En Mørk Rose

En Mørk Rose

Bethany Donaghy

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Introduction

"Er du... virkelig kongen?" spørger jeg næste gang, mine øjne forbliver store.
"Det er jeg... ser jeg ikke egnet nok ud til at være det?" Han smiler skævt, hvilket får mig til at rødme igen... han har den effekt på mig, og jeg ved ikke hvorfor.
"N-Nej, øh... jeg ville bare gerne have det bekræftet... undskyld." siger jeg genert, mens jeg ser, at han holder øjnene på vejen.
"Næste spørgsmål, skat?" Han kigger over på mig og fanger mig i at stirre, så jeg straks kigger væk.
Øhhh... hvad mente du med, at jeg er din... øh, hvad var det nu, du kaldte mig? Din..." Jeg stopper op, mens jeg prøver at huske, hvad han kaldte mig i landsbyen.
"Partner?" afslutter han, og jeg nikker kort, da jeg husker ordet.

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Dani blev bragt til en fremmed verden af en dæmon. Hun stod på auktionsscenen og havde ingen håb for sit fremtidige liv. Men Lycan-kongen købte hende og gav hende et drømmeliv.

Axel var Lycan-kongen over hele Revnok-landet. Han var stærk og magtfuld, men var kendt for at være forbandet uden en partner. Indtil en nat, hvor han købte en... menneskelig partner, en pige, han havde ledt efter i et århundrede. Han svor at beskytte hende i den farlige verden.

Hvordan vil tingene udvikle sig, når fjender skjult i skyggerne begynder at røre på sig?
Hvad vil Lycan-kongen gøre for at beskytte sin partner mod fare?

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Chapter 1

Jeg stoppede ikke med at løbe, uanset hvor skarpe smerterne var, der pressede mod mine lunger hver gang jeg indåndede den friske vinterluft.

Jeg kunne ikke, og jeg ville aldrig stoppe med at løbe... Han ville dræbe mig denne gang, det vidste jeg med sikkerhed.

Selvom jeg kendte disse skove som min egen bukselomme, føltes det stadig som om jeg var kilometer væk fra enhver vej eller menneskelig kontakt, mens jeg fortsatte med at løbe i den bælgmørke nat - mine bare fødder skrabede mod skovbundens ru overflade.

Mine fødder var helt sikkert revet i stykker på dette tidspunkt, men min adrenalin var så høj, at jeg knap kunne mærke noget i min nuværende tilstand.

Jeg fortsatte med at spurte længere ind i skoven, mens min krop begyndte at ryste, ønskende at give op og langsomt overgive sig til nattens kulde.

Da jeg hørte det pludselige skud i det fjerne... Det var lige nok kraft til at få mig til at fortsætte i hurtige skridt.

Jeg var nødt til at komme så langt væk som menneskeligt muligt fra den psykopatiske skiderik, der jagtede mig.

Ville jeg nogensinde turde kalde ham det ansigt til ansigt? Nej. Men nogle gange finder jeg trøst i at vide, at mit underbevidste ikke var nær så angstfyldt som den virkelige mig.

Jeg var helt sikkert dødsdømt denne gang.

Han ville dræbe mig.

Han bebrejdede mig for min mors død... han torturerede mig for det... men hvad jeg havde gjort, kunne ikke ændres... Jeg kunne ikke have ændret udfaldet den nat... men i aften var hans sidste bristepunkt. I det øjeblik, jeg hørte laderen af pistolen nedenunder, vidste jeg, at jeg måtte forlade. I aften var natten, hvor han ville afslutte mig, og for at være helt ærlig... jeg overvejede endda at lade ham gøre det.

Mens jeg fortsatte med at løbe, bange for at mit liv snart ville ende... stoppede jeg pludselig, da et skarpt lys fangede min opmærksomhed fra en nærliggende trælinje.

Jeg drejede skarpt i panik for at se, hvad det var, før jeg mødte to blændende røde øjne, der stirrede tilbage på mig fra afstanden.

Hvem i alverden har røde øjne? Det må være nogle uhyggelige kontaktlinser... og at finde nogen med farvede linser i vores lille landsby? Det måtte være en komplet første gang.

"H-Hvem er du?" stammede jeg febrilsk, mens jeg så figuren træde ud fra træerne og bringe mig tilbage til virkeligheden, mens jeg vaklede lidt baglæns.

Han var iført en sort habit og lignede en forretningsmand (ikke på en god måde... mere som en mafia narkohandler type forretningsmand).

"Lupin." sagde han uhyggeligt og introducerede sig selv, før han vippede hovedet for at se mig an.

Lupin? Jeg har aldrig mødt eller hørt om nogen med navnet Lupin i mit liv. Han var bestemt ikke herfra.

"H-Hvad vil du med m-mig?" stammede jeg og tog endnu et skridt baglæns, mens frygten overmandede min krop, og han smilede ned til min 1,58 meters lille skikkelse.

Når jeg tænkte på min fars højde, måtte denne mand være omkring 1,80 meter, hvilket gav ham fuld ret til at se ned på mig.

Jeg var hjælpeløs. En dum, bange, hjælpeløs pige.

Jeg skammede mig over, hvor let jeg blev skræmt... men igen, hvor mange piger på min alder bliver jagtet af deres vanvittige far gennem skoven med en pistol (og støder på en gangster med røde kontaktlinser imens)?

"Jeg kan tage dig langt væk herfra... langt væk fra din far, hvor han ikke kan dræbe eller skade dig... alt hvad du skal gøre, er at tage min hånd." Han vippede hovedet til den anden side, før han rakte sin lange, benede hånd frem mod mig, mens jeg stirrede med store øjne, mens han forsigtigt nærmede sig.

Min mund åbnede og lukkede sig som en fisk på land, mens jeg så på ham... hvordan vidste han, at min far ville dræbe mig? Hvem er han? Kender han ham godt? Måske er det en fælde!

Under mine tanker springer jeg næsten ti fod op i luften, da jeg hører lyden af endnu et skud - et der nu lød alt for tæt på til min smag.

Hvor kunne denne mand muligvis tage mig hen? Uanset hvor jeg går, vil min far sandsynligvis jage mig alligevel... Jeg ville være nødt til at tage til et helt andet univers for at undslippe den mand.

Men jeg antager, at mit liv ikke kunne blive værre, hvis jeg gav det et forsøg? Måske har han en bil i nærheden, der kunne tage mig væk fra ham, og så kunne jeg måske nå politistationen? Hvis de overhovedet ville tage min historie seriøst.

Men jeg mener, denne mand kunne også være en total gal morder... hvem ved, hvad hans intentioner for mig kunne være?

"Tiden går, menneske..." Han grinede, mens min vejrtrækning blev uregelmæssig ved erkendelsen af min nuværende situation.

Vent?

Kaldte han mig lige menneske? Hvilken måde at tiltale nogen på? Jeg gætter på, at det ikke er det bedste tidspunkt at tænke på hans tilfældige ordvalg lige nu...

Jeg kunne ikke lade være med at tænke på den tid, jeg spildte ved at stå her som en forvirret idiot, når jeg kunne have været løbende. Jeg kunne have nået landsbyen nu... Jeg kunne være gået til politiet... men i stedet står jeg her frosset i frygt og stirrer på denne skræmmende fremmede.

"Dani... jeg kan høre dig... jeg ved, du er tæt på..." Jeg hører min fars syngende stemme flyde ud fra de nærliggende træer - hvilket kun får mig til at trække mig sammen.

Han er vanvittig! Det var ikke til nogen nytte at prøve at tale ham fra det længere. Al den tiggen i verden ville ikke forhindre ham i at dræbe mig. Han hadede mig.

Han vil ikke tøve med at skyde mig død, når han finder mig her... Jeg har omkring tyve sekunder til at gøre noget, ellers vil jeg være død...

"Tag min hånd, og jeg vil få ham til at gå væk." Manden ved navn Lupin vrikker nu med sine benede fingre og frister mig til at tage hans hånd igen.

Hvordan kunne han muligvis tage mig væk fra ham? Jeg har omkring ti sekunder tilbage, før han blæser hjernen ud på os begge!

Sveden (på trods af at det var koldt nok til at sne) strømmede ned fra mit hoved i bølger. Jeg var et nervøst vrag. Jeg kunne ikke tænke på at gemme mig eller løbe. Jeg var stivfrossen og stirrede på den mærkelige mand foran mig. Jeg kunne ikke lade være... han holdt mig fanget med sit blik...

Min vejrtrækning pustede hurtigt kold røg ud, mens jeg stod der og hev efter vejret i desperation.

"Der er du, din lille tæve! Og se lige, hvad vi har her... en eller anden creepy kæreste af din til at redde dagen... Jeg vidste altid, at du var en ynkelig luder, der ville kneppe alt, hvad der går... Jeg mener, aldersforskellen overrasker mig heller ikke!" Min far håner, mens han ser på os begge med afsky og banker siden af sin shotgun ind i håndfladen.

"Hvis du tror et eneste sekund, at han vil stoppe mig fra at ende dit elendige lille liv, Dani, så er du lige så dum og naiv, som jeg troede! Så sig dine sidste farvel nu, skat... før jeg sender dig tilbage til helvede, hvor du hører hjemme!" Han grinede vanvittigt, løftede riflen op for at genlade den og forberede sig på sit sidste skud...

Mit hjerte bankede hurtigt, og jeg følte mig fysisk syg ved synet af min far, der forberedte pistolen. Jeg kiggede hurtigt tilbage på manden, der stadig stod ved siden af mig. Jeg bemærkede kort, at han overhovedet ikke var bange for min fars tilstedeværelse, slet ikke for hans pistol...

I stedet bukkede den mærkelige mand ved navn Lupin langsomt hovedet og gestikulerede ned til sin stille, udstrakte hånd, som han tavst fristede mig til at tage igen, og denne gang... uden at tænke et sekund...

Jeg greb den.

På samme tid,

Ser jeg min far trække i aftrækkeren, og kuglen skyder direkte mod mig.

Bang!

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