Untouchable by Marii Solaria

Chapter 171

Chapter 82 Safehouse

“There is safety in the very heart of danger.“– Vincent van Gogh

Neron

Am I dead?

My body teetered on a metaphysical ledge, floating above the thin, invisible line separating both states of humanity’s transience. Life and Death. The land of the living versus the world of the deceased. It was strange; the encompassing pain from my wounds faded into nothingness. Sweet euphoria rolled through my body like gentle ocean waves, dousing me from head to toe in pleasant cool. Peace. Serenity.

I felt secure. Safe..

I could breathe without the nefarious blood gurgling in my lungs. Healed. I was healed, but I sit on the cusp of death, beckoning me to its embrace with open arms.

Death was taught to be a terrifying event because no one truly knew what happens to us after we die. Stories of divine punishment and eternal damnation, passed down through generations, cultivated the fear of our mortality and the desire of immortality. We know the dreadful things we’ve done and are terrified to answer for them to a higher power.

But I knew what awaited me on the other side. My Moon Goddess. What if this was my time to go? What if, despite the shit from the past summer, I’ve ignored the signs of my imminent death? My bloodline had to end at some point, since it carried nothing but destruction. This was meant to happen, foretold by destiny’s silence. Who am I to question it?

I couldn’t feel the bond connecting my soul to the land of the living.

Hmm. In the end, Osiris got what he wanted.

But, if there is one regret I had, is not seeing Kiya’s award–winning smile before I passed. The one thing that kept me fighting through the messed–up crap thrown at me since day 1. I couldn’t even give her the necklace

Wait! Her necklace!

In a flash of panic, I patted down

jewelry to the metaphysical.des to check if I had it, but of course, I didn’t. Dead men don’t bring

jewelry to the metaphysical. I never got it fixed! How could I have thought about passing over if I couldn’t fix

her necklace before I did?

I need… I need to go back!

Without warning, I felt something wet and cold press up against my hip, followed by soft fur tickling the back of my neck. I jerked around to be met with a familiar pair of gold eyes that had been with me, though thick and thin, belonging to someone I consider my brother. A huff escaped his nose when I wrapped my arms around his bulky body in a tight hug.

*Yeah, yeah, I’m here, dummy.” Onyx scoffed, with a hint of amusement in his voice. He nuzzled his snout against the crook of my neck before licking my face. “I came here before you were to make the dumb–ass

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ecision of accepting death. I’m not ready to die yet and you sure as hell aren’t taking me with you!”

“My bad, Onyx.” I averted my eyes, heat rolling into my cheeks. “I just…”

“You don’t need to say anything. I know what you were feeling.” He sat on his rear end, gazing down at me. “But you need to pull yourself together.”

“Are we safe?”

feel like shit, though. Silver and wolfsbane

knew I had to go back. Too

to right. “Well, there is

an eyebrow, now concerned. “Weird ways? What does that

me for this, but I want to see Artemis again,

“Onyx, what the-!”

a deafening bark

to my

pulling my body up like a rag–doll. My coordination must’ve taken extra time off for my mini–coma because I lost my balance on whatever the fuck I was

“FUCK! OW!”

pairs of hands grasped at my biceps, pulling me up to the soft cushion. of what I assume was a couch. Pain exploded all over, yanking a hiss from my teeth.

welcome.” Onyx snickered

“Fuck you.”

be incestuous. And you’re not my

hate that

went to my wounds, feeling for further damage, only for soft fabric to brush up against my palm. I look down to see that I was cleaned up from the blood, and medical gauze hid every laceration and gash. I

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happened?” I groaned,

handing me a cup of water, which I gladly took. “You passed out before we got

“For

I was ready to kick your ass out of heaven.” Valerian grumbled, messing with the buttons on his phone. “Don’t scare us like that again. When you stopped breathing, we

My heart dropped to the pit of my stomach, glancing at my hands as horror coursed. through my veins. “I’m

my shoulder, avoiding the gauze. “We’re glad you’re

the full and simple furnishings made of glass and wood, to the simple décor of

glass table in front of me held a simple bowl of

home and hearth were

You said this is Asim’s

from the kitchen with a plate full of rice and chicken. It took my mind a few seconds to realize that he wasn’t Osiris, despite their

have

Asim grinned, the corner of his eyes crinkling with his smile. “I had to get used to life

avatar, as well.” He nodded. “Wouldn’t your

this home is under his protection, which means Osiris won’t be able to find us unless we step over the protection threshold, which is not

should be.”

stab him?” Valerian asked, eyebrow

eyes as he exhaled a weighty sigh. It hurt to look

subordinates would. We can’t get too comfortable.” Kwame

the streets right now.”

for us to leave.” Asim patted his thighs once and handed me the plate of food. “Eat up.

about to eat until a hefty reminder popped into

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and Steven! They’re-

out. It took time too, but since Garnet Moon was the closest pack to where we were, Nikolai and Lyra

Lyra walked in from the dim corridor; lips curled into a soft

to a mother whose children

me, pup.” She shot back. “Your

mate’s parents and my son’s grandparents. Do you know how hard it was getting off the phone with them and Adonis asking about them?” His hand squeezed his phone, metal absorbing in his anger. “If your crazy–ass daughter hadn’t cut them up like

scoff as his legs carried him to the window, staring out at the

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