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No, instead, I rescinded into my mind further to escape.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 the tears beginning to form in

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

being helped? Was I actually a monster? "Raven,

"Fine’?”

repeated, my voice becoming

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

to stop the bleeding but he then grabbed my

are you doing?!" I

"Stop," he ordered.

even

no it’s not.How can you say

look,"

you...I-I

forcing

"...I said I’m fine."

I slowly looked back down at his chest, I found

that had already stopped bleeding

"W-what...? I don’t understand..."

spun my head around to look at the

of furniture, the place seemed utterly the

No blood in sight.

I had seen it so clearly, smelt the strong

mistaking it....How could that

said, and proceeded to lift me onto his

was 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 sudden attachment to him

that mattered was that

That he was safe.

"J-I’m sorry," I cried.

sorry.I fucked

came up and gently stroked my

warmth was helping to

"You’re fine," he said.

do

did," I

of whether it was minor, you still got

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

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

and useless at things that should have been natural for

to

Kieran didn’t seem to like

pulled me away and held my face so I was forced to

was your fault," he

"I mean it."

"But I—."

instantly

a breath and repeat

was not

mouth to protest but he gave me a look that

if telling me this

I finally said in

mumbled the words quietly but he still

nod in approval, he let go of

seen anything like

changes I've ever witnessed.But...I don’t know.It’s giving me a

saying there is actually something wrong with

more...something external affecting

any jewellery? Or have anything metallic touching you like a piercing? It’d look something

weren’t a good idea for me given m

"No."

about diet.Do you drink any teas? Or regularly deal with any

replied again, becoming increasingly more confused

trying hard to come up with

could tell he was

"..What about medications?"

body immediately

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

By a doctor.

A professional.

were a professional...employed by m

wouldn’t have though, right? Because that

Kieran prompted when I

the bile in my throat,

"Yes," I answered.

"Yes. I have medication."

you show it

stood up and walked to where

took a bit of shuffling before I eventually

so quickly, my

said, presenting it to

swiftly took it from me,

worked, subconsciously pulling the blanket around me more for

than anything that this really would be ordinary

rarely

"These...these are suppressors,"

slowly

designed and used in chemical warfare.I llegal now, of

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