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.
of us
the temple. Ever since the ritual, he had kept his distance. Did
he was rogue. At least I remember he seemed to want me and needed me as his
from spreading in my heart. What was I expecting from him
it was probably better this
at him, he slowly began to walk over toward
said something to
into Ethan’s blue eyes. “Hi,” was all
focused on my hair than on
That was pretty much all I could
loosely around me and pulled me close to his shoulder. “I’m glad to hear that. I
make sure we are ready for them to
he couldn’t believe I was trying to lead the army at the moment, but then he began
your
his face. “Sure.” Ethan stood and backed away
over,
him. Then he turned toward me. “You get some
the messenger, I
immediately and stared at me. I thought I saw fire in his
closed, and finally I said, “Do I have your promise to look
was selfish to ask,
I promise,” he said, and he walked
VINES
to say something meaningful to him? I wondered how many
what it meant. It was a sign of
thoughts went
a young age for
blessing and a curse – it was unleashed at the price
why Cerina had warned me over and over again to be cautious whenever I exerted the power
watch that many people die under
soon. I knew he was busy – he
to lick their wounds and then they’ll be back, especially with Kal and James backing them up.” Seraphine updated me later in the
in bed, I’m well enough to attend the meetings
troops also arrived late last night and joined our
check on me whenever they could. They were amazed by my long white hair, but they didn’t know what it
told them to stop worrying about me. There was
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
the changes taking over my body.
I wouldn’t be able to get up again, and when I woke up the morning of the third day after the battle.. the worst
I couldn’t get up.
but my body was so tired, I simply didn’t have the energy
an intense, sharp pain, but it felt as if my limbs weighed a thousand pounds each
body was giving
into the
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