บททั้งหมดของ UNDER A DIVIDED MOON: Omega Heir’s Crippled Enigma Mate.: บทที่ 21 - บทที่ 30

Third PersonTime had never passed so painfully slow. Rain drenched the earth for hours, like it had vengeance to vent. Inside the dimly lit carriage, soft rugs and cloaks lay on the floor, and on them was Prince Rain.His body curled weakly, his hands trembling, his face squeezed with discomfort. He was in nothing but his underwear, yet the heat from within didn't ease. Not even the cold from the pouring rain seemed to cool the fire burning through his bones. His fingers curled weakly against the sheets, and his breathing came uneven and desperate, like one trapped in a nightmare.With occasional whispering, his eyes remained shut, and nothing else escaped his lips but moans of pain and whimpers of cold.Captain Caleb knelt by his side, a little at a loss for what to do. None of the medication or herbs they had struggled to gather were helping, and Prince Rain wasn't getting better. Worse, he had no maid to take care of him. Caleb was doing his best, but Rain wasn't improving. His tr

Third PersonThe rain hadn't completely stopped, but then something had. Two heartbeats had gone quiet under the cover of darkness, in the view of the hidden moon that refused to shine, tucked away behind dark clouds. Outside, the atmosphere was quiet. Everyone feared to utter a word, as if it meant confirmation.Inside the packhouse, hidden from the eyes of all, Caelan lay still.... his body fallen, his breath cut. There was no movement, not even a single beat. Seconds ticked.1…2…3…4…Nothing.Atam's hands trembled as he reached forward, his voice vibrating. "Yo… your highness…" he whispered, but no answer, no movement.But he wasn't the only one who could barely make out words. Behind him were Captain Caleb and Malov.... the only two who had mastered the courage to inch closer."My… my prince…" Malov cried, his voice echoing through the night, deep and painful like a wounded wolf.Atam shook his head, unable to accept the truth before him. His trembling hands reached forward....

Third personThe moment Captain Caleb's sword rose, the air dropped. Rain's body lay behind, with Atam on his knees by his side, still unable to accept the bitter truth staring him in the face."You have no grounds to wage a war here," Vegas growled, but his words felt like a drop of water tossed into a river."You came for my brother, and the healer said he shouldn't have guests over. I did make sure the guards relayed the message on time." His hand roughly combed his hair backward. "If you had left, the incident wouldn't have happened," he added.Captain Caleb turned. His gaze was too cold. His eyes no longer held the light of life they had a few minutes back. All they had asked for was for them to open the gate."We begged. We stripped off our pride and begged, even on our knees." A bitter laugh tore through him. "Do you know how long… I've raised him just for you to let him die like this?"Vegas opened his mouth, but no words came out. There was something about these men he couldn

Third PersonCaelan couldn't allow the darkness to sweep him away...not when his heart was hurting like a thousand needles pounding into it all at once. He forced his eyes open. His hands reached for the bed frame, and he painfully pushed himself up. He had never felt so desperate, yet so useless, all at once since the accident.He wanted to carry Rain, to move with ease...but his body wouldn't obey. He had to push, gasping for breath, and then he pushed even harder until his lower body finally reached the level he wanted. Weakly, he collapsed onto the bed, on top of Rain.He was still. No reaction. And the mark wasn't healing.Caelan's eyes burned.He slid yet another line across his skin and squeezed out the blood...but nothing."Why… isn't it working…?" he rasped, his voice as desperate as it had been that night three years ago.He pressed his bleeding hand onto Rain's chest with just enough force, trying desperately to resurrect the dead. After doing it ten times with no reaction,

"Good. Now get my attire ready and make sure all the elders are prepared. The auspicious hour is noon, and if they can't make it on time… they shouldn't blame us."Rowan smiled. "I like how cunning you are."Vegas chuckled. "And I love how you understand me so well."Preparations began late, but with hundreds of hands, everything moved swiftly...and even more beautifully than the Moonfang servants would have managed alone.By eleven on the dot, Captain Caleb stepped back into the room...but this time, he wasn't alone.Viola had heard of the Crown Prince's arrival and couldn't stay back.As they entered, the air was colder than outside.Attam quickly shut the door behind them."My prince…" Viola stepped closer..., but as Rain's gaze snapped toward her, she froze. Her breath hitched, and without thinking, she took three steps back."What's happening?" Caleb asked."Nothing. He slept for a while, and after he woke up, he hadn't left him. And like before, he bares his claws at us," Attam