Chapter Thirty Five
“Say the words, and I will kill him.”
“He’s not that easy to kill,” she says, but I knew that she didn’t exactly want him dead; for some reason I failed to understand, she sorted for another option rather than killing him because she still ‘cared‘ for him despite everything. I had to try and understand that she still wanted to spare the very person who hurt her, simply because she gave birth to it. Riley had a kind heart, and in times like this, I wish she were less innocent.
“Come here.” I said to her, and she does.
Riley didn’t need an avenger right now, all she needed was someone to comfort her, and if that’s all I could do to help, I’d gladly hold her for hours if she wanted that.
She finally stopped crying after an hour. I couldn’t help but wonder why she shedded tears over Daemon; he wasn’t really worth it. I placed her on the bed before taking off my shirt and joining her.
She rolled once more into my arms, just as she always did each night.
When Riley was close by, she alone occupied my thoughts. A huge part of me wished Bella had never resurrected–or whatever the hell happened that brought her back to life. I had mourned her once and buried her; I wished she stayed that way.
I didn’t know exactly when I fell asleep, but the sharp pain woke me up. The moon shone bright through the balcony; it was a full moon.
I rose from the bed for a glass of water. The pain only got worse; it had been going on for a while. Every full moon, I felt a slight burn just around my joints, but this time, it was worse than ever. I shivered even if I felt hot inside; I couldn’t understand it. Just then, my claws extended, and so did my canines; I hadn’t willed them out. I walked out of the room; Riley didn’t need to wake up to this.
Maybe I just needed some air.
I felt my body begin to transform against my own will; it seemed to have a mind of its own, and never had I felt a transformation as painful as this. I was out of the pack in a flash, heading to the woods. If I was losing control, it was best I stayed asfar away from people as possible.
I groaned in pain; I felt hot, very hot, even with the cool breeze. Finally the
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transformation was complete; the pain should have stopped, but it didn’t. My body switched again, moving back to its human form. It felt like some kind of glitch in my system; my body couldn’t decide whether to be in its wolf form or human form, and so it kept on going back and forth, each transformation more painful than the next.
Never in my life had I experienced a thing like this, nor had I come across it in those damned history books.
I couldn’t be sure how much time passed, but it must have been well over two hours.
Just then I heard the snap of a twig, and I turned back, every instinct in me telling me to rip whoever it was apart; it must be the predatory part of me in full control.
Isabella walked out from behind a tree.
“Run.” I whispered to her, but she didn’t. Instead she walked closer to me.
“I can help you,” she says.
‘Get out of here!” I warned, as my transformation began all over again. “Go!”
But she didn’t. “I know what is happening to you, and I can help you. Your wolf is in distress; it had been so close to his mate and yet unable to bond. You need to mark me; you need to renew the bond.”
