His One and Only

Chapter 39

*Crack!* "Two!"

Njal growled in angst and anger as they were seemingly standing there and taking this pain without fighting back. It was his nature to fight back so standing still and allowing was very unnatural to him.

Easy my friend. We will be okay and-

*Crack!* "Three!"

And- get through this. Just imagine how it would be if Mira had to go through this. Njal made a small roar in anger at the thought of that and growled when the next strike came.

*Crack!* "Four!"

Blood started to flow smoothly down his back and drip on the wooden stage below. Xander stood his ground. He turned his hands outward so he could grip the chains but other than that, made no outward show of pain.

*Crack!* "Five!"

Damn that hurts. Let's focus on something else shall we? Let's see...our hate for Xerxes or our love for Mira?

*Crack!* "Six!"

Xander gritted his teeth together. Our love for Mira it is. It's a much happier thought anyway. Gods I hope she is okay. She really has a knack for-

*Crack!* "Seven!"

Uuggghhh trouble. It's a good thing we are the way we are to handle such trouble. You imagine Njal? Her partnered with someone like-

*Crack!* "Eight!"

Shit! Chase. Someone small and weak like Chase? They would both be dead within a week. I would say we suit each other well don't you think?

*Crack!* "Nine!"

She has really bewitched us, yeah? In a few short months we are putting our body and soul on the line for her. A small smile creeped up on Xander's face as memories of her started to flood his brain. Moon goddess, I'm sorry I've slaughtered a lot of your people...but I'm not sorry for loving her.

*Crack!* "Ten!"

You know what Njal? I think after this we should move Mira somewhere else. I'm pretty sure my mom's sister, Aunt Matilda, is living in a small village. Yeah let's go pay her a visit after this.

"Commander!!!"

A faint shout above the noise caught his attention. Xander looked up and to the left in the direction of the shout.

To the left was the edge of the village and was slightly sloped upwards. The prison was on the outskirts of the village so that kids could avoid any brutal scene or dangerous criminals.

The first thing that caught Xander's eye was Samuel who was on top of the slope. He was sweaty, bloody, and looked absolutely panicked. The second Xander thing that caught his eye was a figure flying down the hill at incredible speeds. He didn't recognize that it was Mira at first glance because her appearance had changed drastically. Her hair was now red and some of features seemed more defined.

She was advancing towards the unsuspecting crowd with a vengeance in her eyes and was locked onto Xander. Cahira. Damn it.

*Crack!* "Eleven!"

Mira's eyes darkened when she saw Xander getting whipped and she let out an unearthly scream. Some people turned towards her direction and saw her right before she smashed into a few guards in full force. Confusion and chaos ensued.

Njal. Time to go make sure our little wolf doesn't turn anyone else into a snack than us. Everyone was now distracted so Xander put his foot on the wooden post and pulled the chains out that bound him with brute force.