Bath

Daria POV

The sound of battle was music to my ears. We had successfully taken over another smaller northern pack, and my tactics were proving merciless but fruitful. “She is mine!!! I was here first!!!!”, screamed a large black rouge wolf to one of my demon warriors. The object of their desire was a small frail she-wolf, her eyes full of fear, her face streaked with tears.

“What is this shit show??? What the fuck are you idiots arguing about this time???!!!” I roared and the fight stopped, although both idiots were still glaring at each other, the wolf not letting the female out of his grip. The smell of blood and screams was all around us, my own face covered in the blood of their former Alpha. He was no match for me, and his corpse was in the dust two feet from me, ripped to shreds. “Mistress”, both warriors bowed.



“The female is MINE!!!”, wolf roared. She was shaking, her eyes darting between the two of them, landing on me. Seeing me covered in blood, every hope she may have had that somehow this would turn out well for her disappeared. Ah, the stench of despair, I thought, smiling. “You both KNOW the rules. I will not have infighting happen just because you are both thinking with your dicks!! Do I make myself clear!!!”, I said, pushing my aura on both. “Besides gentlemen, there are plenty of she-wolves you can rape and fuck for all I care”, I chuckled. Linus, my demon, gave me a tight smile and snarled “Maybe we can share her???”, however, the wolf was having none of it. “NOOOOOOO!!! She is MINE, AND MINE ALONE!”. I finally realized that the she-wolf must be his mate. Fucken mate bonds. I would not have any of it, I thought.



Before either could say anything else, I moved swiftly and with one quick move I ripped her head off, splashing the blood all over the wolf holding her. “I SAID, NO FIGHTING ABOUT SPOILS!!” Her limp body crashed to the ground and the wolf screamed to high heavens, his eyes now locked on me. Moron tried to charge me, and Linus tackled him easily. They continued to rip each other and not before long, Linus had the wolf pinned down, stopping for a second to ask what to do. I simply nodded and the sound of bone crushing followed. Linus literally crushed his skull into a million pieces. My demon clans understood loyalty, something rouge wolves had difficulty with, especially in cases like this. “Well done, Linus, you have deserved a reward!! Take your pick”, I motioned toward the group of scared women and children. His blood-thirsty eyes sparkled with glee, and he bowed in submission.



“Thank you, Mistress,” he stated formally. I did not like killing my warriors, we needed as many as we could get. King Malakai was sending reinforcements and we needed to move fast on this, but I would not tolerate disobedience. “Listen up everybody!!!”, I shouted. “It appears that I must remind you all AGAIN, of the cardinal rule. YOU WILL OBEY OR YOU WILL DIE!”

I walked over to a large tent where my generals were seated going over the maps. We were making terrific progress, despite Alpha King’s forces and King Malakai’s reinforcements. In two days' time, we will be on the outskirts of Alpha King’s own pack, and while Dark Lord Khor instructed that we do not attack, I knew he had something else in mind. The old Alpha, Alpha King Jonathan, had helped the Elven King capture my brother. I have been waiting for my revenge, and could almost feel it, taste it. It would be hard to control myself and not go over and kill him. “Death is too merciful for him”, Lamashtu, my demon self was musing. “We need to hurt him. Torture him. Make him beg for his life, while we slice him, flay him, tear him, limb by limb. We should kill Roman, slowly, and make him watch!!”



“We cannot kill Roman, you know he is forbidden”, I said, frustrated. I liked her ideas, very, very much and could picture myself enjoying this. Finally, pay back those who took my baby brother from me, the only person I ever loved in this world! “True, WE cannot kill him, but perhaps, we can use our gifts and make somebody else kill him, accidentally on purpose”, she cackled. “It is too risky Lamy, Dark Lord will know it was us, he knows of our powers. He has strictly instructed Roman not to be touched – he has other plans for him”, I said, punching the table, shattering it. I wanted Alpha King Jonathan to pay, I wanted him to feel the pain I felt, and the best way to hurt him was to hurt Roman. However, that was not an option. “We will find a way. We will find a way to avenge Darius!!!”, she was encouraging me. “You need to learn more about his plans Daria, we need to find a way to get what we want!!”, Lamashtu continued. She was even more blood thirsty than me, and I loved it! I loved her strength, her darkness, and her malevolent nature. She was my source of power and the only one, other than Darius, who truly understood me.



In the mist of my dialogue, I heard a voice. “Mistress, there seem to be quite a few newborns in this pack”, one of my generals informed me. “Some are still nursing, and she-wolves are almost feral about them. What do you want us to do??” I loved being in charge, but sometimes, the stupidity of my own people flabbergasted me. “General Koda, what have we always done in the past??? Kill the she-wolves, feed them to dragons for all I care damnit!!! We will sell the children to the highest bidder, as always” I spat. I needed a bath, needed to relax. “Oh, and Koda, drain a few of those females and give me a bath!!!!”