Une Rose Sombre

Une Rose Sombre

Bethany Donaghy

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Introduction

"Es-tu... vraiment le Roi ?" je demande ensuite, les yeux toujours écarquillés.
"Je le suis... ne semble-je pas assez digne de l'être ?" Il sourit en coin, me faisant rougir encore une fois... il semble avoir cet effet sur moi, je ne sais pas pourquoi.
"N-Non euh... je voulais juste clarifier les choses... désolée." dis-je timidement, en le regardant garder les yeux sur la route.
"Prochaine question, ma chère ?" Il jette un coup d'œil vers moi, me surprenant en train de le fixer, et je détourne immédiatement le regard.
Euhhh... qu'est-ce que tu voulais dire par je suis ton... euh quel était le mot que tu as utilisé déjà ? Ton..." je m'arrête, essayant de me rappeler ce qu'il m'avait appelé au village.
"Compagne ?" Il termine, et je hoche brièvement la tête en me souvenant du mot.
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Dani avait été emmenée dans un monde étrange par un démon. Elle se tenait sur la scène de vente aux enchères et n'avait aucun espoir pour son avenir. Mais le Roi Lycan l'a achetée et lui a offert une nouvelle vie de rêve.

Axel était le Roi Lycan de tout le territoire de Revnok. Il était fort et puissant, mais était connu pour être maudit sans compagne. Jusqu'à ce qu'une nuit, il achète une... compagne humaine, une fille qu'il cherchait depuis un siècle. Il a juré de la protéger dans ce monde dangereux.

Comment les choses évolueront-elles lorsque des ennemis cachés dans l'ombre commenceront à bouger ?
Que fera le Roi Lycan pour protéger sa compagne du danger ?

Lisez cette belle histoire pour le découvrir !
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Chapter 1

Je n'ai pas arrêté de courir malgré les douleurs aiguës qui me serraient les poumons à chaque fois que j'inhalais l'air vif de l'hiver.

Je ne pouvais pas, et je ne m'arrêterais jamais de courir... Cette fois, il allait me tuer, je le savais avec certitude.

Même si je connaissais ces bois comme ma poche, je me sentais toujours à des kilomètres de toute route ou de toute trace d'humanité alors que je continuais à courir dans la nuit noire - mes pieds nus raclant le sol rugueux de la forêt.

Mes pieds devaient être en lambeaux à ce stade, mais mon adrénaline était bien trop élevée, ce qui faisait que je ne sentais presque rien dans mon état actuel.

Je continuais à sprinter plus loin dans les bois, tandis que mon corps commençait à trembler, voulant s'effondrer et céder lentement au froid de la nuit.

Quand j'entendis le coup de feu soudain retentir au loin... C'était juste assez de force pour me faire continuer à grandes enjambées.

Je devais m'éloigner autant que possible de ce salaud psychopathe qui me traquait.

Oserais-je jamais l'appeler ainsi en face? Non. Mais je trouve parfois du réconfort à savoir que mon subconscient n'était pas aussi anxieux que moi en réalité.

J'allais sûrement mourir cette fois.

Il allait me tuer.

Il me blâmait pour la mort de ma mère... il me torturait pour ça... mais ce que j'avais fait était inévitable... je n'aurais pas pu changer le cours des événements cette nuit-là... mais ce soir, c'était son point de rupture final. Dès que j'entendis le chargement de l'arme en bas, je savais que je devais partir. Ce soir était la nuit où il allait me finir et pour être tout à fait honnête... j'avais même envisagé de le laisser faire.

Alors que je continuais à courir, craignant que ma vie ne prenne bientôt fin... je m'arrêtai brusquement lorsqu'un éclair lumineux attira mon attention depuis une ligne d'arbres à proximité.

Je me tournai brusquement, paniquée, pour voir ce que c'était avant de rencontrer deux yeux rouges étincelants qui me fixaient au loin.

Qui diable a des yeux rouges ? Ce sont des lentilles de contact effrayantes... et trouver quelqu'un portant des lentilles colorées dans notre petite ville rurale ? C'était une première.

"Q-Qui êtes-vous ?" Je balbutiai frénétiquement, regardant la silhouette sortir des arbres tout en me ramenant à la réalité alors que je reculais légèrement.

Il portait un costume entièrement noir et ressemblait à un homme d'affaires (mais pas dans le bon sens... plutôt comme un homme d'affaires mafieux trafiquant de drogue).

"Lupin." Il déclara de manière sinistre, se présentant à moi avant d'incliner la tête pour me regarder.

Lupin ? Je n'avais jamais rencontré ou entendu parler de quelqu'un avec un nom comme Lupin de toute ma vie. Il n'était certainement pas d'ici.

"Q-Qu'est-ce que vous voulez de m-moi ?" Je balbutiai en reculant encore d'un pas, la peur envahissant mon corps alors qu'il souriait en me regardant de haut en bas, moi et mon petit mètre cinquante-huit.

En pensant à la taille de mon père, cet homme devait mesurer environ un mètre quatre-vingt-dix, ce qui lui donnait tout à fait le droit de me regarder de haut.

J'étais impuissante. Une fille stupide, craintive et impuissante.

J'avais honte de la facilité avec laquelle j'étais effrayée... mais encore une fois, combien de filles de mon âge sont poursuivies par leur père fou à travers les bois avec une arme à feu (en tombant sur un homme gangster portant des lentilles de contact rouges en attendant) ?

"Je peux t'emmener loin d'ici... loin de ton père où il ne pourra ni te tuer ni te faire du mal... tout ce que tu as à faire, c'est de prendre ma main." Il inclina la tête de l'autre côté avant de me tendre sa longue main osseuse alors que je le regardais, les yeux écarquillés, le voyant s'approcher prudemment.

Ma bouche s'ouvrit et se referma comme un poisson hors de l'eau alors que je le regardais... comment savait-il que mon père voulait ma mort ? Qui est-il ? Le connaît-il bien ? Peut-être que c'est un piège !

Pendant que je réfléchissais, je saute presque à trois mètres de haut en entendant le bruit d'un autre coup de feu – un coup qui semblait maintenant bien trop proche à mon goût.

Où cet homme pourrait-il bien m'emmener ? Où que j'aille, mon père me traquera probablement de toute façon... Il faudrait que j'aille dans un univers complètement différent pour échapper à cet homme.

Mais je suppose que ma vie ne pourrait pas vraiment empirer si je tentais ma chance ? Peut-être qu'il a une voiture à proximité qui pourrait m'emmener loin de lui et ensuite, je pourrais peut-être aller au commissariat ? Ça, c'est s'ils prennent mon histoire au sérieux.

Mais je veux dire, cet homme pourrait aussi être un tueur complètement fou... qui sait quelles sont ses intentions à mon égard ?

"Le temps presse, humaine..." Il sourit, alors que ma respiration devient irrégulière en réalisant ma situation actuelle.

Attends ?

Vient-il de m'appeler humaine ? Quelle façon d'adresser quelqu'un ? Je suppose que ce n'est vraiment pas le meilleur moment pour penser à ses choix de mots bizarres...

Je ne pouvais m'empêcher de penser au temps que je perdais maintenant en restant là comme une idiote alors que j'aurais pu courir. J'aurais pu être arrivée au village à présent... J'aurais pu aller à la police... mais au lieu de ça, je suis là, figée par la peur, à fixer cet étranger terrifiant.

"Dani... je t'entends... je sais que tu es proche..." J'entends la voix chantante de mon père flotter depuis les arbres environnants – me faisant seulement tressaillir.

Il est dérangé ! Il ne servait plus à rien d'essayer de le raisonner. Toutes les supplications du monde ne l'empêcheraient pas de me tuer. Il me détestait.

Il ne réfléchira pas à deux fois avant de me tirer dessus quand il me trouvera ici... J'ai environ vingt secondes pour agir ou sinon je serai morte...

"Prends ma main et je le ferai disparaître." L'homme nommé Lupin agite maintenant ses doigts osseux, me tentant de prendre sa main encore une fois.

Comment pourrait-il me faire échapper à lui ? Il me reste environ dix secondes avant qu'il ne nous explose la cervelle à tous les deux !

La sueur (malgré le froid suffisant pour neiger) coulait en vagues de ma tête. J'étais une épave nerveuse. Je ne pouvais penser ni à me cacher ni à courir. J'étais figée, fixant l'homme étrange devant moi. Je ne pouvais pas m'en empêcher... il me tenait captive avec son regard...

Ma respiration soufflait rapidement de la fumée froide alors que je restais là, haletante de désespoir.

"Te voilà, petite garce ! Oh, et regarde ce qu'on a là... un espèce de petit ami creepy pour te sauver la mise... J'ai toujours su que tu étais une pute pathétique qui baiserait n'importe quoi qui marche... Je veux dire, la différence d'âge ne me surprend même pas !" Mon père ricane, nous regardant tous les deux avec dégoût en tapotant le côté de son fusil dans sa paume.

"Si tu penses une seule seconde qu'il va m'empêcher de mettre fin à ta misérable petite vie, Dani, alors tu es aussi stupide et naïve que je le pensais ! Alors dis tes derniers adieux maintenant, chérie... avant que je ne t'envoie en enfer d'où tu viens !" Il rit follement, levant le fusil pour le recharger et se préparant pour son dernier coup...

Mon cœur battait à tout rompre et je me sentais physiquement malade en voyant mon père préparer l'arme. Je jetai rapidement un coup d'œil à l'homme toujours à mes côtés. Je remarquai brièvement qu'il n'était pas du tout effrayé par la présence de mon père, encore moins par son arme...

Au lieu de cela, l'homme étrange nommé Lupin inclina lentement la tête et fit un geste vers sa main toujours tendue, me tentant silencieusement de la prendre à nouveau et cette fois-ci... sans réfléchir...

Je la saisis.

Au même moment,

je vois mon père appuyer sur la gâchette et la balle se diriger directement vers moi.

Bang !

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