The Vengeful Luna

Fire

Elanors POV

Something within me suddenly snaps. And No. It's not him interrupting me again. It's the calmness he has. The audacity to tell me to just calm down and enjoy myself right now. How can I do that?! How can I enjoy anything when the monster that ripped me to shreds, the person that stole him from me and did so many unholy things, was still out there, doing this to Gods knew how many others?! How could I not be angry when every apparently healed wound was still seeping inside, pouring venom and bitterness into my soul, into my heart?

How could I just sit back and enjoy s**t?! When all I wanted was to break down the walls that hid them! And burn them all?!

I get out of his lap, and he tenses.

"Elanor? " he calls my name and suddenly he feels like a stranger.

My shaking hands rushed through my hair, pushing it back as I tried to contain my anger. This was not the man I knew! My man was strong! My man was fierce. My man would fight the world if he had to! My man would hold and protect me! Yet, beside this man, I did not feel protected. I did not feel safe and hidden from the world. This was not my Aeolian!

My mate was fierce and fearless!

As I walked to the small balcony, I heard him get up and follow me.

"Love? " he calls out and I suddenly snap.

"Love?! " I huffed and turned to him. "What do you want, Aeolian?! I get it! You don't want to fight! If you want to sit on this island and rot away in the sun, feel free to do so! I am not going to allow that bastard to live much longer! " My hands raised in frustration.

his brows narrowed in confusion.

"I'm not going to stand by if you're going to war- "

"If I'm going to war?! Do you hear yourself, Aeolian?! " I cut the distance between us with a few sharp moves, and hit his chest with my fist. " -you're my mate! You're supposed to keep me safe! Aren't you?! Yet, I was kidnapped right under your nose. I was raped and abused. I was torn to pieces and I found my way back to you, and now, when I want to bite back, you try to leash me?! If you did not fight for me then, I will fight for myself now! I don't need you there! Hell! " I hit his chest again and he grabs my wrist. " I'm starting to think I don't need you here now either! You hold me like that and I feel like you don't even know who I am anymore! " My words sting and I bite without mercy. I want to tear into him the same way everything tore into me and make it sting as bad as they stung me now. His indifference, his peacefulness, it was all annoying! I want to hit him again and I feel tears blur my vision, but he stops me, his hands gripping my wrists with harshness. "Let go of me, you f*****g bastard! " I hiss and yank my arms, trying to free myself, but he is not having it. Even weak and starved, he is still stronger than me. Bullshit! Bullshit ! I hate this! I hate him! I hate the pain! I hate everything! I feel the tears spill from my eyes and I try to hold back the sob that escapes me.

"Are you done? " his voice is ice cold and distant and I feel like my heart is breaking into millions of pieces.

"Done?" I whisper and when his grip loosens, I slip my hand free and slap him. "How dare you be this mean to me?! I put everything I had into rescuing you and this is what I get?! Are you done?!" I mocked him and freed myself from him, walking away. I was done. So f*****g done with this.

As I'm about to walk out the door, Aeolian grabs me again, his hand wrapping around my wrist and pulling me backwards, making me stumble and struggle to stay upright. Before I know it, I'm pressed against the wall, and one of his fists slams into the wall beside my head, his face approaching mine slowly, a low rattle resonating into his chest, making me shiver and cower a bit. I forgot he was twice my size and he could easily rip me in half if he wanted to. I forgot he was a f*****g beast. A killing machine. I forgot because he made me forget!

"Are you done, woman? " he spoke with the rattle accentuating his words, his nose brushing against mine slowly. "Because if not, I can take a few more bites. " he added, and I feel him smirk without looking at him. my eyes are unfocused and im truly afraid to look at him. Afraid I might forget my anger and give it to his stupid handsome face.

As I remain silent, he speaks again.

"No? you're done then. " his hand hooks under my chin and forces my head up so I can look at him. "Listen here, doll. I am afraid of losing you. I don't want you to fight a battle you can't win, and we both know, you can't go against that monster- I'll bite you if you dare contradict me- " he snaps when I open my mouth to say something, so I swallow back my words because werewolf bites were worse than silver daggers. "good girl. " he whispers and his breath fans my face. "now, regarding your lovely little beef with Demetri- " his breath hitches in his throat as he pulls his face away from mine. "You're more than welcome to bite back. You're more than welcome to want revenge. You're more than welcome to throw yourself head first into a battle. You can be as arrogant as you want about the power you have, or the power you earn by numbers, but there is no one out there who knows how that will end better than I do. " a smirk curls on his lips. "I wanted to tear him limb by limb on that beach, but reckleness brought me my downfall. Plot all you want, but if you think I'll allow you to throw yourself into such a battle, you're so f*****g wrong, Elanor! "

His smirk is filled with madness, something I've only seen Demetri be capable of.

"I'll leash you if I have to! I'll tie you down and hold you here until your anger simmers down to nothing!" he grips my hand and raises it to his face. "Go on. my powerful mate, go on and hit me. If I could not take him on, do you think you can? let's test that theory, shall we?" he takes a step back and I see that spark of madness come alive in his eyes as his arms spread. He is naked. completely naked. There are only bandages covering bits of his body and he's fully open, waiting for me to strike him.

"Are you insane?" I hiss at him, my sobs dying down.

"Am I insane, Elanor? Am I?! Am I truly the one who's insane now?!" His arms drop down and I feel ashamed. "I want to go for his neck, but I know that I'm not going to come back alive If i do that. So, how about we enjoy this moment a bit more? We're safe here. What else could we ask for right now? It might be a day, it might be two or a month. I'm not sure but I know that I want to spend every little bit of time I have left with you-" he slowly moves closer to me again and grabs my face into his hands, forcing me to look at him again. "I want you. all of you. now. tomorrow. the day after tomorrow, until I'm finally satiated. Until I have no regrets if I die. Then, and only then my love,-" his dry lips brush against mine and my breath hitches in my chest "-we can go to battle..." his words trail off and I feel as if he had both killed and sparked a fire inside me.