A Gift from the Goddess

Chapter 21

Chapter Twenty-One ! IMPORTANT ! (AUTHOR NOTE): Hi everyone! The GoodNovel APP version does not support formats (e.g. bold, italics etc), meaning this chapter might be a little difficult to understand at first. To make it easier, I’ve now added ‘*” to speech that is being said ONLY in Aria’s head (as a memory of her past). In future chapters, I will also be using single quotes’ for just things Aria says to herself internally. An author note reminder will be added to the next chapter it’s used, which hopefully assists in reading/understanding what’s happening. No…

He couldn’t be here. He wasn’t supposed to be here yet.

1*”You are nothing, Ariadne,’*’I heard his voice speak in my head, an old memory replaying from my past life. ‘*”You are only here because I let you be here.”*’

No, please, no… I’m not ready… ‘*”You have been found guilty of the charges against you.“* 

Cold, familiar green eyes stared down at me.

Piercing. Like a tiger watching its prey with curiosity. “*”Therefore, with the power held within me, I, Aleric Dumont, Alpha of the Winter Mist Pack...” 

I took two steps back slowly, unable to take my eyes off the man in front of me. ‘*”…Sentence you, Ariadne Chrysalis, former Luna of the Winter Mist Pack...”*) “Aria?” a familiar friendly voice called out beside me. However, I couldn’t register their words.

1*”…To death.”*’

I fell backwards to the floor in front of the man who had been my death.

…Who will be my death.

“*”Your sentence is to be carried out immediately.“*‘ 

No, please, make it stop.

side of my brain tried to convince me this wasn’t real, that the voice was just a

stop… STOP… STOP….STOP…

rock, trying to force the

“Ariadne?”

mental turmoil enough

you here?” I managed to whisper. However, I wasn’t

I’m allowed to be here, right? They called me back home due t

tone o fannoyance in his voice. The way he spoke wasn’t filled with the same level of hatred that I had become accustomed to hearing, but it still sent chills

embarrassing me in

the swing of the broadsword before it hit my neck Over… and over… and over… and over again.... “Are you honestly just going to completely ignore what I’m saying

...So helpless.

control my life no matter how

the tone of his Alpha authority trying to command m e, but even that wasn’t able

he saw me still refusing to move, he eventually lost patience and reached his hand out towards me. And

my face away as I held my hands up in defence against the slap I expected was about to

…Only it never came.

looked at his arm and, to my surprise, I saw how it was

wasn’t the trial grounds. Aleric wouldn’t be able to kill me without a valid reason in front of

stop the involuntary flinch that shook me once again; the sight of his quick movement towards me having triggered

feel like being around you right now. Probably best to also keep in mind she’s been in a coma for the last three days and was released only about two

him, to look into his kind eyes for reassurance, but I couldn’t make myself lose sight

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