Chapter 19 Knockout carried me in his arms . His gaze was even more intense than it had been that first day we met . There were humans around us , but none of them seemed to have a problem with letting Knockout carry me . The oddness of that had me thinking back to our time in a cage together . Even Hog had let Knockout make some rules , then . The humans hadn't argued with him once , and had instead gone along with whatever he wanted and planned . Who was he really , and why did they give him so much freedom ? | couldn't trust the guy , and I knew that . It was just going to take some effort to keep reminding myself , because I wanted to trust him . Where are we going ? " I asked Knockout , when I realized he wasn't heading toward the cages . Did he have an actual room there or something ? We rotate between four fighting locations . Keeps the cops off our asses , " Hog answered . ' d been told we would fight every third night . That would be about ten fights a month , and between four locations , they'd only fight in the same location twice month . Three times , max . didn't know much about underground fighting rings , but I assumed what they were doing was working out for them because there had been a whole damn lc of people in the stands for that fight . This one has the smallest cages , so the next one will be an upgrade , " Hog added . in upgraded cage . Yay . Ve stepped inside some kind of a garage . I had no idea what kind of building we were even in - some kind of warehouse , maybe ? With a basement ? It was harc o say . here was a large truck waiting in the garage , with a long enclosed trailer attached to it . Can you shift ? " Knockout asked me . Nope . " I didn't have to prod at my wolf to know her answer , but I did anyway . She snapped at me in response , even gloomier than she'd been before . nockout glanced at Hog . No , you two can't ride in the truck . Werewolves stay in the trailer . " is expected . ' nockout hauled me to the trailer's ramp . It was down , exposing the open insides of the trailer . Inside was a replica of the cage room we'd been staying in , xcept the cages were stacked two high , and only lined one of the walls . There were four cages and a skinny aisle on the left of them , and that was it . Comfy . he only open cage was the top one , furthest from the opening of the trailer . Earlier , Knockout had told me that there were fourteen fighters if he included the wo of us ... so they must've already taken ten others . The numbers didn't add up , unless they had a fifth wolf just stand in the aisle through the drive . But that would be even more cruel than having them trapped in a cage . glanced at Hog . He was already grunting about how long the explanation was taking . Yeah , the fifth wolf definitely stood in the aisle . 8 00:26 Rejected Luna : Trapped with the Rabid Alpha 21.7 % Dreame - Read Romance Stories Chapter 19 ' Door's closing . Get cozy . Hog strode back down the ramp We stepped further inside , and I reached my hand into the first bottom cage . The bars were wider than the small , squarish metal links on the cages we'd been living in , so my whole wrist fit . I patted the wolf on the hand , grimacing when I felt blood on his face . " Won your fight , huh ? " I asked him . He gave a happy yip that reminded me of a dog , and a ghost of a smile tugged my lips upward . At least someone was happy . Despite everything , you still don't have a shred of sense , Knockout muttered . It doesn't take sense to trust a wolf . They're good animals . " I gestured toward the cage with my non - bloody hand . " You can shift and take the cage . I'm sure it's more comfortable than the aisle , and I don't mind sitting down here , making friends . " I'm not leaving you on the ground . It's a rough ride and you might have a concussion , Ginger . I should've pulled the punch more . " ( 0 ) ( 0 ) 00:26