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.

my ears. The pit of my stomach lurched,

dim glow, steady and

fast, my chest rising and falling

voices were immediate, layered

dry. “It was

had

Too real.

I dreamed

under the weight of the past few days? Or had I simply

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Chapter 217 Nightmares

hand to my forehead. Cold sweat clung

pale.

small smile, though it felt fragile.

rose without hesitation

fingers against my wrist, his gaze

Finished

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

hadn’t

exhaustion settled over me like a heavy cloak. The avalanche, those two harrowing days trapped in the cave, the frantic rush to

Alpha’s body had

Caden said abruptly, his voice calm and

polished smile.

returned swiftly, holding the drink with both hands.

Caden didn’t take a sip. Instead, he turned to me and held out the glass.

hesitated, then accepted

palm. Warmth lingered where our

feeling stirred

He remembered?

water too.” Heidi latched onto

as he glanced at the flight attendant. “Bring me