Page 68 of His to Claim
Dhakar looks at me and sees how scared I am. "Don't worry, my human," he whispers to me. "We will get out of here and we will find a safe place for us."
He smiles at me and holds out his hand. I take it and hold onto him with all my strength. He helps me stand up and I wrap my arms around his neck.
"Come on, Emma," he whispers into my ear. "We need to get out of here."
A sound comes from behind Anil'ha and he turns around. Four guards are standing there. They each grab one of Dhakar's arms and pull him away from me. He turns and looks at me and then looks at the guards.
"What are you doing?" He asks them.
The guard closest to him pushes him over and pins him to the floor. Torr and Hexal come running over to help.
"No!" Dhakar yells. "Give me my mate or I will fight you all."
They push him over and pin him to the ground. The other two guards attack him at the same time.
"Stop!" I yell. "You can't do this! Let him go."
Hexal rushes forward and stabs one of the guards. Dhakar jumps to his feet and runs towards Hexal.
Anil'ha watches as Dhakar gets attacked. His face shows no emotion. Then he starts laughing hysterically.
Dhakar reaches out and grabs Anil'ha's arm. He jerks it back and then hits him in the face with his fist. Anil'ha falls to the ground and Dhakar kicks him in the stomach.
Dhakar punches him again in the gut before he moves in and pounces on him. He grabs the back of Anil'ha's head and slams him against the ground. Torr rushes forward and tries to stop Dhakar from killing Anil'ha.
Dhakar shoves Torr aside and then leans in close to Anil'ha. "This is what you get for what you did to my human," he whispers in his ear and pushes a blade into his throat.
Then he pulls it out and lets blood pour out over Anil'ha's body. The guards and everyone present stay put, shocked by the bloody scene. Anil'ha's body twitches and convulses for a few seconds before he dies.
Dhakar stands up and wipes the blood off of his hands. Then he takes a step closer to me. "Let's go, my human... you are free," he says smiling.
I wrap my arms around his neck and bury my face in his chest. "Thank you," I whisper.
He picks me up in his arms and carries me away from the crowd. Torr and Hexal follow behind us. When we are far enough away from the others, Dhakar stops and sets me down.
His smile disappears and he looks into my eyes. "Are you hurt anywhere?" he asks me worriedly.
"I'm fine," I reply. "Why did they do that?"
"Anil'ha wanted to mate you... he cannot hurt you know." He kisses me gently. "So, he used threats to try to force you into his bed."
"But why would he want me?" I ask.
"He saw how much you love me," he replies. "He thought if he had you, he could use you to control me. But now he has lost you forever."
"What do we do now?" I ask.
Dhakar strokes my hair. "We go home... home to Bellaria."
I nod and look into his eyes. "Yes, let's go back to Bellaria."
"Hexal, let's head for the portal," Dhakar says.
"Yes, my lord." Hexal nods and walks ahead of us.
Dhakar and I walk hand and hand back to the portal. We pass through it together, and then we are back in Bellaria.
Dhakar puts me down and then kneels in front of me. He reaches out and touches my cheek. "I am so sorry for what happened," he whispers. "Please forgive me."
