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 said
him since he woke up in the temple. Ever since the ritual, he had kept his distance. Did he regret
me and needed me as
bitterness from spreading in my heart. What was
fact, it was probably better
he slowly began to walk
said something to
looked up into Ethan’s blue eyes. “Hi,” was
his eyes more focused on my hair
much all I
wrapped his arms loosely around me and pulled me close to his shoulder.
“We need to make sure we
slightly, as if to say he couldn’t believe I was trying to lead the army at the moment, but then he began to nod. “Yes, of course. I’ll
you for your help,” I said
he had a questioning look on his face. “Sure.” Ethan stood and backed away from me, and I felt confident that
hurried over, “Alpha,
turned toward me. “You get some rest, and I’ll be back
with the messenger, I called him without thinking,
and stared at me. I
and finally I said, “Do I have
selfish to ask,
fire in his eyes dimmed. “Yes, I
VINES
to sink. Had I blown a chance to say something meaningful
what it meant. It was
went to my
a
a blessing and a curse – it was
and over again to be cautious whenever I
just that… I couldn’t watch that many people die under my
come back any time soon. I knew he was busy – he
have retreated. But we know they are just going to lick their wounds and then they’ll be back, especially with Kal and
I don’t want to stay in
and joined our forces, so there’s nothing Your Majesty needs to worry
were amazed by my long
people to focus on their responsibilities and told them to stop worrying about me. There was no point in having
and Seraphine tried their best to act normal
to tell them, “Don’t look at me that way. I’m not
day, I was beginning to feel the changes taking over my body. No matter how hard I forced myself to
up again, and when I woke up the morning of the third day after
I couldn’t get up.
I simply didn’t have the energy
it felt as
was giving out on
as she came into the room to
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