Counterback of the Despised Luna by Diana West

Chapter 130 Still Alive

Caden’s POV:

Finished

At 100,000 feet, Rosaline sat beside me, her eyes tracing the endless layers of clouds outside the window. Her gaze was distant, thoughtful.

“What’s on your mind?” I asked quietly, glancing at her from the corner of my eye.

“Nothing,” Rosaline answered, turning toward me. She gave me a small smile before clearing her throat. “I was just wondering who would want to bring Eclipse Group down.”

“You’ll find out when we get to Fostrau,” I said with a slight grin. “Don’t worry too much about it. Want something to drink? What do you feel like having?”

She thought for a moment. “Orange juice, I think.”

I pressed the call button, summoning the flight attendant. “One orange juice, please.”

“Certainly, sir. Please hold on a moment,” the attendant replied with a polite smile before walking away.

Five minutes later, she returned, holding the drink. “Ms. Sinclair, here’s your orange juice.”

“Thank you,” Rosaline said, taking the juice. Just as she was about to take a sip, the plane lurched, descending rapidly.

“Ah!!” Rosaline’s voice trembled as she gasped, startled.

The lights above flickered and went out, leaving the cabin in complete darkness.

Rosaline’s POV:

The sudden loss of weight made my whole body shudder, and the darkness felt like it was closing in on me. It was suffocating, a fear so deep it gripped me tight.

Fragments of something flashed through my mind, hazy memories that didn’t make sense.

It was like falling into an abyss, falling endlessly into the unknown. The darkness swallowed me whole.

The sensation was so vivid, so real, it felt like I had experienced it before.

hands grasping

helplessness, crawled through my veins, spreading

rising in my chest. My voice faltered, my face pale as the terror

me.

strong arms wrapped around me, pulling me tightly against

presence grounded me, his warmth slowly calming the panic in my

His voice was soft, filled with concern.

him, still shaken. My breath coming

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turbulence,” Caden said, his voice calm, a steady

hum of the engines returned, along with the flickering of

wrapped around him. My face burned with embarrassment, and I hastily pulled away. “I’m sorry,” I mumbled, looking anywhere but at him. “I lost

on me as he nodded. “It was just a little bump.

hand over my chest. I could still feel the tremors of panic running through me. “That was…

don’t strike me as someone who gets scared,” Caden teased, a small

know everything. My biggest fears? The dark and heights. Combine

grounding me in a way I hadn’t expected. His eyes were full of understanding, yet there was a quiet strength there too. “You don’t have to be

of his hand spread through me, soothing the lingering panic. For a moment, I let myself

else. He wasn’t

myself wishing he were the one destined for me.

loss, and Freya’s strange behavior–I couldn’t help but wonder if the magic that once led me to my fated mate had vanished. Sometimes, it felt like it had faded into the past.

kept me from feeling anything for anyone

Caden… I couldn’t deny that for the first time, I dared to hope that maybe, just

one.

only Tessa weren’t in

pulling my hand away, keeping my face carefully neutral. “Thanks,” I said, my voice a

of disappointment crossed Caden’s eyes, but he

sure

guard. I froze for a moment, scrambling to find the right words. “Caden,” I said, my tone firm but soft. “Now isn’t the time for that. Don’t you remember why we’re going to Fostrau? Eclipse Group is in trouble. Do you really have

confident and unshaken. “Trouble? This? It’s

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