The Howls of a Spirit ( Discontinued )

🐺Chapter 24

✨Mark✨

"Oh my god. Are you okay?" a female voice asked from nearby.

"Yeah," Mark said, looking up to see a girl whose frizzy brown hair was styled into a pixie cut. Pink hairclips collected the fronts of her hair and clipped it back, preventing any of her locks from falling onto her tan face. She looked at the girl cradled in Mark's arms with worry flooding into her green eyes that looked black in the shadows. Her face was painted with scars that looked like claw marks and her slim body was wrapped around in a brown dress.

"Astrid," Callisto spitted and Mark turned around to see his best friend glaring at the girl wearing brown. Astrid's face turned into a sneer and she stared at the two of them with fury that replaced the fake emotion before.

"Well well well... if it isn't the snitch," Astrid said her voice more raspy than before.

Calli didn't respond and stared at the girl angrily.

"Oh how happy it makes me to see you cry," Astrid said.

"Little shit," Calli said and Mark held in his laughter.

"What did you call me?!"

Callisto stood up and balled her fists at her sides while Mark stayed by her side. If Astrid's gonna get to Callisto, she's gonna have to go through him too.

"You tried to poison my father! You bastard!"

"I had the right to after he –"

"Astrid?" Cana Black's voice spoke in disbelief.

"You know her?" Cana inquired, nudging her strawberry blonde head at the girl who sent daggers at Astrid through a death glare.

"She's the reason I went to juvie!"

"What!?"

"You heard me! She is the reason why I was sent to that torturous hell!"

"Is this true Callisto?" Cana questioned before Callisto glanced at her and nodded.

"You sent her to juvie cause she pushed you!?" Cana asked, her voice rising.

"Off a cliff!" Mark spoke this time and Cana looked at him through soulless black eyes that widened at his words.

"Astrid?" Cana asked for a confirmation.

"I – I...AHHH," Astrid screamed in frustration and tried to lunge at Callisto but Cana held her tightly. Astrid wriggled and scratched at Cana but Cana was way stronger.

"Stop it!" she yelled but Astrid didn't. She was persistently trying to escape from the arms of her mate.

"I HATE YOU! I HATE YOU ALL! ALL YOU MONSTERS!" Astrid shrieked at them and hit Cana's arms, still not strong enough to break free.

"W –what?" Cana asked, her voice softening for a moment.

"YOU BLOODY WEREWOLVES! YOU KILLED HER! YOU KILLED MY NERA!" the green eyed girl screeched. Cana's grip visibly tightened around her mate. The music inside was too loud for people to hear the events that were taking place.

"I LOVED HER! BUT YOU KILLED HER! I CAME HERE TO END YOU AND YOUR STUPID FATHER! AND NOW... NOW I'M GOING TO KILL YOU ALL!"

"But I –I'm your mate."

"I don't want a mate. And especially one who is a creature of darkness."

Callisto and Mark stared at the scene in sorrow. Cana's hurt face made Mark want to go and hug her but now was not the time. Her grip loosened slightly and it was enough for Astrid to escape and charge at the two. She ran up to Calli and grabbed her neck. Mark pulled her back and threw her to the ground as Callisto breathed heavily. Astrid twirled her leg from the ground and toppled Mark over, hitting his head on the textured floor. Blood rushed out of his temple slightly and the outside world swirled around him. Then she pounced at Callisto again with a knife that she had been hiding in her dress somewhere. Cana stepped in and Astrid hit her hard with the blunt side of the knife and she fell screaming to the bottom with a thud. Silver.

Mark's head hurt badly and he saw Callisto kicking Astrid in the gut and running to him. Astrid collected her strength and gripped Callisto's back which made her fly and land far away from him. She straddled a shouting Callisto and was caught off guard as Calli hit her own head at Astrid's. He saw blood splutter from one of them and quickly tried to get up and help. He limped over to Astrid and kicked her back which made her fall face first. She turned to him with a glare and spit out blood... and a tooth. Her nose crooked and bloody. Just as she was going to strike Mark with a knife, they heard Callisto from afar whistling.

Astrid turned and scowled at the girl.

"If you came for me. Come get me!" Callisto yelled and Astrid started sprinting towards Callisto who ran away, leading the devil's spawn into the woods that surrounded the town.

Mark heard Luca's yelling in the background and saw him running in that direction, after shifting into a large golden wolf. Arms grabbed Mark as he fainted and he was taken out of the battlefield.

"Perfect timing Luca," he muttered under his breath.