A Gift from the Goddess

Chapter 121: Book 2 - Chapter 15 

"Raven."

Through the darkness I heard a voice, piercing through the haze.

It sounded urgent.

Someone calling out to me.

"Raven, shift back."

Every now and then I would see snippets.

Just stilled images flashing before me, showing pictures of a living room.

Of a broken table.

Of a boy.

It felt somewhat familiar but I couldn’t place it.

"Raven! —Ah, fuck."

..And pain.

So much pain.

The voice continued to call out to me, pleading with m e to do something...but I wasn’t ready.

No, instead, I rescinded into my mind further to escape.

To try and forget what was happening.

...To pretend everything was okay.

And so, I hid from it all, blocking out the images and voices.

Waiting until, finally, things didn’t hurt so badly.

..Until I was sure the pain had stopped.

".Raven," came the voice again.

Only, this time, recognition finally kicked in.

Kieran.

It was Kieran's voice and...and I’d shifted.Changing into the wolf and...—.

Oh...no, no...Instantly, my eyes flew open...and I found myself contained within his arms, wrapped up in a blanket.

He looked down at me with a face showing signs of exhaustion, his breathing heavy.

And I immediately knew something was wrong.

I wasn’t sure how long had passed but I was back to m y normal self, implying it had been at least a few minutes.

But...there was something else too.

Something I’d come to expect from these lapses.

..I could smell the sickly scent of blood.I squirmed out of his grasp, pushing away just enough to get a good look at him...and there it was.

The source of the smell.

A large gash down the front of his chest.

Blood flowing from it...increasingly becoming worse ...pooling on the ground around us.

And, suddenly, it was as if the whole world tilted.

Everywhere I looked there was blood.

Red painted on every surface, on every piece of furniture, on every wall...curtain...and lamp.

And as I frantically looked around, I felt my breathing quicken, my heart starting to race.

...Just what had I done? This was exactly what I had been afraid of and yet I’d let it happen.

I turned back to Kieran, finding his face now so pale, and I quickly moved my hands to his chest to help stop the bleeding.

Hands that were soaked even up along my forearms already.

"I’m so sorry," I whispered.

"I-I didn't mean to do this." I'd told him that this was dangerous and a bad idea.

Why hadn’t he listened to me?

 "Raven...it’s okay," he replied.

I looked at him incredulously, as if he were insane for not seeing the amount of blood he had lost.

It was a miracle he was even still able to talk.

"N-no...no it’s not okay," I stammered.

"Nothing about this is okay...You’re going to die because of me."

could feel my entire body shaking, feel the

everything would

because I was incapable of being helped? Was I actually a monster? "Raven, what are you talking

"Fine’?”

repeated, my voice

bleeding out! I-I don’t even have time t o call an ambulance.Goddammit, Kieran! Why

then grabbed my hands and held them away from

you doing?!" I

"Stop," he ordered.

even

it’s not.How can you say that?

down and look," he said, cutting me

I...I’ve killed you...I-I didn’t mean

forcing me to meet his

"...I said I’m fine."

his chest, I found that the wound was barely more than a

already stopped bleeding a while

"W-what...? I don’t understand..."

head around to look

from a few broken pieces of

No blood in sight.

seen it so clearly, smelt the strong

no mistaking it....How could that all be in my

here," Kieran said, and proceeded to lift me onto his lap

reluctant at first, still confused by what was happening, but it didn’t take long for me to realise what this meant.I threw my arms around him in relief, no longer caring if my

was that he

That he was safe.

"J-I’m sorry," I cried.

sorry.I fucked

and gently stroked my

warmth was helping to calm

"You’re fine," he said.

didn’t do anything

did,"

enough.Regardless of whether it was minor, you still got

after Kieran tried to help me, it was clear that I was still a failure.It didn’t matter if I

that I’d never overcome.Somehow, it felt like I

was my life now; useless to my father, and useless at things that

another screw-up to add to the

Kieran didn’t seem to like

pulled me away and held my face so I was forced

was your fault," he

"I mean it."

"But I—."

instantly cut

breath and

not

mouth to protest but he gave me

if telling me this exercise wasn’t

my fault," I finally

but he

in approval, he

was...I’ve never seen anything like

slowest, most painful changes I've ever witnessed.But...I don’t know.It’s giving me

you mean? Are you saying there is actually something wrong with

maybe more...something external affecting you," he

touching you like a piercing? It’d look something like silver." I thought about it for a moment before shaking

weren’t a good idea for me given m y

"No."

about diet.Do you drink any teas? Or regularly

I replied again, becoming increasingly more

a moment in thought, visibly trying hard to come up

time, I could tell he was

"..What about medications?"

my body immediately

had regular medicine I took for anxiety and post- shifting side effects; mostly the pain and nausea.But...that was something I had

By a doctor.

A professional.

they were a professional...employed by m

he wouldn’t have though, right? Because

when I still

in my throat, hoping Kieran was wrong

"Yes," I answered.

"Yes. I have medication."

you show it to

and walked to where I'd left my bag, finding it on

bit of shuffling before I eventually

so quickly, my fingers were

finally said, presenting it

behind and swiftly took it from me, starting to inspect the

silently watched as he worked, subconsciously pulling the blanket around me more

this really would be ordinary

rarely ever

"These...these are suppressors,"

in shock, slowly looking

and used in chemical warfare.I llegal now, of

The Novel will be updated daily. Come back and continue reading tomorrow, everyone!

Comments ()

0/255