Scent of Eclipse

Chapter 57: Home of the lace

"Let go of her!"

Bumalik siya sa diwa niya nang itulak ako ni Rashea. Napaubo ako dahil sa pamimilipit ng hininga. Ngunit isa ang nawala sa akin. The lace has been unclasped from my neck. I tried to find it. I can't lose it. My life depends on it... I will not save myself but Zion needs me. He needs me and I can't die without saving him.

"Zion bring that back!" Sigaw ko nang makitang hawak niya iyon.

He walked towards me and held me again forcibly. He grabbed my hair that made me growl so hard. I stopped his hands as his soul tries to control Lysandra's power.

For a second, I saw blood from his back. We both stopped. I froze to death realizing that Rashea stabbed him.

"What did you do?" I asked in a trembling voice to her.

His soul completely woke up because of it. Hindi niya ininda ang sakit at wala iyon sa kanya.

"What have you done, Rashea?"

Pumagitna si Lysandra at sinikmuraan ako. Sunod niyang tinignan si Rashea.

"Stupid!" She said, seizing the knife from Zion and stabbed it to the stone. "Give me the lace!" Utos niya.

I stood at the center. He can't give it. I leaned forward. He's looking at me full of thirst. His eyes are in blood shot.

"Don't give it. I am telling you don't give it. Follow your mate!"

Mahigpit ang hawak niya roon. Pinili kong agawin iyon at sa pakikipag-agawan ko, nawasak ang crest ng lace at naibato iyon sa malayo.

Nagliwanag ang paligid dahil sa pagsabog nito sa lupa.

"I told you to give it to me!" Mapait na sigaw niya at lumapit pero sinalubong ko siya ng espada.

Mabilis siyang nakaatras kaya muli ko siyang ginantihan. Sumunod si Conard na lumapit. Lumundag siya palapit kaya halos mabiyak ang lupa. Hinawakan niya ang parehong braso niya at doon binigyan ng suntok ni Rashea si Zion na pinagkaisahan nila.

Nakabawi ito matapos niyang masiko si Conard. Sumandal ang katawan niya sa bato dahil sa puwersa.

Sobrang panghihina ang naramdaman ko dahil sa pagkawala ng lace. Napakapit ako sa bato dahil kinakapos ako ng hininga. 

"Ruby?" Rashea asked.

"Rashea, at your back!" Sigaw ko dahil dumarami ang dumadating. 

Kaagad niyang napatay ang sumugod na lobo. Dinukot niya ang tumitibok na puso niya at ibinigay ito sa akin.

"Eat this now!" She convinced me..

I refused to do it. It's not that I am thirsty with another wolf's blood, neither the enemy's flesh. His blood is the only thing that I want now and I know he feels the same.

Pareho kaming humarap sa isa't-isa. Pinipigilan kong huwag siyang kagatin dahil hindi pa oras. Hindi pa ito ang panahon dahil wala pa siya sa transisyon. He's not yet a full blooded amaroq like me. That will risk both of our lives.

For now, he's an ordinary wolf that just woke up from his soul.

"I want your blood..." He stuttered.

"Not yet, Zion." Sagot ko at iniwasan ang bawat tingin niya.

Pareho kaming nanghihina. One of the wolves scratched his back. He coughed blood when his lips got a beat from the enemy's fist.

I quickly jumped to save him. Napapikit ako nang hilain niya ako at ilayo mula roon. He howled so loud that could get the attention of the wolves inside the cave.