The Lunar Wolf

:Chapter 28:

"So what is this Klyk Bor'ba?" I asked sheepishly.

Winter threw her hands in the air in frustration, "You accepted this stupid thing and you don't even know what it is?!"

Anju, Mavvie, Winter, Eska, Nick and I all sat in a room, trying to wrap our heads around what had just happened and what to do next, Luka was standing against the door frame, "The Klyk Bor'ba is a battle-related duel that is used to settle certain problems. Two wolves fight in their wolf forms in a battle area. The rules are basic, a wolf loses when they stay down for ten seconds or they step out of the fighting circle for ten seconds. There is a white line around the area that acts as a border to where you are allowed to fight. In Russian Klyk Bor'ba means Fang Fight." 

Winter scoffed, "Is there is truly nothing we can do about it?"

He shook his head, "No Winter, we cannot do anything. I wish we could"

She hissed and Mavvie rubbed his head, "Why would you go through with this?"

"Because he was accusing me of something I didn't do!" I threw my hands up in frustration, "Until today I didn't even know about the stupid tablet let alone how to hack into it!"

"We believe you Harvey," Anju said, "Part of me thinks that Zakhar has something to do with this."

"Why single out Harvey though? It can't because he's threatening everyone knows he not."

Nick looked thoughtful for a moment, "I'm going to go to Lubov and see if we can trace the hacker, perhaps then we can find out who did this before tomorrow."

"Then go now! Every second is valuable!" Eska ordered, Nick nodded and headed out the door passing by Luka.

"Luka?"

He looked up at me, "Hm?"

"Can you tell me a little about Zakhar and his fighting strategies?" I asked.

It took him a second up then he sat down next to me on the couch, "Zakhar's strictly an all muscles wolf. He relies heavily on his opponent being weaker and using his force and size to scare them, then he takes them down with no mercy."

"Harvey doesn't even know how to fight!"Winter objected.

"A-actually I somewhat do," I said quietly.

Anju turned to me again, "How? I thought that Dad didn't teach-"

"It wasn't Dad, I had a private teacher, I wanted to learn to defend myself and asked him, he taught me in secret."

I wasn't totally lying, just stretching the truth a bit. I did want to learn to fight and Wolfsbane gave me a few days of training.

A few days might not be enough to equal a wolf who's been fighting his entire life, Hadden said, I could feel he was nervous.

They were silent, Mavvie mouthed to me, Wolfsbane?

I didn't need to answer for him to understand, his eyes widened.

"I assume you won't tell us who this teacher is... very well," Anju sighed, "I'm going to see how Lubov and Nick are."

"Actually I would like to be alone for a bit if that's alright," I said lying down on the couch.

Luka nodded and reached for Winter's hand, she got up without touching it and walked passed him.

Mavvie paused to look at me and I nodded to him, "I'll be alright."

Eska went with him leaving me alone like I wanted to be, something about Zakhar and what he said... scared me.

I'll rip you apart... Lunar Wolf.

How did he know? More importantly, how did he find out?

"You look so sad."

I snarled and stood up as Zakhar entered the room and slowly shut the door behind him, and locked it. Leaving me alone with no escape, if he were to do something right now.

"How did you know about me?" I questioned.

He smirked, "The walls have eyes and ears. I know everything about you Princey. Your Lunar Wolf situation, your poor dreadful childhood, your rouge mate and your abilities."

My breath hitched.

"Kind of sucks to be gifted with the lamest abilities in the world and have no one here to teach you them."

I did my best to hid a smile, He doesn't know everything.

"Why did you accuse me of something I clearly didn't do?" I demanded.

He looked around for a bit, as if listening to make sure there was no one around to interfere, then slammed me into the wall grabbing my shirt to hold me, "My original intentions were to take down your sister Anju, but when I learned about you, she became a much lesser target."

"Why?" I gasped for air.

"Many years ago your father send an army of wolves to slaughter my family, Arseni and I were left alone because of our age, but they left us in a cold, brutal winter to freeze, good thing Lubov found us."

No, my father would never do such a thing! He wouldn't!

"We were given a second chance at life, and I plan to use it for revenge" he whispered. "Which child's death would cause King Alexander so much grief? Anju since she's his sole heir? Or you, his precious little Lunar Wolf?"

I felt his hot breath on my ear, "Your death awaits you Lunar Wolf, nothing will save you."

He dropped me and I fell to the ground hard on my butt, he kneels down, "Even if Lubov and Nick track down the hacker, nothing can save a wolf when the Klyk Bor'ba has been declared. "

"M-my Dad would never do such a thing" I stuttered, I was scared now, his power was so powerful, it nearly sucked the air from around me.

"Neither did we, we were always told such great stories of the kind and powerful Werewolf King. Until he slaughtered me family" his breathing became heavy with anger.

He stood up, "See you tomorrow Lunar Wolf."

He left me and slammed the door shut. I slowly curled up on the floor.

If I was to die tomorrow... Then dammit, I wasn't going down without one hell of a fight.

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