The Rejected Luna novel Chapter 74

The Rejected Luna

The girl without a wolf

Chapter 70

Jane' Stance

I kept running and running in the dark forest before I finally heard indistinct chattering. It was low, but enough to recognize that they were voices, and not just some animals making funny sounds. I traced the voices, and they became more audible with every step I took closer to them.

I was panting heavily and badly needed to catch my breath. I've been running in my human form because my wolf was still too weak for me to shift into it. I did try countless times to shift, but I ended up hitting the ground hard. With no choice left, I continued in my human form, determined to get to Ray.

Vishal had asked me to go to him and I didn't want to disobey my mate. So even though my body was giving up, and my spirit was weak, I still willed myself into running.

I ran a little more but I hadn't seen the log of wood lying on my path so my foot kicked against it and I lost my balance.

I fell over it, and my body rolled down the sloppy area until I stopped in the dept of dead leaves. I picked myself up, wincing slightly at the pain from my foot that had kicked against the log.

I leaped down to the area the voice was coming from, it was very much audible now, and I could hear Ray giving orders to one of the men. Thank goddess I finally found him.

"Who's that?!" A brusque voice asked as I got closer to them. They all flashed their lights at me, almost blinding me with them.

"It's me," I winced, feeling too weak to give any long narration about who I was. The little strength I had was to catch my breath, not for meaningless explanations.

I put my hand up to my face, blocking the intense flashlights from hurting my eyes.

"Jane?" Ray called out, signaling them to put down the flashlights. He hurried to where I was and caught me as my knees gave out.

"Ray," I breathed out, latching onto his shirt and burying my face in his arms. Tears rolled down my eyes as I felt relieved and safe. I finally found him.

"It's okay. You're safe now," Ray soothed me, rubbing his hands up and down my back.

My eyes slowly closed and I felt consciousness slipping away from me. Darkness hovered over me and I embraced it, blacking out in his arms.

***

I groaned slightly, slowly fluttering my eyes open. The starry sky came into sight, and when I looked by my side, there was a little fire burning up a pile of wood.

I sat up in a rush but firm hands kept me down almost immediately.

"Hey, Jane. Take it easy, you're wounded," Ray said, kneeling in front of me. I looked down at my feet and saw it neatly bandaged, it was the spot that had bashed against the log.

He helped me sit up and I curled up myself, feeling slightly chilly.

"Here, have this," He covered me with his thick jacket, shielding me from the violent, chilly breeze. They had made camping tents around the spot in the forest and had set a bonfire.

The warriors were sleeping a little distance away from us in their camping tents.

"We had to rest. We'll continue the journey in the morning," Ray explained, sitting next to me. There were two empty camping tents and I figured one was for him and one was for me. We were seated next to the fire.

"It's good to see you, Ray," I beamed at him, relieved that he was alright. I've been so worried about him ever since the Alpha King threatened to have him killed.

"Same here. How are you feeling now?" He asked, returning the smile. His gentle stare was heart-warming and I felt at home.

"Much better," I heaved,

"I'm so sorry for not helping you back when I saw you in Richard's room. I know how terrible he treated you, and I'm sorry I wasn't able to save you from him. I'm sorry for being the best friend of the jerk who hurt you," He apologized, looking at me with keen concern.

"It's okay, Ray. I know you're a good guy. You've been the best mate to Ella and you've been supportive of Vi. That's more than enough reason to regard you as a good guy and as my friend," I said to him.

The fact that he was the best friend and Beta of the Alpha King doesn't mean he's as ruthless as the Alpha King. Ray is a good guy, it's very obvious, and I'm never gonna fault him for the tragedy I went through in the hands of the Alpha King.

"Thank you, Jane. Hearing you say that just took away the guilt I was feeling," He said with a smile.

We went quiet, just staring at whatever got our attention.