MOONSTRUCK

Chapter 4

CHAPTER 4

MY EXISTENCE, HIS CURSE

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"The weight of his curse"

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POV(KAIA)

The sun came up and he slowly shifted back into a human form, I squeeze out the cold water from the towel and gently place it on his burning forehead, a sizzling sound with a little steam and I saw his mouth open slightly, I knew he was back to life now.

I heaved a sigh of relief as I run my fingers through my hair, I felt too tired to move as my eyes darted around the thick forest.

I laid him beside the cold pond, I managed to get this far last night while searching for cold water to calm his hot temperature.

I open my bag pack and brought out some bandages I had tossed in it when I was packing hurriedly with a few sanitary pads.

I cut out some familiar herbs and treated the stab wound on his belly before wrapping him up in the bandages.

I could now see his face clearly, His face was pale and dry, he looked very dehydrated.

sleeping peacefully. He looked different than last night.

He had long black hair and thick eyelashes, a perfect jawline and something in his face called perfection. A scar was under his left eyebrow like a knife cut but it had completely healed up, leaving just a tiny scar.

I knelt beside the pond and washed my face, a few splash on my face and I saw my reflection in the water. It was so clear and it almost felt like a mirror.

The moon tattoo was now very clear and It looked like a moon rather than a half moon.

My mind was filled with questions, who am I? Why do I have a bunch of humans who turn into wolves after me? Where are my parent? What will happen to my life? If he's my guardian, what next? What is he supposed to protect me from and why?

If he's one of them, isn't he killing one of his kind. Why is he in so much pain? Is it because of me?

I sighed and turned to check on him but he was nowhere to be found.

I sprang up and looked back but then a knife was held to my neck, I could smell his scent.

He was behind me, with a knife to my neck.

"Do you remember me? I..." I tried to say but he brought the knife closer to my throat.

"A slight movement and I'll slit your throat, you speak only when I ask you to. Is that clear?" He ordered and i managed to mutter a "Yes." There was a strong silence and I was starting to lose it.

But-" the knife cut me slightly and a tiny streak of blood streamed down my neck. I didn't make any movement, it barely hurt but another movement and it'll be my throat next.

"Who are you?" He inquired and I swallowed hard trying to calm my self so the knife wouldn't come closer.

"Its me, from last night-" the knife got closer digging into my neck slightly and I let out a scream as I tried hard to breathe normally.

"What is your na--" I didn't let him complete his question.

"Kaia! My name is Kaia and we met last night, you saved me from that Dog- no it's a wolf. the rain, thunder, you called me elyxi! I'm looking for my guardian and I think you're my guardian! I brought you here and saved you. Remember!" I didn't miss a word.

He slowly let go of the knife and it dropped to the ground. He staggered backwards and held his head like he was in pain.

"Take this, this is a pain reliever. It'll calm you down-" he pushed my hand away and hit his head repeatedly.

"You might die! If you don't take the right medications, you will Die." He stopped as if startled by what I said but I was wrong. He turned to me and glared at me with contempt.

"Why do you care if I die? You made me like this so stop pretending you care!" He yelled and the sky rumbled again like it was going to rain.

"What? I really don't know what you're talking about." I tried to explain and he suddenly picked up the knife from the ground and held my wrist.

"If you don't know what I'm talking about then you're not her. If you're not Elyxi, I'll kill you right here and right now."

He held the knife close to my wrist and glared at me. "If you're Elyxi, you won't die from this cut. And if you aren't, you'll die." My heart pounded loudly like it would burst out of my chest.

"What are you talking about? If you cut my nerve I'll die!" I yelled and he laughed.

"Elyxi won't die from a cut, you're supposed to have healing powers so you won't die."

"The cut on my neck is still here, so Who is Elyxi? Can you please just tell me who she is?"

"You're Elyxi and you placed this curse on me. You're the reincarnation of her and there's only one reason you're alive right now. To break my curse."

"Listen, I'll break your curse or whatever it is. I'll do whatever you want me to do, I promise. Just take me back to my parent." I begged and he glared at me intensely before finally letting go of my wrist but he didn't throw the knife away.

"You will break my curse and then you can go back to your parent."

He picked up his bloody robe from the night before and put it on.

"Where are we going now?" I asked, packing up my bag pack.

"Home" he muttered, I never expected a response so it was shocking that he answered my question.

"Your home?" I asked and this time I didn't get a response.

"Those people from yesterday, are they going to be back?" I asked again and he stopped after stepping on a fig.

He held his finger over his lips to hush me and I nodded slightly.

"Do you feel anything?" He asked and and I felt a tiny sting on my neck.

"Yes, the knife cut deep earlier so it still hurts,"

"Not that one, do you feel like your moon sign is itchy." I shook my head at this question and he suddenly rushed towards me and held my wrist before drawing out his knife.

"You're so useless! Elyxi would've sensed something. Someone is here, I can feel it." I swallowed hard, my eyes darting around the whole place as I tried to not move.

A drop of water dropped on my face and it trickled to my mouth, it seeped into my mouth and it tasted like...blood!