The Curse Of The Blood Moon

5: Aftermath of Pain

~Evelyn~

The room I was admitted to could only be described as magnificent. I knew it wasn't just going to be beautiful, but there was something simply prestigious about my room. It was clad in classy and expensive furniture. Even the scent of the room was elite; I could taste grace and elegance from the room. Something about it immediately made me feel feminine, calm, like I had just been thrown on a bed of the softest silk.

"Is it to your liking, Evelyn?" Asher asked me, his tone unsure, like he wanted me to like it, approve of it.

"It's absolutely great, your highness," I said, making sure my tone didn't communicate anything else.

"If there is anything that you would like, you are free to ask. I had this all set up within a short time. Anne suggested that it was best we moved you to somewhere else. She wanted you in the palace." He explained, and I offered him a courteous smile.

A knock interrupted our awkward meeting; he called out, and the door opened. A beautiful young woman, around my age, entered the room. She smiled at him, and they hugged briefly.

"This is Annette; she is our lead doctor here and also my cousin. She will continue taking care of you here. I trust her, and she is the best around here," he said, and Annette shook her head gently.

"Call me Anne. And don't mind anything else he says. Do you mind if I examine you to see the extent of the poison's damage?" She asked me, and I nodded my head.

"You can," I said calmly and lay down on the bed. It was so soft, for a moment it felt like I was drowning in silk and a duvet.

Anne was gentle with me, from taking my blood to examining my whole skin for any abnormalities. She had a tense look on her face, and I wondered what had gone wrong now.

"Is everything okay, Anne?" Asher asked her.

"Well, she is recovering, but not as fast as she should be. The poison is doing damage even as she heals. We need to intensify what she has been given," Anne said, beads of sweat forming on her forehead.

"Do whatever you have to do to save her life. I don't mind the cost." Asher said to Anne just as I began to feel dizzy and lightheaded.

"Alright. I'll have the team here by morning," she said, but Asher shook his head.

"I want them here tonight. She must get all the help she needs right now," he said, and Anne nodded her head.

"For now, sleep. Your body requires all the rest it can get. The poison was already at its peak; it was only a matter of time before it took you out," Anne said and smoothed my hair.

My skin looked pale, and it began to feel like the insides of my body were getting hot. I didn't mind that; I just wanted to get better. My heart was torn to the moon goddess in pain; only she understood the pain in my heart.

"...she would need that herb, Asher. There is no two ways about it. We have to send out a party to him." I heard Anne whispering to Asher as they left the room.

When he returned, his face seemed a bit disturbed, but he was still calm. He sat beside me, watching me in silence. I didn't know what to say and resorted to listening to my mind.

The betrayal was still fresh on my mind; it didn't matter the memories that I had shared with Mason—I wanted to live so badly. It was the only time in my life that I prayed to see another day. My body was healing slower than I was dying. At the end of the day, it didn't matter, and I said another quiet prayer to the moon goddess to spare my life.

"I will be going away for a few days," he said quietly, as if waiting for me to cushion the effects of the news. "Anne will take care of you in my absence. You can trust her; she is in very capable hands." He said and got up.

"Thank you," I said quietly, even though I knew it was not nearly enough to show gratitude for all that he had done for me.

"You are welcome. I have to leave now," he said and touched my forehead gently before leaving the room.

The silence reminded me of the loneliness that had been brought about by betrayal. I did not know who to trust anymore. It was scary that Mason and my best friend had poisoned me. For mere positions for the validation of the wrong that they both had done. I wondered why they went to the extent of killing my father.

Guilt crippled me; I was responsible for my father's death. The rogue I had fought for him to stay because I thought he was my mate turned out to be my nemesis. My heart could not bear it, and my head immediately started thumping in pain. I closed my eyes and tried to shut it out, but the image of Mason and Ember refused to leave my mind.

She had seemed so smug about it, like she had been waiting all her life to do that to me. It was her peak moment, but then, the image of her begging for her life on her knees after her father thought that he deserved the pack more than my father. I hated the despair my blind trust brought me. It made me hate life and made me hate myself, and in turn, a new me was being born. I could only pray that by sheer mercy the moon goddess would spare me from my foolishness and give me one more chance to right the wrongs that had been done to my family.

"Please spare me, moon goddess. Make it easy for me to be healed. I know that I have messed up and allowed myself to be led by the folly of what I thought I had been sure of. Help me one more time, please." I prayed as I felt the unconsciousness overwhelm me and everything went black.