Chapter 9

Esme's POV

Peaceful. Ethereal.

So this is what death feels like.

After falling off the cliff and into the river, I had sunk deep into dangerous waters.

I shifted back to my human form somewhere in between, Solar was injured and needed to recharge.

I just kept drifting away from the surface, little by little, the surface seeming too far to reach.

"Esme! Esme!" I heard someone call my name. It was a faint sound, one I couldn't recognize but there was a distinct sound of sorrow to it. It felt……familiar.

If there's only one thing I do regret in life, it's the fact that I never got to see the stars with my mate, I've always wanted to see the stars.

I used to go stargazing with my parents when I was little, and though it seemed impossible after being imprisoned for so many years, I always wished to lie on the grass, holding hands with my mate as we watched the stars together.

But goddess Selene is perfect, only she knows why it had to end this way. At least I got to meet my mate, ev