Lupus

Cresent

"Grugh" my knee scrapes the floor burning as my palms grip to the loosened dirt. Luna springs from my left while Luca bounds head on. A smirk plays on my lips rolling towards Luna who mid jump is unable to change trajectory, slams to Luca. Pushing from my palms, my feet leave the ground. Loose branch in hand I bound to their centre, cracking Luca around the head whilst dodging Lunas swings. Her foot squares me to the chest, hurling my body flat to a tree with a thud. Bark biting my shoulders, head weaving punches that spliter either side. Slamming my temple to her nose, sliding under arm and elbowing between the shoulder blades, her front slams to the tree. Fist wrapped in hair I bounce her head from the bark allowing her body to crumple to the floor.

Luca's eyes flash as he growls, anger fills his veins where his fists pound from my forearms

"Control your anger Luca" grunts past my lips

"I. AM" seeths nostrils flaring. My head swings abruptly to the right with a ringing. Making a run for the trees and placing it between us, my hands grasp at his outstretched arms with my feet as my anchor I push of, slamming him, hard. Wind leaves his chest where I stand before him, foot on his back arm twisted, releasing moans

"Again," huffing, throwing his limp limb back to the ground

"Amaris," the shout comes from the communal "command one, now" one last glance at Luca who hoists Luna over his shoulder, and I'm gone

Standing in the main office of command one, a heavy palm tries to insist I sit. Glaring to the fingers then to the man, quirking a brow

"Best to release her shoulder, Ewen, if you plan on not having to reset your fingers" Ewens glance falls from the figure in the chair to my now free shoulder

"Get rid of the smirk Amaris"
"What smirk ?" Quirking my brow to him, sitting on the desk to a sigh

"The thing that's causing your face to crack" my smile deepens

"Surely you didn't call me in here for all the flattery sir" fiddling with a letter opener

"You're right. I didn't" placing down the knife "you're here because we are going to war"

"With who ?" Arms crossed

"I'm sure you've heard of the fall of Cressida ?" I scoff

"You mean the legend ?" Rolling eyes "hasn't anyone that's been raised in this pack "

"Except the bogey man from the legend is very real" I study his features for a tell, anything to say he was having me on

"Your ... having me on, aren't you ?" Sliding from the desk "And big hands over here is recording my reaction, isn't he ?" Now pointing the letter opener to him

"Amaris," his voice low, rumbles through my bones, "he's back." This time, our connection is real. Through his eyes I see the truth, fear

"Your ... scared of him.." voice low, head tilted "Why ? You beat him before you can beat him now, "

"You know we do not send wolves to be sacrificed without the proper intell or infor.."

"No, but he will" slamming the knife to the desk "while the children sleep. Slit their throats or carry their parents to the woods for slaughter, does he not ?" The room falls silent."Isn't that how the fairytale goes ?" My eyes still to his

"Age, race, sex he doesn't care. As long as you belong to this pack, you are already dead !" Veins heated, my eyes flickering

"Where is he ?"
"Amaris .."
"Where is he ?! this supposed bogey man ?"

"You need to control yourself .."
"Control myself !" Huffed laughter escapes."You lead us to believe it was nothing but a fable while he strengthened his army to do what he planned and failed to achieved before !" Trembling, bones cracking

"Amaris .." the last thing I hear is the tingle from falling glass, crunching beneath paws

"I'll get her"
"Don't" the back of his hand pressing to Ewens chest "her emotions are strong and .." he sighs "justified"

His eyes longed to the broken frame. " her parents were lost to the likes of the rogues. A story no longer just some nightmare. It's now her reality ... Our reality"