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.

move for now and conserve our energy. When the wind subsides, we can continue swimming toward the island.”

a moment and nodded in agreement. “It seems like

held each other

if we didn’t try to keep

than our wolf forms. We could

waves.

crash all around us, accompanied by

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don’t be afraid. Just hold on a little longer.”

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

further away

any sense of time, but the waves

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from my backpack and handed it

water and then handed me the bottle.

bottle back

asked in surprise, “Aren’t you going to drink?”

my head, “I’m

ocean, fresh water was indispensable for

if we managed to make it to the island, there might not

bottles of mineral

them

thinking. She gently gave

moon high up in the sky illuminated the waters.

waves continued to ripple and break.

danger, this would be so romantic–a swim in the

sea is calm now. Let’s swim toward the island now,” I looked into the distance

island from where we were now. It would be bad if we didn’t hurry over before another

after some

she accidentally bumped into my injured arm.

“I could not help but let out a soft hiss.

my discomfort and asked

in pangs. I sucked in a deep breath and forced