Shadows of the marked

18

'Do you really think that I will be loyal to an animal?' I growl, managing to scratch his face with my claws. He stumbles and loses his balance.

'You are weak and you need me. Don't forget that.' I hiss. Things have escalated quickly. His wolf is being extremely dominant right now. I continue to test his patience.

Cal growls and it echos through the house. 'The only thing I need from you is between your pretty little legs. If not that, you have no other use for me.' I tense.

I lunge at Calvin, sending us both flying into a table. The sound of glass crashing fills my ears. I snap my teeth at his face, missing my only a few millimeters. Instantly, it turns really violent, very quickly.
I cannot believe that man that I had decided to marry. I really thought that he was better than what he actually is. My mind is racing and my body is aching, but he has hurt me for the last time. I will either come out of this by myself, or dead.

Calvin has dug a hole for himself that I don't think he can be pulled out of. He creates destruction with everything and everyone in his path.

I feel glass tear into my body as we roll around the floor drawing blood from one another. Calvin eventually has me pinned beneath him, waiting for me to continue challenging him.

'You are strong, my love. Where did all of this come from?' He mocks. I had never been able to shift on command so easily like I had just done. I've never been so angry that I have shifted. Calvin really does bring out the worst in me.

I snap up at him, and my teeth scrape the side of his face. The taste of blood fills my mouth and instantly, Cal attacks yet again. My blood boils, and I fight back. I kick his large body off of mine and stand my ground. My dusty gray coat is sticky with blood, and the floor has new red stains all over it.

Cal circles around me repeatedly. Waiting for me to make another move. I am his mate. I am his equal.  Just because he is older than me, doesn't make him any stronger. If I really wanted to, I could be a deadly match for him; and I could be torn to bits. Either or.

I keep my eyes locked on his. Calvin is locked away, and his wolf has gone into complete fight or flight mode. 'Enough.' I huff out. Cal is bleeding is several places, and his eye looks as if it's about to become swollen shut. Any more fighting and we'll both have to explain ourselves to Benjamin, or we'll both kill each other. I'm not too sure. It's already gotten too far out of hand.

Cal lunges at me as soon as I say something. Instantly, I shift back into my human form. Cal is nearly snapping down on my neck but stops when he sees my face. Something snaps him out of his angry state, and he transforms back into a man and he's leaning over and grabbing my cheeks.

"Are you okay?" His voice sounds concerned and he shakes his head to clear his thoughts. A look of worry crosses over his facial expressions. My heart pounds as he pulls his hand away with blood on his fingertips.

I glare at him. He must have been blacked out during that entire thing. "I'm fine." I growl. He has blood on his cheeks, and two wounds that drag down his eye. His body has several cuts on it and the floor is covered in a mixture of glass and blood.

I push Calvin off of me. "You ruined our wedding pictures." I point to the broken frames on the floor and stand up. I walk off to take a shower without another word.
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Once I get out of my very painful shower, I step out a dress myself in a tank top and some old sweatpants. I eye my body in the mirror, some of my wounds have swollen- others have begun to bruise. Challenging Cal was not my best idea, but I wouldn't take it back. I hope that he got what he wanted out of it. It sure did help with my anger towards him.