A Lion's Mate

Chapter 43: Return

Sorry for spelling mistakes :(

I know I say this every chapter but I just know that I will have a few spelling errors cuz of the damn spell check -- I like spell check but yet I don't. Enough of me babbling, ENJOY!!!!

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"Leo?" I asked scared. I couldn't tell where I was and I seemed to not have any connection with my Lioness.

As I walked forward, not knowing where I was going through this dark, black room. I bumped into something.

It was hard and cold. As I let my hands trace around it's frame, I could feel my eyebrows pull together in confusion. It was in a shape of a chair. Almost -- as if on qu -- lights flashed on revealing this weird object in front of me. But it wasn't just any ... It was a throne and Thorn sat on it with a devilish smile.

"Well well well, I see you've finally come to your sense, Kiara." He spoke but his lips didn't move.

I could feel my breath quicken at just being this close to this monster. "Where am I?" I asked, feeling my body shake as he took a step closer. As I tried to move away I fell. I couldn't move my feet. My feet were stuck, i couldn't move them. In panic, I tried to wiggle them out if their hold. I pretty much tried everything until I realized it was no use.

"Kiara, don't you ever learn? Running doesn't give you freedom." he growled at the end, making me flinch.

"Let me go!" I shouted as he lunged toward me. As I slapped him, he growled at me again, but before either of us could cause any pain a familiar voice butted in.

"Let her go, Thorn. It's not you she wants."

Leo! My mind beamed with happiness. He was here to save me!

As Leo entered the light, he was in full lion form and began to circle Thorn and me. Thorn, never turning down a challenge, got up from his position and shifted. I had never see Thorns true form, and I guess they knew as I let out a surprised gasp.

"I see you finally are done being a coward." Thorn stated, but his mouth didn't move, all his hyena did was growl.

Was I hearing their telepathic thoughts toward each other?

Both of them began to circle each other, but left me in the middle. Realizing they were about to fight, I tried to pull free from the ground, but I noticed I was never stuck to the ground. Quickly I stood up and looked over at Thorns hyena. His eyes were pitch black, but I could still see the hunger in them --- and lust?

When I turned my head to Leo's lion, his eyes mirrored Thorns but they were gold instead of black. Were these emotions toward me? Oh carp.

It seemed as soon as I put the pieces together, both of them lunged at me, not each other. Bringing me down to the ground once again, their thoughts boomed loudly in my head.

"You disgust me Kiara! Your nothing!"

"Your a whore! I will never love you!"

"I can't believe I was destined to be with you, you're a pathetic excuse for life!"

"Your weak! You always depend on everyone else!"

There was more but my eyes lost focused as they began to rip me apart, piece by piece. I didn't care, really, all the words that were said stun, but one stood out from the rest.

"I will never love you."

And those words came from the one I thought I would have and love me forever.