Chapter 97: The surge of happiness...
Selene POV
A scream bubbled at the back of my throat as I felt a strong arm wrap around my waist, pulling me swiftly into the darkness. As I opened my mouth to scream out my lungs, a familiar scent wafted up to my nose. It was a warm, earthy aroma...
"Noah?!" I called out circling my hand around his neck as I tried to make out his face in the darkness. "Is that you?"
"Yes," he replied "I’m sorry, I took longer. I’ve come to take you home," he murmured.
Relief flooded through me as I threw my arms tightly around my husband, burying my face in the crook of his neck as I began to sob. All the fear, panic and adrenaline that had pumped into me a few seconds ago, was now converted to tears. Noah, held me close, one hand cradling the back of my head protectively as my body shook with sobs.
I couldn’t believe that I had come so close to – I couldn’t decide on how to describe the experience I just had. Will it be okay to deem it as a near-death experience? I mused silently. Or was I exaggerating? If Lucius hadn’t shown up when he did... there was no doubt that it would have been a different story at this point.
"Lucius!" I murmured against his chest. "He’s still in there. He came to save me," I said.
"He’ll be fine," Noah murmured "Are you alright though? Are you hurt? I’m sorry it took me so long to get to you. I shouldn’t have allowed...".
"I’m fine," I interrupted him clinging to him desperately again, afraid that if I let go, he would disappear into the pitch-blackness surrounding us. "I was scared for a minute... I thought I was going to die but I’m fine now. It’s no one’s fault. It’s not yours, Kurtis or Xavier’s’. I chose this... it was the only way I could ...".
"It wasn’t the only way, Selene," Noah stopped me halfway, with a heavy sigh "I was foolish to listen to Kurtis. How didn’t I think through putting your life on the line before sending you out there? I swear to the moon, I didn’t even think things through. You must think I am a terrible husband ... I am, Selene... and I’m sorry,".
"Noah!" I sighed leaning away to stare at him. Even though I couldn’t see him, I could envision his brows arched with sadness. "It’s not your fault," I cradled his face in the darkness "What’s more important is I came out without any scratch and I’m glad I helped. Let’s just go home,".