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I was screaming and crying more now, as I continued to struggle and pull away from this gross man, but his weight kept me pinned, and every time I tried to reach out for something- anything, he held it down. I heard the fabric of my shirt rip causing more tears to fall down my face. I tasted blood in my mouth and felt my body continue to fight to push forward. Many victims ask why them, so I have to be cliché and ask why me? I shouted more and cried harder.

"Oh what's wrong baby we're going to have some fun." the gross fuck said licking all over my face. His breath was rancid making me want to vomit. No one came, no one is coming. No my father or my mother or my grandparents, not Jane or anyone else. The street was always quiet at my store, so no one was going to see me or hear me really inside or out. I was forced on my back and the man held my hands over my head. I screamed one more time and got another fist to the face. Now my ears were ringing and I felt blood dripping from my nose. Why me? The man laughed and began to tear at my bra. My eyes were blurry, but I could see two long blades gliding through the air, and my eyes widened as I watched them rip right through the man's flesh. He yelled out harshly and blood poured down his body and onto mine. The blades tore through his flesh like a knife through tissue paper. My eyes did not move from the sight of organs and blood sliding out of his body as it finally fell into two.

A blood curdling roar was heard, but I saw nothing but static flying around the building. The four men looked back seeing the leader in pieces over me and started to rush me as if I was the one who just turned their friend into shreds. The two from the front of the store rushed at me, but just as they moved I blinked and their heads were gone; their bodies ran two more steps maybe before collapsing onto the ground before me. Then I watched as their backs were opened up and their spines were ripped from their corpses. I was trembling now as I did my best to crawl towards the wall and just try to become it somehow. I heard static and screaming and turned to see Ra there before me with the last two men in both his massive grips. I slowly stood up legs wobbling and eyes watering. My eyes widened more as I watched him move up to the wall in front of me and starting to slam their faces into the wall. He was right in front of me slamming their faces against the bricks up my store. I was caught right in the middle, and I watched as he killed the men when he slammed them against the wall a second time. Yet he was growling and roaring and their faces could no longer be recognized.

"Ra! Ra! Stop, stop they are dead!" I shouted reaching up to his face and touching his mask. Their blood had poured onto me too and now there was nothing but corpses all over the alley way. I was glad no one was around to see this. Ra continued to bang their bodies a few more times before looking down at me with snarls. He then moved back from me quickly and turned and sat them down on their stomachs. He then pierced his claws through their backs in a swift motion and gripped their spines ripping them from their backs and this time I saw two bloody skulls attached to their spines. His head rose to the sky and he roared loudly. My heart was pounding to my chest, and I felt pain spread all over my body. He was in a fit of rage. He went over to the other two bodies that he had ripped spines out of and began to carve them up with a dagger he pulled from the boot of his shoe. Slowly my head shook as I began to look around at all the blood that was on the floor and the walls. I looked down at the bodies never have seen one before and now here are five of them.

I knew it was not long before someone came out and saw all of this. My brain felt like it was rattling in my skull. I looked at Ra who had now started to rip the other two men's bodies in half with his bare hands.

"Ra…we…we got to go." I said trembling now. He then looked up at me with a snarl, and then it died as soon as it left his jaws. Slowly he began to shrill and purr? I must have been hallucinating or something. He came over to me, his mandibles clicking slowly. He walked up to me, and I looked up at him still shaking. In a swift motion he lifted me off the ground and I gasped feeling the static now take hold of our entire body.

"Both…cloaked." he finally said, and I looked up at him. I could see him. I continued to shake in his hold, and I just closed my eyes upon feeling him climb up the latter of the building across from my store. I then heard a loud scream that was not from my throat. Someone had found the bodies. I had not realized that I passed out.

When I awoke I felt pain. My head was throbbing and I felt pain shoot from my toes up into my ears.

"Ra." I whispered and looked around which hurt might I add. The first face I saw was Lex. "Lex…"

"Sshh. I'm here." she replied and I looked around to see warm brown colors.

"Where? Ra, is he okay?" I asked and looked around. A warm towel was placed over my head.

"Don't talk. Ra is fine. We are at a small hotel I rented for our stay in New York. You had been out for a day, I had to go get your car." she said. I could not process her words, my body was still trembling.

"My store?" I asked. She nodded.

"I told the ladies that you were not feeling well and had gone home…they won't really suspect you had anything to do with what happened since it's so bloody out there."

I panted gently.

"What happened?" I asked. She shook her head.

"From what Ra has told me, some men were trying to attack you and they paid the price for their dishonor." she said firmly. "The damage to you however I don't know. You have cuts and bruises on your face and pelvis, but they didn't get you." I closed my eyes.

"We are keeping you here for another day. I have some medicine for you to take for any pain you may have. I want to get you home so you're not a suspect in the murders." she explained. 'Saying too many words, Lex.'

"Murders?" I asked and she nodded.

"The sides of your store and the cleaners besides you are covered in mutilated human remains. Along with a cop that was killed you may be asked some questions." she explained. I groaned gently my head still hurting, but I was able to comprehend her.

"Right where is Ra now?" I asked. She looked up at the ceiling.

"On the roof with Scar. He wants to go hunt but only knows that will cause more attention right now and he does not want to be too far away from you." she said getting up from the bed. I looked around at my body seeing I was beneath warm blankets. I slowly lifted the blankets to see I was in sweat pants and a sweat shirt. She moved to the bathroom, and I sighed some.

"How did you find us?" I asked.

"While you were passed our Ra and Scar ran in to each other. He saw you and came to find me and now I came to help." she said. I shook my head.

"I am sorry for burdening you this isn't your problem- I am not your problem." I said.

"Shut it." she snapped lightly. "Our mates are brothers making us practically sister in laws. We stick up for each other it's the honorable thing to do."

"You know more about honor than I do." I told her and she nodded.

"I do. When I was in the expedition that brought Scar and I together, we faced a threat that was dangerous to mankind." she said coming back and replacing the warm towels on my face. I looked down for a moment and up at her.

"Were you afraid?" I asked. She nodded slowly.

"I lost everyone down there. I was more afraid then I ever thought possible. But I fought and proved myself a worthy warrior to Scar and an ancient hunter." she said. I looked down in thought. She is a proud warrior who has earned the right to be by her mate's side. I have earned nothing.

"When I am better, will you teach me about these ways, the way of the warrior…and give me tips on how to make this mating work?" I asked gently. She smiled and nodded slowly giving me a small cup with two white pills inside.

"I will tell you everything I know young blood." She whispered.