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?"

 Jasper intervened with a haunting smirked that reminds me of his face years ago

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

his eyes. "It's

father!" I yelled and

make sense?" He shouted back. "If you just play along with me maybe he and

years tripled a thousand

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

this over

let's get this

nails turned to claws, hands to paws, skin replaced by thick

rest of our warriors emerging

too late." Luna Fae said worriedly as

that guy?" I heard Tash asked but I

to kill

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

cunning and wickedly elusive as each attack he managed to block

eyes."

stop him before it is too late." I heard Alpha

was indeed merciless as attack after another attack he draws blood and inflicting fatal injuries that even with a

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

Sky... his unleashed beast! " I muttered both in awe and worry as I witnessed firsthand the legendary

won't stand for too long." Alpha Caden said

as the battle go on. A weak whimper came out of him when Xyrus get a hold of his neck with canines

shaking her head. "You knew