Bound with fear

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………………. The training was harder than the day before but I fought back with instinct and skills I didn’t know I possessed… I refused to use the fire and ice power I knew I had, using only my movement and my blade. Hours passed by my body screamed to rest but I wouldn’t relent. I had cuts on my arms and legs and across my ribs from ill timed dodges where blades had scored my flesh.

I palmed a warrior in the centre of his chest sending him crashing to the floor” My knees buckled and I struggled to lock them as another warrior came at me with his Blade drawn.

‘ENOUGH” Iagan’s voice reverberated off the walls. Every warrior halted and dropped to their knees.

‘Not Enough” I rounded on him and swayed “I say when it’s enough”

“No you may be the lady of the house but her you are in my world” he walked over to me “eleven hours without a break is more training than a person can take”

“I’m Immortal Guardian I’m not a mere woman” I reminded him with a snap.

“Leave us” he instructed. The warriors got to their feet and left us alone “What are you doing?”

“Learning to fight” I shrugged “The way I’m supposed to”

“Look at your body”

“Scars that will heal and mistakes I will not make again” My knees gave out totally. Iagan caught me and lifted me into his arms “Put me down”

I will as soon as you are in your room Mo Bhean” he strode across the room the heat from his body almost a comfort along with the scent coming from him, and I shuddered. “Robbie get Anya to draw a bath for the mistress” he shouted down the hall.

“You do not give orders for me” I struggled a little in his arms

“I do to my warriors” he looked at me as we crossed the main floor and got to the stairs “some of those cuts need treating” I opened my mouth to say something but pain stabbed my head making me flop back in his arms……

……………. “SETH… SETH” the sound of my brother’s name being yelled made me open my eyes I was standing in the corner of a Bathroom with a claw foot tub filling with water “BRAEEEEEEEEEEEEEE” I looked round where Star was kneeling next to Seth on the floor. He was on his hands and knees and towel wrapped round his waist his breathing wracked and hard “BRAE” she was screaming “Seth baby look at me” he groaned and rolled on to his back, he had cuts on his bodyand his arms and legs “Damn it what the hell happened?” running footsteps sounded as Brae ran into the room.

“Holy Crap Sis what did you do?”

“Nothing you idiot… I found him like this” she stroked Seth’s face

“Seth Come on you stubborn immortal what the hell’s going on?” Brae hauled Seth to his feet taking most of his weight “Sis get the covers turned back on the bed” Star ran in front of them to the ornate bed and pulled back the covers Brae settled Seth on the edge before turning him into the bed. “Where the hell did these come from” Brae touched one of the cuts on Seth ribs.

“I don’t know he came back from his run and looked like crap he told me he was going to take a bath and then…” She looked at Seth who had his eyes tightly closed his arm covering his eyes breathing through his teeth.

“He’s back” Seth croaked. Star and Brae looked at each other.

“What?’ Star sat on the edge of the bed as Seth slowed his breathing and moved his hand from his eyes

“My Father”

“Fuck” Brae looked at the floor and rubbed the back of his neck while Star got wide eyed.

“He did this to you?’ her voice was strong and harder than I expected Seth looked at her and smiled and exhausted smile putting his hand over hers.

“No My love… I sensed he was around but these…” he looked at his wounds “and how I feel is beyond me’

“Dude not making sense” Brae looked at him as he put his hands on Stars Shoulders

“I was training” Brae nodded and my body felt like it was burning out like I’d run for hours, my lungs hurt like I’d done too much, I felt like…” he looked at both of them “It felt like I’d been put through the training I was put through when I was younger”

“You mean when you were with your Father?” Brae narrowed his eyes Seth nodded

“The cuts and marks just appeared on my skin”

“I don’t like this” Star shook her head “He knows where we are… he can…”

“He can’t and there isn’t any point to get to you is there” Brae butted in “Hell girl you have Seth and I watching your back, you kicked ass yourself a few times and what is the one thing the son of a bitch is after?” he cocked his head

“Our Child” Seth sighed leaning back into the pillows

“Exactly and even thought the two of you go at it like you need sex to breath” Brae groaned a little as Seth smiled and Star laughed “As far as I know you’re not pregnant”

“No she isn’t with child” Seth looked a little disappointed

“So without Marco and Cole around there is no one to… well” he looked awkward for a minute “Well… knock up my sister unless he’s planning on…” Star and Seth glared at him “Okay just saying” he held up his hands

“My Father cannot have a child the conventional way My brothers and I were created not born”

“But he wanted to have a child with my Mother” Star looked confused

“He did you were supposed to have been his children until you’re mother did something to him making it impossible to leave his seed in anyone” He looked away from Star “He uses women as outlets for his anger since then”

“Oh Good God” Star shook her head and pinched the bridge of her nose

“If he created you guys then hell couldn’t he do the same again and come for Star” Brae Shrugged “Something is happening if you are getting marks like those and feeling this way”………………

……………..I sucked in a deep breath my eyes opened I was lay on my bed with Iagan treating my wounds. Robbie and Anya standing by the fireplace watching.

“Iagan” Robbie coughed, he looked round at him and back at me as Robbie nodded in my direction.

“Mo bhean” he almost smiled “I told you that you’d pushed too much today” I pushed him away and sat up

“Leave me… All of you leave” I croaked out

“Mo Bhean” Iagan frowned “I’m not leaving you alone and some of these wounds are deep” he looked over to Robbie and Anya “you can both leave us” They walked out leaving Iagan and I alone. “Let me finish cleaning the wounds”

“I will heal them” I looked at him “I’m scared…”…………..