The White Beauty

Episode Twenty A battle Within

Sarahs'' P.O.V.

"What the hell do you think you are doing Daemon."  

"I don't know Jason. What the hell do you think I'm doing?" Daemon shoves back.

I don't know why but I feel like running away from both of them. I can't deal with them fighting again. 

"You little..." 

I just start walking. I don't know where but I'm not in the mood for this s**t right now. 

"Sarah," I hear Jason call out.

"Sarah, don't walk away from me. SARAH!"

He catches up to me and grabs the reign, pulling my head harshly to look at him. I close my eyes and shut off my mind-link before he can say anything. 

"Sarah open your link back up. We need to talk." 

I just keep my eyes closed. 

"Look, I'm sorry for being protective over what is mine but..."

My eyes spring open. Anger taking over me. 

No. Stop right there. I don't need to be worked up right before we leave. I'm already getting a bad feeling about all of this. So stop adding to the stress I already have. I'm not yours to control. I may have your symbol branded on me but I will never be your property no matter how much you want me to be. If you want us to actually be mates then I suggest you stop talking to me like I'm something you own and start talking to me like I'm someone your love. 

With that being said I trotted off, closing my mind-link 

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When Cynthia arrived, we got into formation. Dae, as my rider, led me to the left side of the carriage. I stood in line with the horses pulling the carriage while Jason is on the right side of me, burning a hole into the side of my face. 

The horn blows announcing our departure from the castle and we move forward.

Daemon isn't holding the reins tight and when it's time to go, unlike the others, he doesn't kick me or whip me. He just lets me do me and I love that. 

As I'm walking the same way I was brought in, I can see the metal doors. this could either go good or bad. When we drop Cynthia off in Takenue, we will escort Axel and his pack back to his kingdom and come back home. 

Since I have my wolf now I feel more powerful. these powers are growing inside of me. I could use this to my advantage and escape. 

We make our way through the forest and over the mountains taking no breaks. 

A familiar smell hit my nostrils and I can't help but feel depressed. My pack. I can smell my pack members nearby. I want to run into my dad's arms again. We pass the old oak tree I used to play in before mom died. I know we're headed straight to my pack. I can't wait to see my dads' face when he realizes how strong I've become. 

We break through the trees and I see their hut. I want to run. I want to jump. The excitement is running through my body. We get closer and closer but I still don't see them. Everyone is out of there huts now. Maybe I can't see them because of the crowd. 

We pass on through and yet I still never see dad. I don't understand. Where could he be?

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Two days pass without anyone stopping. Some are falling over dead while overs are struggling to keep up. It's so hot and humid out here and having a hard time trotting. 

I just need some water and I'll be okay but there is no water in sight. This place reminds me of the dessert. 

Nothing in sight for miles, Just sand below my hooves. 

And then I smell a familiar smell again. But this time it's different. It smells blood lust and fear. That can't be right. If someone wanted to shed blood, they'd be cocky and feel powerful. They wouldn't want to have fear in them. 

This has me on alert. I'm standing tall. My ears are at attention. I no longer feel exhausted. 

What's wrong?

I don't know. Something isn't right. Can't you smell it in the air? 

I don't smell anything. We can see for miles all around us. There is no danger ahead. 

Maybe you're right. I guess I'm just tired. 

Do you want me to walk beside you to give you a break?

No, I'm okay. 

Your tired sweetheart. Here. I'll get down and get some water for you. 

I don't feel Dae on my back anymore. Not because he got off. Two of the Eclipse Pack members pulled him off. 

I let out a distress call warning everyone. Confused, people started looking around to see what was going on. 

And that when everything went to s**t. 

The Eclipse pack started tearing into the Dark Reign Pack. I couldn't believe my eyes. I knew something was wrong. I just didn't think their allies would turn on them. 

I can feel my wolf start stirring. Two days without the wolfbane coursing through my blood is letting her come back to me. 

I just need to stay alive until she's fully here with me. 

"Go to Cynthia. She doesn't have any protection." 

I can't fight like this. I need my wolf to fight so I take off running towards the carriage. I bang on the door with my hooves but no one answers. 

I start to reach for the handle when I see a large gray wolf running towards me. I start to turn around but he slams me into the side of the carriage. Turning it over on its side  

His claws are trying to tear into me to me but the armor won't let him. I feel my wolf stirring strongly in my head. I know its only a matter of seconds before I can stop him.  

The gray wolf grabs my neck and brags me to the ground. As he hovers over me, he shows his k-9s at me. I can see the blood that stains his white teeth. I feel a bolt of energy run through my body. I know Maggie is with me now. Hell yeah! I think of my wolf and hear a loud growl escape my lips. It worked. The growl startles the grey wolf for a couple of seconds. I use that as an opportunity to strike back. With my front paws on his chest and my back paws at his ribcage, I dig my claws in, raking them down his body. His blood pouring out on my snow-white fur. He goes limp on top of me. I realize Cynthia still has not responded to any of this. I push the body off of me. Jumping onto the carriage, I grab the handle and rip the door off. In the corner sits a very distressed Cynthia. She is hugging her legs into her bust. She's running her fingers through her silky dark brown hair as sobs escaped her lips. I jump down into the carriage landing on the colorful glass that used to be a window. I hear the sound of glass crunching as I made my way over to her. My nose touches her arm. She freezes not sure what to do next. I shift knowing this will help bring her back to reality. I slowly raise my hand to look at her expressions while I do it. Nothing. I move closer to her. I put my hand lightly on her hand, She snaps her head up at me. The shock in her eyes is quickly replaced by relief.  She pulls me into a hug as a happy sob leaves her lips. I know she needs this but..."Um... As much as I appreciate this...I'm naked so..." She pulls back and looks at me. Her eyes widen like a big scared doe. She quickly looks away "Oh my gosh! I'm so sorry. Here put this on," she says as she grabs her coat off the floor and hands it to me. I quickly put it on and wrap the strings around my waist, tying it in a bow. "We have to get out of here. Like now," I grab her hand and pull her up to her feet. 

"No, we can't leave the carriage. We have to stay here no matter what."

"If we stay here we will die along with your brothers."

"I can't do it. I'm sorry I just can't do it." Cynthia backed away from me and sat back down in the corner. 

"Fine. If you want your people to die then so be it but I will not have bloodshed because I didn't stop them."

I slid her coat off my shoulders and let it hit the floor as I shift back into my wolf. I give her one last look. She drops her head down not wanting to look at me. I just don't understand why she wouldn't want to fight for her brothers' lives. 

"Wait before you go," She picks up the coat and ties it around my back leg. 

I jump into the air and land on top of the carriage. I take in everything I see in front of me. Bodies lay still on the ground. Blood everywhere. We are losing this battle. Not if I can help it...

Fuck it...

I leap onto the back of a horse running by. 

These horses used to be like me, a shifter. They're forced to stay in that form for years until they lose the person inside them. It's common for people to be forced to stay a certain way. It depends on what their strengths are. Some are fast racers, some are great hunters, and so on. 

I think it's cruel. To strip away the gifts given to them by the Moon Goddess. I wonder how they feel when a part of their spirit leaves them. 

I grab the horses' head in my mouth and give a quick twist, breaking his neck instantly. I know it couldn't have done any harm leaving him alive but at least his spirit can join the rest of him. 

As he falls to the ground I feel a wave of gratitude pass through me and I hear 'Thank you for the gift you have given me. Now I can be with my other soul half' in my head. This causes me to shiver. 

What the hell was that?

As I moved from wolf to horse, I feel wave after wave pass through me with little mind-links from their spirit. All thanking me for helping them get back to their soul-half and letting them finally be at peace. 

Honestly, I thought killing people for war was brutal and ruthless, but today I've shed blood only to have them thank me for ending their lives. I know this sounds weird. It scares me too. 

It wasn't until I started killing those who were shifters that I felt different. I could feel the wave again but this time it's different. I can feel their hatred for me. I can feel their pain as I kill them. Every time I broke someones' neck, a sharp pain would shoot through mine. Every time I claw someone or slaughter them,  as soon as they die I feel the same pain in the exact place I touched them. And then I feel my mates pain as well, I wonder if he feels this too. Am I hurting him by killing those men?

This starts to take a toll on me. I'm not moving as fast anymore. My head hurts and my legs are wobbly. 

"Please don't hurt me!"

I hear someone call out. The world stopped when I saw the sight in front of me. 

Cynthia being pulled by her hair out of the carriage. They throw her to one of the men standing below them, "Well if you aren't a beauty. I'm gonna show you what a real man feels like Princess" Two other men grab her and force her to get on her knees. 

I run towards them as fast as I can to get to her before the do anything to hurt her. 

One of the men spot me and stick a knife to her neck, "Ah ah ah... Don't take one more step or I'll gut her like a fish."

I froze I don't know what to do. 

"Let us talk for a minute, shall we? Now shift..."

I look around seeing the Eclipse pack had reinforcements sent to aid them. We are outnumbered by a lot. 

Jason spots me but doesn't see what I can see. The only thing he sees is me shifting and pulling the coat over my shoulders. 

"What are you doing Sarah!" I see him moving towards me but my eyes never leave Cynthia. Two men grab me, holding me tightly against their side. Pulling out a dagger, they place two blades on my neck.

"Just in case you try to take on of us down."

"Don't you dare hurt her you motherfuckers!" Jason tries to get to me and then looks over to see what I'm looking at. He takes it all in. Cynthia, the knife, me, the knives. I can see the pain in his face as his sister sobs and I stay calm. Too calm. 

All fighting stops when all of Jason's men are pushed to the ground in a submissive manner. Several men grab Jason but he continues to fight them off.

The pack moves to the side as a man appears. "Axel you son of a b***h! I'll kill you!"

"Now now now. It doesn't have to be like that," He says calmly while walking up to me, "All you have to do is give us the girl, and this will all stop."

"Go f**k yourself. Your nothing but scum." Jasons' eyes are black. I can tell his wolf is taking over. 

Axel turns him back to Jason as he faces me 

"My my look what we have here. So stunning," His eyes wander my body falling on my legs, "I think your gonna enjoy being my Queen."

"I'll never be your Queen! I'll never be yours!" My eyes held hatred as I look him in the eyes. He chuckles in amusement. "Well you see, if you don't I'm going to kill your mate. Actually now that I think about it, I'm going to kill him anyway. You will not truly be mine if you are mated to him."

He quickly turns around and side steps so I can see Jason. He stops fighting as soon as he feels me looking at him. 

"Get him on his knees."

Jason put up a fight. He starts thrashing and punching, trying to get to me. Two of Axels' strongest Alphas grab Jason while another man kicks him in the leg, breaking his knee and then doing the same to his other leg. The let go of Jason and steady him on his knees. Four wolves walk over to Jason, two behind him and two in front. I can see the pain in his eyes. 

"Sarah it will be okay. Just look away." 

"No! Don't you dare give up on me!"

He closes his eyes as the wolves move closer.

"Look at me!... Jason!... LOOK AT ME NOW!"

He opens his eyes, "I love you, Sarah." 

A smirk comes across Axels' face. I know what he is doing. He is mind-linking them. 

"NOOO!" 

I scream as I see the wolves dive on Jason. My heart is breaking. I'm sobbing as the feeling of losing my mate hits me. Little by little, I feel his mate-bond leave me. It's tearing me apart inside. 

I fall to my knees. I can't help the scream that leaves me. 

It is so loud I deafen myself. I can't hear anything. I try to look around but all I see is darkness surrounding me. 

Soon enough the darkness takes over and I feel my body hit the ground in defeat.