Chapter Sixty Seven

Emily's POV 

“My name is Fayne.”

“Wow, that sounds very gentlemanly.” Beth responded with a calm expression on her face.

“And you, ma'am?” Fayne asked her.

“It's Beth,” she chuckled slightly.

“I made some rice and fish soup. Would you guys like to have breakfast?”

“You didn't have to.” Beth smiled while walking over and serving herself.

“I was hungry so I decided to make it.” I said while she smiled enthusiastically.

I fixed Fayne a plate after Beth left the kitchen and he grabbed the plate from my hand and bowed his head slightly.

“Thank you,”

“You're welcome.”

Fayne walked out of the kitchen and I sighed. I waited some moments in the kitchen before stepping out and watching Beth and Fayne eat together while chatting.

For some reason, I felt as though our lives felt a bit normal. It was very calm and nourishing compared to the life that I had in front of me. 

And soon, Fayne was going to die and I would be all on my own.

After eating breakfast, Beth made Fayne his morning medications and he took it. When he had it, he asked me, “Can I go out for a little walk?”

“No, you can't go anywhere far. You have to restrict your movements because…”

I shot Beth a look and she quietened down. She had almost exposed what we agreed to keep a secret.

“But I want to go outside. I'm tired of being cooped up in here.” Fayne said, and I looked at him with a sigh.

“You'll go out, but not now.” I responded.

“Why not?” He asked me, his eyes genuinely confused as to why I wouldn't let him go out.

“Listen to me, Fayne.” I said and he ran his fingers through his silky long hair.

“I've always been listening to you but I don't see why I can't go out for a walk.”

I breathed in deeply. I couldn't stop Fayne no matter what, so I said, “You can go for a walk this evening, I'll go with you.”

He nodded, a small smile showing at the corner of his lips. “Okay,”

I watched Fayne leave and then Beth turned to me with a smile.

“You going out?”

“Yeah,” I responded. “I'm going out, alright.”

“Can you manage to go to the next town and buy some wine and herbs?”

I looked at Beth, “What do you mean?”

Beth brought out a map from under the table and stood up on her feet and handed it over to me.

“There's a small town next to this place. It's filled with both humans and werewolves. Please can you be strong enough to buy some wine and herbs? It's for the benefit of Fayne.”

“What's wrong?” I asked her as she leaned forward.

“While we were eating, I checked his pulse and saw that he's deteriorating really fast. He has only three days left to live.”

I was in shock. “Didn't you say seven days?”

Beth shook her head. “That was what I thought at first but obviously the medication I have for him isn't doing so much.”

“Open the map,” Beth told me and I did as she said. Once the map was open, she pointed at a route and said.

“This is it, go to this town and get some wines and herbs. The kinds you will get, I'll write them down for you.” 

“Okay,”

Beth went to her room and came back with a list as well as a scarf.

I took the list from her hand and she put the scarf around my head and shoulders.

“You're a pretty girl, you have to be careful to not get the attention of the men. Don't take too long there, okay?”

I removed the scarf from around my neck and placed it on Beth's neck, “I'm not scared.”

Beth sighed, putting the scarf around my back. “Please, don't be so stubborn. I know what I'm talking about.”

I let Beth put the scarf around my face and shoulders. 

“Fine.”

Beth then gave me some silvers and I headed out. I first went to the place that I had buried Viper and saw that the ground had been dug open and Viper's body was no longer there. This made me realize that the possibility that my brother Matteo had taken Viper was high. I wondered what the relationship between Matteo and I was now. Obviously, we no longer had an allyship.

I sighed, turning around to leave when I noticed something written in the pit. It was three words that I could clearly decipher. D.I.E.

My eyes widened and lightning struck against the sky. It was then I realized that it would soon start raining and I hadn't run my errands yet. I immediately opened the map and started to follow it until I arrived at the entrance of a town which ‘Odes town' was written on a plank card.

I nodded internally, “That must be it.”

I ran into the town and went to the first home that I saw with multiple bottles and greens in the front.

I knocked on the window.

“Hello! I would like to buy something!”

I stood there was a while and was getting tired.

“Is there no one here?” I questioned myself.

It didn't take long, then the window opened revealing a woman who looked to be in her sixties.

“Hey, what do you want?”

Her voice was groggy and she looked at me as though I was insane.

I gave her the list and the silver in my hands.

She hummed and pointed at me, “Just give me one second.”

Then she went into the house and I stood there in front of it for a while. Then she came out with a huge bag and handed it over to me.

“That's a lot,” I whispered.

“I gave you some bonus in the wines. You should thank your saviour that you met me here.” She said.

I smelt the air surrounding and noticed the glow in the woman's eyes. She was a werewolf, just like me.