บททั้งหมดของ Celestial Bodies: of Runts and Lycans: บทที่ 41 - บทที่ 50

Celeste's POVXavier has always had this certain charm about him. I don't mean his looks, though those certainly don't hurt a girl's heart. I mean. . The way he cares for others around him. The way he's protective of his friends, his pack - his family.After the Welcome Ceremony, he helped the pack members clean up. I watched as he helped carry tired kids to their nearby homes or their parents' cars out front. As soon as the yard was cleared and the bon fire was put out, he asked if I would spend the night again in his room. He said he had to get up early to get back to business having to deal with the rogues but that he wanted to wake with me beside him. I had blushed when he said that. And then I spent half the night, staring at him as he soundly slept beside me. And then, true to his word, he got up early and went straight to his office. He had kissed my head and told me to find him for lunch but instead I had taken my study books from my tutor and dragged them into his office.I t

Lycer's POVFrom then on, I met up with her often; never wandering too far from her group. It wasn't hard for her to break off from her group, the others her age often encouraging her to 'get lost.' I knew she would always go back to them, for the sake of her mother. But the days in which she would sit around being sad at her broken community were done. Instead, she'd come to find me."Celestial," I greeted her one day with a big grin. I wrapped my arms around her in a hug and dramatically lifted her feet off the forest floor, spinning her until her laughter echoed in the trees. A human town wasn't far from where her group and I had been traveling so I had broken off for a few days. I picked up some new clothes for myself from their local shelter. They had a book table so I picked up two of those as well. Oscar Wilde for myself and a worn copy of Jane Eyre for Celestial. "I have something for you," I said, pulling the book out of my pocket. She blinked, taking the book from my hands.

By the time the morning comes, bruises have formed along Celestial's face and I'm sure there's more along her abdomen. I stay by her side, causing discomfort and uncertainty in her group. They deserve more than that. They let this happen to her, doing nothing to stop it.I stayed for several days, never shifting back. Her mom brought me a change of clothes so I could shift but I knew this form intimidates the others. Intimidates Christopher. Christopher regularly eyes me with clear disdain but doesn't dare come near me and Celestial. Her mom also regularly brings us both food. At first Celestial struggled to eat but gradually her strength came back. The bruises looked worse before they began to look better as the days continued to go on. Eventually, her mom encourages her to get up and walk around. She does so slowly and with clear pain in her face. I walk with her, always right next to her, my fur brushing her side. She stumbles a lot, leaning onto me or grasping at my form to keep h

Xavier's POV"Hey," I take the dishes out of her hands, instead grabbing her hands in mine. Everything in me wants to stay here with her. Everything in me wants to never leave her side. Everything in me wants everything in her. But I know that there are forces against us, and I refuse to rest until I can feel assured that we're safe. That my pack is safe. That she is safe. Then, and only then, will we truly be able to start the rest of our lives together. "You are my everything, Celeste." My heart feels as if she always has been and my heart tells me that she always will be. "Now and forever." Her eyes get foggy with tears but I stay steady. I know she has doubts sometimes. They seem to be lesser and fewer as the days go on but I know that they exist. If only she knew. . "Celeste," the words begin to break from my lips on their own accord, "I-"'Alpha,' one of my warriors' voices breaks through the mindlink. It's Calvin, the head of the patrol I had sent out this morning. I was worrie

Xavier's POVCeleste's scent overwhelms me as I enter the pack house. I had thought there was something different to her scent earlier today, yesterday? I had lost track of time but I was sure it was well past midnight at this point. Part of me wishes I had stayed with her but the other part knows today could have been much worse if I hadn't gone.Zay walked down the downstairs hallway and gave me a sad smile. "How are you feeling?""Like complete shit." She took a steady breath, nodding. She eyed my chest where the wound was."Well at least you look healed up," she tried."The one on my back is worse." The stinging burning ache hits with every step, especially after the trip back through the forest. I glance upstairs, knowing Celeste is waiting for me up there. "How is she?""Celeste is okay. She was in some pain when I woke her up but I gave her some meds to help her get back to sleep. She's in your room now." I give her a small half smile. "Autumn isn't doing well though, Xavier."