Thirty hours and twenty-five minutes. That was how long it had been since Miall fell asleep, and in those hours, I had only slept for five in total.It was probably not my place to be right here next to him, but I couldn't help worrying or wanting to take the pain from him, which was stupid of me.I had only known him for four months, and that one night, and I have grown to care for him so much.Despite all the angst he had put me through, I was putting it all aside because it hurt to see him like this.Lying in bed, unconscious.At first, he was always thrashing in pain, and Nyleve tried to get me away from him, but I couldn't handle it.How foolish of me. What can a human girl do, really? There wasn't much I could do to take his pain away, but I still wanted to be here, close to him.This was the only way I could comfort him.I sat on the chair across his bed, supporting my head against my unwounded hand. My left hand rested on my lap as I watched him breathe. I patiently waited for
Miall BEFORE MIALL WOKE UP"Fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck!" Orion ranted as he walked up and down. "Fuck!" He screamed into the bright, open room.I sat down quietly and watched as he took out all his frustrations by kicking the air or swearing it out, things that he would never do before Amanah."You don't fucking listen," he directed to me as he stared at me from the corner of his eyes. "This is the last fucking place I'd rather be!" He shouted and gave the room middle fingers."Where are we?" I asked him, and he groaned, sitting down next to me; he wore a suit and didn't look as half bad as he normally does. If Amanah was here, she'd be swooning."The gods have summoned us," he replied, fixing my jacket. "Don't say a word," he said sternly, and I raised my eyebrows."You will do all the talking?" I asked amusedly. After all, he was the one fighting with the room just now."Yes, because you are a fucking idiot. Just follow my lead, and then we'll be out here quickly and back to Amanah," he
I groaned as I opened my eyes, rubbing my forehead. What the hell happened?"Oh, you're awake?" The woman who looked like Amanah knelt next to me, dressed in a black and white cloak dress. She had a small bowl next to her filled with water. "You were out for quite some time," she softly said, reaching toward my face.I grabbed her hand, stopping her, and she stared at me, surprised."What are you doing here, Amanah, and where's Orion?" I asked, and her eyes stared into mine, confused."I'm sorry, sir, but I am not Amanah. You passed out in the woods last night; you had quite the fever, but it's gone down now," she reached for my forehead and pulled the damp cloth. "If you're feeling okay now, you can leave my cottage," she pointed to the door as she got up with her bowl and left the cottage."Where is Orion?" I whispered to myself as I got up. I felt a bit woozy but quickly regained my balance. Leaving her tiny cottage, I opened the door, but I wasn't ready for the sunlight to blind my
Naja had disappeared into thin air after she said this trial would be fun. I was still confused about what was happening.In the previous trial, it felt like I was going through Orion's memories just to find myself standing at a door waiting for Orion to come out of his deep slumber. How we had switched positions was blurry to me, but it also felt like it made sense.It wasn't about me.That woman that Orion said was his wife Zyrah looked like Amanah, although a few things told them apart.Amanah's eyes were a lighter shade of brown compared to Zyrah's. She had a beauty spot right next to her left eye. But there was still so much that was the same. The way they were so mean with their words yet kind in their actions almost convinced me they were one person.Orion definitely had a type.I looked at Orion, but his jaw was still clenched."Are you okay?" I asked, and his left eye twitched."Tie your stupid hair!" He bellowed, and I leaned away from him, gathering my hair into a ponytail b
Third Person"So this is going to be pretty simple," Impa clapped his hands. The room was filled with fire, but it wasn't burning hot. The temperature was enough to cause discomfort to those of a different nature from the alpha’s, but it barely made a difference to Orion and Miall.Impa reminded Miall of Drystan, but he didn't seem like a betrayer.Orion and Miall had begun to better understand each other throughout the trials they had gone through so far. Miall could easily feel why Orion wasn’t so fond of Impa. The proud man was loud and clearly had a huge ego.Where Miall and Orion stood was like dried-up lava. Impa smirked as he formed a fiery rod and pointed it at Orion. "I want a duel against the god of Lycans," he said, emphasising Orion's title, and Orion rolled his eyes."A duel? Between a god and a lighter? Sure," Orion shrugged, rolling his neck. Impa's eye twitched as he stared at Orion in absolute hate. The two had a knack for getting on each other's nerves.They were poss
Miall"You guys made it through Inferno's Pit," the sun goddess said—yeah, we barely made it. "I'm so glad," she put her hands together.My arm had been restored, but Orion was still weak. He shot her a suspicious gaze as he asked her,"You're not going to torture us, right, Ylil?" I was tired, felt burnt out, and felt as if I was going to drop soon. This was exhausting; they should've chosen an intervention approach."No, but this journey is for Miall alone," Ylil said with a stern yet sorry look. Fuck, it's my turn now? "Whatever you see in there is never real, but it reflects you. Good luck."I pray I won't have to fight with anybody or explain myself anymore. Why were all these gods so obsessed with what it was in our lives and tried to use it against us? I knew I was no saint, but it was getting old.I should apologise when we were done with this; if I really wanted to move on peacefully this time, I needed to apologise to everyone back home."Won't you be going in?" Ylil asked, a
AmanahAfter Miall woke up, he had to stay at the hospital for an extra day to ensure his vitals were stable. Malakhi offered to stay with him, and Anin dragged me to her house.Where she made sure I ate...a lot. Not that I was complaining, but I had to say the most exciting part of staying with Anin was all the sleep I caught up on.The woman was a pregnancy guru; once she put me into the perfect position to sleep, I was gone. She put down a pillow to put my leg over and instructed me to sleep on my left side. I was pretty sure I snored and farted a couple of times, but Anin did not complain.She was reluctant to have me return to Miall's house, and I understood wholeheartedly. I had been ignorant of my surroundings and gave into fantasy, which had been nothing but horror, not entirely, but I had been fooling myself with the idea of things getting better.I sat in the kitchen, mindlessly stirring my cold tea."Good morning," Miall greeted softly, and I turned to greet him.“Good morni
Why does it feel like I'm doing community service? Had I been probably arrested, and yet I never realised it? All this training felt like a punishment for something I did, but I couldn't even think of something bad.I mean, there might be a few things I had done before that would fill at least five pages back to back, but it wasn't so extreme for me to be working like this. I thought I was supposed to be in paradise here!Resting, and everyone else would be tending to me. But no, I had to train to become Luna!"Luna, Luna!" One of the kids ran toward me, holding a paper against his chest. "Yes, Shawn?" I answered, leaning forward as much as my heavy belly allowed me. My cheeks ached from smiling so much. Every single day, it was something new, with school involved. Michael wasn't sweet about his lessons either; the closer the date drew, the more the pressure grew...lucky me."What do you have there?" I asked, pointing to the paper, and he grinned, looking up at me. "I made a drawing