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.

past my ears. The pit of

cast a dim glow, steady and familiar. The hum of

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

voices were

throat dry.

it had

Too real.

had I dreamed of something

past few days? Or had I simply spent too much time

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Chapter 217 Nightmares

forehead. Cold

sharpened. “You’re pale. Are you

smile, though it felt fragile.

Hughie rose without

placed two fingers against my wrist, his

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

let out a breath I hadn’t realized I was holding. “Thanks,

harrowing days trapped in the cave, the frantic rush to find Hughie, and the long journey back to Rivemon–it

an Alpha’s body

Caden

attendant offered a polished smile. “Right away,

with both

to me and held out

hesitated, then accepted

fingers brushed against his palm. Warmth

stirred

He remembered?

latched onto his arm, her voice light,

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