Smothering

Whimpering, hating him now more than ever, she spat in his face and jerked away from him. "Never," she managed to gasp, curling into herself as the pain from his marking spread throughout her body. "I hate you!"

He smiled and slapped her, grabbing her by the hair, even as he wiped her saliva off his face. "You never were very good at taking a hint, were you?" he asked almost musingly. Sighing, he patted her on the head and let go of her as he stood. "It's a pity really, that you have to die now. I rather liked bedding you."

Dark blue eyes slid closed as she bit back a pained moan, his yōki digging even deeper into her being. Underneath all of that, she could feel his power blocking her own, holding it down, smothering it until it was a mere flicker of purity, the tiniest of flames in the deepest parts of her soul.

She wanted so badly to live, to have this child, to see what the future had to offer. And it rankled that once again, he was trying to take that choice from her, that he was going to try and snuff out another innocent life. She couldn't let him do it; not just for Sesshoumaru or the baby, or pup growing inside her, but for herself. After everything, she couldn't just give up now.

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