A Gift from the Goddess

Chapter Twenty-Five 

His shining eyes stared directly at me and I had to fight the urge to look behind to see if someone else was standing there. But no, I could feel the touch of his hand against my cheek, even the warmth emanating off his skin. This was real, he could see me.

“Aria…,” he said weakly.

“I’m here,” I replied.

I wasn’t sure how to react. I was still unnerved by the whole situation. All I could do was stare down at him confused and uncertain. Was this part of the vision or had something changed? “…Aria,” he called again. “Cai? Can you see me?”

I wrapped my fingers around the hand he was using to touch my cheek Maybe he was too weak to see me.

“.Aria.” 

I frowned at him. It was starting to feel more than just being unable to see me as he persisted i n trying to call out for me.

“Can’t you hear me? I’m right here.”

His eyes continued to bore into mine intensely before, finally, it was like he saw me. I watched as his expression changed to one of worry.

How could he be worried about me? He was the one who was dying.

“Aria… wake up.” “What....?” 

Wake… up? 

my vision, I could feel his hand was on my cheek as a few tears had escaped my eyes. Had he actually

his torso, pulling him down towards me. He had to act quickly to use

twenty–one with no Luna, mate or child. I already knew that was his fate if nothing were to change, I didn‘t need to be reminded. This wasn’t like Myra where being able to see it happen in a vision had a real

finally calmed down, I released my grip on him, allowing for us both to

“I’m sorry…,” I mumbled.

might have mentioned that already once or

joking half–smile he gave me though.

to process the situation. “Is this like a medical condition you have? It was if you were asleep… except your eyes were open the whole time.” I shook my head. “I’m fine now, really. I’m sorry

tests. And I could see I’d upset Cai, my chest tightening with the

deep breath. “It’s the Goddess mark,”

voice trailed off. A flash of Cai‘s dying face came to mind and I shuddered. I couldn‘t tell him. If I told them then I would need to explain my

even begin to explain what I’d seen? ‘O h, by the way, Cai, I saw your death. Sorry about that. It was my bad? I‘d either

ready to talk about it,” I said finally. “I really am sorry. I

ask me more questions. “Just… believe me when I tell you… I feel like this Goddess mark is shaping up to be more pain

for my right to be left alone. Not to mention that, if I somehow didn’t get assassinated by someone before my coming of age, then it would need to be classed as a miracle. This mark prevented me from

it at that for now, having realised that I wasn’t

helped me get back home and we agreed on a new training schedule. He had banned me from any physical exercise for at least a week to allow my body to recover some of the damage I’d already done, and he had even given me a new strict diet plan. I gave it to the cook at my house and told them to keep it quiet from my parents in exchange for a pay rise. Finally, a few days into my mandatory bed rest week, I was

Lucy came walking in. I was confused about what she

Miss. I’ve finished organising most of the things you’ve