Counterback of the Despised Luna by Diana West

Chapter 217 Nightmares

Sleep did not come easily.

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Darkness swallowed me whole, thick and suffocating. Shadows moved within it, shifting and writhing, until they took shape.

Werewolves appeared, their eyes gleaming, sharp and merciless.They towered over me, circling like predators, their laughter low and menacing.

I tried to move, to fight, to run–but my limbs felt like lead.

Suddenly, the scene twisted; I was no longer trapped in darkness but running.

The forest stretched endlessly ahead, trees blurring past as I stumbled forward. Branches tore at my skin, roots threatened to trip me, but I couldn’t stop.

Behind me, the werewolves gave chase, their snarls growing louder, closer.

But my path was cut short. The ground vanished beneath my feet, and I skidded to a halt.

A steep cliff loomed ahead.

I glanced down, but there was nothing to see–just a gaping void, endless and ravenous.

Footsteps sounded behind me. Sharp. Measured.

I turned. It was a lithe woman, the ends of her heels clapping against the ground as she sauntered up to me.

It was Heidi.

She stood poised, her lips curling into a cruel smile. The light caught her features, twisting beauty into something unnatural. “Caden belongs to me,” she said. Her voice was smooth as silk, yet it coiled around me like a snake. “No one will take him from me. Not even you, Rosaline.”

Then she reached out. And shoved me. I fell.

roared past my ears. The pit of my stomach lurched,

open. The cabin lights above cast a dim glow, steady and familiar. The

Nothing more. Yet my breath came fast, my chest rising and falling as I forced myself to steady

The voices

my throat dry. “It was just a

it had

Too real.

dreamed

my mind unraveling under the weight of the past few days? Or had I simply spent

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Chapter 217 Nightmares

my forehead. Cold sweat

gaze sharpened. “You’re pale.

forced a small smile, though

a look.” Hughie rose

against

Finished

Then, at last, he spoke. “You’re fine. The past few days have worn you down, that’s all. Get some rest, and you’ll

breath I hadn’t realized I was

trapped in the cave, the frantic rush to find Hughie, and

Alpha’s body had

of lemon water,” Caden

attendant offered a polished

the drink with

to me and held out

then

brushed against his palm. Warmth lingered where our

stirred in my

He remembered?

want some lemon water too.” Heidi latched onto his arm, her voice

impassive as he glanced at the flight attendant. “Bring me another