Chapter 240: Shifted

Moana

“Edrick?” I called out.

My voice was only met with nothing but an echo. The world around me was silent… In fact, as my eyes slowly opened, I realized that I was no longer on the cliff. The only thing that I could see around me was a soft, golden light that was somehow blinding yet calming at the same time.

Was this what it was like to be dead?

The last thing I could remember was the blood on my fingers. Michael must have stabbed me and finally got his way, and now I was dead.

I quickly looked down at my hands. There was no blood. No pain… In fact, I didn’t feel anything at all. I could hardly tell where my skin ended and the golden light began. My body felt weightless and free, like my entire existence was just a feeling and not a physical mass.

But it was strange. When I was in my coma, everything was just a black void. But now, it was all golden and peaceful.

“No.”

I jumped when I heard my wolf’s voice call out from the golden light.

“Mina?” I asked, looking around wildly. “Is that you?”

“Yes, it’s me.” Her voice seemed to be echoing all around me at first, but then it started to coagulate into one place. Finally I could pinpoint where her voice was coming from, and I spun around in that direction.

eyes widened when I finally saw her standing there for the first time… In

whispered, reaching out my hands as she slowly approached me.

was a beautiful, vibrant golden color, like the color of the sun. She had a little white swirl on her forehead that came down her muzzle in a thin line. That same white patch

I tangled my fingers into her fur, it was so silky and soft. It felt as though I was touching feathers,

tail. It wasn’t just one tail, but three. She was unlike any wolf I had ever seen

twitching her three tails back and

one was bright blue, like the color of the sky on

was so fascinated by her beauty, I still

“What’s wrong?” she asked.

time. I feel like I failed you. Like I failed the world by allowing the

“I said no, though,” she said, chuckling

furrowed my

that you were dead, but you’re

am?” I asked. “How? Where

“Time feels frozen right now,

my lip. “It feels nonexistent,

“This is what it’s been like for me for the past three months. I guess you’re getting to experience it now. Most people never get to visit the place in their mind

so,” I said. “But how do I get out? I need to make sure that Edrick is okay. And the baby…” I suddenly looked down at my belly. Even in this strange nonexistent place, it was still protruding with the little life inside of it. I

is fine,” Mina said. “The knife shattered, and you healed almost instantly since you had already shifted. But

widened. “Is

before answering. “Are you

felt my stomach drop. “Why? What do you mean?” I asked, storming closer to Mina and staring up at her. “Is he alive? What

incredibly close to you during your shifting process, and the knife shattered right next to him when he was already

up in my eyes and I clamped my hand over my mouth to stifle my sob. “You’re joking,” I whispered. “He’ll be okay. He

at me and

was closing up, and everything started to blur

imagine a life without

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