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?"

with a haunting smirked that reminds me of his face years

shouted, pointing an accusing

his eyes. "It's not like

yelled and blinked the

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

thousand times. His words cut deep, touching wounds

her." Xyrus intervened. I can feel his intense stare burning the side of my face. But I dare not to look his

this over

this over" Jasper

a wolf, nails turned to claws, hands to paws, skin replaced by thick fur

Tash and the rest of our warriors emerging from trees that surround

said worriedly as she

alright? What happened? Do you know that guy?" I heard Tash asked but I was too engrossed

to each other's neck, claws outward intend to kill the other in one strike. No mercy showed in every move as each trying to get the upper

thrown on the ground forcefully with one move, creating a scraping sound of claws. Yet he stood back in instant

to

goddess, those eyes." Luna Fae whispered

before it is too late."

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

was matted with blood everywhere and large open wounds could be seen clearly. Jasper was heaving and gradually losing his

both in awe and worry

stand for too long." Alpha Caden

fight was fair yet unfair in all sense. For Jasper was sure betting on his death as the battle go on. A

 Luna Fae pleaded, shaking her head. "You knew all too