The civility that Jaden usually fought with was slipping away. His calculating mind was falling prey to a deadly inner beast that demanded the satisfaction of victory. He was no stranger to this inner darkness, this monster he had cadged in him. It was his escape during his earlier years while committing horrid crimes that his budding morality sickened at. It was the commander of his blood lust, the ruler of his anger. It was dangerous. But he hadn’t lost himself to it yet. It would never rule him enough to permanently damage his beloved friend. But it now tossed his regard for simple wounds of the flesh aside. It wanted to taste her blood, feel her submit.
She wore a beast of her own and he could see that it too would not be dominated easily. He swept her grasping claw aside and tried to wedge his forearm under her jaw to escape the snapping jaws. The impact of the two wounded bodies was jarring. The healing crack in his ribs flexed then, undoing what had healed over time. The pain was enough for him to recoil and cause the woman to win their charge, forcing him to the ground. Her frame pressed into him and he continued his attempts to hold of those hungry jaws. He tried to roll her over and shift her position of dominance. The beast wouldn’t have it even while still cringing from the intense pain. He squirmed and dug his claws into her arm, trying to discourage any groping for his throat or body.
Jaden does. Jaden speaks. Jaden thinks.
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