If by life or death I can protect you,

The male is up far faster than she had first anticipated for a creature so large. His form is threatening as he looms over her, staring into her with his lavender eyes. He snaps at her, yet Ailith does not flinch. She does not fear, for she has been bred and trained to never fear; the only time she had ever feared was for her children, for their safety, but now they were gone and she was empty inside again. Her icy gaze wandered over him as his snaps were shown to be empty threats. He was white, much like her but there was a hidden pink to him, especially lingering over his face. Despite his age he looked as strong as she, the way his muscles rippled beneath his pelt, he would definitely be a challenge to overcome if he attempted to attack her, but she had taken down the great ice bears of the north and thus did not worry about this male.

A low growl rumbled in her throat as he circles her, the coldness of her gaze following him as he went around. If she could read his mind, she would dislike where his thoughts had gone and immediately lash out against him, until then, she simply watched him in a simple curiosity. If the monster believed she would simply lay down and take whatever he thought he could do to her, he was mistaken. Even as broken as she was, there was still a part of her that held enough pride to not let herself be stepped on. She would fight him until she couldn't fight anymore and was broken entirely. His blood would stain her pelt if it was the last thing she did, even retired assassins were still deadly.

He stops before her, their eyes locking as she stares, the rumble in her throat continuing with warning. She couldn't deny the male before her was handsome, especially when his face suddenly changes with a smile. Her snowy ear flicks back slightly as she continues to stare and growl. His chuckle and words however cause her snarl to stop. "You are mine now," he says, the possessiveness in his voice sickening. Ailith snorted, her lips twitching up into a simper at this male's ideas. "No," she says, plain and simple, there was no room for argument with her tone, one she had learned as a mother. Her tail arched over her back in defiance, lips twitching with a snarl as her icy blue gaze dared him to try and enforce his words.

I will...