I breathed heavily and all I could do was breathe since I couldn't focus on much else.

"Even in the other room I could feel it…" Inner Demon said as he walked back into the living room. "Lots of energy still here, Hawk." He commented.

I managed to look over at him. He waved his arm through the air and wisps of energy wrapped around his arm.

"What did Clone say when you severed the imprint between you too?" he laughed.

I closed my eyes and pictured it again, sending him the vision of it.

"Damn, he's such an ass." He commented. I nodded slowly and looked up at the ceiling. I moved my hand to run my fingers through Mark's hair. "I'm sorry he managed to sting you again like that."

I shook my head slowly, "It didn't…" I trailed off and felt it start. I knew it was going to, but his hair felt softer than before.

"No sting?" He asked as he sat down on the couch. "That's good I guess. But that's exactly what he said before he left." He put his arms up on the back of the couch and put one leg on the other.

My breathing calmed enough so I could speak, "Doesn't matter now. What's done is done." I moved the palm of my hand across Mark's cheek to wipe away the tears that fell. I saw that his eyes were still closed tight, like he couldn't open them. "He's not physically reacting and I wish I knew what he's seeing." This was the only thing I wasn't able see. I can't see my memories through his eyes.

"He's watching the wars…" Inner Demon told me. "The one on Pandoramnon…"

"That's the worst one…" I trailed off and stared at the ceiling. "My first war too." I smiled, "I wonder if he'll recognize some of the people."

"Like Vicerez?" Inner Demon laughed.

"He hasn't met Vicerez and probably won't for a long time." I commented and continued after a moment of feeling him sob into my chest, "I wish he would wake up though. My wars are not his burden to bear."

"Ooooh the first battle between you and Mirrikh… Now the demons…" He translated. "Its picking up speed now," he leaned forward and had a blank expression on his face as he spoke. "Aprikinia… Those two swords… Warrick… the fight with Clone before he left…"

Mark jerked and breathed in sharply.

"Finally," I said with relief.

He stayed on my chest and cried. He wrapped his arms under me and buried his face into my chest. I put my hand on the back of his head and cleared up his recent memories with a few pulsing waves of light blue energy. After a moment he calmed down and relaxed his grip.

"How…? You were so young… how could you fight in all those wars?" He managed to ask between short breaths and sobs. He didn't move from where he was.

"After a while, you get used to killing. It becomes that part of you that's rock solid. It turns you into a war machine." I explained softly and continued to run my fingers through his hair. "Plus, I started training a lot earlier than protocol. I'm also part of the Heroine cycle, like I told you. That part of my spirit has seen countless wars. What I fought in was no different."

"How does it not destroy you inside…?" He still didn't look at me but he rested his cheek on my skin.

"We keep visual logs and party all the time. Keeps it all relatively numb," I answered. He didn't ask me any more questions and laid on me. I closed my eyes and listened to him breathe. My breathing fell in sync with his and it was really relaxing.

Suddenly he moved, jolting me awake. "What?"

"Your chest…" he lifted himself and leaned on his hands.

I looked down and saw skin, no scars. "It's gone…"

"You broke the imprint that it thrived on so of course it's gone," Inner Demon spoke from the couch."Sometimes I think I'm the only one who knows things around here."

I laughed softly and Mark joined in, and then moved to kiss me. He shifted to his elbows that were next to my head. He held himself up as we kissed. I could feel small volts of electricity flow between us as we kissed. He pulled away and smiled, "Am I the alpha now?"

My smile faded away instantly and I think I freaked him out a bit. But I didn't break eye contact with him as I thrust my legs up and wrapped them around him. I leaned on one arm, pushed off the ground. I felt an electrical charge surge up my arm as I threw him off balance and got on top of him as he landed on his back. I held his arms down above his head on the floor and looked at him. "I am alpha. I am always alpha." I partially growled at him.

"She's always Alpha, in everything, kid." Inner Demon said snidely. "Its part of the wolf side you have probably started to feel. It'll get more intense as the moments pass." He sounded like he was leaning his head back.

"I…" I paused and got his attention. "Am always alpha." I looked at him dead in the eyes. His eyes reflected his quickly growing thoughts of lust.

"You're always alpha," He said back to me after a moment. I heard his heart rate pick up.

I leaned down and kissed him. Electricity pulsed around us again. I heard his thoughts as he started really feeling his wolf side. His instincts were kicking in. He was surprised at how much stronger it was this time around. I laughed softly to myself knowing that it would only be satisfied over time and aggression.

"You are imprinted to her now." Inner Demon said, looking at us. "So, uh, don't get too carried away." His voice fluctuated and I figured he was looking around the apartment.