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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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.

I pondered for a moment. Then, I replied, “Let’s not move for now and conserve our energy. When the wind subsides, we can continue swimming toward the island.”

agreement. “It seems like we don’t have a lot of

stopped swimming and held

lucky to have life jackets on us, so even if we didn’t try to keep ourselves afloat, we could just sway

forms. We could conserve

waves.

us, accompanied by the howling wind. I

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in the

“Rosie, don’t be afraid. Just hold on a little

not afraid of anything with you around,” Rosaline said as

further and further away

time, but the waves finally began to calm down.

Finished

strength,” I produced a bottle of mineral water from my backpack and handed it to Rosaline. “When the wind stops, we will swim

water and then

bottle back in my

surprise, “Aren’t you

head, “I’m not thirsty.”

the vast ocean, fresh water was indispensable for maintaining life.

it to the island, there might not

of mineral water I had were especially precious now.

to have them

Rosaline knew what I was thinking.

came. A crescent moon high up in the sky illuminated the waters.

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

be so romantic–a swim

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

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

is of the essence,” after some rest

she accidentally bumped into my

not help but let out a soft hiss.

my discomfort and asked worriedly.

pangs. I sucked in a deep breath and forced