CELESTEI paced from the room's centre to the window and back to the centre again, my eyes on Damon's still form, but my head elsewhere.I loved Damon. The revelation was startling even to me. How did that happen? I had been guarding my heart, especially against Alphas, but Damon had come and broken down the walls I had set around me to get through to me.I couldn't tell exactly when I started loving him. It could be from the start when he had saved my life. When he had put his life before mine and even stood up for me despite knowing I was a werewolf and not a Lycan like him. He had been against the elders just to be on my side. Every alpha listens to elders because they were part of the people who made them the alpha, but for my sake, he had ignored them all, plus all the side talks.Now he was wounded.Damon was yet to come awake.Although the healer had said he was going to live, if we had arrived a second later, his condition would have been more fatal, and he would have been una
CELESTE“Damon,” I whispered, my eyes going wide. It wasn't because he was here, as Seth had exclaimed.I didn't know why Seth had asked him that. I would have preferred he were here from the start. But he must have had his reasons. Now, I couldn't help but wonder if it was the reason I was seeing right now.Two guards held him down while Doctor Ryan was behind him. I swallowed back the lump in my throat, murmuring to Seth.“Let me down,” I said.Seth shook his head, about to protest, but I nudged my elbow into his back. He winced, turning his head to shoot me a glare. He let me go as well.Slowly, I climbed down from his back, taking a step away from him towards Damon. He pulled me back.“What the fuck are you doing? I might have let you go, but that didn't mean I'd watch you walk into danger!” He grunted out.What more danger could we be in that'd be greater than what we were in right now? I didn't think there was any. Our lives were already in danger. Doctor Ryan was here with two
DAMONSomehow, we had managed to sniff out Celeste's scent and locate the hidden spot. The truth was that the location wasn't hidden; only that we weren't able to detect it quickly enough.I couldn't tell if it was the tall trees that had been concealing it in the first place, or if something had been done to us that prevented us from finding it. But as soon as we were able to pick up her scent and the sound of her voice, everything seemed to have fallen into place.I stayed by the large tree leading to the woods’ entrance, where Seth had to stay exactly. I wondered if that was a good idea. I was the only one here while the warriors had followed Seth into the building to rescue Celeste.However, on second thought, I believed it was a better idea for me to stay hidden. I was still wounded. I didn't think the wound would heal without any medical intervention or the help of the healer. Rather than lose the remaining strength I had to help them, it was best I stayed back. Besides, I was g
CELESTENo sooner had the words left my mouth than I heard a bang outside, followed by several howls.At first, I ignored it, believing it was the wolves roaming around calling to each other. From where I lay, I could see the full moon out, shining in all its brilliance.They must have been out hunting, I thought, until I heard again and again. It didn't sound like the typical wolf sound I was used to—at least, not the animal howl.This was deep, guttural, almost human-like. It was like a werewolf in their human form. And overly familiar.“Damon,” I whispered, struggling on the bed. Doctor Ryan had said they couldn't locate her, but I wanted to believe otherwise.I tried every means to get the restraint off me, but it didn't come off. I didn't have any magical power; I might as well stop trying.I lay on the bed, staring at the ceiling. I stayed there for only the goddess knew how long, and I lifted my head when I heard a knock on my door, followed by the twisting of the key in the lo
CELESTEI opened my eyes slowly, my heavy gaze fixated on the ceiling. For a brief second, I stared at the ceiling, doing nothing. Just stared for a long time until my eyes began to water.Letting my gaze wander briefly, I looked to my right side, then to my left, where the beeping machine was, and back at the door.No one was here. I was still in the room, and the tubes I had yanked off me earlier were now stuck into my hands again. There were about three of them, two on my left arm and one on my right.I swallowed thickly, attempting to sit up from where I was, but I couldn't. It wasn't because I was weak or couldn't stand myself. It was because I was restrained.I saw a belt I was only just noticing wrapped around my midsection, it pressed into my stomach as I tried to raise my body. I gasped, falling back on the bed.My heart raced, sweat breaking on my forehead. The room wasn't hot or even warm. It was cool enough to make me shudder. But due to the blood being drawn from me, it w
DAMON POV“I've been poisoned?” I whispered, staring into the concerned gaze of Seth. I breathed in and out, pushing back the sudden lump that began to grow in my throat.He looked serious. But how was it possible that I could have been poisoned by Silver when it was dangerous to werewolves as well? Although not as risky as it was to us, Lycans.Where had the wolf been hiding the poison? Definitely not in its teeth. I hadn't seen anything like that. I hadn't even perceived anything!But maybe he was right. I had been poisoned. I could feel all the telltale signs. Sweat broke out on my forehead; my heartbeat had slowed, and I could feel it. My hands trembled.My eyes dimmed slightly, and I blinked rapidly to clear the haze from my vision. It wasn't just my eyes; my ears were also affected. There was a strange ringing in them.It was as if several strings had been hit together close to my ears. That was the only thing I could hear. Seth's lips moved, but I couldn't make out any words!H