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his house. I gulped down air, trying to get my heart to calm down. I slowly walked over to my small mirror. My face was bruising from my mother and Bruce's slaps. I sighed and turned away. I sunk dow

re you run away and hide while His Highness gets hurt!" Father strode across my room in two strides. I shrank back, but not fast enough. He grabbed me by the throat and held me against the wall. I couldn't feel t

he floor. I gasped for air. Mother stood over me now. I began to tremble. My room was no longer safe. Mothers foot connected with my stomach. Tears filled my eyes. I was struggling to catch my breath when her

e floor. I couldn't quite tell, but I think it was King Ty in his wolf form standing at my door.

slipped and went back into the darkness. I couldn't tell what time it was. I didn't know what day it was. Day or night, I didn't know. All I knew was that I was floating in the darkness unable to do anything. "Ure she will be---" What was that? I concentrated on t

?" I thought. I opened my link to Demeter. "Demeter, are you awake?" There was nothing from her. I was alone. I swung my legs over the side of the bed and slowly stood up. Pain shot through my stomach. I gritted my teeth and pushed myself to walk. I didn't go to the window, I walked right to

only came out as a very weak squeak. "Oh Darling.. Please be careful.. I swear I'm not going to hurt you." My heart was pounding again. My breathing was erratic. I was shaking so much that my teeth were chattering. She came closer and reached her hands out to me. I scurried back until I hit the wall. Tears rolled down my cheeks and I coul

of me. His eyes went to the floor under me. I saw his cheeks turn slightly pink before he cleare

ve of tears. It looked like he felt bad that he couldn't understand me. He pulled pout his phone and walked over to me,

y message. "LEAVE ME ALONE!!!" I threw the phone b

help you?" He handed

t typed a but more. "Causing trouble gets Master and Mistress angry. Please, leave me alone." I threw

ft and right before running to my left. It was darker that way and smelled worse. They wouldn't be able to find me. When I felt like I was

out. She sounded so s

please, le

e hell. I wanted to cry out, but I couldn't make anything more than a measly squeak. I laid there panting for a moment when I heard something

n and put on speed. Father's wolf form was dark gray except for his solid black tail. I couldn't see

ack as I could. I was trembling again. I hate being so damn scared all the time.. The rustling came closer. My tail tucked between my legs. The dark gray wolf popped its head in. I growled and it whimpered inch

n, he was right in front of me. out snouts almost touching. I felt panic rising into my chest. I yelped and snapped my jaws at him. I had no intention on actually biting him, but I did. I could taste his blood.

hed me with worried eyes. I couldn't help but let my eyes wander over his naked form. His chest, his stomach. My eyes wandered down a little farther down. My eyes widened. I had no clue that a male could be that big. He wasn't even hard either! I gulpe

ps forward. Jacin blinked a couple times at my brazen move, but I think he noticed that I was shaking. He was no more than five steps away from me. "I'm going to take three steps. If that's too mush at on

n had opened h

W-what are

ood. I stepped through a patch of tall grass and saw Darrian laying in his wolf form bleeding out. His breath was labored. I wh

how bad his wounds were. "These are bad.." He looked at m

Jacin. I took off back to the hospital. I know he is my biggest tormentor, but he doesn't des

It still hurt to shift. "I have no idea what you are thinking, but I do hope you know

? You know who he is and what he's

doing. I have a

m kill us when he recove

with him. He works for us for

rm. I watched his eyes travel over my body. His cheeks went pink. He pulled off his shirt and handed it to me. I hesitated for a second before I took it. Our fingers brushed tog

s a brighter shade of pink now and it reached his ears. I slipped his shirt over my head. It was way too big for me. The hem of th

"Alright, I have good news and bad news. What do you want to hear first?" The doctor was

bad news first."

ews, is that he will not be in pain when he passes and, he is a wake. Would you lik

already seeping through the bandages.

never happened. Something I was not used to. "I'm so sorry, Leto. For what I've done to you. How I treated you. I know I will never have your forgiveness, a

es and he touched my cheek. I flinched at his touch again. Gentle was st

ips. "I want to give you something. Something I know you like. I know you took extra time to put my fur back to the way I like it. I made sure to keep my fur extra soft, just for you." Tears rolled down my cheeks and Darrian used his thu

hrough me as I felt his breathing become slow then all together stop. He was gone. My body shook as the

hat he had no choice because of my mother and father, but I still don't think that he deserved to die like that. I don't know what happened and I doubt I'll ever know.

t I wasn't looking at him. I was looking at Darrian. I walked back to his body. "Leto?" Jacin sounded worried that I was going to do something stupid. It may have looked like it, but I wasn't.

ut his phone and handed it to me. "This way he can find me and protect me