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 aren’t

stabbing. Sucking in a deep breath, I knew I had to go back.

silky head tilting from left to right. “Well, there is one option. The wolf, if strong enough, can resuscitate their human in both

concerned. “Weird ways? What

I want to see Artemis

“Onyx, what the-!”

deafening bark

to my fucking

body up like a rag–doll. My coordination must’ve taken extra time off for my

“FUCK! OW!”

cushion. of what I assume was a couch. Pain exploded all over, yanking a hiss from my teeth. “That’s one way to wake up from sleep.” Anthony chuckled,

Onyx

“Fuck you.”

incestuous. And you’re not

and hate that damn

my palm. I look down to see that I was cleaned up from the blood, and medical gauze hid every laceration and gash. I still felt light–headed, but it

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groaned, rubbing my

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

“For

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

pit of my stomach, glancing at

Gamma patted my shoulder, avoiding the

furnishings made of glass and wood, to the simple décor of antique vases and plates sitting inside glass cabinets, intimidating the beauty of the morning sky. The

table in front of me held a simple bowl

hearth were simple, yet

You said this

few seconds to realize that he wasn’t Osiris, despite their incredible resemblance. “It won’t be my home for long, however. I’m only renting this space until I

long have you been

found your team.” Asim grinned, the corner of his eyes crinkling with his smile. “I had to get used to life in the city before I ventured off

well.” He nodded. “Wouldn’t your brother find

parent’s home, this place is shielded under the blessings of my god, Everything inside this home is under his protection, which means Osiris won’t be able to find us unless

should be.”

you stab him?”

regret reflected in Asim’s violet eyes as he exhaled a weighty sigh. It hurt to look at them. “It had to be done. He’ll be spending his time healing, so he wouldn’t exactly be on the

his subordinates would. We can’t get too comfortable.” Kwame mentioned. “They could

the streets right now.”

for us to leave.” Asim patted

the plate and was about to eat until a hefty reminder popped into my head. “Wait!

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and Steven! They’re-

time too, but since Garnet Moon was the closest pack to where we

dim corridor; lips curled into a soft snarl. “They got lucky. If we left them any longer, they would’ve bled

accused, glaring daggers at the former Luna. Lyra shot a look at my Beta, close to a mother whose

with me, pup.” She shot back. “Your mother

grandparents. Do you know how hard it was getting off the phone with them and Adonis asking

legs carried him to the window, staring out at

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