Counterback of the Despised Luna by Diana West

Chapter 161 Survival in the Sea

Caden’s POV:

The wound on my arm was throbbing faintly.

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Finished

I sustained this wound while protecting Rosaline from Annie’s attack a few days ago. Scabs had formed since then, and my arm seemed to be healing well.

However, when the wound was soaked in seawater, it reopened.

Edward let out a growl as if he could relate to my wound. I gave him reassurance, making sure that Rosaline would never find out about this.

At this moment, I was Rosaline’s pillar of strength. I was someone she could lean on. I could not show any signs of weakness.

I didn’t want her to worry about me.

Guided by Edward, we swam forward while Rosaline lay on Edward’s back.

However, the waves began to get violent. We were tossed up and down, which stalled our progress as we could barely move forward.

Rosaline looked at the distant island in front of us and blurted out worriedly, “Caden, it seems like we are not getting any closer to that island….

I noticed that too.

There was a headwind buffeting us.

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Although we tried with all of our strength, the waves were pushing us away from the island.

Edward was on the brink of exhaustion as well. I volunteered to take the lead and allowed him to rest for a while.

Rosaline jumped into the water to make things easier for us. She came and held onto me as she saw me transforming back into my human form.

“How about I turn into a wolf and you take a break?” she suggested.

pondered for a moment. Then, I replied, “Let’s not move for now

nodded in agreement. “It seems

swimming and held

us, so even if we didn’t try to keep ourselves afloat, we could just sway with the waves,

than our wolf forms. We could conserve

waves.

us, accompanied by the howling wind. I put

1/2

in

be afraid. Just hold on a little

afraid of anything with you around,” Rosaline said as she held onto

further and further away

of time, but the waves finally

Finished

mineral water from my backpack and

of water and then handed

put the bottle back in

in surprise, “Aren’t

head, “I’m not thirsty.”

the vast ocean, fresh water was

we managed to make it to the island,

bottles of mineral water

them as much

what I was thinking.

up in the

the moonlight, the vast ocean shimmered as waves continued to ripple and break. It was a beautiful harmony of colors.

so romantic–a swim in the ocean beneath the

Let’s swim toward the island now,” I looked into

barely make out the outline of the island from where we were now. It would be bad

after some rest and water, Rosaline was

she turned around, she accidentally bumped into my injured arm.

help but let out

wrong?” Rosaline noticed my discomfort and asked

I sucked in a