One second, Tahra was sure that her bones were about to be broken, tightening her jaws, only to open her mouth to scream just as his foot was about to descend.
"STOP IT! Don't hit her face!" A sharp feminine voice could suddenly be heard, one that shocked Tahra, but at the same time made her breathe a sigh of relief.
She didn't care who it was and was simply glad that they had stopped Harry but that was before she turned around to see John and the woman standing beside him.
MARINA!
It was someone she wished she hadn't seen especially since the look on her face was cruel, almost like she would like to do the beating.
"I thought I told you not to hit her face!" Marina snapped at Harry before she finally turned to fix her gaze on Tahra.
"You still look Okay!" she sighed, moving closer to where Tahra was half-laid on the ground.
But she had just taken a few steps forward when Tahra instantly scrambled to get on her feet only to feel someone pull her hair, jerking her back to the ground.
"Stay down! I just need to ask you a couple of questions and I'll leave!" Marina said sending a warning look her way just as she stood right in front of her, staring down at her from above.
For a few seconds, she said nothing, before gesturing for John and Harry to distance themselves away from Tahra, something they immediately did.
This time around Tahra didn't try to get up! Surprised to see Marina crunch down to the ground, bending her knees until they were almost at equal heights.
"Have you completely broken your bond with Zane?" Marina softly asked, which surprised Tahra as she immediately shook her head in response while wondering what any of that had to do with her.
"Then you can only feel some attraction towards Ahrse?" Marina quietly asked even as her eyes became colder coupled with the dark look on her face.
The moment she heard Marina mention Arshe, Tahra immediately knew the reason she was there.
It was also the main reason she had ordered Harry to beat her, something she had expected but was still pissed at considering she had gotten hurt in her orders.
"I won't ask again!" Marina snapped raising her voice even as Tahra tried her best not to glare at her, grinding her teeth together as she nodded her head again.
Ignoring the subtle urge she had to give her two slaps before Harry and John would be able to step in considering the distance they left for Marina to speak.
"Good! You should continue to bond with Alpha Zane!" Marina ordered not caring whether or not it was something Tahra wanted.
"If ever I find out that you're no longer bonded to Zane, I'll kill you myself!" Marina warned in such a severe tone that Tahra didn't doubt that she would do just as she had said.
"Better still, I'd rather you leave the pack after the compulsory three months you're supposed to spend is over!" Marina continued to speak, her eyes glancing through all the parts of Tahra's face irritated by what she saw.
Her face was average except for her fierce Brown eyes and hair, which had white streaks, something she found strange.
Tahra was self-aware enough to know that she didn't have a choice in the matter, knowing the amount of pain Marina wanted to dish out just to make her submit.
"I—I'll do as you've asked!" Tahra said in the most convincing tone she could muster.
Yet the menacing aura around Marina didn't seem to reduce as it only became much fiercer than before she silently stared at Tahra before she got up to her full height.
"You will? Why should you though?" Marina softly asked with a mocking expression on her face right before she gestured towards Harry and John.
Tahra instantly got a sinking feeling deep in her chest as she looked up to see them move closer to her with a smug expression on their face.
"You can do whatever you like to her but you can't kill her!" Marina softly ordered, short of saying that it was Arshe's orders, worried that Arshe might later find out.
"I'll pay you handsomely!"
"Wa-wait! Please! I swear, I won't even look at Arshe! It's Zane I love!" Tara vigorously said trying to convince Marina.
Scared to see her take a few steps back almost like she was about to leave.
Tahra immediately scrambled to her feet as fast as she could, about to make a run for it only to see a foot shoot out from behind her.
Fast and unexpected! Tossing her to the ground before she could think to avoid it.
"Urghhhh!!!" Tahra groaned aloud in pain holding her right elbow which had also been affected and was bruised.
"You-you're not going to get away with this!" Tahra gasped in pain, doing her best to hold back tears but failing miserably.
It was at this point that she wished she had someone, anyone to save her.
She had always hated how weak her Wolf was, but at that very moment, she would have done anything to be powerful enough to transform, even if it was against the rules.
'If transforming isn't going to kill me, I would have done it'
"What should we do to her? Should we call Munak too?" Harry asked, with a sly grin on his face as he walked closer to Tahra placing his hand on her shirt about to rip it up.
With no intention of involving Munak.
He knew what Marina wanted and he was prepared to give it to her since she was Arshe's lover and Luna of the pack.
'Moreover, the pay isn't going to be small'
Harry could see a slightly worried expression in John's eyes as he moved closer, to hold down the girl's legs but Harry wasn't worried.
As long as Marina was backing them up, no one could harm them, because Marina herself wouldn't dare go against something Arshe was explicitly against.
But he had just jumped over her body hitting her a couple of times hard on the face to make her quiet, and about to do more of what he intended, when he heard a loud growl a few distance away.
One that was loud and powerful enough to scare him to the bone.
The worst part was the fact that it was a human growl, yet he instantly felt his legs shake in fear and despair, at the anger and disapproval it contained.
John was the first to jump away, with Harry a second too late raising his head first to come face to face with A tall and well-built man, with red hair and black jet eyes.
'Relax Harry! I'm sure Arshe implicitly agreed to it!'