Barely Breathing

Chapter 24: My nightmare has found me.

(Third person pov)

The transformation was beginning again, but Xyrus was fighting it all to stop the process. The beastly nature of his wolf should not unfold tonight, he thought, not in front of his Willow when his wolf's target is the same girl he had loved through the years.

Willow scooted away, witnessing again an internal battle between a wolf and a man. He was in deep pain. Fur visible on his arms yet he was still on his human form. He looked at her. His red eyes were full of agony meeting her moss green pair. As if he was telling him to turn away and not see him like this.

Her mouth gawked open and she was frozen to the spot in shock, only now realizing that he has the eyes of blood. His wolf does. Fragments of every clue fell into place like a puzzle.

The mark...the Blood Moon Pack…red fur wolf…with red eyes.

She had read about it in books. An ancient blood wolf, born with red blood eyes. It is a curse.

There must be a reason why Xyrus does not always shift into his wolf. He is quite famous and feared even among alphas for his unmatched strength and cunning ways. He never loses a battle with anyone, proof of it was at the mate hunt. His beast is a nightmare that if released fully will bring chaos and destruction.

She now realized why he did not shift at the Mate Hunt. Xyrus likes her but his wolf doesn't. Sky is a beast that does not favor anyone.

control over him then. Its eyes back then were a sea-blue like Xyrus human form, but not today. Getting

life, his heart skipped a beat at the sight of fear from her eyes. He felt his own fear torn his heart to pieces at the thought of Willow

 He said struggling, still clutching the ground of snow surrounding him. He coughed

to his outstretched hand where two claws popped out already and fur

to control his wolf. With a loud cry, he tried again to overthrow his wolf. Fur slowly disappearing, claws and canines

physical pain he felt replaced into something more unbearing when he didn't saw her where she was

in the body is nothing compares to the

There in the cold...

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(Willow’s pov)

want me.’ For some unknown reasons I couldn't decipher, an ache in my heart wouldn't go away, making my breathing rigid almost shallow. Like I was

a while ago. Xyrus was struggling to stay in his human form, to keep his beast

me rethink if I can leave the alpha like this. Especially

tried to reach one hand towards me. Two claws already popped

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