Chapter One: Shaded Desire

My eyes were planted on a certain woman, a feline that had only been working with us a short time but, she had accomplished far more for my cause than any other soldier of mine. To top that off, she took half the time to do so. She was expected back in camp shortly, I heard rumors that she'd apparently discovered that our rival group had been experimenting with dust, using it to manipulate grimm and to enhance their own abilities.

However, despite her skill I worried about her safety. As my potential mate, I had to keep her safe. To do so, I planned to set out after my darling feline in order to protect her from harm.

"She's not worth your time!" A familiar voice interrupted my train of thought.

It was none other than my right hand, who'd become rather moody since I first met with that woman. Probably felt as if his position was threatened.

"Besides, she's a gonner anyways, no one else has returned northern ruins." He replied smugly.

She took her investigation to the northern ruins? Why would she do something so reckless? I've lost entire groups of soldiers to that fortress, yet she went in alone.
With a sigh I stood from my desk, grabbing Wilt and Blush, my weapons, heading towards the front of my camp, ready to save this foolish woman, despite my partners groans of protest.

It didn't take long to get to the northern ruins, they were only a short walk through the nearby forest. This place had taken some damage, mainly from the surrounding grimm, which were probably attracted to this area due to noise from Blake breaking in.

My ears caught hint of someone carelessly allowing twings to snap beneath their feet. This person was Blake, her skills were far more developed. With all the noise this man was creating, he made it easy to shadow him.

Closer and closer we crept around the structure, a peculiar smell flowed from inside. The smell was pungent but sweet, similar to damp grass. I could tell this gas was meant to knock their target unconscious. As was confirmed by the following sentence the man ahead of me spoke.

"It look's like curiosity really does kill the cat." He commented in a quiet voice that would have been nearly impossible to detect by a human.

The man knelt in front of my Blake, as if taking pity on her. "I'm sure the boss won't mind if I ruff you up a bit before-"
I refused to let him finish his speech about defiling my Blake and quickly silenced him by sliding my blade through his torso.

"Grab her, she undoubtedly has information for us." I commanded my partner who hadn't been to far from me. Mainly to spite him since he was so against rescuing her.

"A-Adam? A….dam?" She called out, her eyes narrowly open, still glassed over.

She was in and out of consciousness, probably didn't even realize she was waking up and calling my name. Perhaps she felt comforted by my presence and was making sure I was still with her?

Blake's condition was pretty much the same the entire walk back. Around half-way I'd begun to carry her, in order to quiet her groans of discomfort and pain. When we made it back to camp she was staying mostly asleep, allowing her body to rest, exhausted from her fight..

I handed her back over to my partner, ordering her to get her a change of clothes and to wash her current ones. Before I left his presence I had also ordered him to alert me of changes in her condition.

All that was left now is to wait for my maiden to open her eyes and then I would have her.

Of course, hours passed by with no sign of her waking up, she'd barely even shifted position. I knew because I was growing impatient and had started checking on her myself to make sure my partner wasn't plotting anything sinister.

The sun was setting when before I seen Farrand again, he just walked into my tent and stared at me for awhile.

"Is she awake?" I inquired, wondering why he was disobeying my order of not leaving her side.

He scoffed, flipping his hair back. "Why does it matter? Why do you care? She's no good for our team. Borderline useless."

"This again…" I growled under my breath. "You have no say in her presence here. She is an asset, she's done more than any other soldier here." I reminded him.

"SHE IS A TRAITOR!" Farrand yelled in retaliation, I took his tone as a challenge,yet I was curious as to what he'd come up with to support his crazy theory this time.

"What are you talking about?!" I growled through my teeth, letting him know I am still his alpha and that he'd best back down.

"It's obvious, she's a floozy, she's playing you! Do you honestly believe she's on your side, that she wants to help you? That poison killed countless men who attempted to steal that research." He blurted out, only lowering his tone some, still not enough for me to be content.

It was obvious now that I had to evoke him, to strike fear back into his heart. Naturally a simple act like slamming my fist on my desk was enough for his face to rush white. "Do you have any proof of your accusations?"

"How have you been missing the clue's Adam?" His tone lowered more, still continuing to press the issue. "She broke into that facility, all the guards left, the poison was released and it didn't kill her. She had to have some kind of serum within her veins. Not to mention she doesn't stick around for long. That woman is going to be your downfall, and you won't notice a thing!" Farrand's voice rose again.

I had just about enough of that man.

"Unless you want your miserable existence to be cut short, I suggest you hold your tongue until you have some viable evidence." My tone didn't show a hint of anger, signifying that I was now livid, and finally he was quiet, nodding his head in agreement.

I sighed in relief. "Is she awake?" I repeated my earlier question in hopes of actually getting an answer.

"Yeah." Is all that was said, he knew he'd been defeated. "Give Blake her attire and weapon and tell her I wish to speak with her." I requested before turning my attention to a book I'd been reading.

To Be Continued…...