Chapter 180 Fading Away
“Rosalie? Rosalie!” Ethan calling my name brought me back around. I was in his arms. He covered me with something, and it was then that I realized I had shifted back into my human form.
I didn’t even have the strength to keep my wolf any more.
His chest was warm and his scent… soothed me even though it was mixed with dirt and blood.
‘Your Majesty! Cerina cried in mindlink, ‘Can you hear me? Please say something!
I can hear you,’ I managed to respond to Cerina but my eyes were still on Ethan. How’s the battle going?’
“General Vandough brought reinforcements, and Soren is leading the vanguard.’
The citizens?
‘Luckily, minimum casualty.”
I let out a breath but I didn’t know how much longer I’d be able to hold on to my consciousness as I felt my life force fading away.
“Rosalie!” Ethan’s tone wasn’t as leveled as usual. It sounded to me that he was trying to control his emotions. That made me wonder… if I die, would he cry for me?
I tried to focus my gaze on him as he said, “Rosalie, let me take over!” As if he wasn’t certain I would give him command, he added quickly, “Trust me!”
The only move I could make with the strength I had left was to blink my eye lids twice, and I mindlinked Cerina, Alpha Ethan will be in charge…’
Then darkness took over me.
When I woke up again, my head was heavy and it took me a while to get used to the light.
“What can I get you, Your Majesty?” It was Seraphine’s voice.
“Wa…water, please.” I managed.
She poured me some water and shouted to someone else in the room, “Tell everyone that Her Majesty is awake,” she said. I heard the scuffle of footsteps behind me but didn’t turn my head to see who it was or where they were going.
After taking a sip of the cold liquid, I put down the cup, looked around, and realized that I was back in my room in the palace.
I’ll get some food for you!”
I nodded and watched her run off.
I remembered our battle and my giant wolf. Then Soren was able to get there in time and Ethan took over command,
Now that we were back in the palace, I assumed everyone was probably okay for now and we had some quiet time to prepare for their next attack
Not long after Seraphine left the room, I heard steady and powerful footsteps approaching my room.
Ut was Ethan.
He had stopped walking toward me now, and was just standing in the distance, observing me.
us
since the ritual, he had kept his distance. Did he regret everything
and needed me as his mate: since he was back to being himself, it seemed to
my heart. What was I expecting from him anyway? I
was probably better this
he slowly began
said something to break
up into Ethan’s blue
beside me, his eyes more focused on
much all I could
me close to his shoulder. “I’m glad
need to make sure we are ready for them to
if to say he couldn’t believe I was trying to lead the army at the moment,
your
“Sure.” Ethan stood and backed away from me,
hurried over,
he turned toward me. “You get some rest,
the messenger, I called
stared at me. I thought I saw fire
I said, “Do I have your
it was selfish to ask, but he was
his eyes dimmed. “Yes, I promise,” he said, and he walked
VINES
blown a chance to say something meaningful to him? I wondered
at my white hair and I knew what it meant. It was a sign of
thoughts went to my
a young age for the
a curse – it was unleashed at
was why Cerina had warned me over and over again to be cautious whenever I exerted
many people die under my watch. I had
he was
Behar’s forces have retreated. But we know they are just going to lick their wounds and then they’ll be
stay in bed, I’m
steering committee. His troops also arrived late last night and joined our forces, so there’s nothing
me whenever they could. They were amazed by my long white hair,
on their responsibilities and told them to stop worrying about me. There
Seraphine tried their best to act normal around me, but I could still
at me that way.
taking over my body. No matter how hard
able to get up again, and when I woke up the morning of the third day after the
I couldn’t get up.
tired, I simply didn’t have
ache radiated throughout my body. It wasn’t an intense, sharp pain, but it felt as
body was giving out on
called as she came into the
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