A Gift from the Goddess

Chapter 25

Chapter Twenty-Five 

His shining eyes stared directly at me and I had to fight the urge to look behind to see if someone else was standing there. But no, I could feel the touch of his hand against my cheek, even the warmth emanating off his skin. This was real, he could see me.

“Aria…,” he said weakly.

“I’m here,” I replied.

I wasn’t sure how to react. I was still unnerved by the whole situation. All I could do was stare down at him confused and uncertain. Was this part of the vision or had something changed? “…Aria,” he called again. “Cai? Can you see me?”

I wrapped my fingers around the hand he was using to touch my cheek Maybe he was too weak to see me.

“.Aria.” 

I frowned at him. It was starting to feel more than just being unable to see me as he persisted i n trying to call out for me.

“Can’t you hear me? I’m right here.”

His eyes continued to bore into mine intensely before, finally, it was like he saw me. I watched as his expression changed to one of worry.

How could he be worried about me? He was the one who was dying.

“Aria… wake up.” “What....?” 

Wake… up? 

and I was looking up at Cai, his concerned face close to mine a s he was bent over my body. It was just like in my vision, I could feel his hand was on my cheek as a few tears had escaped my eyes. Had he actually not seen me as held laid dying then? Was it just a mesh of the two realities as they transitioned? It had already been a frightening ordeal

reached up and wrapped my arms around his torso, pulling him down towards me. He had to act quickly to use his arms to support himself so he didn‘t completely crush

no Luna, mate or child. I already knew that was his fate if nothing were to change, I

released my grip on him, allowing for us both to sit up.

“I’m sorry…,” I mumbled.

that already once or twice… or

couldn’t reciprocate the joking half–smile he gave

head. “I’m fine now, really. I’m sorry for worrying you.” I did my best to give him the best reassuring smile I could manage. “Aria! Enough,” he suddenly said loudly, a tone of annoyance in his words. “You’re clearly not fine. Stop feeding me that same bullshit line. You weren’t fine

to conduct extensive tests. And I could see I’d upset Cai, my chest tightening with the guilt of seeing him like that. He was worried and wanted to know

the Goddess mark,”

tell him. If I told them then I would

did tell him about my past life, how could I even begin to explain what I’d seen? ‘O h, by the way, Cai, I saw your death. Sorry

to talk about it,” I said finally. “I really am sorry. I hope that this

looked uneasy and I could tell he wanted to ask me more questions. “Just… believe me when I tell you… I feel like this Goddess

fight harder for my right to be left alone. Not to mention that, if I somehow didn’t get assassinated

it at that for now, having realised that

any physical exercise for at least a week to allow my body to recover some of the damage I’d already done, and he had even given me a new strict diet plan. I gave it to the cook at my house and told them

about what she needed at first before I finally realised the date. I

I’ve finished organising most of the things you’ve asked for, ” she said and handed me a

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