Chapter 84. Saving Her Life

Caleb’s POV

I lowered Caroline carefully to the ground, whispering a quick, “Stay here,” before I spun around and charged toward Damien. He body was bent over Aurora, looming, his face twisted with an anger that only fueled mine. With a roar, I kicked him off of her, sending him sprawling backward before throwing myself onto him, fists already swinging.

I didn’t even give him a chance to speak—one punch after another, left and right, just like he’d done to me in the field after the match, but this time, I wasn’t holding back.

“This is how you get back at me, huh?” I growled, each word punctuated with a blow. “You can’t win a fight, so you go after my mate?”

Damien raised his hands defensively, trying to shield himself, but I could see the flicker of confusion and desperation in his eyes as he struggled under my fists. “Caleb, stop—” he gasped, his voice strained, barely audible over the pounding of my heart in my ears. “It’s not like that… I didn’t mea