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?"

of his face years ago when we last

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

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

I yelled and blinked the tears away,

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

up!" The guilt I felt all these years tripled a thousand times. His words cut deep, touching wounds

stare burning the side of my face. But I dare not to

get this over with." Xyrus

this over"

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

I look to see Tash and the rest of our warriors emerging from trees that surround us. Some of them

late." Luna Fae said worriedly as she

guy?" I heard Tash asked

outward intend to kill the other in one strike. No mercy showed in every move

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

each attack he managed to block

those eyes."

is too late." I heard Alpha Caden

and inflicting fatal injuries

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

" I muttered both in awe

for too long." Alpha Caden said

betting on his death as the battle go on.

 Luna Fae pleaded, shaking her head. "You