Chapter 11

|| Ares's POV ||

Countless eyes stared at us in disbelief especially the supporters of NCK who heard rumors about Finn dating Savannah for the past year. Finn never introduced Savannah to the public. Even though he never clarified it to anyone, I knew that he didn't reveal it only because he thought that he deserved better someone more attractive than Savannah. But fuck! Was that boy blind?

My princess was one on everything. Her drawn green eyes, curved figure, and slim waist were so perfect that I had never seen someone like her before even though I might be the number one playboy of Rainbow.

Gasps and whispers continued rumbling around us as we paced through the yard, guiding her to a safer place from where she could watch the match in comfort. A few rows apart, I found an empty place, reserved for the family members of HLG'S players. Though she didn't utter a single word of protest, I could feel her muscles tensing. Surely, it was a heavy blow for her as after today, everyone including the audience would call her Ares's girl.

I flashed her a grin as she occupied the place that I showed her. Now, she was looking like the real supporter of HLG. I gave her a playful wink, murmuring with self-contended,

" There, you look the best, Princess."

She returned a stiffened laugh, so mesmerizing that I stared at her for a second in awe. She urged me, pointing at the yard to notify me,

" Your mates are coming back on lines. You should go now."

I obliged, breaking our eye contact to walk back into the field. On my way back to the yard, I remembered to take a glance at Kelly whose face had lost all color. Sure thing, she still believed that we were just playing in the cafe. Even from this long distance, I could feel the heat of her envy. It was unbelievable to me how on earth she backstabbed Savannah even though she cared for her too much.

The break time was finally over as players began to take their positions. Finn's eyes met mine from a distance. Anger lashed from his dark eyes. He inspected me like the plague and it took no time for me to understand that he was pissed off.

I chuckled at the thought of his burning heart. Poor dude! He had his chance but now, I had mine and I was going to use my best on it. The rest of our friendly match had been the most serious match that I ever played in my entire life.

Not sure the reason behind it but having Savannah as mine officially lifted my confidence a lot. In the very last period, we won the match, crashing Finn's pride for the second time today. He looked awful. Not the match but Savannah's kickoff hit him on point.

I swiveled my body around, intending to catch up with Savannah first after handshaking with my playmates laughing and slightly cheering. Finn's cold, humorless voice pulled me back to reality,

" Looks like you have taken the match too seriously, Ares."

Bitterness laced his tone. Surely, he was just finding an excuse to start the war with me but honestly, I had no mood today. I turned around, grimacing and smiling at his face hard,

" Of course! I want to win over my rival in on-field and back-field, Finn."

Wise boy!

He caught the meaning easily as his face hardened, anger tickling his jaw. Giving him another playful wink, I whipped around to find my princess who might be going through an awkward situation because being the girlfriend of the best player gave her the limelight.

***

" You have a good number of female fans, Ares. They were killing me with their eyes.", Savannah joked, standing against the door of my private room in this station.

I was well aware of these female fans. But what was the point of having those fans if I didn't get my girl as the number one fan?

A low throaty chuckle rumbled from my chest. Whirling around, I asked, raising my eyebrows playfully,

" Jealous, Princess!"

She gave me humorless laughter. Walking inside, she pouted shrugging off her shoulders,

" Why would I? I am not dating you for real."

Despite the fine truth between us, her response successfully left a sting of pain inside my heart. I pressed my lips tightly, wisely avoiding the topic,

" Finn's expression was worth seeing."

Then, she gave another victorious laughter which felt like venom inside my heart. Revenge was the only thing that mattered to her and lowering Finn made her happy than being with me officially.

She marched over to fall on the couch leisurely. Her eyes rested on me as she rumbled putting her knees up comfortably,

" I guess, I got a lot of haters today."

My other mate, Kevin's voice traveled from the doorway, loud enough to reach our ears,

" Coach is asking for you, Ares."

I replied in short, bending down to fix my sneaker,

" Incoming!"

Whirling around, I asked her, prying my gaze at her comfortable position with a smile,

" Will you be okay alone here, Princess?"

She nodded rapidly, played with her phone, and gave me a short reply,

" Go ahead! I will be fine here on my own!"

I left her inside my private room afterward. Coming outside, I spotted Kevin waiting for me. His smile stretched, playful glint lurked from his gaze,

" How is life going after becoming mingle?"

I suppressed laughter and shot him a smirk, coming out of the space together to head for the coach,

" Pretty cool!"

Kevin's expression went through hesitation for a while before questioning me,

" You know Ares, everyone is talking about you. How have you become her boyfriend? Wasn't she dating Finn, your rival? I guess, the coach isn't happy with your decision."

I knew what was coming for me. Being involved with someone from our rival team was a huge risk but Savannah wasn't the girl who would go against my back to do something fishy. I replied, showing my faith in Savannah,

" I knew her before Finn, Kevin. We grew up together. If I didn't become a playboy, we would have dated for years already. Besides, I am sure that Coach has no right to pay attention to my matters. It's up to me whom I date or not but please respect my privacy. I like her from the beginning, Kevin. It's the truth! "

Kevin hummed with understanding. His one hand hung on my shoulder from back as he spoke after a deep chuckle,

" Hmm, I understand man. Whatever the shit is, I am happy for you. Finn's reaction was priceless."

Then we both burst into devilish laughter. It seemed like the entire team was happy with me dating Savannah. It wasn't because I was their captain, Finn had a dirty past with one of our ex-member. I was sure that everyone remembered that. It was the alternate reason that they were happy for us.

***

Several minutes later, I stormed out of my coach room, fuming in rage. He warned me telling me that it was my stupid idea to date Finn's girlfriend. He was opposing my decision but fuck, my personal life wasn't his property. I had to control my urge of uttering some disrespectful words.

Straight away, I came across my room to call for Savannah but as soon as I scooted closer, audible words reached my ears. My stomach lurched painfully, detecting the familiar voice inside.

Finn!

I barged inside without thinking twice. First of all, he entered my room without fucking permission and Savannah wasn't his now. The door flew open in the shot, finding both of them startled as they looked back at me together.

My eyes crawled down to fall on his grip on Savannah's wrist. My inner beast growled, threatening to come out. Possessiveness was gripping my soul and when I looked up to stare at Savannah, it turned worse.

She was crying, tears threatening to spew over. She looked over me with her pleading eyes. That was all needed to unleash the beast within me. Caring nothing of my Image, I strode over Finn and instantly shoved him back further away from Savannah.

My voice had lost control of its velocity as I yelled, glaring at Finn,

" What the fuck are you doing inside my room, Finn?"

Finn stumbled for a while to stay on track. After straightening his posture, he sneered back at me,

" Why so touchy, Ares? We both know that she is a whore."

I heard nothing around me. With another large stride, I aimed for his collar straightaway and growled pressing him hard against the wall behind him,

" Listen to me, Finn! Whether she is whore or not, that should be none of your business because she is fucking mine now. You heard me?"