Is this destiny?

Sarah felt Aiden gently rubbing her back.

She relaxed slightly while thinking about her emotions and what caused such a stir. Why is she allowing some random women to get her this upset? Because she is insecure. She knows that Aiden loves her, but the event from the wedding showed her that it is not enough. Just two of them loving each other is NOT enough for a happy ending. There are always going to be people scheming and wanting what does not belong to them. She hates this feeling of being helpless... What can she do?

Sarah remembered her talk with Sophia: status, establish yourself as someone against whom bed climbers won't dare try anything. They need to know that they lost before making any move. And she remembered what Nori advised: the best way to keep people in check is… fear.

The crowd outside glass enclosure erupted in screams and three men entered the cage. Two dragged out unconscious loser of the match, while third one held a microphone and his voice boomed over the screams: "Aaaaand this is the eight consecutive win for powerful RHINO! Two more wins and he gets the right to…"

Sarah thought how this is the first time Aiden brought her to a place he used to hang out before they met. She should be happy that he trusts her enough to bring her here. Hopefully he will bring her to many places like this, so she gets to find out more about him what he did and who he was before they met. It can't be just womanizing… she just found out that he is an undefeated champion of an underground fighting arena!

Sarah also thought if she brought Aiden to any of her before-Aiden places, and somehow her birthday popped into her mind… that cave-hideout… Nick showing interest for her openly… and how Aiden handled it: by showing his dominance.

Sarah lifted her head and looked at Aiden. "Let go of me."

Aiden frowned in disapproval, but he released his hold on her.

Sarah got on her toes and kissed him on the lips. "There is something I need to do. Watch me from here."

Aiden raised an eyebrow questionably and his face broke into panic when he saw Sarah walk out and disappear into the crowd.

Sarah held her breath while squeezing between the people. Surprisingly, it was not so difficult, because everyone was focused on the fighting arena.

She reached her destination when the announcer in the caged arena spoke again: "Who is our next challenger? Anyone…?"

Sarah stood in front of the arena entrance and raised her hand. With a sweet smile she said: "Me."

Man with the microphone looked at her questionably. The man called Rhino stood next to the announcer and looked at Sarah with a slight frown. How they see it, this skinny lady has few loose screws. Sarah is not really skinny, but compared to the bulky fighters, she is tiny. And her black jeans and black t-shirt make her frame look more fragile than it is.

"Is there a problem?" Sarah asked.

Man held his microphone on the side. "Are you sure you want to be next?"

"Yes." Sarah smiled. "Can I come in?" She gestured inside the enclosure.

Man glanced at Rhino and exhaled. Well, if she wants to fight this man who is more than twice her size, who is he to object? He is here to make a show so that people place bets. "OK. Name?"

Sarah glanced at her all black outfit and thought for a second before responding: "Nyx."

Announcer was about to put microphone to his mouth, but he quickly retracted it and leaned closer to Sarah. "How do you spell that?"

"N-Y-X"

Man looked at Sarah with mix of emotions flashing on his face before lifting the microphone and starting his announcement: "Ladies and gentlemen, our new challenger is Nyx! For our bookkeepers, that is: N-Y-X. Place your bets, Rhino vs Nyx! You have one minute!"

Big screens above arena displayed: "Rhyno vs Nyx" and below was a timer which counted down starting from 59 seconds.

…

In the glass booth, four pairs of eyes were moving from the arena to Aiden in confusion.

Jade could not hide her big smile. Sarah will get beaten up, and she brought it on herself! This can't get any better!

"Mr. A…", Chad spoke. "Aren't you going to stop this?"

Aiden smiled bitterly while his gaze didn't leave arena. "She is angry. There is no way I'm going there. Give me a chair."

Aiden is not sure what got Sarah angry, but he saw that her lenses turned red. And her behavior confirmed it: she is furious. And he knows that she can't get hurt there. His questions are: Why did she get angry? Did she forget why they got here? How high will she go with these fights? Will she end up challenging him?

Aiden tapped his earpiece. "Eve, turn on my lenses."

Aiden sat comfortably on the chair which Chad brought and zoomed in to see Sarah clearly while information on Nyx was displayed only for him to see: 'Nyx, Greek goddess of the night… The first of all creation… Figure of exceptional power and beauty… feared by Zeus himself because she was stronger than him… Gave birth to Aether (Brightness), Hemera (Day), Moros (Destiny), Nemesis (Retribution), Thanatos (Death)…'

"Nyx… Married the God of darkness…", Aiden mumbled and smiled while thinking that he should start using Erebus as his alias. "Very appropriate."

Aiden remembered the wedding bands he asked Felix to make out of black gold, and they are almost done. Somehow, he is confident that Sarah will absolutely love them. The symbolism is definitely there… two of them, darkness and night, everything started from there… and when they got together, they created light, and everything else. That is exactly how he feels about her.

Amber was not sure what to think of this situation. Isn't Aiden very casual about all this? His date is about to get beaten up. How can he smile like that?

Shift was the most anxious one. Looking toward the arena, that Rhino guy is more than twice the size of Sarah! What kind of a monster is Aiden to let her go like that? Even if Aiden is a monster, he is not!

"Where are you going?", Aiden's voice stopped Shift who was already holding onto the door handle.

"I don't know how can you watch that calmly!", Shift snapped at Aiden. "She will be hurt!"

Aiden chuckled. "She came with me, and you just met her. Why do you care if she gets hurt? I will take the responsibility. Sit and enjoy the show."

"I am not ruthless like you!", Shift raged. "I can't watch calmly while a delicate young woman gets beaten to death!"

Aiden's eyebrows shoot up. "Don't tell me you developed an interest in my fiancée?"

Shift frowned. How did him acting as a decent human being ended up as developing a romantic interest in a woman? And did he say a fiancée?

"Fiancée?!", Jade shrieked.

Hearing Jade's reaction, Aiden immediately understood what got Sarah enraged. If his guess is right, Sarah picked up some signals from Jade. Is she another vixen who dreams of getting between him and Sarah?

Aiden lazily moved to look at the source of that high-pitched noise. "Oh, you developed an interest in her also?"

Jade didn't respond. She was frozen while staring at Aiden's red eyes. Her mouth twitched few times involuntarily.

"Tsk, tsk… that is what I get for falling for such an amazing woman like Sarah. Competition everywhere." Aiden shook his head and focused his attention on the arena. "Everyone be quiet. I don't want to miss this."

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