Riley POV
Watching my mate spar with Thomas was nerve-wracking. I watched with my heart racing as the two of them continued to hurt each other, over and over again. I had seen the blood trickling from their wounds and the aggressiveness with which they had tackled each other. It had caused me to fear for his life, even as I acknowledged that as the King of the Lycan's it was naive of me to think that he would be taken down by his Beta. But it didn't stop the rush of fear flooding through me, or from feeling like my heart was leaping through my throat as I watched. Eventually, it had become too much and I had fainted, causing my mate and Thomas to stop the fight, even though I was embarrassed at having such a reaction.
Now my mate was gently holding my hand and squeezing it as we walked
