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 the

from his mouth. Artemis could hear his heart

know how to treat the wound?" Caroline

situations a lot" Zoë responded. "But normally we make contact

"What do y-"

shirt

to cut his shirt and apply treatment on the wound."

she made her way out, many others followed her lead because they didn't want to see a male naked

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

nectar and ambrosia" Phoebe handed the god medicine

she applied it on his wound as his skin streamed and hissed with the contact. Artemis winced as Percy

groaned, his back arched, his

harms. But she knew it was more than that, his agony sent her to that world of pain. She could feel, could hear, could see what he had to endure. Maybe that they had blood relation, or perhaps something else had connected them, something even the relations of blood

skin hissed like touching acid. Percy groaned as

need to tell you this" he gritted his teeth at the

at that moment.

"Save it for later"

glowed in a faint silver light as the

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