Chapter 37
The mountain road in the heavy rain was slick and muddy.
I walked cautiously.
After three years of blindness, I had grown accustomed to holding on to Alpha Marcus’s
shirt hem. Now, abandoned here alone, I felt an
inevitable sense of fear and unease.
I clenched my teeth, desperately trying to
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suppress my terror as the rain poured harder. I needed to descend the mountain quickly.
Moving was a struggle, but Shadow patiently guided me, inching downward with me.
Several times, I considered giving up, crying and wishing it would just go on ahead.
For the first time, Shadow disregarded my
command.
It stubbornly clamped its jaws around my pant leg, refusing to leave no matter how much I pushed it away.
*“‘This dog is a thousand times better than that jerk Alpha!“* Selene snapped angrily.
“Yeah, it feels more like family than Alpha Marcus ever did,” I replied with a bitter smile.
The path was incredibly tough – I slipped many times, and each time, Shadow used its body to cushion my fall, terrified I might hurt myself.
It knew I couldn’t see and was relying on it, so it did everything possible to keep me safe.
I noticed its breathing was heavy, mixed with
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I thought it might be scared too, and I knelt down to gently stroke it, hoping to offer
comfort.
It nuzzled my hand softly, then rested its head on my knee, apparently weary.
When my fingers brushed its neck, I felt warm liquid flow into my palm.
I brought my hand to my nose and caught the metallic scent of blood, realizing it was injured.
“That bastard!” Selene roared in fury, “I swear
I’ll make him pay!”
“Selene, saving Shadow comes first.”
I panicked, cradling it in my arms, not caring about the danger as I hurried down the steps.
Shadow had been with me for three years. In this cruel world of werewolves, it was my only
companion.
In my frantic state, I misstepped and felt myself sliding uncontrollably downward.
I reached out desperately, trying to grab onto something to stop my rapid descent.
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But there was nothing to hold onto – my heart
sank as if it were falling into an abyss.
Down below was a sheer drop. If I kept sliding
like this, I’d surely tumble off the cliff, leaving behind nothing but a broken corpse.
*“Aria! Grab that rock!“* Selene urged urgently.
At the last moment, Shadow broke free from my grasp, wedging itself between two large boulders, biting onto the collar of my shirt to prevent me from slipping off the edge.
At that moment, my legs dangled in mid–air, and cold sweat poured down my forehead.
I hit my head hard against the mountain wall, and pain blurred my vision as I slipped into
unconsciousness.
Shadow held on fiercely, dragging me back
from the brink.
When I came to, the icy rain soaked me, and I blinked to find a glimmer of light.
*“Aria! We can see! The Curse of the Moon
Goddess is broken!“* Selene screamed in
elation within my mind.
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I tried to restrain my joy and turned to look at
Shadow.
It was even more beautiful than I had imagined. Its golden fur appeared somewhat dull in the rain as it lay quietly, seemingly asleep.
I had dreamt countless times of seeing it, and now, as the dream materialized, I couldn’t help
but tear up.
“Shadow, look! I can see you! The Moon
Goddess finally forgave me!”
I reached out a trembling hand, eager to pet it.
But my fingers touched only coldness.
