The Unveiling

Chapter 4: A warrior's pain

Ashley was working on her intense training of hand-to-hand combat; she was surrounded by three of their best warriors, all were ready to make a move and put her down to the dust, respectfully. They were circling her, trying to confuse her by their movement. She closed her eyes, letting the wind talk to her, inhaling an ample amount of air. She could hear their dense breathing to loud thumping of heartbeat, their rustling around her while the cold breeze swept by her like soft, feathery touch. Their movements around her slow and cautious but their scent could tell her exactly where they were, maybe their rhythmic movement telling her exactly what their actions were intended.

The slight shift in feet of the warrior on her right and high pick up of a breath. She snapped open her eyes. Her eyes turning golden, she swiftly turned to the side, grabbing him by his neck, spinning him off the ground and landing directly in the dust. Other two attacked her.
She was very good in hand-to-hand combat and defense mechanism, so She keeps blocking their punch and hits coming her way but with another round house kick, she threw one more warrior afar, landing him down. The next one grabbed her by her hair, pulling harshly. The alpha, her father saw it, though it was completely out of rule, he let it slide seeing her daughter not complaining. She got out of his hold easily and effortlessly twisting his hand behind his back as she stood behind him. Hitting him harsh on the back of his head with her own, he slumped forward, limping a little. She saw the opportunity and kicked him, making him fall down, defeated.

Her father smirked, feeling proud for his daughter. She have trained herself good all these years. So, he came forward, extending his hand in front of her

She was confused now, then he challenged her in front of all warriors with a mischievous grin on face.

"How about a little fight with Alpha?" he dared Ashley

Oh, come on, I am the daughter of this Alpha, I have the Alpha blood running through my veins. - She thought, smirking.

She accepted his dare with joy and small smile of happiness resting on her lips. He took off his coat, standing in front of her as she took a defensive pose. She was of no comparison to an Alpha's strength, but she was not going to back down and wanted to see what she is dealing with to take down an actual Alpha. He didn't show any change in his stoic emotion, the smile not living as he walked around like no big deal and looking directly in her eyes to make first move.

As she started running towards him ready to land her first hard punch on him.
In mid-air, she felt an excruciating pain on her upper arm, making her fall down with a loud cry. It was burning, like literal fire on her arm, she immediately took her jacket off, trying to see what is happening to her?

The pain intensified like a poisonous snake crawling up her skin, when her eyes landed on her upper arm, there- started forming imprint of a palm and the fingers like someone was holding her. By each passing minute it keeps burning and a loud scream escaped from her lips as it started itching and turning red like a burn mark.

Her father and other warriors who gathered around witnessing the unusual situation had a terrified look on their face. Her father's gaze changed from worried to enraging one thinking someone is hurting his daughter. He hurriedly got the car, driving her to Uncle Lionel's house.

She was currently sitting on an examine table of Uncle Lionel's clinic, he was examining her burn mark and was shocked too when he heard that nobody touched her arm. Uncle Lionel was a Pack doctor. He took care of many packs werewolves including Crystal Falls and Red Mountain. Her father was pacing back and forth in worry and absently mentioning some witch might have done it.

She tried, she really tried to hold back her laughter inside, but it came bursting out of her mouth before she could stop it.

Her father pinched her ear in annoyance, in exchange getting a smack from Uncle Lionel. Both of them have been friends for really long time and just like Ashley and Louis's friendship, their friendship is also very precious, unbreakable and full of mischievousness.