Chapter 8 Rogue!

I could feel Drake's shivery, his heart was pounding as the two bounty hunters proceeded to annihilate us. I was afraid for my beloved, for his safety.

'I need you now Kira!' I said silently and my bone started to crack to the sound of Drake's heartbeat. My wolf emerged within seconds as I bent to the floor, growling and ready to defend Drake. The impatient woman who couldn't wait to thrust her swords into me swung them towards me with a high speed, I could see the swords glaring at me with so much force; their edges sharp and eager to cut me into pieces.

Soon her companion shifted, exposing a wolf with several scars and different colored furs, probably as a result of his countless tattoos. His eyes glaring at Drake, his canines eager to sink deep into his skin. Before any more delay, he rushed at him before I could dodge the swings from the Katanas and also defend Drake. But it seemed Drake had it all covered.

Picking up one of the sticks used to build our swing, he put it forward towards the wolf and he bit hard into it instead of his skin. I felt a tingle of relief and excitement inside of me. I had never seen that side of Drake, his courage and resilience were so admirable but at that moment, I couldn't compliment him.

The woman was really skilled with her Katanas, giving me a really tough time to be able to ward of her several strikes with the swords.

"I am having so much fun with this!" She exclaimed, her smirk accompanied by an evil laugh. She clutched her hands firmer on the swords and balancing her feet strongly on the ground, she rushed at me, now using both of her feet to try to kick me down. She wasn't only good with swords, she was also good at Karate!

"The sooner we get over with this, the better for you!" She said halting for a while. Then she continued swinging her swords at me so eager to thrust them into my fur.

Drake on the other hand was having quite a difficult time defending himself against the sharp claws and canines of the wolf. "Some help please!" He exclaimed as he fell to the floor still holding up the stick as a defense against the crazy wolf.

I didn't know what to do, I was caught up between defending myself and Drake. Not being so careful as I was engaged with thoughts, one of the woman's swords caught up with me cutting across my shoulder. I growled in pain.

"That's right! You shall bleed out under the sharp edges of my babies!" She exclaimed with a smirk. 'Who calls swords babies?' I wondered still pained from the little cut.

Instantly, I was really pissed, growling with an intense rage I stopped for a while, calculating how best I was to attack her without the sword cutting me again.

"Yeah! She is angry. Come on!" She said excitedly with a grin, putting up her swords against each other making them to clank.

I rushed at her, as fast as I could and within seconds I had hit off one of her swords from her hand. It fell to the floor and as she made an attempt to pick it up, I seized the opportunity and dashed at her with my claws.

She was a fast one I must say, but before she could be able to swing the other sword in her had at me, I had already given her a deep cut in her side.

"You bitch! I will show you!" She barked. She was really angry and wanted to get back at me at all cost.

Dropping the other sword, she pulled out her camouflage jacket and hurled it to the floor.

"I will enjoy killing your!" The cracking of bones, the emergence of her wolf was intense. Her wolf was brown, her blue eyes were really scary. Her canines glaring at me with a vengeful expression.

Drake continued to struggle with the other wolf. Soon his stick broke and he was forced to rush into the cave to escape the attacks of the wolf. But the relentless wolf followed him growling as it rushed into the darkness.

Caught up in a fierce fight with the female wolf, I found myself gnashing and clawing at her with a passionate attempt to get rid of her. Her wolf seemed to be of the same size at mine but its appearance more scary.

Kira was exceptional strong and tactical, her wolf too had enough experience with warding off attacks and clawing. I was really enjoying the moves but still frightened each moment I saw the claws of the other wolf trying to thrust into me.

For a while we fought each other without any success at getting to hurt one another but that didn't last for much longer. I sensed my claws dig deep into her sides and with my arms, I hurled her over to the other side very close to the river.

Then I looked into the dark cave, but no sound could be heard. I was really scared for Drake's safety. Closing my eyes and listening closely, I searched for Drake's heartbeat, my mind thinking about the most terrifying occurrence. I couldn't hear anything. 'Oh no!' I thought, my heart escaping my chest, pounding with strong fear of what the wolf must have done to my beloved.

But there was no time to go into the cave, the female wolf soon got up, ready to claim her price. She wasn't really ready to give up, with so much enthusiasm and impatience to kill me and get paid by whoever must have set up the hunt.

"You will pay for this!" She growled at me with her mind. Approaching with a refreshed energy and eagerness to attack.

"You really don't have to do this." I said to her though my mind but she wasn't ready to heed to my message.

Just then, Drake ran out of the cave, the other wolf still in pursuit of him. I glanced at his whole body in a flash, and there was no scratch visible on his body. I was really glad that he was safe but still worried that the wolf was going to catch up with him soon. He had no nothing with him, nothing to defend himself with and I was really worried. But the female wolf was few meters away and I had to get back to my fight.

Luckily the first wolf that had attacked was still down, probably passed out from the collision with the rock. But the vicious wolf I was fighting with was above a handful, my fight with her was very draining, sapping me of the energy I had in me. I had to keep up for fear of losing the new life I had been given. I couldn't let my second chance at life be taken away by the ferocious wolf. Probably for a price that wasn't even worth a life.

I was so eager to know the prize that was put up for my head but that wasn't a situation that could get me the information that I was so curious and eager to discover.

Just in the middle of our fight, I heard a loud whimper, followed by a heavy thud. Looking over behind me, I saw the other wolf that had been attacking Drake drop to the floor motionless. What the hell!

I could see blood flushing out from his chest, his eyes bulging out and his mouth opened wide exposing his canines.

"Finn!" The female wolf screamed abandoning me and rushing towards him. Drake shifted from the wolf lying on the floor with a short stick with a sharp tip in his hands dripping with blood. I moved towards Drake, he was panting heavily, fear written all over his face.

"Are you alright?" I inquired and he nodded still gasping for his breath.

The female wolf shifted back to her human self holding up the male wolf, his head resting on her laps as she knelt. Her face plastered with fear and anxiety.

"Please brother! Stay with me!" She said panicking, but the wolf opened his eyes slightly. Tears were dripping from his eyes, the blood still persistent with rushing out of his chest.

"We have to go. Now!" Drake said and rushed into the cave, coming out within few seconds, his brown bag hanging on his shoulder.

"I am coming for you!" The female wolf said still holding on to her brother. I saw the tears streaming from her eyes, the wrath of vengeance written all over her.

Drake ran towards the woods and I followed him still in my wolf form; that way I could run faster. I wasn't sure of where we were heading to but definitely away from the three assailants who had come to claim the prize for their bounty.

Only rogue wolves were hunted for bounty by other wolves. It was unacceptable for a bounty to be placed on a wolf except he or she was tagged rogue.

"I am a rogue?" I thought still running into the woods.