Is this destiny?

Voice boomed from downstairs: "Aaaaand this is the eight consecutive win for mesmerizing Nyx! Ladies and gentlemen, for those of you who placed bets on Nyx, this is a good time to go and collect your winnings! This unexpectedly bloodthirsty lady is on a roll! Nyx said that she does not want any breaks, and she needs two more wins…"

"Shit! That girl is awesome!", Noah exclaimed.

"Did you find yourself a new Mistress?", Paul teased Noah.

Noah shook his head. "No one compares with my Mistress!"

"What Mistress?", Madison asked, unable to control her curiosity.

"He has some bizarre obsession with Aiden\'s fiancée.", Henry explained.

Only Henry knows how strange it was to watch Noah kneel in front of Sarah and pledge his allegiance like he is witnessing an establishment of a slave-master contract. Paul was there as well, but somehow he didn\'t seem shocked by the scene unfolding in front of him.

Madison\'s face contorted at the mention of Sarah.

"Do you have something to say?", Patrick asked Aaron who was staring at him.

"Why did you bring Jessica to the wedding as your date?", Aaron finally asked the question that is on his mind since the wedding.

"Are you serious? How much I know, she is available… and she was definitely willing.", Patrick snickered.

"You brought her just to spite me. Didn\'t you?"

Patrick knows that Aaron has difficulty letting go of what happened in high school, but he thought that is because he can\'t forget that he caught Aiden sleeping with his girl. Now it seems that his grudge is not toward Aiden, but to anyone who is with Jessica? That does not make sense. "Spite you? Why? Because you dated her five years ago? Grow up, Aaron. People break up and move on. You should move on as well."

"You bastard!" Aaron stood up and his hands were balled into fists. He was ready to fight.

Patrick stood up. "Try me. I don\'t know if I can win, but I can definitely break your nose. Let\'s see how your modeling career progresses when I deform that pretty face of yours."

Aaron hesitated after hearing Patrick\'s words. He can\'t afford to have his face messed up.

"Why are you acting like you own her? She was your first girlfriend… don\'t act like it\'s a big deal. Was she your only girlfriend?" Patrick\'s eyes widened when he saw that Aaron avoided his gaze. "Seriously? You are so much into Jessica who slept around while you dated her that you didn\'t have a girlfriend after her for five years? And how much I know she didn\'t sleep with you, so… are you a virgin?"

Everyone burst into laugh when they saw that Aaron dejectedly pressed his lips into a thin line.

"No wonder you are acting like that.", Liam chimed in. "But you need to grow up… we are not teenagers anymore. There is no such thing as first love which lasts for a lifetime. Girls don\'t live in those fairytales where she saves herself for her prince charming and the story ends in a happy ending."

Others laughed and waved dismissively.

Aaron doesn\'t care that they are making fun of him. So what if he didn\'t have a serious relationship after Jessica? He tried few times, and it didn\'t work out because no other woman moved his heart, that\'s it. He is not ashamed of that.

Aaron wanted to tell them that they are wrong. What about Sarah? Aiden is her first and she is devoted to him… and it seems that he is devoted to her as well. No matter how he looks at them, two of them are headed for their happy ending.

But he didn\'t want to bring up Sarah, not in front of these people.

Aaron is aware that he likes Sarah, but he is not sure if he likes her because she is so amazing, or because she has the characteristics he wishes that Jessica had when they were dating… for one, to be faithful. That is the first thing he noticed when he spoke with Sarah, how her face lights up at the mention of Aiden. Immediately he knew that Aiden is the only one in Sarah\'s eyes.

But then… isn\'t that liking someone? There are some characteristics that you like, and when you find a person who has those traits, then you like that person… right? Based on that, he likes Sarah. But if he makes a move on her, isn\'t he just as despicable how Aiden was back in the high school?

…

In the glass booth…

"Where are you two going?", Aiden asked Amber and Jade who were heading toward the door.

"Restroom.", Jade awkwardly responded.

"Hold it.", Aiden curtly said without looking at them.

"You can\'t keep us here!", Amber protested.

Aiden shoot them a side glance. "I can make you unable to leave."

Jade and Amber shuddered. They know that he is right.

"Why are you treating me like this?", Jade\'s voice was higher than usually due to panic. She likes Aiden, but she finds him terrifying also. After all, in this place, Aiden is king of the jungle.

"Because my fiancée is about to win ten fights and issue a challenge to the champions."

Jade balled her hands into fists when she heard Aiden call Sarah his fiancée. "I would think that you want to spare her the pain. Everyone knows that fighting those amateurs and us is a totally different thing."

"You are right. That is why I\'m telling you to sit obediently."

Jade and Amber exchanged glances and went back to watch Sarah\'s fights.

Ninth fight is over, one more to go and she can issue the challenge. She can challenge two out of four champions. If the champion challenged is not present, the fight will be postponed. But if the champion is in the club, the challenge must be accepted or he (she) will lose the spot in the same way as if the fight ended in a defeat.

Both Jade and Amber can see that Sarah is an above average fighter. And it seems that she is hiding a lot of her capabilities. She just defeated nine opponents one after another, without breaks… and Sarah looks fresh, like she didn\'t even break a sweat. Based on Aiden\'s calm demeanor, he is confident that Sarah will not have problems winning against them. And just how they know the difference between regular challengers and four champions who are practicing martial arts for years, that is how they are aware of an endless distance between them and Aiden who seems to have some mystical skills. They all tried their chance against Aiden, and he defeated them like they are elementary school kids. It is embarrassing, but they must acknowledge that he is in a league of his own.

Amber and Jade are observing the fight below, and both are wondering: Is it possible that Sarah is on Aiden\'s level? Amber is not sure, but Jade is refusing to believe that Sarah is like Aiden. As much as she is nervous, part of her is happy at the prospect of giving some slaps to Sarah in front of her dear fiancé. He will see how useless Sarah is… Ah! She can even break few bones, maybe deform that pretty face… after all, anything can happen in that rink.

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