The mark of the wolf

chapter 12

Alana stood there not sure what to say what to believe this could be just another lie to try and catch her off guard. She took a deep breath licking her lips and said how did you do it? He chuckled it wasn't easy breaking the bond it dam near killed me. I broke it two hundred years ago. Alana froze up and said two hundred years ago? Conleth nodded. She felt like she couldn't breath Erinarr dropped down to her side . His presence comforting her. She threw herself at Conleth without even thinking rage filling every pore of her . She threw her dagger at him than drew her second one. Conleth deflected the first dagger and stepped back letting her come flying at him full force. That's when he moved so fast one minute he was there the next he was behind her . Her body whent flying over the table and she crashed to the floor. She scrambled up and was on her feet rounding the table and coming at him again teeth bared eyes wild. Conleth was waiting smiling even, that just pissed her off more. She yelled and charged instead of side stepping her he opened his arms. She collided with him and he flipped her and slammed her onto the floor. The concrete smaking into her skull jarring her teeth. He gripped her throat and said are you done. She fought and kicked trying to scream and bite him. He pinned her arms above her head his knees digging into her thighs. Erinarr was growling ready to rip Conleth's throat out, he said Alana just say the word and he's dead! Conleth chuckled , saying I doubt that very much! Never taking his eyes off Alana while smirking at her. He said are you insane or do you just have a death wish Alana? Your name is Alana? she struggled and kept fighting . He said sweetheart we can do this all day long. She stopped struggling so much and said two hundred years ago was when I was bonded. You broke your bond two hundred years ago. Your actions damed me! His eyes softend a little and said I am sorry than slid off of her . She sat up and punched him in the face as hard as she could. His head snapped back and blood poured down his face. He growled and than said I guess I deserve that. She wrung out her hand and sucked the blood from her knuckles. She smiled at him and said you taste good. He grinned and said so the blood bond do you want to know how to break it? She nodded her head and said yes. He shrugged off his shirt to show her the scars over his arms and neck than his back straight down the spine. He had tattoos covering the scars but some where definitely more visible. He than put his shirt back on and said the scars are from the removal process. I had the ink added back over them after they where healed. She said I tried cutting mine off once it didn't work. His face was grim you have to get her to release you from the bond. How ? She won't ever let me go! He said that's not necessarily true . She will let you go when she has no more use for you anymore. She cut your bonds off? He said no she burned them off with a special chemical she has. It was not fun ! I nearly died. She nodded and said how did you get her to agree to let you go? He bowed his head and said she found what my heart loved most and tore it out. My wife was killed before my eyes and than she broke the bond she said I was better off broken and that I was useless to her. She than found you a few days later. I was so happy to be free but at the same time I was so completely broken for a very long time than I decided to fight back. She sat there arms around her knees chin resting on them. Tears coming down her face so there is no way to really break this untill she gets tired of me ? He nodded and said but I was wondering do you want to join us fight with us? She cleared her throat and said I will join you but I will stay on the inside providing information . Conleth said good and pulled her to her feet. She ran her hands through her hair and looked at Erinarr how about you what are you going to do? Erinarr came closer to her and pulled her in to his embrace, and said I am with you to the very end. She warpped her arms around him and breathed him in and said ok let's take his evil b***h down. He chuckled and kissed the top of her head. You do know she is my mom right? She laughed and said yeah I know . Declan came into the room sword drawn teeth bared and said what is going on here? Conleth said put your sword down and meet our newest members. Lileas and Erinarr meet Declan. Declan bowed than said isn't that the girl from the tavern? Conleth said yes and won't Sevan be pissed when he finds out who she really is. Sevan strutted in his eyes whent wide when he saw Lileas and said Rose? What are you doing here? She said acctualy it is Alana Rennet Stormborn of the blue ridge mountains. Sevan just stared at her than ground out she is the Queen's bounty hunter! Very asstute Sevan you deserve a gold star! He whirld on Conleth and gave him a vulger gesture than stomped off . Conleth said he will calm down in time . Than he grabbed some papers that had fallen to the floor and picked them up setting them back on the desk. Alana said I will see you tomorrow do you want to meet here or at your apartment? Conleth said at the Warehouse and Alana? She said yes? Use the front door next time! He said with a smile never looking up from his paperwork. She smiled back and headed for the front door.

Erinarr stood in her room her scent was there but she wasn't where was she? He started tracking her through the hallway and out the fire escape. She stood there feet planted arms crossed staring at the sunset. He came to stand next to her and said how are you doing? She grunted. That good huh? She smiled and nugged him with he elbow. He smiled back and pulled her into his side. They stood there saying nothing letting the sun set and dazzle them with its bright orange glow. He sat on the edge of her bed drinking coffee laced with a creamy liquor. He watched her as she sat in a chair nearby drinking her gin and tonic laced with lime staring down at her drink thinking. She looked up at him and said if the queen knows what I love she will kill him. Erinarr nodded and said who is it? She said his name is Cinaed and I care about him alot. Erinarr said he needs to know. She nodded and said I am super scared. If she kills him I will try everything I can to kill her. Erinarr nodded and said how are we going to get around the fact that we where supposed to kill Conleth? She wants proof let's get her proof! How Alana? She smiled and said we need to talk to Conleth tomorrow about this . I will need a few things a corpse to start.

Erinarrs's eyebrow arose up a bit. Alana smiled at him and tossed a dagger in the air catching it neatly and throwing it up in the air again. He reached over and as fast as a snake snatched the dagger from her hands. He than tucked it in his holster across his chest. Than he stood and said it is late I am going to bed. She smiled and walked to the bathroom and started running the bath. Erinarr shut the suits door and whent back to his. He tossed and turned not being able to sleep. He whent to the roof shifted and sat their his big white lion staring up at the moon. She joined him in her wolf form and sat next to him than howled at the moon . Her howel was pericing mournful almost. He let out a roar and listened to it echo through the city. She leaned over and bit his shoulder he growled and tackled her . He was much bigger than her and within a few seconds had her pinned. She snapped at him than lay their belly exposed giving him a happy smile. He looked down at her grinning as well than he bent down and nuzzled her face. She froze not sure what do . He rubbed his face across hers and purred . She licked his nose. Than he stood away from her letting her get to her paws. She stood and walked over playfully biting his neck he growled but allowed it. Than she turned around and walked away. Her wolf liked him very much, that scared her. Alana , she turned and answerd yes? I uh he is a lucky man Cinaed. She ran back over and she couldn't explain it as she stood their infront of him knowing that deep down they had a connection . This was real this confused and made her very afraid . She than turned around and walked away towards her bedroom. Erinarr knocked on her door the next day ready to go to breakfast. She groaned and yelled go away! He called out Alana ! Come answer this door or I will break it down. She growled and said go away now! He rattled the knobb than he broke the lock and opened the door. She was under the covers and she sounded mad. He noticed a empty wine bottle and than noticed a empty plate. Hmm had a little snack last night? She growled and he flipped the covers back. She looked pale and blue smudges where under her eyes. She launched out of bed and ran for the bathroom throwing up in the toilet. When she was done she slid to the cool tile and groaned. Her hair sticking to her forehead she just glared at him. Erinarr just shook his head and walked out the door. He was back with a tray of dry toast and ginger tea. Set the tray near the bed and scooped her up despite her protests and dropped her onto the end. She bounced a little than scooted under the covers. He grabbed the tray and said eat! She grumbled but one look from him and she grabbed the toast and ate everything down to the last bite. She groaned and drank some ginger tea than her handed her two blue pills and she took those as well. He than said scoot over bad she comolied. He curled up next to her and said so why did you get drunk this time? She said I don't want to talk about it! He said come on you can tell me. She rolled her eyes and said I don't have to tell you anything last I checked you where not anything to me but a annoying pain in my side. He flinched and pulled away he said fine and stormed off shutting the door so hard the glass windows rattled. She put her head in her hands mission accomplished Alana you are a jerk!

She didn't see him till later that day when he came and knocked on her door. She opened it and said I'm sorry! He stood there staring at her hurt still in his eyes. He than reached for her and she let him wrapping her in his embrace. She liked this the scent of him the scent of pine and earth and some spicy soap that he used. He rested his cheek on the top of her head and started to purr. She pulled back and looked up into his silver eyes and said I am not good with emotions and explaining myself. He grinned and chucked her under the chin and said no kidding what gave that away? She kicked him in the shin and he danced around for a few seconds. Than she stormed off muttering under breath something about him being a i***t. She than tossed over shoulder are you coming? He trailed after her, they where mostly silent on their walk back to the warehouse.

Erinarr stopped her with a hand to her shoulder and said I mean it you can talk to me anytime. She looked at him emotion clouding her eyes and nodded her head than turned and walked into the warehouse. Conleth stood under the skylight and said about time you guys shows up. She snarled and said we came didn't we? Conleth just shook his head and said here and tossed her a brown bottle she caught it and said what is this? He grinned and said this my dear will help convince queen Gamorah that I am dead. He said use this on a corpse and it turns into me for a while long enough till she can see for herself that I am dead. He than tossed her a gold necklace of his and said put this on the body. She realized that she would need to find a fresh corpse it still was going to take two weeks to get there and to keep it fresh she would need to store the head somewhere . Hmmmm well she would fix that problem when they came to it.

She gave him as much information on the queen she could. Than they agreed to keep contact sparse but she would let him know of any danger and visa versa. Erinarr walked back with her to the hotel they needed to find a corpse or at least a head. They decided to visit the graveyard later that night to see if they could find a fresh corpse. She dug in her shovel and groaned Thai sucked they dug and dug and finally hit pay dirt so to speak. The casket opened up after a few hits to the hinges and inside was a man that sort of looked like Conleth he had long black hair and that was about it. She took out her sword and hacked the head off than carefully put it in a satchel with herbs to help slow the rate of decay. Erinarr helped shovel dirt back over he grave. They where filthy and smelled like death literally. He needed a bath and food and bed maybe all in that order. And a good lay he handed had someone warming his bed in awhile and he missed it. She told him they where leaving the next day so pack and be ready. He nodded and whent to clean up than go find something to eat and drink. He sat at the bar and downed a shot than another one than some pretty burnette with a nice smile snagged his attention. She had green eyes and pointed ears along with dark red lips. Motioned to her to come over and she did sitting right in his lap. He smiled and asked what her name was. She said Linria a nice name she had a accent that he found very attractive. He guessed she was from the island of The Light . She smiled again and leaned in telling him stuff she would like to do to him. He stood and said come back to my place. She snuggled in close to him as he walked with her back to the hotel. When he got into his room though he was in for a shock. Alana was there reclining on his bed with a bottle of wine and two glasses and was that did he smell cookies? She stood up and said you have company I will go. Like a i***t he just stammered and let her walk out of the bedroom. He didn't know what to do , the burnette smiled at him and tugged him towards the bed. He was to drunk to fully comprehend but than he followed and decided to talk to Alana the next day.

He stood on the balcony of the ship hungover so bad and trying to cover the fang marks on his neck to no great success. Alana came up the gangplank and said rough night? With a smile. She knew he was hurting and so she decided to twist the knife a little more. She tossed him the bag that contained the head. He took one wiff and was pucking his guts up over the railing.