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Poor Mother Moon would have to sit down when I went up to meet her, for I was already thinking of all the shit I'd tell her.
How I regretted not working even harder to obtain my dreams. How I allowed myself to be dictated to by a man who would never love me as his daughter, but only as a temporary son until he was able to create his own by any means. I regretted not giving into the idea of dating Onyx and enjoying an actual relationship. I regretted not bothering to try and learn what it really means to be in the Forbidden Pack, no matter if I wouldn't be exactly like them. For not embracing both sides of myself publicly. For not chilling with Aurelia more because of my fear that she'd eventually get tired of me as well.
So many damn regrets. I was sure I could write a book at this point, but at least I would have gotten one out.
I pressed send as my eyes scanned the final message.
ME:
If I run out of life, fuck you guys.
I actually smirked at the simple sentence, but decided to send the rest.
ME:
I'm sorry I couldn't be what I've always wished to be. Thanks for the glimpse of acceptance. Tell Onyx I actually love the fucker. Aurelia is my bestie bitch even in death. Viktor needs to get a girlfriend...and I wish I’d gotten to know the rest of you better.
That's all I managed to send as my battery finally died from being in the deep waters for too long. It made me sad as I continued to fight hard to hold my breath, and the banging in my head was making it harder to stay conscious.
The nine individuals regrouped before they pointed upward, leaving me wondering if they were going to go back up. Seven of them headed up, but two of them headed my way, which ignited fright within me as I struggled to remain calm.
They were inches from where I was when a slim arm hooked around me. I could only panic for two seconds because the person’s other hand reached outward. Tattoos of magic symbols showed up on the pale skin, and the two men flinched as if they’d just interacted with a shark.
They rushed back the way they came, looking back as if they wanted to make sure they were not being chased before heading upward.
I wasn’t sure whether to be relieved or more frightened, but I caught onto the neon teal locks that shifted to a gorgeous gold. They began to look rather magical as the lack of oxygen was making me feel delusional.
Aurelia.
My bestie spun me around and quickly used sign language to ask me if I could hold my breath a little longer. I nodded, though the movement was sluggish. She tugged me into her arms before she hugged me tightly and the water around us began to spin like a mini water spout that tugged us upward.
In a minute, we were out of the water and dropping onto rocks. I still held my breath as my eyes scanned around, trying to see where we were. The sun was already down, the sky darker but filled with helicopters, and police sirens rang all around us.
Aurelia placed a hand on my shoulder, and I looked at her with wide eyes before she encouraged, "Breathe, bitch! We're safe and hidden."
I nodded before I finally allowed myself to breathe, which left me in a coughing mess that had Aurelia patting my back and encouraging me that it was okay.
My whole body felt drained, but I fought to get up on my hands and knees after allowing myself to collapse on the rocks. Being alive never felt so relieving, even if I could barely think straight and my body was hurting everywhere.
"Willow? Can you stand up?"
"Ya," I breathed, but I struggled to move as I shook uncontrollably.
"C'mon. I'll try to teleport us to Onyx's place."
"No...you’ve used enough. Can you at least dry our clothes? Maybe change my hair so we can take a longer route? Someone's...probably waiting to see if we show up at Onyx's place."
Aurelia nodded as she scanned me. "Fuck, girl. You're in rough shape and, well, you're not really wearing much either."
"Fuck you," I breathed with a slight grin, ignoring the tears that left my eyes to blend with the water still dripping down my face. "I actually liked that driver," I muttered, as if that were the reason why I was on the verge of breaking down.
Aurelia didn't say anything, but she tugged me into her arms and patted my back.
"Me too," she muttered. "Why don’t we take a moment to mourn for him?"
This bitch is one of the few reasons I'd miss the land of the living.
Her words triggered my sobs, and she comforted me the entire time as I took this moment to acknowledge that I’d almost died.
