Pertemis: A Wolf’s Tale

Chapter 21 First Return of The Tale

Artemis’s point of view

"Zoë come here now!" Artemis screamed, rushing to the infirmary.

She only felt some uneven breaths mixing with gasps from Perseus. His wound didn't heal, the yellow liquid kept leaking out from the deep cut that sodded her jacket, yellowed the ground.

"Perseus stay with me! I won't let you die, just stay a little longer" she whispered to his ear, her panicked breath somehow made Perseus cracked a smile.

"Can't believe I return to camp being carried by you like a bride" Percy managed a joke which lightened Artemis's mind at that moment.

She grinned and playfully hit his chest softly. Even though he was on the verge of dying, he would never let her cry to which made her heart ached even more as the guilt swirled deep inside her. He'd never be in this situation if he didn't live with her.

"Next time I'll drag you by the ear" she said.

Zoë and other hunters rushed out from their tents as they set him onto a bed.

"Bring nectar and ambrosia!" Artemis ordered as Phoebe made herself to find the requirements.

"What happened to him?" Thalia asked, her frown has shown that regret which was rare to appear.

don't know." Artemis said. "But

cough as blood was choked out from his mouth. Artemis could hear

how to treat the wound?" Caroline

been to those situations a lot" Zoë responded. "But normally we

"What do y-"

cut his shirt in half. Many hunters looked away, some frowned at

meant to cut his shirt and apply treatment on

out of here" Sarah said as she made her way out, many others followed her lead because they didn't want

eyes to him. Her gaze traveled from his neck, down to his strong bare chest, cloaked by that sun kissed skin. Those abs were solid and strong, presented the power of a supernatural. She knew she had seen him half naked before, but each time she glanced on those toned muscles, it just got more magnificent and beautiful. He wasn't buff, but those lines of veins

nectar and ambrosia" Phoebe handed the god medicine but was speechless when she

instinct, Artemis took the ambrosia and chewed, she applied it on his wound as his skin streamed and hissed with the contact.

I'm not gonna..." Percy groaned, his back arched, his finger ripped

But she knew it was more

acid. Percy groaned as he grabbed her

tell you this" he gritted his teeth

his, nothing in the world could separate them at that moment. Her determination was unraveling as

"Save it for later"

her skin glowed in a faint silver light as

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