A Gift from the Goddess by Dawn Rosewood
Chapter 11
Chapter Eleven
I fell to the ground, my backpack sliding across the polished hallway floor.
I could feel a shooting wave of pain from my wrist, having roughly hit the ground, and I immediately cradled it to my chest. At least it wasn‘t the worst pain I‘d ever felt.
“Ah shoot, I‘m so sorry,” a worried, husky voice said.
I looked up and saw a boy, maybe sixteen, staring down at me with a hand outstretched. But it wasn‘t the fall that now shocked me into silence, but rather his eyes. 1
They were like molten golden orbs, catching me off guard. I‘d never seen anything like it before. They stood out in contrast with his dark brown hair, making it impossible to miss.
I could tell that he was strong, his body being well–built to indicate he was a good fighter; a future warrior captain strength or higher, maybe even a ranked family member. But without my wolf and without him trying to throw authority at me, it would be impossible for me to tell for sure what exact status he held.
He stared back at me just as quizzically and I instantly knew then that he wasn‘t from around here. Anyone from the pack was used to my silver hair and violet eyes, but the foreign wolves were always shocked at first.
For a few moments, both of us were just staring at each other, confused at the other‘s appearance, until suddenly the second bell rang. A reminder that I had places to be and an entire species to save.
I was the one to break eye contact first and looked around, trying to find where my backpack had slid to.
“…Can I help you get up?” he asked, though a little awkwardly.
It was then that I realised he was still holding his hand out to me, of which I had been rudely ignoring.
Quickly, I clasped my uninjured one with his, and allowed him to lift me to my feet.
“We should probably go to the school infirmary and get that looked at,” he said, nodding towards my wrist.
I looked down and saw it was red, but it honestly didn‘t feel that bad. It would probably heal in a day even without my full wolf abilities.
“I think it should be okay,” I said. “Thank you anyway.”
I was about to retrieve my backpack and leave, but he then spoke again, pausing me.
“Well, it‘s that or you‘re going to have to explain to the teacher why you‘re so late for class.”
I bit the inside of my cheek.
the infirmary and get this looked at,” I
or protest. It was an attractive smile that really complimented his face. Somehow, it felt like his eyes burned
do,” he said, seeing my uneasy stare at him throwing my bag over his shoulder. “The
begin to heat up in embarrassment.
my correction. “Ah, sorry, sorry. That‘s my
called out our age difference. Internally, I was twenty four
Chapter Eleven
far to go and arrived just as we rounded the corner. He politely
Amelia,” he said, flashing
I couldn‘t help but wonder if he was
Cai! What are you
almost flustered by his presence as she fixed
working at school, probably since she was just a nurse. I would have guessed that she was no older than nineteen or twenty.
called him Cai, though I didn‘t recognise the name. This told me he wasn‘t from a pack I
back towards the door where
little one bumped into me on the way to
she finally noticed I was there. I was not a little one‘ and I
take a look. Come on in and take a seat on the
sat down where she
lovely ladies be,” Caithen said. “I‘m sure I‘ll get my ass kicked
and flashed me another smile. It didn‘t seem as impactful now ! knew he handed them
don‘t you worry about that grumpy old man,” Miss Williams said and handed him a note. “Just give him this
walked backwards towards
giggled while
like an instant switch as soon as he left, her face no longer all smiley and happy. She inspected my wrist and wrapped it up without saying too much, sending me on
any further hiccups. The teachers had definitely caught on to the fact I wasn‘t paying as much attention as normal but they mercifully let me be. Instead, I used the class time to prepare a few things in my head so I
I did finally arrive back home, I went straight upstairs to my room. But to my
at the wardrobe and sharply looked up as I walked
didn‘t think you‘d be home so quickly. I wanted to surprise you. Come and have a
walked over to her and saw she had been hanging
hope you
up with the latest trends. No longer was everything pink and covered in
it, far surpassing
for words. “Thank you for putting the time into