The blow shoved Verone back, and as he lunged at Kan, murder in those sapphire eyes, Kan jumped back landing the both in the water . Crimson dripping from Verone's wound and disappearing in the rushing water . "Verone I know where Kyera is . " Kan shouted at him and Verone froze, like hitting a switch . There was hatred pouring from his eyes . During the confrontation this had been the first time she had seen his eyes . The pupil was a single slit in the center of a blue ocean . There was a feral quality that made Kyera's heartache . The beast was battling to get free but the human overpowered it and stayed still . It was clearly a struggle he was close to losing even though he shouldn't be .
"What did you do to her?" Verone demanded and Kan flinched . It was barely noticeable unless you could feel him wince from inside .
Advertisement"I have seen her but she hasn't seen me . I have been living at the palace for years . Someone, something is planning something and I think it has to do with her . We need to rescue her . The Palace will eat her alive . Bad things are happening, the palace isn't safe for her . " Kan replied, staying deathly still . Had he moved, the beast would have beat the man in Verone . Seeing her lover so close to beasting was killing her .
"The Palace?" he asked, and it was like a switch flipped . Verone's eyes were his own again, gentle and calm but filled with worry . Kan sighed glad for this .
"Yes, and we need to get her home . The Dark ones are making moves, we need to get her into hiding . " he pointed out nearly desperate now that Verone was actually listening .
"Why do you suddenly care?" he demanded and Kan sighed deeply, knowing what this tiger thought of him . For the first time in her life she felt his remorse . It was so deep inside Kan, a black cage around his heart, squeezing it with so much pressure she thought it would burst . She never believed it before, when he said he mourned for her brothers, but now she could feel it . Was it time to let go of the hate? Before she could answer that question, Kan spoke .
"Yes, let's get out of this stream and talk . " Kan added walking toward the bank . As he did a smell hit his nose . Strong,Wild, and vaguely of sulfur . He turned toward it to see a man in the undergrowth stand, he raised palm filled with green energy and before Kan could react he shot it off .
The energy shot past him and Kan turned to follow it with his eyes . There was shock and terror as it struck Verone in the head sending him backward off the waterfall . Kan ran forward knowing there was nothing he could fo . Verone was gone .
Kyera came back to reality with two strong arms wrapped around her . She wasn't even sure when she had started crying . The familiar scent of Kan surrounded her as he tried to sooth the tears . Unlike Kyera, his focus had been on her . He didn't see what she did, he only knew the tears were inevitable .
"Kan… we… can we… try to leave the past where it lays? That hatred in his eyes… my hatred consumed him… I… I can't let it happen to me too . Forgive me but I can't keep living in hate . " Kyera whispered as the tears fell from her eyes . "I am sorry I blamed you for Verone…"
He gently pet her hair . "Kyera, you had no reason to believe in me after what I had done to your family . I know the hatred is all consuming, that's why I had to set this straight . I couldn't let more hate build between us . I don't want to be the reason you break . " Kan admitted to her surprise .
"I will always hurt for what you have done . I won't trust you . You have to earn it . " Kyera added as he let go . She moved back wiping her eyes with a kerchief .
"I know, and one day I will tell you the truth of that night, but you have had enough my Lady, for one day . " he whispered gently, knowing the tears would make her head hurt . He had cried his own fair share . Her words had loosened the bars, given him room to breath and truth be told, he was grateful .
Chapter end
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