The Beast's Rejected Wife (Under Major Revision)

Chapter 11

I let out a soft groan as I felt a gentle shaking of my shoulders. It was like someone was trying to pull me from the depths of my exhaustion.

"Kai, hon, wake up please!"

The voice was familiar, laced with urgency, but my body felt heavy as if it were encased in lead. I wanted nothing more than to open my eyes and face whatever awaited me, but fatigue had wrapped itself around me like a suffocating blanket. I couldn't even tell if it was still night or if morning had broken.

"Kaia, come on!"

The voice grew more insistent, and I felt a jolt of concern pierce through my foggy mind. I am trying, but my body refused to cooperate. Isang ungol lang ang naisagot ko hanggang sa maramdaman ko ang paglutang ko sa ere like someone carried me.

I was dropped onto the bed with a thud.

“Hang on, hon! Shit! I’ll kill them! I’ll fucking kill them!” That voice—Gideon’s voice—was a storm of rage and desperation.

“Hello, Selene! I’m back home! Get over here, and hurry up!” His tone was sharp, laced with panic. “I swear, Selene, if you don’t get here soon, I’ll beat you to death myself!”

Gideon’s words echoed in my mind, each one a reminder of the chaos that had just unfolded. The panic in his voice sent a jolt of adrenaline through my veins, and I could almost feel the heat radiating from him, even from a distance.

"Hey, please can you open your eyes for me?" Nakaramdam ako ng marahang paghawak sa pisngi ko, ngunit hindi ko magawa ang sinabi niya.

"Tangina!" He cursed as he started to remove my clothes. Naramdaman ko ring pinunasan niya ako ng basang towel, maybe to clean me up a bit.

"Shit! Shit! Shit! How could I let this happen?!" I felt a soft lips touched mine as a cold liquid dropped on my face.

"What the fuck?! Anong nangyari sa kaniya Gideon?! Look at her! she's totally pale!" Nakarinig ako ng isang boses na pamilyar sa 'kin. It was Selene's voice, his sister.

"Could it be... Oh my god! Kagabi pa 'to?! How could you be so reckless Gideon! Inuna mo pa talaga ang pagkumpirma sa gusto mo kaysa bantayan ang asawa mo?! This is serious! Those rebels are after her!"

“Stop with your bullshit, Selene! Just treat her! I didn’t call you here to lecture me!” I could hear Gideon’s voice rising in agitation, panic threading through his words.

“Fine!”  Selene replied, feeling the tension in the air thickening. Suddenly, I sensed someone approaching me, her presence looming as she tried to get a better look at my injuries. I gasped again as she attempted to push me down, forcing me to reveal the wound on my back.

“Careful! You’re hurting her!” Gideon'z voice cut through the chaos, sharp and protective.

“Why don’t you just shut up and help me!?” Selene snapped back, her frustration is palpable.

As I felt the cold air brush against my exposed wound, a searing pain pierced through me. Something hot and stinging made contact with the injury, causing me to cry out faintly. The sensation was almost overwhelming, and I squeezed my eyes shut, trying to focus on anything but the agony that radiated from my back.

“Ahhhh!” I screamed, my voice barely above a whisper. The pain was relentless, but I could feel the urgency in the room, the desperate need to help me warring against the chaos of emotions swirling around us.

“Just hold on, hon! We’re almost there!” Gideon urged, his voice cracking slightly, revealing just how deeply this affected him.

I could hear him moving quickly, his footsteps heavy with determination, but my world was shrinking to the sharpness of pain and the warmth of his concern. I focused on that warmth, hoping it would anchor me amidst the turmoil.