The mark of the wolf

chapter 17

The moon shown down through the open window it was pitch black outside except for that beautiful big moon. Alana stared out at the moon and felt the blood rush through her veins her canines lengthening her sight sharpening and her claws popped. It was time to shed her skin and let the wolf come out to play. Alana opened the back door and shed her clothing than crouched down on all fours and waited the bones started popping and tendons and muscle started tearing and ripping, skin sloughed off and fell in mushy clumps as her beast pushed through it hurt every dam time but it also was a rush and adrenaline high like nothing she had ever experienced before. She padded down the road and headed towards the city, her wolf was in control this time and she was just along for the ride.

Erinarr stood at the window looking out onto the courtyard the moon was full tonight and wrapped in only darkness. He watched the shadows in the training yard and saw something slinking through the blackness. It was a wolf a big grey wolf , he knew that wolf it was Alana but what was she doing here in her wolf form?

Than he saw that big brute of a fighter come out from the shadows. Dam it ! He was coming straight for her. Alana's wolfs ears went flat and she growled a warning than showed him her razor sharp fangs. That did not deter the fighter he kept coming at her. She barked and lunged he grabbed her like she weighed nothing, holding her with one arm by her throat. Erinarr had seen enough he tore down the hallway and through the double doors than raced outside .

He heard the fighting . Alana must have broken free some how. The fighting was fierce he smelled the blood a rich coppery tang. Alana was backed into a corner but was doing her best than she half shifted and had her claws out taking big swipes at him. Her green eyes fierce she growled and lunged the fighter side stepped and sliced her along the ribs she grunted and landed on her knees than jabbed up with her right hand slicing his stomach open.

The big brute fell to his knees blood and organs spilling from his stomach. Alana than grabbed his hair and yanked his throat close to her fangs. She was about to rip out his throat when she caught sight of Erinarr and stopped . Her green eyes flashed than she slid her feral gaze back to the fighter who had turned ashen from blood loss and fear. Alana than sank her fangs into his neck and ripped out his throat with a quick jerk of her head. Blood sprayed all over her face and coated her clothing it kept spurting as the fighter's head lay wrenched back so his blood could drain properly. She smiled that deadly calm taking over, bits of flesh stuck to her canines and she licked her lips closing her eyes for a minute than snapped them open again. When she felt the fighter's body fully sag she let him drop face first into the dirt.

Erinarr sighed and walked closer to Alana and reaching for her, wrapped her in his arms. She at first stiffened than he felt her body relax and heard her heart beat slow down. He didn't say anything but swooped her up into his arm's and smiled a little bit when he felt her arms go around his neck.

Alana breathed in his scent a unique blend of eucalyptus and citrus. She feathered her lips over his throat and she felt her canines sharpen again. Alana scrapped them along his throat. Erinarr stopped and angled his head down staring at her his silver eyes glowing in the shadows. "Alana!" he said it was more a growl, than a warning. She grinned and nipped his collarbone. .

He groaned and shifted her in his arms than sped up his walk almost running with her till they where outside his apartment door. He set her down and twisted the handel of the brass doorknob it groaned under his touch and with a quick flick of his wrist the door swung open.

He smiled at her and said after you. Alan's green eyes glittered in the dimly lite hallway. Erinarr set Alana down he was very reluctant to let her go from his grasp. Alana wandered over to the large king size bed and lowered herself down sinking into the plush mattress. The wound she had was very deep it cut to the bone.

She groaned and sat on the edge of the bed pressing both blood soaked hands to her right side. Erinarr quickly closed the distance between them and knelt at her right side and gently pulled her hands away from her seeping wound. Blood poured though her fingers and her face took on a ghostly colour and her lips chattered. Erinarr sighed and said " this is bad". Alana just nodded at that point and said Erinarr? His silver gaze looked into her jungle green eyes and he said yeah? Alana smiled at him and said"I'm cold", than without warning her eyes rolled into the back of her head and she slumped over, her body pitching towards the hard stone floor.

Erinarr grabbed her by the shoulders than eased her battered form back against his bedding. He than wrenched the door open and yelled for the maid. A willowy brunette came running down the hallway and stopped at his door. He quickly explained the situation and she nodded,her big brown eyes taking everything in than turned and was running back the way she came to get medical help. Erinarr turned and sat next to Alana stretching out, to hold her.

Erinarr wrapped his arms around her still as death, naked body. While leaning in and kissing her bruised and bloodied shoulder her skin felt like ice, which was never a good sign especially for shifters. Erinarr whispered against her ashen skin "hold on baby, helps coming just hold on!"

The darkness was all she could see and feel. It lapped at her suffocating her and held her down till she felt like she was drowning in it. She opened her mouth to scream but nothing came out. I'm trapped ! She thought I don't know how to get out of this. Than she smelled a scent eucalyptus and citrus that smelled familiar she thought. She drew in a breathe it hurt to breathe, she tried once more yep still hurt but that's ok. She tried opening her eyes the light was bright she shut them again fast. She saw movement behind her lids shadows shifting voices murmuring in the darkness. Alana tried to open her eyes once more the light spilled in her eyes struggled to focus everything was hazy but it was becoming clearer by the minute. She groaned than she saw Erinarr 's worried face his big frame leaning over her.

Her tongue felt thick in her mouth like she hadn't used it in a while. How ..long .. was .. I out for? Erinarr smiled his silver gaze a little worried a few days. How many days asked Alana. Erinarr smiled again and said fourteen. Umm fourteen! Shifters don't usually take that long to heal ever ! What happened ? Why did it take me so long to heal?

Erinarr rubbed the back of his neck and looked at her and said the fighter had poisoned claws he was a boom slang shifter. "Dam!"thought Alana no wonder I had trouble taking him down. Tough son of a ...

Erinarr stopped talking and smiled at her you ok? Yeah she said just tired and no wonder, that fighter was so hard to take down . Boom slang vipers are nasty mean creatures who's venom will paralize you and make you hemorrhage blood . Any shifter wether clawed or bitten by them ends up usually dead if they are not given a anti venom fast because a boom slangs venom is slow working makes you think your not really injured than it kills you before you can try and get help in time. Why did he attack me in the first place? Erinarr said the best we can figure if he was looking for a fight and found you. Alana grinned and said " yeah he found it all right". Is Gomorrah mad that i killed one of her prized fighters? He shook his head and said "no, we said he died in a training accident." "Training accident good one!" said Alana.

Alana tried to sit up but still felt a little dizzy from the anti venom and being in a freaking coma for two weeks. She slid back down and turned onto her left side the one not in a bandage. thats when she felt the covers lift and a warm body slide up against her she felt his breathe on the back of her neck and smiled Erinarr what are you doing? She heard him say finally I get you into my bed. She twisted around and stared at him his smile captivated her, his canines where lengthening she could tell he wanted her but she also was so tired and they still had a job to do. She gently pushed her hands against his chest and said how does the search go for a Richax?

Erinarr shrugged and sighed and said "it goes we need to get on the next ship out of here to find it." Alana tried to sit up again but Erinarr would have none of it and held onto her wrapping his arms around her and leaned in kissing her cutting off any protest. She tried to pull away but he whispered against her lips just rest for a little while than we can go ok? She made as if to protest but than he started kissing her neck and she gave up and let him help her forget the pain and the darkness for a little while anyways.