Chapter 98

Silver’s POV

“How is this possible?”

She smiled at me.

“Well, we were sent to the Moon Goddess world when we died,” she explained. “I was only an infant. In this world, things are different. We can never die because we are already dead, but we can age if we want to. There are tons of places to go and things to explore. The Moon Goddess had taken such good care of us. When I was young, I found out how I died and what had happened. I will admit, I was upset at first. I was hurt that my life was taken from me so soon only to protect you,” she told me, staring at the ground.

Tears filled my eyes, and I felt for her; I didn’t think about how she would feel upon finding out that she was sacrificed to protect me.

“I’m so sorry…” I whispered.

“After they told me the truth about my death and explained who you were and why you were so important, they let me look into the living world so I could see you for myself. That’s how I saw the way you were living. I saw my real father and how cruel he was to you. I saw my sister and I couldn’t believe I came from the same people.” She shuddered as those words left her lips. “It’s been terrible for you…”

I nodded and bit my lower lip, not sure what to say.

“I was grateful because I got to grow up in such a beautiful place with parents who took care of me in the afterlife. They might have taken my life in exchange for yours, but they’ve made up for it every single day. They’ve loved me and cared for me like I was their own and we got close to the Moon Goddess as well who took care of us all,” she continued. “Yes, I wish things could have been different and wish I could have had a chance at life… but I’m so glad that you got to live, and you protected the world from your evil brother.”

“Is the world safe now though?” I asked, looking at the Moon Goddess. “I didn’t really do anything besides kill him.”

“When you killed him, it put a stop to his magic,” the Goddess explained. “A lot of lives have been lost, and a lot injured. But all their scents are back to normal, and they are no longer going mad. The injured are being healed at the hospital and the dead have been taken care of. Most of the rogues fighting in the battle have died, some have gotten away though.”

“What about Shirley?” I asked, touching my chest where I felt her shooting me. “She shot me…”

“Oh, my Goddess. I wish you saw it,” the girl said, laughing. “Elliot’s sister was badass!”

“Charlotte?” Elliot asked, his brows furrowed. “What did she do?”

“She grabbed the dagger and threw it at Shirley the second she pulled the trigger. She tried to save Silver, but it was too late.”

“My sister killed her?” Elliot asked, sounding impressed.

“She sure did,” the girl said.

“I had no idea she had that in her,” I breathed.

“Neither did I,” Elliot agreed.

I turned back to the girl.

“What is your name, by the way?” I asked her.

“Lucy,” she told me.

“It was supposed to be your name,” my mother explained.

I smiled and hugged my mother again.

“It’s a beautiful name,” I told her. “I’m so glad you three are here… you feel more like my family than my actual family.”

“That’s because we are your family,” my father told me, putting a hand on my shoulder. “And we are so proud of you.”

I nodded and turned back to the Moon Goddess, tears still in my eyes. Elliot wrapped his arms around me and pulled me close, my wolf sat at my feet, her head arched as she looked at the Goddess as if to ask what we were supposed to do now.

“So, what now?” I asked. “Do we just live here now?”

She smiled and stepped towards us.

“I wanted you to meet your family,” she told me. “But you don’t have to stay here. I want to give you a choice… both of you.”

I looked at Elliot and his eyes remained fixated on the Goddess.

“What kind of choice?” I asked her after a pause.

She looked between the two of us.

“You’ve sacrificed so much to protect one another. You are both my child, and you saved my world,” she explained. “I wanted to give you the gift of choice. Neither of you is completely dead… I will admit, for Elliot, it isn’t looking good. He’s more gone than you are Silver. You are a very powerful being… your heart still beats, and your body still draws breath. That’s more than I could say for Elliot. The dagger used on him was incredibly powerful. However, your blood can heal him and make his heartbeat again. As of now, they have given up on him and a funeral is being organized. You are currently in the hospital undoing surgery to get the bullet out of your chest. Your souls are detached, but your bodies are not gone. You could return to them.”

My heart dropped at the sound of Elliot being dead… he was truly gone. They were planning a funeral. My legs crumbled and Elliot had to hold me up before I fell to the ground.

“So, what are you saying?” Elliot asked when my words failed me.

“I want to give you the choice,” she told me. “You can stay here and live a wonderful afterlife with your family and start anew. You could have children here and live as immortals in my spirit world. You will be together and live as mates.”

I looked up at Elliot and he met my eyes.

“As of right now, Elliot’s wolf still lives inside of him; this field is in Silver’s mind, so her wolf is walking around. But if you choose to say, both your wolves will be free to wander this world together and they would live together as mates as well. They would still be a part of you, but they will also walk the world by your sides.”

Tears fell from my eyes. The thought of spending a peaceful afterlife with my mate and our wolves, along with my family, sounded too good to be true. I wanted that more than anything, but there was still a nagging feeling in my chest.

“What’s the other option?” I found myself asking, my voice coming out breathy.

She looked at me and I could see the answers in her eyes before she even spoke to them.

“I could send you back, Silver,” she told me. “I could send you back and you could save him. I will give him a chance to return with you if you go back and give him your blood. It would heal him. He might remain in a coma for a while, but he would live again. You would need to get ot him before they put his body to rest on the ground. Once that happens, I won’t be able to send him back. It would be out of my control…”

“How long do I have?” I asked.

“Once you wake… not long,” she warned.

I met Elliot’s eyes.

“What should we do?” I asked him.

I didn’t need him to tell me what he wanted me to know. He wanted to spend eternity with me, to love me, and to have children with me. He wanted a peaceful life by my side and regardless of where I went, he’d want to be with me as well.

But we had a pack to care for. We had people who cared for us… he had a family in the living world. As much as I wanted to stay and get to know my birth family and even get to know Lucy, the girl who was sacrificed for me, I knew what we needed to do.

When I looked at the Moon Goddess, she gave me a small nod and a loving smile. She knew my decision before I said anything.

“Silver…” My mother said softly as she stepped towards me. “I love you so much.”

I smiled at her and went to her, wrapping my arms around her. l

“I love you too…” I whispered. “And one day, I will return here, and we will spend all the time in the world together.”

“We understand you have to go back,” my father said, wrapping his arms around me as well and hugging us both. “We wouldn’t want anything less for you.”

“I’m sorry I can’t stay longer…”

They both shook their heads and let out a small laugh and a cry at the same time.

“We get it,” my father assured me. “Like I said, we wouldn’t want anything less. Go live your life… be the woman we know you are and use your powers for good.”

I nodded and turned to Lucy; she had tears in her eyes. I stepped towards her and hugged her.

“Thank you for taking care of my family,” I whispered. She hugged me even tighter.

“Now go show mine what a badass you are and that they’ve fucked with the wrong bitch,” she chuckled.

I laughed too. I stepped away from them and watched as they held one another. They looked like a beautiful family… I was proud to know that they were my family.

I walked back to Elliot and held his hand as I turned to face the Goddess.

“Send me back,” I told her.

She nodded. I looked up at Elliot and he gave me a reassuring smile.

“I’ll wait for you,” he whispered.

“I’ll bring you back,” I assured him.

He bent down and brushed his lips across mine.

“I know,” he whispered.

“And if I fail, I’ll come back to you,” I told him.

He cupped my face and kissed me deeply.

“Live your life, Silver,” he whispered. “Don’t end it for me.”

I wanted to argue, but the Goddess cleared her throat.

“You need to get back now before you are out of time,” she told me. I nodded and stepped away from ‘Elliot. “There’s something you should know though… about your mark when you return.”

I shook my head.

“I don’t think I want to know anything else,” I told her. “Just send me back and I’ll figure it out on my own.”

She smiled and nodded.

She walked over to me and cupped my face in her hands; her hands were warm, and a bright light glowed from them, giving me a tingly sensation.

“Live, my child,” she whispered just before her lips pressed against my forehead.

The light was so bright it was almost blinding and then everything went dark.