Kano's War

Chapter 10

Slash after slash, I had hit the dead body in frustration. Tears sprouting from my eyes as I kept at it. The knife was red and bloody, my skin tainted with the blood of these men.

My cries were hysteric, almost making it hard to breathe, and my arms and legs were burning like a wild fire. My hands moved in synced with the knife, stabbing the male in the chest over and over again. When I heard the door open again, I looked up, ready to attack the next intruder.

I aimed my knife, but then lowered it upon the realization of it being Kano. He had a dead deer in his hands, which told me he went hunting. He dropped the deer in surprise, "Amory?" He muttered, then rushed over to me.

I raised the knife, aiming it at him without any hesitation. "Stay away from me." I bit out. I wiped tears from my eyes, smearing the blood that had found it's way on my face. I saw him slowly let his own clean hand out for a second as I glared at him. He pulled it back to him, sending the situation.

"What happened?" Kano asked. I sniffled as I got up, feeling drained. My body swayed but I kept myself up anyway. I needed another cold shower. "Amory, what happened? Are you going to tell me?" He asked again. I ignored him as I walked to the bedroom that led to the bathroom, shutting the door and locking it to stay away from him.

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I don't know how many hours I stayed in the shower, but the cold water never ran out, and neither did the pinkness the water became. It felt like this pain had been lasting for days. I was laying in the bathtub, ice cold water running over my body in tempered ease. My skin welcomed it, knowing that nothing else but Kano would be able to erase any of the pain.

My hands and feet were now crinkly, but I didn't care. I felt numb. I turned the water off, then settled back down as I stayed in the tub.

Knocks could be heard from the door, but I ignored them as I stayed still. "Amory? I have food?" I heard Kano's voice from the other side of the door. I stayed silent, "Amory, are you going to open the door?" His voice sounded different, almost like there was some sort of emotion behind it. But it could've been from the heat and I didn't want to chance it.

I don't even know who I was mad at. Was I mad at Kano for leaving me when he knew I was vulnerable? Or was I mad at myself for not thinking about how to help Kano instead of caring for my own needs? I thought I deserved that much, but it seemed that it all backfired. Nothing Kano did was wrong and it was probably all my fault in the end, I should've ran away the second that I found out we were mates instead of familiarizing myself with him. He obviously didn't want me, and even if he cared for me, it was very little.

The only love in my life that I had received was from Cyrene and Griffin, and that was just from what I thought love was.

Or maybe I was going crazy and just needed to escape this hell hole to find my way in the human world. Only the moon goddess knows.

I heard the door knob jiggle for a second, then a long silent pause, then I looked up to see the doorknob gone. I rose my eyebrows but decided that I didn't have any fight left in me.

"Eat." A plate of meat was shoved into my face. It looked good, smelt seasoned, and enraged my hungry stomach. I turned away from Kano, grabbing the shower curtain to try and create a barrier between us.

I heard the shower curtain be ripped away again and I huffed. "Eat the damn food Amory." I turned towards him at the sound of his voice, a scowl settling on my face as I looked at him. His eyes were golden, like they always were when he wanted something to go his way. I couldn't tell if his wolf was forcing his actions or not. "If your not going to feed yourself I'll feed it to you."