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?"

smirked that reminds me of his face years ago when we last met. The

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

rolled his eyes.

and blinked

shouted back. "If you just play along

I felt all these years tripled a thousand times. His words cut deep,

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

get this over with."

this

to realign that of a wolf, nails turned to claws, hands to paws, skin replaced by thick fur red

see Tash and the rest of our

as she covered her mouth with her

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

intend to kill the other in one strike. No

creating a scraping sound of claws. Yet he stood back

to block or dodge. He moves perfectly

goddess, those eyes." Luna

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

draws blood and inflicting fatal injuries that

blond wolf's fur was matted with blood everywhere and large open wounds could be seen clearly. Jasper was

in

won't stand for too long." Alpha

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

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