My Alpha Mate's Christmas Gift novel Chapter 103

　　However, that was what she wanted him to think. She quickly slid on the snowy floor as he was about to grab her, straying from his reach. She managed to bypass him, now behind. Without hesitation, she raised her leg to hit him, but he dodged instantly.

　　Roxanne used this momentum to rise and bring up with her an uppercut. Damien dodged, with his chin barely escaping her attack. He took a few steps back and created distance between the two of them.

　　“How do you like that?” Roxanne smiled.

　　“Not bad… But that can’t be all you have, right? I’m barely even using my Werewolf abilities here. This is supposed to be a Werewolf fight. It makes no sense if you can’t drive me to the point of using mine” Damien grinned.

　　“You…” Roxanne gritted her teeth.

　　"Tick Tock, tick-tock," He said playfully.

　　She had just had enough of his taunts. Roxanne's eyes glowed blue and she released the pent-up emotions she felt within her. She could feel strength welling up within her. She felt stronger, faster… She could feel her surroundings even more. Using this, she became more confident that she could at least land a hit.

　　With a dash, she quickly closed the distance and raised her fist to hit Damien. Her hand closed in on his face and drew nearer without any resistance on his part.

　　“Yea! I got him!” Roxanne thought.

　　Her fist hit something. It wasn't his face though… Rather, it was his palm. Roxanne's eyes widened as she stared unbelievably at Damien. His palm had blocked her first at the last moment, without any hint of doing so the moment before.

　　“S-So… So fast!” Roxanne muttered.

　　She couldn’t even see his movement as he blocked her hit. One moment his hands were down and she had secured her win, and the next his palm was up.

　　“Your blow is soft… Is that the strongest you can make it?” Damien commented, his glowing green eyes looking down on her.

　　“This guy… Even if he is mom's mate, I just can’t stand him!” Roxanne grumbled within herself.

　　He didn’t acknowledge her, something she found irritating. She remembered back when they first met, and the pitiful display she had shown him. She was flustered then and couldn’t fight well.

　　“He must think that’s how I fight normally!” Roxanne feared.

　　She thought she now had a chance to prove to him that she wasn’t so weak, but even now he dominated her with such ease. Was there really no way she could show him just how good she was, or was this the difference in level that she could never match up to?

　　“He is the Gamma, after all…” Roxanne thought to herself.

　　No! She wouldn't accept that. She had fought champions in the ring before, veterans who had fought and won more matches than she had. She didn't give up then, and she wasn’t going to start now. She would always find a way to win back then, so all she had to do was to do the same there.

　　“Think Roxanne, think”

　　Suddenly, an idea sparked in her head. She smiled at the thought.

　　“This could work!”

　　She quickly retreated from her location and distanced herself from Damien again, ready to enact her plan.

　　Damien sensed something had changed and Roxanne was up to something. He liked that and couldn’t wait till she pulled off her move.

　　“Let’s see what you’ve got!”

　　With another spring, this time faster than the previous one, Roxanne charged straight for Damien. Damien was surprised she employed such a straightforward tactic but quickly cautioned himself. It couldn't be that simple, she was definitely up to something!

　　As she neared him, Damien readied himself for what was to come. Immediately, Roxanne twisted her body as she turned around to a halt. Her leg which still moved was raised, dragging with it a great deal of snow and dirt. The particles made their way to Damien, who raised his guard at that very moment to block any of it from getting on his face.

　　Roxanne took this opportunity and jumped. The height was greater than what she could have achieved as a normal human. With her werewolf enhancement, she made her way above Damien's head. She front flipped, making her way behind Damien, whose guard was still raised and his partial attention remained on the mix of snow and dirt.

　　She landed on her feet behind him, and with haste, raised her elbow for a jab. His back was defenceless since his feet were rooted in a defensive stance and his hands were too occupied waving off the hindrance in front of him.

　　“Checkmate! It’s my win… One hit!” Roxanne thought to herself.

　　At this point, Damien only smiled and didn’t even bother to defend. Her elbow neared his back, ready to make its hard impact, however…

　　“Time Up!” Rita declared.

　　“W-Wha-“ Roxanne said with surprise as she froze, halting her attack.

　　“Looks like you were just a second too late… Roxanne," Damien smiled.

　　"Too bad... You couldn't get your one hit!"