~CODY~My hands shook uncontrollably as I held Rain in my arms, the weight of the sword on his back adding to the gravity of the situation. Placing my hand on his back, it quickly became stained with his blood. He reached out to touch my face, but before he could, his hand dropped to his side. The rain showed no signs of stopping, intensifying rapidly as if sensing the gravity of the life hanging in the balance."Ra… in Rain!" I screamed his name, but there was no response. His body had gone limp in my arms. "Rain!" I shouted, shaking him in desperation. "Babe, please don't do this to me!" I pleaded, my voice breaking as I continued to shake him."Do you think that will wake him up? If I were you, I wouldn't bother," the angel of death mocked, bursting into laughter. "Your mate is gone, so be grateful I ended his life," he taunted."Ended his..." My voice trembled. I couldn't see clearly for a moment, and it felt as if my eyes had turned red. Gently lowering Rain to the ground, I stoo
~CODY~The bright light above my head pierced through my closed eyes. Where was I? I wondered as I tried to search for Rain beside me, but the space was empty. My eyes fluttered open, and I scanned the room, looking for Rain. He was nowhere in sight. Initially, the room appeared blurry, and I could barely see anything. However, on closer inspection, I realized I was no longer in Uncle Marcus’s small room; instead, I was back.Back in my room in the werewolf realm.I leaped to my feet and rushed out of the room, stumbling to the ground as I opened the door. "Ezra," I called out to my lycan but received no response. "Are you ignoring me because I cut you short? If you can hear me, say something!" I yelled, yet again receiving no response.He was ignoring me; I knew that. But it felt as if he had vanished from my head as if he was never there. "Keep ignoring me, Ezra, then I'll do the same to you soon," I spat angrily, standing up and going in search of Rain.As I walked down the hallway
~CODY~I rushed into the hospital as if my life depended on it, heading towards the room where Rain had been admitted. Upon reaching the door, I paused, took a deep breath, and entered the room. "Rain," I called out, scanning the room anxiously. Initially, I couldn't spot him as my eyes darted around, but when I turned toward the window, he was—seated in a wheelchair, gazing outside.Shock gripped me as I observed him; his back was turned, yet a palpable sadness emanated. Guilt flooded over me—it was my fault. If I hadn't caused it, he wouldn't be in this position now."Rain," I called his name, expecting him to turn around, smile, and acknowledge me. Instead, he remained seated, unmoving. With measured steps, I approached him, each one laden with the weight of regret. "Rain," I repeated until I stood in front of him.His eyes were wide open, fixed on the hospital courtyard below. "Rain," I embraced him tightly, tears streaming down my face. "I'm sorry," I whispered, holding him as if
~Rain~ A week ago, My eyes fluttered open, and the brightness of the light above me almost blinded me, but I shut my eyes to adjust. When I opened them again, I could finally adapt to the brightness and looked around, noticing I was in a white room. The beeping machine beside me resounded in my head, making me wince in pain. It was too loud, and it felt like my head would explode.I stared around, coughed as I sniffed in the bleach scent, and winced in pain as my heart continued to ache terribly."Cody," I called his name, expecting to see him around me, but he was nowhere near. "Cody," I muttered his name again, but he was still absent. I coughed again, stretched my hand forward, and rubbed it gently. "Cody, where are you?" I called out, but he remained out of sight.Where could he be? I wondered as I expected that he would come out of his hiding place and talk to me.I bit my lower lip, hiding the pain I felt at that moment. My back ached severely, reminding me of the fighting inc
~Rain~Present I lowered my head as I heard him crying outside of the room. The tears flooded my eyes, and I let them out, holding onto the necklace around my neck.I hated that I shouted at him, but what could he possibly want with a mate who was paralyzed? There was nothing good about me anymore. I couldn't even look at him properly when he came."Rain, you don't have to cry anymore. This is all for the best," my mother tried to console me. "You are going to be fine and won't have to worry about the crown prince any longer."I shook my head in response. "I have every right to worry about him because I love him, and I hate that I am not with him right now. I... I shouted at him," I cried and rubbed my face."Everything has ended between us. He doesn't have any lycan again, and the mate bond between us is no longer there. Everything is over now."My father cleared his throat in the room, and then he spoke up. "You have to remember what the alpha king said to you a few days ago. I hop
~Cody~ I frowned at the paper in my hand and scoffed for the umpteenth time. I rubbed my hands together and heaved a deep sigh. "You are asking me to say this in front of everyone, right?" I yelled at my parents, holding the paper up in front of them. "You want me to lie about my relationship with Rain, which I've already told you I will not be doing. So why are you forcing me to do it?" My mother rubbed her face, tired of my arguing about the paper, while my father maintained a stoic look and didn't respond. "So, this is how it will be, right?" I asked them and then chuckled. "I am supposed to lie in front of everyone after you ruined our lives!" I shouted, dropping the paper to the ground and stomping on it. "I am not going to be reading this!" I declared. My father stood up and nodded at his Gamma, Uncle Tristan, who walked towards him with another piece of paper. "Thank you, Tristan," he said, receiving the letter and shoving it into my hand. "I don't care if you continue to act
~Cody~Anger. If there was another word for it was how I felt as I walked in between the elders who thought they could tell me what to do about my life. Anger. I wanted to wipe the smile from the elder's faces. They all act as if they don't have a secret and judge me for being different. They knew that I would do everything I could to become the crown prince and my father, who wanted to hold the title of the perfect royal family. I hated that I was born into royalty, and if I had the chance, I would change my fate and become someone different. Perhaps someone born into a different family. "Your Highness," I said through gritted teeth as I bowed my head to my father. "Welcome, crown prince; please stand by me," he said. I dragged my legs towards his throne and stood beside him. If I had a choice, I wouldn't be there. My uncle Kylan, on his right side, smiled at me, but I didn't respond to his smile and instead maintained my stoic look. I stared into the eyes of all the elders wh
~Rain~I held the phone in my hand, clutching it pretty tight. I shouldn't have said that to him and regretted ever speaking to him like that. If I didn't pretend that I didn't want to talk to him, then he would find out about my plans, and it would lead to a lot of things like him trying to stop me from harming his parents. I didn't want that to happen because I wanted the both of us to find peace. "Oh, Cody," I muttered under my breath as I placed the phone on the bed beside me, staring at the ceiling and questioning my decision. Did I make the right decision, or was it a selfish one? I knew Cody wouldn't be happy if anything happened to his parents, but I honestly wished everything would be resolved and I wouldn't have to worry about us anymore. I picked up the phone again and then scrolled down to his name, pressing the messages he had sent me. I had ignored each message but couldn't stop reading them. They were cute and hard to miss. Hello Rain, I missed you.Please pick up m