Chapter 217: _Bathe In That Madness
"Wait, what?" Odessa mumbled with confusion as she followed my gaze.
I pointed at the spot in the forest just beyond the pack walls, my grip on the railing of the balcony tightening slightly.
"There was a cloaked figure standing right in front of those trees. Watching us."
I felt Odessa’s confusion increasing as I glanced at her.
"Wait, wait... how sure are you that it was us?" She queried, her voice brimming with disbelief. "Maybe they were spying on the pack or—"
"And that’s somehow supposed to make this better?" I interrupted, raising an eyebrow. "I don’t know who that person was but we need to be careful, Odessa."
My gaze fell to her bracelet just then, my eyes squinting.
"The ban on your abilities. The Elders of your coven only said you can’t use it in public, right?" I queried, bringing my gaze back to her eyes.
She seemed disoriented and stressed out but still managed to nod as she brushed her right hand through her hair. "Yeah, but I don’t want to take any chances. Which is why I feel the way I feel right now."
I turned fully to face her, grabbing her right hand and slowly guiding her to bring her gaze to me. The moonlight above us gave her violet eyes an ethereal shimmer that brought an odd sense of peace to my soul.
"Odessa..." I mumbled, rubbing her hand gently, almost in reverence of how smooth her touch was. "How do you feel?"