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No, instead, I rescinded into my mind further to escape.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

feel the tears beginning to form

knew what he was doing, that everything would be fine, and

Was I actually a monster? "Raven, what

"Fine’?”

 ‘Fine’!?" I repeated,

even have time t o call an ambulance.Goddammit, Kieran! Why didn’t

he then grabbed my hands and held

are you doing?!" I

"Stop," he ordered.

even

no it’s not.How can you say

look," he

I...I’ve killed you...I-I didn’t mean

yelled this time, forcing me to

"...I said I’m fine."

I found that the

that had already stopped bleeding a while

"W-what...? I don’t understand..."

my head around to look at the room...and

pieces of

No blood in sight.

I had seen it so clearly, smelt the strong

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

to lift me onto his

at first, still confused by what was happening, but it didn’t take long for me to realise what this meant.I threw

was that

That he was safe.

"J-I’m sorry," I cried.

sorry.I

up and gently stroked my hair, indulging

the blanket, his warmth was helping to calm

"You’re fine," he said.

didn’t do

did," I

wasn’t strong enough.Regardless of whether it was minor, you

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

I’d never overcome.Somehow, it felt

my father, and useless at things that

to add to the

didn’t seem to like

pulled me away and held my face so I

you did was your fault," he

"I mean it."

"But I—."

instantly

breath and repeat

was not my

mouth to protest but he gave me a look that

if telling me this

fault," I

he still seemed satisfied by

nod in approval, he let go of

was...I’ve never seen anything like it,"

ever witnessed.But...I don’t know.It’s giving me a weird feeling.Almost

Are you saying there is actually something wrong

more...something external affecting

a piercing? It’d look something like silver." I thought about

idea for me

"No."

diet.Do you drink any teas?

again, becoming increasingly more confused by the

for a moment in thought, visibly trying hard to come up with something else before, finally, he asked one

tell he was reluctant

"..What about medications?"

my body

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

By a doctor.

A professional.

they were a

have though, right? Because that

Kieran prompted when I

my throat,

"Yes," I answered.

"Yes. I have medication."

show it to

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

of shuffling before I eventually

quickly, my fingers were

said,

and swiftly took it from me,

worked, subconsciously pulling the blanket around me more

anything that this really would be

it was rarely ever

"These...these are suppressors,"

said in shock, slowly looking up at

used in

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