An Offering To The Cursed Lycan King のすべてのチャプター: チャプター 41 - チャプター 50

*Rocky*Blossom stands next to the edge of a small lake, skipping rocks as the sun makes its way lower in the sky. Pink and purple line the clouds painting a beautiful landscape that many would consider romantic. If the person they were watching it with wasn’t actively ignoring them and shooting death glares, that is.“Are you going to ignore me forever?” I ask her with a sigh. I’m surprised she hasn’t popped up and left me alone where we sit when I sauntered over and sat next to her. She sighs heavily, her eyes forward as she watches Blossom, who occasionally cheers when she gets a rock to go more than two skips.“Who says I’m ignoring you?” She says with a furrowed brow, but I can tell she is trying not to scowl.“Anyone with eyes.” I say with a grin. She turns her head and rolls her eyes at me. “I just needed some space. It’s not everyday you think you love a monster.” She says a hint of malice in her words that hits me harder than it should.Of course, she is still upset. She ha

*Gemini*“Gem, I’m so tired,” Blossom pants, her legs stumbling along as I drag her with me by her hand. Sweat glitters along her brow as she sucks in air. “Please, can we stop?”I slow down, my eyes scanning the area, my hair slicked to my face. I nod to her, swallowing the dry lump in my throat. What I want to do is sit down and cry.I am so sick of death and pain, so tired of everything being so violent and fragile. But I can’t, not yet. Not until I am alone and no one, especially not Blossom, can see me fall apart. “Shit.” I mutter, knowing we really shouldn’t stop. But the more I look at her, the more I realize we have no choice. I sure as shit can’t carry her. “Okay, okay, we can stop for just a minute.” I whisper, pulling her to me as I slump with my back to an enormous tree trunk, holding her close to me. “Do you think Rocky is okay?” She whispers. “He is coming for us, right?” My head falls back onto the rough back of the tree, my eyes wandering up to the dark leaves a so

Blossom looks me over, her little hands holding my face as she looks into my eyes and then scans my arms. She pokes at bruises and cuts that ache and sting, but my body doesn’t register the pain.My mind is mush, my body sore and tired and my resolve–the longer I sit and relive what happened–cracks. The tears stream down my face, unbidden, unwanted, but clearly my body knows more what I need than my head.“I shouldn’t have run,” Blossom whimpers, crawling into my lap.My body recoils as I slide back to the base of a tree, tucking my legs up to my chest as I hug them. I look at her, witnessing her little heart break and I bite my lip. “Bloss…I’m sorry,” I tell her barely a whisper. “It’s just…I can’t…” The words fall away as the tears grow steadier. My voice washes away with the resolve to remain strong and pretend I was okay. My breathing turns to hiccups and I try to stop the shaking that makes me feel weak. That shakes the very parts of my body and muscles that already burn with o

*Gemini*Fingers grip the hair on the back of my head, my skull searing as someone yanks, their filthy breath coating my skin as he whispers into my ear. His words are garbled, something incoherent, as I whimper and try to wiggle away, but I’m trapped. Trapped under him all over again, trapped in this awful replay of the scariest moment of my life.My skin prickles and my heart pounds so hard my chest aches and my throat feels tight. I need to escape, get away. I try to kick, but it does nothing as a sob breaks free and my face hurls toward the ground at full force. I jolt my head up with a sharp inhale, hyperventilating, as I look around the dim campfire. My body is sweating as I try to stop my hands from shaking, the tears wet on my cheeks. It was a nightmare. A memory I can’t repress. It’s over, I’m safe. My eyes instinctively search for Rocky, needing to see him to calm myself when I feel an arm over my waist tighten. “Shhh, you are safe. He is dead, I promise,” Rocky says, his v

“You can put me down now,” Gemini grumbles, annoyed.“Are you strong enough to run with no breaks for another day?” I ask her.“Can I at least be on your back?” She asks, and I look down at her with an arched brow before looking forward as we sprint through the trees. Marcus with Blossom just behind us and Sean bringing up the rear. “What, are you tired of looking at my handsome face already?” I tease her and her chest rumbles with a quiet snort. “You are only handsome when you aren’t being a jerk, which is never.” She retorts, and I bite back a smile. I love when she is snarky and full of sass. It means she is feeling better, but there is no way she is capable of keeping up with our speed. Not right now. Marcus and Sean are used to long distances and traveling by foot, as am I.But Gemini? She has only been out here for a short time and most of it I carry her. Admittedly, because I can’t stand not having her close, but also because she is usually too weak.“Fine,” I sigh, slowing