She's In Love With Darkness

“You betrayed me!” Mackenna glared at the people she considered her party, nostrils flared. Her gray eyes were devoid of composure as she wrestled with her captors. The more she struggled, the more they pressed. She could practically taste the wax on the marble floors, her arms pinned to her back.

The Chosen One refused to meet her eyes. “Don’t pretend you didn’t hide things from us,” she said, hands in fists by her sides. “He made us an offer we couldn’t refuse, and I made a decision. I’m sorry.” Her voice was almost sincerely apologetic.

“It was only a matter of time before I found my bride.” The man she was supposed to marry for an allegiance not of her making approached. He lifted his chin, gazing down at her with his dark brown eyes-"sturdy and attempting to cage her in duty. “How far did you think you could run that I would not find you?” He crouched next to her, and she gritted her teeth. “But you’ve always been married to your pursuit of the dark arts haven’t you?”

Mackenna rolled her eyes, smirked. Warmth welled in her body. “I will never be yours, try as hard as you like.”

He sighed, jaw clenched. “You haven’t lost your defiance I see.”

“What you call defiance, I call passion, true power.”

His eyes narrowed. “None of that frees you from the contracts our families made.”

“Please don’t make this any harder,” The Chosen One begged, a grimace on her face.

“Bullshit, you just stabbed me in the back,” Mackenna snapped.

“You were changing,” The Chosen One countered, keeping her distance. Her chin quivered.“We were scared.”

“I have yet to show you true fear.”

“Let me help you, my love,” He crouched to her level, the scent of him was whiskey and oats. However, Mackenna was drunk off rage. “Let me help you take control.”

“Try it, and I’ll show you what will never be tamed.”

“Empty threats.” He swatted the air, stood, and turned his back.

“Who said they were threats?” The glow of dark magic clouded her eyes, ready to turn those threats into promise.

Author's Note

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