who is lurking his unsuspecting prey.

Sarah was surprised when Aiden held her hand from behind, preventing her from moving toward the rink.

"What is going on?", Aiden asked grumpily. "You said only one match."

Aiden observed that the match between Sean and Emma ended and after that Sarah spoke with the Ronin twins… and now she is walking back toward the rink? Does she plan to spend the rest of the party as a referee? And why does it need to be with those two guys (aka Aaron and Noah)?

Aiden saw Sarah glance his way while talking with Aaron and Noah, did she think that he will not catch that? His eyes are always on her (courtesy of Eve-vision).

Sarah wrapped her arms around Aiden's waist and showed him her puppy-eyes in an attempt to get him in a better mood. "They asked me to be the referee and as you can see… this is a special case."

Aiden frowned. "Don't tell me that you are worried about Aaron?"

Sarah pressed her index finger between Aiden's eyebrows, and smiled. "Are you jealous?"

"Always.", Aiden said with a straight face, but his frown was gone. He is unable to hold a frown when he feels her finger between his eyebrows. That light touch always takes him back into his white Mercedes Benz E-Class Coupe, 2018 limited edition, parked at the sightseeing spot overlooking a mountain and a forest and a lake, with Sarah by his side, not letting him out of her hug because it's not enough. And with Sarah, it's never enough.

"I would tell you that you have no reasons to be jealous, but you already know that." Sarah's smile widened when she saw Aiden's handsome lips curving upward.

She wanted to hold onto him tightly and to kiss him senselessly, but they are surrounded with people who came to celebrate her birthday. Well, they can't do it now, but soon... "I look forward to our vacation."

"Not as much as I do.", he responded with his devilish smile on.

While Aiden and Sarah flirted, in the rink…

Aaron and Noah are facing each other.

Paulette, Ava and Luna gathered next to the rink's edge in anticipation of the two attractive young men removing their tops. Well, all three of them saw Aaron undressing backstage more than once, and they would not mind another glance at that toned body with a perfect skin. On the other side, Noah is not a bad looking guy either.

Most of the generals (aka kids) gathered in anticipation of watching Noah's match. He is a sergeant in the army of Chaos, and they are curious how he will fight even though they don't know about Aaron's background, but if he is any good, there will be a good show to watch.

In one smooth move, Aaron removed his t-shirt and kept it on the side before flexing his muscles.

He saw the ladies ogle at him, and he hoped that Sarah is watching as well. Where is Sarah?

Aaron's smug expression faded as soon as his sight landed on Noah who also removed his top. When did Noah became so… buff? What's up with all those muscles?

Aaron frowned while eyeing Noah. "Are you going to the gym?"

Noah smirked. "You could say that."

Sarah entered the rink area to act as a referee and Aaron smiled because he forgot why he is there and that he is facing Noah whose body got several levels of upgrades since he saw him last time.

Noah and Aaron spotted Aiden who is watching them closely, but he is outside the rink, so they feel that he is not a threat.

Sarah gestured toward Noah and Aaron to come closer before speaking: "I hope that you will not seriously hurt each other. Match ends when one of you is out of the rink, can't continue fighting or admits a defeat. Understood?" She glanced at Aaron and then spoke to Noah: "Don't hit his face."

Aaron smiled smugly while thinking that Sarah likes his face. That is why she is saving it. 

Aaron is almost right: she wants to save his face, but he is a wrong about the reason behind it. Sarah knows that if Aaron's face gets deformed, he will be unable to book any gigs. And if that happens, how is he going to pay his bills?

Noah's lips stretched into a wide smile. He understood Sarah's last comment as: Sarah sees him as the one with an advantage, so he needs to give a handicap and avoid hurting Aaron's face.

And Noah is not wrong. Sarah knows that Noah fought his way up from the arena in the Black and White nightclub in Austin and now he is with the army of Chaos, training and fighting on a regular basis while Aaron goes to the gym to look toned for the runway.

To say that she is concerned for Aaron is an understatement.

---

If you are not reading this at 'W e b n o v e l .. c o m', then the content you're reading is stolen! Please support the author by reading this novel from the original source.