The Rebel
Chapter 55

“Do you know what every hero has in common in every superhero story?

Their altruism.

The courage to give their lives for the safety of humanity.

To remain only in the pages of history and in our hearts for eternity. »

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Vera’s point of view.

“I love you…”

He didn’t expect my answer, he didn’t let me finish my sentence.

He almost pushed me away and turned his back on me.

I felt hurt.

I wanted to tell him.

Finally telling him how I felt, letting him know that I understood what the word “Love” meant now.

I felt it this time, the love for him, infinite and uncontrollable, strong and sure, blinding but conscious.

But, he wouldn’t let me proclaim it. Facing the inhuman giant, he approached him, being followed by everyone.

He ran across the b***d-covered ground, the wound on his leg bleeding profusely.

But he didn’t treat her.

As I stood there watching, not knowing what to do, He informed everyone of their roles, but he didn’t tell me anything.

My attention shifted to the beast, its now red eyes staring back at me. The ground shook as he approached me, causing me to clench my fists.

“Anaraaa!” »

He continued to shout the holy name while I swallowed. My wolf refusing to answer my question.

Who was this girl?

Why was he calling her?

I once again felt something growing inside me, but this time I was able to stop it.

I shook my head, trying to stop the dizziness and heaviness.

I first saw Ben’s wolf lunge at him, attacking him first. Its claws couldn’t even touch the beast.

A painful howl of anguish echoed through the silent forest, as Ben was thrown into the air, paws held high, then landed on the ground with a thud.

He couldn’t move because of the painfully twisted bones.

I was numb, trying to comprehend what had happened there in a brief moment.

But more was to come.

Rosie’s partner instinct made her attack next, despite Logan’s warning.

In a second, his claw pierced her chest, causing her to fall on the spot.

“Nooooo, Rosieeeeee!” »

Ben shouted. The beast looked at him viciously and intentionally put its foot on Rosie’s chest, transforming her into a human and making a scream echo through the forest.

I clenched my fist, ready to attack him.

When Kane, the father and Arnold attacked together, 10 seconds, they only held out for 10 seconds when I saw them being thrown into the air. The beast’s claws slashing at their bodies.

And their painful howls echoed.

I saw b***d… The b***d of those who were close to me.

Their pains hit my cells, as if I felt them.

The other Alphas started to attack together, but it was no use. He was much stronger than them.

Killing some of the Alphas and wounding others, Benjamin screamed and fixed his eyes on me.

“Was I the only one he needed?”

Will he stop this if I go to him willingly?

Should I submit? »

“No!” Never ! »

I heard a voice in my mind… It didn’t belong to my wolf… So how could I listen to it.

I looked around trying to find the source.

But nothing.

There was no one.

The voice was almost wild… Heavy and scary as hell… The same voice that spoke to Benjamin earlier.

“Anaraaaa!” »

Benjamin shouted again and that’s when I heard the voice speak again. It became clearer this time.

” Kill him ! Kill him ! The

voice repeated and I again felt like something was trying to take control of my mind. Something that was being built again.

“Who….Who are you? »

I managed to ask only to hear the voice growl in response. It wasn’t quiet… I felt like I was trapped and the voice was hoarse, like it hadn’t spoken in ages.

“What is it, my wolf? You feel it ? »

I decided to ask my wolf and her words made my eyes widen and my heart beat rapidly in my chest.

” Yes. »

“What is it?” »

“A fierce spirit of your ancestor. He’s trying to break in. »

And that’s when my eyes lifted to fix on Benjamin’s. The name he said… The fact that he called me his mate… We… Were we reincarnated?

No… It’s not possible… How can we? »

” Kill him ! Kill him ! Kill him ! »

The voice began to scream in my mind, louder this time, making me clutch my head. The voice was like a hammer, struck again and again. A sharp pain burned my forehead.

” Is it… ? »

“Yes. Anara Knight. An ancestor on your great-grandmother’s side.

Should I give control? »

My wolf asked and I didn’t know what to do. “Can I trust him?” Is she good or bad… What if she is with Benjamin, what if they were partners?

No… I can’t take the risk. »

I felt the heaviness settle in again and hit my barriers, causing a weak cry to escape my lips.

Logan turned to me, his worried eyes looking at me with concern.

At that point, he was only distracted and hit by Benjamin from behind…

“Logannnnnnn!” »

I could only scream as I saw his body rolling and hitting a tree in my blurry vision. The force caused the tree to fall, then I heard the sound of bones crunching.

“You bastard!” Leave him ! ! » I shouted to Benjamin, and I saw him looking at me with a sick smile. Instead of approaching me, he changed his mind and walked towards Logan.

I was scared !

“No… No… Not him… He can’t hurt him.” »

The pain in my head got worse, along with the voice screaming in my mind.

” Let me enter ! Open the door ! Open it ! Kill him ! Kill him !

I looked at the scene, Logan was still trying to recover… His spine… It seemed to have been broken

… B***d came out from the corner of his lips… while his breathing seemed heavy.

He looked down at me, but Benjamin blocked our view. He chuckled, grabbing Logan’s human form by the neck, choking him.

“Logan!” Leave him, dammit! »

I tried to move forward, screaming… but my body was too weak to stand… My knees hit the ground and I breathed heavily…

“What’s wrong? not at my house ? I

asked myself, looking at the ground to only see my hands. They were shaking… And that’s when it started.

What worried me the most became a fact.

My illness hit me hard at that time.

It was the day of the full moon.

Logan may have let me live a few more days, but my death was inevitable.

When I saw my hands and arms, I couldn’t help but sob, my b***d vessels began to darken. The black substance reached my heart.

” Why now ? Just a few more minutes… I have to save Logan… I have to save everyone… I can’t die like this!

Moon goddess, please… You can’t be so cruel… Please…”

My teary eyes lifted to see Logan’s and I broke right there, helpless, scared and vulnerable.

” It begins. »

The beast said with a smile, as if my pain gave it sadistic pleasure.

“Ahhhhhhhhhhhhh. »

I screamed holding my heart as my wolf tried to give me strength.

“Hold on, Vera. We can do this… We can’t die like this! »

I shook my head no, unaware that everyone was looking at me with their last ray of hope.

I squeezed the mud on the ground in my fist, trying to hold back my scream.

“Submit, my dear. Rub your head on my feet if you want me to save you and this boy. » Benjamin said, approaching me with Logan still in his tight grip, the latter struggling to get free.

I just moved my head in a no… Tears falling onto my hands as I stared at the ground, unable to look into everyone’s eyes.

“Submit and let me mark you!” »

He screamed again and I felt the black substance spread down my neck. She was going lower and lower.

“Vera…. No! »

I heard Logan, but Benjamin’s grip tightened on him, making him choke even more.

My knees collapsed and I fell to the ground, limp.

“What difference will it make?

I’m going to die anyway.

No matter what happens, I will not submit to him.

The Rebel will prefer death to submission. »

“No!” I

said weakly and he shouted back, with a growl loud enough to shake the ground.

Forcefully rejecting Logan, he approached me.

He lifted me off the ground and pinned me on a tree behind. Its huge claws circled my throat and grabbed my jaw.

” Beg me ! Beg me for mercy, you bitch! »

He said and I chuckled. I was going crazy or maybe it was the lack of fear of dying.

He gripped my jaw tightly, hard enough to break it with a little more pressure, as I looked up into his eyes in challenge.

The mockery disappeared from my eyes to be replaced by coldness.

“The Rebel… will die… but never… submit… And neither will Vera. »

He looked shocked, but still had a defiant look. Bringing his neck closer to mine, he whispered.

“I… will not let you die… before I have had the pleasure of breaking you… my mate.” »

I felt his lips move with a smirk and that’s when I closed my eyes.

It was the end.

He was going to mark me.

My body was too weak to move, my eyes fixed on the scene behind Benjamin.

Logan was there… Struggling to get up… Shaking his head no… Asking me not to do this.

And I mumbled “sorry” to him.

“Sorry Logan… But I have no choice.

I hope you forgive me one day. »

With the little strength I had left, I called on my wolf. She was breathing hard, feeling the poison killing her just like me.

Worm… has… … I… I’m trying to heal… but the poison… … has spread everywhere… I… I’m sorry…”

She said it with sadness in her voice, and that’s when I knew what I had to do.

I had to stop the healing.

She grew silent, unable to believe my words. If she stopped healing, we would die that very second… Benjamin wouldn’t be able to mark me and save me so… “

But….

Do it, dammit! »

I yelled at him as I felt Benjamin’s canines inches from mine.

It was the only solution, that I die and that Benjamin would never be able to fulfill his sick wish.

His eyes stared into my teary eyes, victory evident there.

As he tilted my neck to the side, my numb body was unable to move a muscle, much less protest.

He kissed the marked spot and I closed my eyes.

Vera… I… will do it in…

“3.”

She said and I couldn’t help but look up at the stars. Sorry mom… I… I couldn’t save everyone like I promised…

“2.”

Your Zara failed today, mom. Please forgive me.

I’m coming to you mom… please hold me in your arms.

“1.”

She couldn’t finish when the sharp pain hit my mind again.

I growled and screamed like crazy this time.

” Let me enter ! Let me enter ! Open… Open it!!!! ! »

The spirit… it was back.

“Vera…leave her.” »

My wolf said and I took a deep breath. Benjamin’s canines touched my neck now.

Maybe it was luck?

What was there to lose anyway?

I finally accepted. “I must trust my soul… These spirits, my ancestors… they are my only hopes.

I have to trust Anara.

“Grrrrrr…”

I heard his distant voice and his heavy breathing again. “So far I’ve stopped it, I’ve controlled it, but I guess I have to let go now.

Ok.”

That’s all I said and eventually I felt the barriers lifting from my mind.

A sudden rush of something entered my body and the darkness of the night was illuminated by a yellow light that I hadn’t even imagined in my life.

She was there.

I knew it and I let her fight this fight.

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The socket of Benjamin was tight in her tender neck, his canines ready to pierce him and mark her as his slave and mate.

When suddenly he felt a firm grip around his neck.

Strong enough to make him stop.

The fingers that wrapped around his neck were thin but strong, the coldness of her touch making him shiver suddenly.

He couldn’t breathe, he moved his hands to grab the girl’s when suddenly the roles reversed.

Her enormous form crashed into the bark of the tree where he had trapped her.

But what he saw was nothing he could have imagined.

Innocent brown eyes shone, with a hazel tint and when she cracked her neck to the side and looked at him with a psychotic smile.

He knew who had taken control now.

“Hello my companion. Did you miss me? Was

all she said as she tightened her grip on his neck and he felt a loud growl escape from his chest.