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
when he was rogue. At least I remember he seemed to want me and needed me as his mate:
white hair, and couldn’t stop the bitterness from spreading in my heart. What was I expecting from him anyway? I was the one who
it was probably
he
something
looked up into Ethan’s blue eyes.
down beside me, his eyes more focused on my hair than
pretty much all
close to his shoulder. “I’m glad to hear that. I was
make
couldn’t believe I was trying to lead the army at the moment, but then
for your
had a questioning look on his face. “Sure.” Ethan stood and backed away from me, and I felt confident that he could handle this
over, “Alpha,
and interrupted him. Then he turned toward me.
with the messenger, I called him without
I thought I saw fire
said, “Do I have your promise
to ask, but he was our
eyes dimmed. “Yes, I promise,” he
VINES
to sink. Had I blown a chance to say something
it meant.
thoughts went to my
passed away at such a
– it was unleashed at the price
and over
I couldn’t watch that many people die under my watch. I had no
any time soon. I knew he was busy –
retreated. But we know they are just going to lick their wounds and then they’ll be
” I don’t want to stay in bed, I’m well enough to attend the
steering committee. His troops also arrived late last night and joined our forces, so there’s nothing Your Majesty needs to worry about.
could. They were amazed by my long white hair, but they didn’t know what it meant I’d told Cerina and Seraphine not to mention it to
focus on their responsibilities and told them to stop worrying about me. There was no point
of my days with Rowan, Cerina and Seraphine tried their best to act normal around me, but I could
to tell them, “Don’t look at me that way. I’m not dead
beginning to feel the changes taking over my body. No matter how hard I forced myself to
night I tried to avoid going to bed for fear that I wouldn’t be able to get up again,
I couldn’t get up.
body was so tired, I simply
felt as if my limbs weighed
body was giving
as she came into the room
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