Bullied Once, Loved Twice

Chapter 38 - A kitsune's tale

He didn't know before, that a death could make time go by so slowly, that the leaves that fell around him could be so silent, he didn't know that minutes could feel like days.

His tears had long dried since then, being replaced with dull eyes, it was like something in him had snapped, broken like a glass window that shattered, there was nothing left of him, just a memory of the man he was.

A voice echoed at him, but he ignored it, his eyes continued to watch in the distances as the last remaining flames of the fire died out, making him feel like he was the last of them, burning him from the inside.

The voice now having a face as the person stood in his view, his eyes making contact with them, he couldn't ignore them now, not with what followed from their mouth.

"Liam... You have to let her go... We need to start cleaning the place. She needs to be buried." Daughtela said as Liam hugged Narcia closer, he refused to let her go, he hadn't for the last 30 minutes and he refused to do so now.

"Leave me be..." Liam growled, his tail wagging around violently as his ears turned backwards, warding others to stay away, he would keep his mate close to him forever, no one could separate them if he didn't desire so.

"I know its hard to accept, but she is gone... We have to bury the dead. She will start decomposing soon." The lady said as Liam teared up for what felt like the million time this night, he really didn't think he had any tears left, but here they were again, scorching his irritated cheeks.

He pulled Narcia closer to him, laying his forehead on her chest as he sobbed, refusing to let go of his freshly marked mate, he refused to accept that she was fully gone, it wasn't fair.

His chest was now burning even stronger, he was done being in denial, he had anger, and everyone would pay for it, no one would be spared.

"Go away!" He yelled as the lady took another step, his tail wrapping around the both of them in hopes of keeping her close to him for as long as he could.

"I'll kill anyone who dares a much as try to take her from me!" He snared, his eyes glowing as blue as the sky, a deep rumble emanating from his chest, making a few wolves take a step back.

The woman gave him an empathetic smile as she kneeled down, gently petting Narcia's hair, she didn't want this either, burying the young girl was something she wished could have been avoided.

Liam closed his eyes tightly, wanting to take the images of the last hour out of his head, hoping he could magically wake up as though this was just a dream, that everyone was still okay.

This had to be a dream, there was no way this was real, that the cannibals had come here and destroyed everything in his life, he refused to accept it.

This was simply a bad dream he would eventually wake up from.

Liam frowned for a moment, acceptance showing on his face as his eyes opened, he knew this wasn't a dream, the blood that had dried on his hands and made his fingers stick together was as real as he was.

How had this happened? Was security compromised somehow? The cannibals had slipped inside so easily, there had to be a traitor among the packs if not from the Bloodstream wolves.

Liam growled at the thought of their leader, Silviano had ruined Narcia's last moments alive, her last moments with him, it made his blood boil, but the anger immediately vanished as he hugged Narcia's body against himself stronger, the reminder of his lost stabbing him again as he rested his ear against her torso.

Ba-dump.

He flinched when he heard the sound of a heartbeat, his eyes widening as he lifted his head up, seeing Narcia's pupils attempting to adjust itself, her gaze slowly locking with his own.