Alpha's Hunt - Chapter 33
23-07-25 (05:18)
33. When I open my eyes
I’m awake but I cant open my eyes.
Its like they’ve been weighted down by a ton of sand,
my insides are freezing and no matter how hard I
clutch the blanket to myself, I’m still cold.
Finally, I manage to peel my eyes open. I’m aware of
the tremble in my limbs as I push myself up. My tired
eyes look around, searching for a specific block of
granite when I see him walking towards the campsite.
“Morning,” I mumble, rubbing my eyes in hopes of
being less tired “Where were you?”
“I went ahead to see if there’s any other surprise for
us,” Luke says, eyeing me warily
I nod and do my best imitation of my usual self by
quickly folding up the blanket and stuffing it in the bag.
I don’t want him to think I’m so shaken by that little
episode last night.
My eyes flicker to Luke as I recall the events of
yesterday.
Luke Winters comforted me.
And I let him.
I shake my throbbing head. Goddess, why did I have
to do that? He’s probably thinking I’m some emotional
idiot. But in my defense, I didn’t expect him to actually
be paying attention to my mood! He should’ve just let
me be!
But you cant deny he made you feel better.
Darn my inner voice! And darn my heart for beating so
fast!
Luke busies himself with the map while I quickly put
my hair in a braid. My head sways, my vision lurches
and here’s a horrible throbbing in my head. I check my
bandaged wounds but they don’t hurt.
Except the one of my shoulder which is radiating pain.
Moon, its unbearable.
“So, did you find anything?” I stand up, hoping Luke
doesn’t notice that I’m leaning against the tree
“No, the coast is clear.” He says coolly, his eyes flicker
to me as he folds up the map “We should get going.”
My legs almost give up by just the mention of walking,
but I nod. I can do this, a little weakness is nothing.
I pick up the bag and hand it to Luke. He’s staring at
me skeptically, his stormy eyes threatening to cut
through me.
“What?” I roll my eyes
“Why wont you just admit it?” his eyes narrow a
fraction
My heart skips a beat. Did he...? Is it that obvious? No.
No, I’m fine!
“Admit that you’re annoying as hell?” I put a hand on
my hip “Fine, you are.”
I walk past him but only a step further, I feel his hand
close around my upper arm and pull me back. A hiss
slips past my lips.
Luke’s hand drops from my arm instantly. His eyes
flicker from my arm to my probably pained expression
and the next moment, he’s pushed the sleeve of my
shirt to my shoulder, inspecting the skin as if he
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