Chapter 89.

Asteria POV.

I prepare Carter with Artemis. He is standing on the beach as we paint his skin. The blue paint is from the bioluminescent plants as we make swirls and patterns on his bare skin. His eyes locked on mine as I move my fingers over his skin.

“There, you are ready.” I say to him as I strip down and take his hand in mine and lead him towards the water. I look at the beach and see everyone smiling. As we enter the water.

“You will be ok,” I say to him as I squeeze his hand. He squeezes it back and takes a few breaths to calm himself down. I sing to him to calm him further and I don’t stop. The deeper we get, he lets me go and I shift. After I breach the water, I move closer to him.

I look up and see the moon is full and in position. I swim around him.

“Anything?” I ask him, and he clenches his jaw and begins to breathe harshly through his nose.

“Don’t fight it.” I say to him and he relaxes. I swim back and he moves further forward. When he groans out in pain and I know it is ha