StarNovelChapter 99 AURORA I cried out and pressed a hand over my chest.
My heart slammed against my ribs in fear.
The light cut off, contained.
But it still hurt.
Still burned.
Ah! Cursed.
Thats what the dream entity had said.
Aurora ! Dane tried to pulltoward him.
I was cursed.
Goddess, what if I hurt Dane ? I rolled away from him, my hand still pressed against my chest.
I knew I wasnt worthy to reach out to the moon goddess, but I prayed anyway.
Goddess, please, dont lethurt him.
Letcontain this... My palm tingled.
The light pouring from beneath my hand changed.
No longer purple and bruised, it shimmered silverly white, blue, and purple.
A cool feeling like fresh water poured over the feverish burn of the wound.
I gasped and lifted my hand.
What...? The oozing light of the scar was gone.
Instead, my palm glowed.
That was the source of the new light.
Id seen those colors of light before ... Chapter 99 2/5 Before I could grasp the memory, it faded.
So did the light from my palm.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtAurora ? Danes voice was rough in the dark and it snapped my attention away from my hand and my scar.
Id tried to move away from him, but he wasnt having any of that.
He knelt behindon the mattress, his hands on my shoulders, my back pressed against him.
Dane, I was trying to keep you safe, I said.
That evil light.
It looked like it was trying to get to you.
He shifted and wrapped his arms around my waist.
You are never safer away from me.
I closed my eyes at the ache caused by his words.
Maybe because it was dark, I was bolder.
Since his change of heart, I had mostly left our past unspoken.
But that wasnt healthy.
What he and I needed was honesty.
So, I said, I still have trouble trusting that.
Of course, he said.
There was no irritation or anger in his voice, only complete understanding.
All I can ask for is time.
I nodded, then lifted my hand to where his was on my shoulder and intertwined our fingers.
He gripped mine tightly, then dropped a kiss on top of my head .
What just happened? I hesitated, staring at my palm.
I... dont know.
I was having a Chapter 99 nightmare, and then my scar, and then ... 3/5 His thumbs kneaded small, comforting circles against my shoulders.
What was the nightmare about? Maybe that will explain why that scar you got from the shadow monster in the Reeds pack house was acting up.
I flinched.
Only a few seconds ago, I had thought to myself that we needed honesty.
But I still had one great secret from Dane.
That I hadnt been a victim, but a willing participant in the near downfall of Blue Ridge all those years ago .
A weapon, they had called me.
Hidden in plain sight.
Shflooded me, threatening to drown me.
Only my memory loss that night had saved Danes life.
At my core, I was a disgusting, evil thing.
I didnt deserve him or his love.
I closed my palm and let it drop into my lap.
Something... terrible.
It was definitely a monster.
It was the truth, even if it was a misleading truth.
He would think I meant the monster who had scarred me, when the only monster Id dreamed about was me.
Then I remembered the second part of the dream, and I tilted my head.
It hadnt felt anything like the first part.
Then I was somewhere else.
Floating in a sky of stars.
Safe.
And there as a voice ... Chapter 99 1 trailed off again.
The voice had toldI was cursed.
I opened my palm again, trying to picture the dream.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmIt glimmered with a few specks of the iridescent light, and I gasped.
Dane saw it, too.
What is that? 4/5 I dont know.
I touched my chest.
But my scar was burning, and the light from my hand stopped it.
I bit my lip and swallowed a growl of frustration.
What the hell was happening? None of it made sense.
Then I remembered something else and turned around to face Dane.
There was something else in the dream.
About you and your grandfather, and something in your blood.
Do you know what that means? Danes brow furrowed.
No.
But we know what Remington said that the Reeds would take my blood e in exchange for our children.
And the last two times I spoke to my grandfather, he talked about men becoming a sacrifice. That just brings up more questions, Dane.
We need answers.
My grandmother didnt give us long.
Were running out of time.
... I And now the twins are missing on top of it ... I started to shake. N Dane pulledclose.
Dont undo all of the good sleep just did by overwhelming yourself.
One step at a time.
The children first.
Even Augusta wont make you leave Chapter 99 here without them.
He pulled back.
His eyes went to my chest and widened.
Aurora... look at your scar.
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