Pain and solace in love
Prologue
The warrior curled his powerful body into the fetal position. His black eyes were red from hours of crying. His soft, velvety black hair spiked down to his shoulder blades. Blood dripped from his broken nose as he pulled himself tighter together. He stared up in pure terror at the door as it was slowly pushed open. The small space seemed even more confined as his fear was intensified as the door was pushed open allowing light to shine down on the frightened child. His head lifted up from the ground and he watched as a huge man stepped into the doorway.
"Contor are you there, son?"
"Daddy!"
The boy uncurled his body and rose to his unsteady feet. His long brown tail swung loosely back and forth as he moved toward the lager version of himself. He latched himself tightly to the warrior's bare left leg. More tears slid down his already red cheeks as his father's tail rubbed his head gently. Contor released his father's leg and looked up silently at him. Raditz's black hair spiked down to his knees and was covered in blood. His black eyes lit with absolute joy at finding his son alive.
"Is everything okay again?" Contor asked fearfully. It was as if he thought by speaking the bad things would return.
"Yes and no" Raditz whispered mournfully. "The bad warriors are dead and won't come back but…."
"Momma?" Contor asked as fear filled his young face once again.
"She is dead, a warrior's death."
Contor gave a cry of pure pain and fell into his father's arms. Raditz held his son tightly and slid to the closet floor and rocked with his baby in his powerful arms. He tried to hold them back but the pain was to much and tears slid down his cheeks. He held his son tighter as he remembered promising his mate to care for their son.
'Good-bye my beloved Marcon. I'll take good care of our son. No matter what it takes.' With those thoughts Raditz and his baby boy cried themselves to sleep.
AN: Well what do you think? Any body watch the Hallmark movie: Love Comes Softly? If so, you will recognize some parts later in story. Please R&R
