Barely Breathing

Just as they would shift, I reached Xyrus' arm to stop him. I gasped as bolts of electricity pricked the palm of my hand and pleasantly traveled through my body. My mind was engulfed by a foreign emotion I do not want to recognize.

The feeling was so overwhelming that it scares the heck out of me. He must have felt it too because he stilled and slowly turned at my hand in his arm then to my eyes. The moment I met his warm gaze, I knew I was in trouble and it has nothing to do with his mark on me.

'What did you do to me?'  I thought.

'Just like what you are doing to me' His soft voice entered my mind like a melody lulling me to sleep.

"Don't read my mind." I intend to sound it strong but it ended in a whisper.

"I can't help it."

I glared at him. "This isn't your fight, I need to settle scores with him, not you..."

He shook his head and inched his face closer to mine, his breath cooling my face.

"Have you forgotten princess?"

"Forgotten what?" I asked breathless, affected by the intensity of those sea-blue irises.

He searched my eyes like he was reading my soul. "I told you... you don't have to face everything alone anymore.”

And for a moment, I want to believe his words, the sincerity of those words moved me. I felt genuine happiness. Something lacking in my life for so long now. It stirred something inside, like a fire lighting up hope.

"Noone's going to die for me again" I blurted out unconsciously.

His brows creased and blinked twice. "What did you say?"

reminds me of his face years

them! You killed them all!" I shouted, pointing an accusing finger at him. "You and

Willow." He rolled his eyes. "It's not like they died for

yelled and blinked

shouted back. "If you just play along

 The guilt I felt all these years tripled a thousand times. His words cut

of my face. But I dare not to look his way, afraid

over with." Xyrus

get this over" Jasper

to claws, hands to paws, skin replaced by thick fur red as blood and blond almost

I look to see Tash and the rest of our warriors emerging from

as she

you know that guy?" I heard Tash

to each other's neck, claws outward intend to kill the other in one strike. No mercy

one move, creating a scraping sound of claws. Yet he stood back in instant and jumped over Xyrus again, determined to

managed to

eyes." Luna Fae

him before it is too late."

another attack he draws blood and inflicting fatal injuries that even with

and large open wounds could be seen clearly. Jasper was heaving and gradually losing

muttered both in

won't stand for too long." Alpha Caden

go on. A weak whimper came out of him

her head.