Chapter 241

Audrey

When I woke, I found myself in bed back at the apartment. Edwin was stroking my hair, a worried look etched into his face as he stared down at me.

“Oh, good. You’re awake,” he said, his voice soft when my eyes fluttered open. “You had me worried there for a bit.”

I groaned softly and tried to push myself up to a seated position, but it was no use. My arms trembled beneath my weight and I flopped back against the pillows. “I feel… drained,” I croaked.

Edwin shook his head and lifted a glass of water to my lips. I drank deeply, grateful for the soothing sensation as it poured down my dry throat.

“That’s because you are drained,” he replied, a somewhat scolding tone to his voice. “You used up just about every last drop of your Silver Star powers.”

He didn’t need to tell me twice for me to realize that he was right. That silvery pool of energy inside of me felt nearly entirely empty now, save for whatever was necessary to keep me breathing.

Even my wolf was weak and tired. When I reached for her presence, she didn’t respond; she was just resting, but too

calls. exhausted to answer my

“Oh,” I said. “I guess I went a little far, didn’t I?”

My mate huffed softly at that as he set aside the glass and helped prop me up on some pillows. I was wearing one of his oversized t-shirts now, indicating that he must have changed me out of my dirty clothes himself while I was unconscious.

“You can say that again,” he remarked wryly. “Audrey, you didn’t need to heal all of those kids. Not in one night, at least. You’re honestly lucky you passed out before you drained your entire life force.”

those moments before I had gone unconscious. I recalled healing Ivy, seing her pallid face warm up beneath my touch. Her little smile had awakened something deep inside of me, and I hadn’t been able to stop myself from healing all

and leave the rest,” I

of cancer in the world. Some are dying even as we

heal everyone. But when I see an opportunity in front of me, I’m

and an incredulous chuckle, he said,

feel his approval down the bond, even if it was laced with a healthy dose of scolding. We both knew that I went too far, and yet

necessary.

I’m the Silver Star, it’s sort of my duty to help people like that,

shot up. “You don’t have to, you know. It’s not your ‘duty. You’re still a

But I think…” I thought back on those moments in the forest, when

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Chapter 241

I had finally, truly, become one with my

of purpose that had washed over me during those moments. The feeling

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accept my identity as the Silver Star,” I said quietly. “All this time, I felt like I needed

My soul has always been the Silver Star-throughout every incarnation, every lifetime. And yet,

was never at risk of being stripped away when

who was at risk of being stripped away if I didn’t

Star now,” I finished. “I think I’m ready to let that part of myself emerge. I’m

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