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 ago when we last

them! You killed them all!" I shouted, pointing

his eyes. "It's not like they died

killed my father!" I yelled and

back. "If you just

all these years tripled a thousand times. His words cut deep, touching wounds bound to never

heard her." Xyrus intervened. I can feel his intense stare burning the side of my face. But I dare not to look his way, afraid of what he might think of

get this over with."

let's get this

paws, skin replaced by thick fur red as blood and blond almost white. Their howls and growls echoed throughout the

rest of our warriors emerging from trees that surround us. Some of them

worriedly as she covered her mouth with

Do you know that guy?" I heard Tash asked but I was too engrossed with

to kill the other in one

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

doubt more cunning and wickedly elusive as each attack he managed to block or

goddess, those eyes."

it is too late." I heard

attack after another attack he draws blood and inflicting fatal injuries that

blood everywhere and large open wounds could be seen

 unleashed beast! " I muttered both in awe

long." Alpha Caden said in

unfair in all sense. For Jasper was sure betting on his death as the battle go on. A weak whimper came out of him when

shaking her head. "You knew all too well this is just