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.

now and conserve our energy. When the wind subsides, we

in agreement. “It seems

and held

us, so even if we didn’t try to keep ourselves afloat, we could just sway with the waves, without worrying

lighter than our wolf forms. We could conserve energy as

waves.

around us, accompanied by the howling wind. I put my arms

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“Rosie, don’t be afraid. Just hold

of anything with you around,” Rosaline said as

further and further away with the

any sense of time, but the waves finally

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from my backpack and handed it to Rosaline. “When the wind stops, we will swim toward that island

of water and then handed me the bottle.

put the bottle back in my backpack.

asked in surprise, “Aren’t you

head, “I’m not thirsty.”

ocean, fresh water was indispensable for maintaining

the island, there might not be any fresh water

few bottles of mineral water I had were

wanted Rosaline to have them as

was thinking. She

up in the sky illuminated the waters.

ocean shimmered as waves continued to ripple

danger, this would be so romantic–a swim in the ocean beneath the moonlight.

now. 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

right. Time is of the essence,” after some rest and

turned around, she accidentally bumped into my injured arm.

“I could not help but let out

my discomfort and asked worriedly.

pangs. I sucked in a deep