A Lion's Mate

Chapter 2: The Abuse

This Chapter has been revised/edited

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As Kiara's foster mom, Julie dragged her into the dark room. She began to take Kiara's clothes off. Just leaving Kiara in her bra and underwear. She tied her wrist to a pole along with her ankles. Kiara never fought back. It just showed to Julie how weak she was. Kiara moaned with pain, when she finally opened her eyes, she noticed she was back in the dark room. I should have known, Kiara thought.

She stared up at Julie, pain was written all over her face. Julie never enjoyed abusing Kiara, but Kiara was Julie's replacement for her daughter. Kiara almost looked like Julie's daughter, except for the golden blonde hair and eyes.

The night continued like that with no screams of pain from Kiara while Julie whipped her leaving slash marks. Kiara was used to the pain. When Julie left Kiara in the dark room, Kiara started to cry. She wished her real parents were alive so she didn't have to deal with this foster mom. She cried until some sunlight shone through a little crack in the wall since there was no windows. Kiara hadn't slept at all. Thank god its a weekend,she thought. As Kiara looked up at the ceiling, she only believed in god when she needed him most.

"Please help me."

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Leo watched the sunset, he loved to watch it. As he stroked his falcon, Harris, he wondered where in the world could his beloved be. He pictured her in his mind, strong, smart and beautiful girl. He smiled at the thought.

" Sir, Thorn is rising his army to attack Yana Mikeyto's clan, you know she cant handle it herself, so she requests for your army to help her." said Leo's best friend and second in command, Cedric. Ever since the battle between the brothers, Luku's clan has made an empire and call them selves royalty, and the world must bow down to them and to there King Thorn.

Thorn and his army are like him. Able to shift into Hyenas. Thorn made them all drink his blood, since they weren't werehyenas at birth. he uses his power to destroy all of Leo's and Yana's clans, palaces.

" Only send hundered of my men. Yana will pay me back if I help her, but that might be a while... Since you might want to take your time there."Leo said smirking at Cedric. Cedric had fallen with Yana. Cedric smiled back.

" I thought you promised to never bring that up again?" asked Cedric still smiling. Leo started to burst out laughing at his friends embarrassed face, it was priceless. Leo couldn't help himself, he glanced at Cedric once again who gave him the dirtiest look there was, but this just made Leo laugh more.

Leo was a fun person to be around, he could take things seriously when needed, but he could be fun when you were having your darkest moments and turn it to light. Leo was around 6'3 with golden dark brown and blonde hair, he was a nice tanned cream colour but his eyes were the most exciting. They were golden with little specks of yellow, but they had cat slits. In dark they would grow big, in light they would grow thin, just like a cats. He could see as well as a cat, but in colour. His hearing and smell, was at least ten times better than an average human.

As Leo calmed down Cedric took hundred of his men to Yana's camp. When they were about to ride in different directions, Cedric turned to Leo.

"Make sure you find her soon. We can't keep helping Yana's clan. Soon will have to bow down to Thorn. If you find the power girl, you better claim her quick. Ok? " asked Cedric.

"Trust me. I want her as badly as you want to cut Thorns head off. I will mark her when she is ready." Answered Leo.

"Well then she better be ready soon. Can't keep a King waiting." Cedric said with a smirk growing across his face.