Her Fight For Freedom

Chapter 17

He's back. Of course not the one I want. All I want now, is to be with Nixon. Now his evil-twin brother comes back from the dead.

"How-H-H" I am speechless. I stutter upon every word. Nothing excapes the prison of my mouth, not even a single, short breath.

It's him. He, it. Whatever you would like to call that monster. He ripped everything from me. My mate, the health of my friend, and my feeling of safety. He should be dead, but how? How is here before me, how is he bone and flesh?

"Aww, Thanks love for the speechless welcome." He says coming closer. I inch away from him. My eyes are fixed on all the fur missing on his neck and face that Nixon tore off. All the scars that Nixon gave him.

My pupils shrink and my vision begins to water from not blinking. I do not dare to blink, for in that second he could do anything. He could kill me, he could take me, he could kill my pack.

"Not to be an eavesdropper, but I did hear that you are an Alpha." He says. He sits down on the top on the hard, dirty, grass less hill. His beautiful black tail flashes behind him in excitement.

As soon as his tail stop moving, I do not waste second. I twirl behind me and dash down the slope. It is not in the direction of the pack, but maybe I can lure Nyon away from them. Maybe Shurno will take the hint and go away from the territory.

'Come on Miyla, Shurno would never leave you! He would search every grass blade in the world.' I think in my head as I get scraped by many branches and bushes.

Trees become blurs, bushes become blobs, and the grass beneath my feet begins to disappear. Or so it seems.

I take a quick glance over my shoulder to see if Nyon is following me, but unfortunately he isn't. I double back in a big circle to where my pack is.

"Where the hell have you been!?" Demands Shurno as he looks at me mad, but licks my face affectionately. The rest of the pack stands and yelps in excitement and relief.

"I will explain later. We need to leave!" I say as I start walking back into the woods from whence I rushed out of. They look at me in confusion.

"But look at this place. Sure we need to move the bodies and do something about the blood, but it could provide us shelter." Says Kayla who was before backing away at the horror of the bodies and blood.

"You don't understand Kayla. Get Halo up!" I raise my voice accidentally. Fear takes ahold of all my emotions. Kayla backs away in astonishment from the tone in my voice.

"Wow, Miyla what's gotten into you?" Says Tala limping closer to me. Her eyes wide with concern as well as astonishment. Shurno steps closer and licks my face. He leans close to my ear and whispers so quiet I could barely hear.

"What's the matter? I've never seen you act like this? You can't yell at the pack like this." He says then backs away with a puffed out chest. Maybe he is trying to act strong, or those are really his muscles, but he is right. I can't take my fear and frustration on them.

"I'm sorry, but we really need to go. He-it is coming." I say still stuttering. I turn my face back to the forest and start trotting.

"Aw come on now love." Say a voice from behind us. I freeze in my tracks and look down at my shaking legs. "Am I really an 'it' to you." A dark black coat is revealed into the full moon's light. His scars are showing more than they had been on the small hill.

"You-You-Your dead!" Says Tala trying to stand guard as her voice betrays her. Her voice was quiet and wispy. She steps in front of Halo and Kayla and continues. "You took one of Miyla's friends, I won't let you take anymore."

My fear weakens at her courage. I relize how whimpy and small I have been acting.

I step in front of Tala and everybody's eyes rise to my proud figure. My head and tail are straight and high in the air. My legs stand strong and planted firm in the dirt. My chest is puffed out to show my leadership.

"That's the Miyla I always wanted to see. The stubborn, smart, and cute pup." Says Nyon looking at me with evil, squinted eyes.

"Don't ever talk to her like that. She's mine you fool!" Growls Shurno with his snout down to the ground. Shurno looks up at him with anger filled eyes. 110% More evil than Nyon's eyes.

Nyon back away in fear. Or from what it looks like to me. I couldn't help but to stare at Shurno's dark eyes, his white teeth, his silver back hair standing up. Shurno's claws slowly become more visible as he prowls towards Nyon. His shoulder blades are sharp as if ther really are blades sticking out of his back.

A smile slips onto Nyon's face as he chuckles. "Aren't those the same words that got Nixon dead." Replies Nyon as he laughs even more.

'He's right.' I think in my head as the flashback of Nixon play in my memory. Right before the duel he said that.

I do not weaken my posture at Nyon's words. I will no longer be the scared pup that I once was.

"Miyla" Says Halo behind Tala's big, brown body. "Who was Nixon?" He asks out of concern. He knows that he was important to me. He knows that is why we came he. He know that he was important in me and Shurno's lives.

"I will tell you later." I say, looking back at him with a tight, small smile that vanishes as I look back at Nyon still cracking his head off.

"You haven't even told them about him- AHAHAHA!!" He says almost whimpering from laughing too much.

Shurno and Nyon are about 2 tail lengths away from eachothers faces when Nyon stops laughing. They both have straight faces. Nyon leans over and whispers something in Shurno's ear.

I have never ever seen Shurno like this nor have I seen him as surprised and short-breathed.

Nyon leans back into his position earlier and spins around fast. His tail swooshes back and forth numerous times before he disappears into the darkness.

Shurno still stands dumbfounded about what Nyon said. It perks my curiosity that when he was in that mood something that Nyon said broke him. He turns slowly and looks at me in horror. His eyes wide, his ears down to his head, and his mouth open the tiniest bit.

"Shurno?" Tala says inching closer to him. "Are you okay?"

"Fine." He says in a dark and not so assuring voice. "Let's get a move on, shall we Miyla?" He says looking for my approval. His face is back to normal, but his voice is still dark and mysterious.

"Okay." I answer and look back at Kayla and Halo. Their eyes filled with horror and confusion.

"I'm sure you two have many questions." I say closing my eyes and nodding slowly assuring than that I would answer them. "But, Shurno is my mate now. I have moved on from Nixon." I continue. I could feel Shurno's glare on my back as I keep my gaze on Kayla and Halo.

"Okay so question #1" Says Kayla springing up with curiosity.

'Here we go.'

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-Angel