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No, instead, I rescinded into my mind further to escape.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

entire body shaking, feel

he was doing, that everything would be fine, and yet everything had

of being helped? Was I actually a monster? "Raven, what are you

"Fine’?”

 ‘Fine’!?" I repeated, my voice

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

bleeding but he then

are you

"Stop," he ordered.

even a

can you say

calm down and look,"

you...I-I didn’t

this time, forcing me to meet

"...I said I’m fine."

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

that had already stopped bleeding a while

"W-what...? I don’t understand..."

to look at the room...and

from a few broken pieces of

No blood in sight.

had seen it so clearly, smelt the

that

said, and proceeded to lift me onto

what this meant.I threw my

mattered was that

That he was safe.

"J-I’m sorry," I cried.

so sorry.I

my hair,

with the blanket, his warmth was helping

"You’re fine," he said.

didn’t do anything

did,"

strong enough.Regardless of whether it

clear that I was still a failure.It didn’t matter if

were some things that I’d never overcome.Somehow, it felt like I would forever

my life now; useless to my father, and useless at

to

didn’t seem

held my face so I was forced

was your

"I mean it."

"But I—."

instantly cut

and repeat after

was not my

protest but he

if telling me

my fault," I finally said in

quietly but he still seemed satisfied by

in approval, he let go

seen anything like

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

saying there is actually

external affecting

touching you like a piercing? It’d look something like

good idea for me given m y day

"No."

diet.Do you drink any teas? Or regularly

I replied again, becoming increasingly

for a moment in thought, visibly trying hard to come

this time, I could tell

"..What about medications?"

body immediately

shifting side effects; mostly the pain and nausea.But...that was

By a doctor.

A professional.

at least, they were a professional...employed by m y

have though, right? Because that would

when

my throat, hoping Kieran was wrong about

"Yes," I answered.

"Yes. I have medication."

you show it

to where I'd left my bag,

bit of shuffling before I

happening so quickly,

said, presenting

from me, starting

I silently watched as he worked, subconsciously pulling

than anything that this really would be

rarely ever

"These...these are suppressors,"

in shock, slowly looking

designed and used in chemical

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