Marked

Chapter 13

"Please, don't do this." He begged. His voice haunted me. I will never forget his face. I will never forget how I killed him. I snapped his neck in a second. I killed him. I'm a monster. Something took over. I am turning into a killer. It was self defense I kept telling myself and yet I have nightmares everyday. I had to get rid of it, I could not live with this mark.

It was the next morning and me and Alyssa were outside. In the grass. Kira put the force field up. Those hunters ruined everything I worked for. I was going to escape. We were sitting in the grass looking at the woods. "How do you sleep at night, knowing that you killed someone?" The words just came out. Alyssa looked at me. "It used to hurt me, wondering if they had a family. What there life was like? What were there dreams? I hid the pain. I knew every person I killed was like selling a piece of my soul. I lost my humanity, I became a soldier. Fighting became my natural instinct. I learned something, this world is a cruel place. It's kill or be killed. I chose my side." It's a good thing I'm not human anymore. I just want the pain to go away. The guilt will swallow me alive. I wonder how long I can last.

We were silent. Until Kira and Cassidy approached us. Kira did not look happy. Her face was almost red. She looked so mad, steam could come out of her ears. "How could you!" She yelled. "What are you talking about?" "Oh don't play dumb with me. I know what you did." She held up the spell book. "I found it in the grass. You were the only one outside. You saw the hunters first. You endangered the whole pack, by putting the force field down! You are acting like a child. Someone could have died! You are not in charge. I am, for once can you just listen!" I felt like she was a babysitter scolding me for breaking a vase.

I lashed out. "I don't want to be here. I just wanted to go home. Haven't any of you ever wanted to go back to your lives!" I looked at the others. They weren't going to help me. They knew they couldn't go back. But I can, all I have to do is get rid of Kira. "Who put you in charge anyway. Why do you get to boss us around. Have you ever thought one of us would want to be in charge. Huh. Maybe you aren't meant to be a leader. Your just a bossy brat!"

"Without me, you would still be in the dungeon. Or the hunters would find you and you would be dead. I gave you a safe place. A place where we can help you. But if you think you can be a leader, prove it fight me." I challenged her position. I challenged the alpha. I do not regret it. In that moment I ran and tackled her to the ground. The fight has officially begun.

She rolled over and I was on the floor. Her hands were on my shoulders. She was holding me down. I kicked her in the stomach. I quickly got up. But she did too. If I could defeat her, I would be in charge. I could find a cure get rid of my mark and go home. I tried to punch her in the face but she grabbed my hand. It felt like each of my fingers were going to break. She was strong. She twisted my arm. I screamed in pain.

It felt like my arm was going to fall off. Then she kicked my legs. I fell to the floor. I expected her eyes to glow purple. I waited for her to use her powers on me. But she didn't, she wanted to prove she could defeat me without using her powers. So it would be fair. I was on the floor, I tried to get up but my arm and legs wouldn't move. Kira bent down so I could see her face. "This is your place, you are not in charge and next time you make a decision you tell me first. If you do anything to endanger this pack again. You will never leave." She hissed. She got up and walked away. She was the alpha.