All Chapters of The Goddess' Vessel : Chapter 21 - Chapter 30

21. Rachael. Still livid from the day before, I lay down frustrated in bed. How could he just shake me off like that? Like I was just another woman in his life! I even told him I was worried..."Argh!—" I slapped the bed in frustration. Sarah smiled nervously at the corner and said nothing. "You won't say anything?" I turned to her and sat up. "You are supposed to be calming me down.""It's complicated, my lady.""What's complicated? His not caring about me?!" "I—I—" Sarah raised a finger but fell silent. Whatever she was going to say didn't come out again. I realised I was talking it out to the wrong person. Maybe because I was jealous he had talked to her but that was incredibly childish. "I'm sorry, Sarah," I apologised immediately. "Look at me, barking at you like you did something wrong.""It's nothing, my lady," she replied immediately. "Maybe you need to step out more. Training?""Nah, that's the last thing I need." The idea of sweating like an idiot today didn't sit well

23. Ethan. The brakes screeched to a halt inside the castle's walls. Medical practitioners were already on standby with three stretchers when I carried Rachael out of the car. "My lord! Are you hurt? My lord! Anything wrong?" A health worker asked as I placed Rachael on a stretcher. "I'm fine, she's the one that needs help." I pointed back at Sarah, who was limping out of the car. Her regeneration was happening slowly and she looked in worse shape. Their driver was in even worse shape, between life and death. At the castle, we had our own hospital inside and I followed the workers as they stretchered Rachael away. She still hasn't woken up and her fever has gotten worse. The strands of white hair had also spread, I noticed. "Get me information on our attackers, some must have succumbed to our attacks. They can never be too careful," I had told Chekov before we arrived at the castle. The guard should be hard at work delivering that duty by now. "You can't go past this point, my

25. Rachael. A few days had passed since that accident and security had been tight. Sarah was in my room one morning and she waited as I got ready for our training exercise. I had already put on my track trousers and was surprised to find her still in her maid's uniform. "You are taking it quite easy today." I sat on the bed and rubbed a towel on my wet head. "The usual Sarah would already be in her training uniforms.""Well, maybe I'm taking it easy, my lady." A large smile escaped her lips. "You seem pretty happy today—not that it's a problem, but I've never really seen you in such a good mood," I said shakily. Sarah gasped mockingly and placed a hand on her chest. "It hurts me that you still think of me as an emotionless aide."I shrugged. "Well, I can't lie that you give off that impression.""Hmm, is that true?" She placed a finger on her mouth. I didn't say anything on that subject again as I got to my feet. I found it strange that Sarah was the one teasing me today. Someth

27. Ethan "Are you sure?" I pulled Chekov as I entered the vehicle. No one could hear us when we were this close. Even with a superb wolf-like hearing. "I have the records, I have the copy in the system," he said. "I know we need some serious proof if we are going to pull something like that," he said. That was some serious accusation if it were true. I would only believe that when I saw the paper. "Not a word or it to anyone, okay?" I whispered to him. "Now get in the car.""Yes, my lord." Chekov got in the passenger seat while I took the wheel. "Are you sure you won't allow me to drive today? We are going into a place of conflict—""You might not know that, but I only trust my skills in these situations." I turned on the ignition and the V-12 motors roared to life. I had this SUV customised to my own taste, right down to the rims. If I were going to drive something, I might as well be comfortable with it. That was how I felt about it. "Comms check," I said as I switched on the

29. Rachael. "I have guards on standby outside your room. There shouldn't be any problem tonight or any other night, okay?" Ethan towered above me. We were before my room. I didn't know if he did it on purpose, but I couldn't help but notice he was standing too close to me. Sarah had long disappeared wherever she spent the night. "So I stay here, and sleep at 8 pm? Is that life here?" I demanded. I couldn't just laze around alone in my room all day. He turned to the corridor. "I could call Sarah and she can stay around for a while—" "No don't do that!" I grabbed his arm. His eyes slowly glided from my face to where I held him and I released him. "She must be exhausted, you don't need to like...stress her because of me, you know?" My heart beat in my chest. Ethan looked at me as if he were trying to decipher some hidden message behind my eyes. "So what do you want?" He raised the question. I wanted a lot of things to be honest. But to be so straightforward and ask right off the