Serpent Lake Eye, tooth, claw, death

Safiya knew she should run the other way as fast as she could possibly do it. B3cause this story here. It only ended one way. Bloody and broken. Whether he took her father or she took his precious Nino or both. 

But.

1. She couldn't have moved if she tried all range of motion down for the count. 2. She still could not reconcile the gentle beast with her and the cold blooded one with her family. 3. It hurt.

She whimpered at his touch. A small pant. No. Broken.

 She motioned towards her throat the cracked scabbed wound. Her chest bruised beneath the fur. All the other pieces that were sore and busted. She had fought hard. As hard as she could and it showed even healing.

Hurting. She fought to find the words. There had been very few she had picked up but she knew bastards name. Nino. Lucho