A Gift from the Goddess by Dawn Rosewood novel Chapter 105

Chapter One Hundred & Five 

This should have been expected, I knew that. 

Selene had touched Myra, thereby reembodying her with the power of a Goddess. Exactly as it had been when our species was first created. Only, I‘d be lying if I said it didn‘t raise some questions regarding her rebirth now 

At the very least, I knew her body had aged in accordance with how old she was meant to be. We‘d walked up as she was shifting back, meaning she had aged past eighteen. Hopefully, this meant that the only thing found to be out of place would be her memories missing from the time she wasn‘t here. 

Though, despite having the gift of foresight, things rarely went as I expected. 

I shook the thoughts from my head, knowing there were more important issues to worry about. And, right now, the only thing that mattered was making sure she was alright. 

“Hey, you‘re okay...,” I continued to soothe, patting her back gently. “You‘re fine. You don‘t have anything! o worry about.” 

After a few more seconds had passed, she finally looked back up to meet my eyes, her gaze only filled with fear and confusion… and my heart ached for her, knowing I did this to her. Knowing this might be a bigger adjustment than I realised. 

“Aria, you look... different,” she pointed out. 

And I bit my lip, unsure how to answer that right now. Perhaps omitting some things would be for the best until she had time to adapt. 

“I, um… I‘m a bit older than when we last saw each other. But it‘s still me. I‘m still Aria.” 

Thadn‘t had a chance to look in the mirror yet, but I knew from the last time I saw my reflection that I looked much older. War, stress, pain, and Thea has that effect on a person. 

“And... and where are we? The... cemetery? What is this...” 

“Hey, hey, look at me,” I said gently, wrapping the blanket I brought around her. “Don‘t worry about that. We‘re just going to get you to the hospital now and have you looked over. Is that okay?” 

“We‘?” she asked, confused by who else I was referring to. 

“Aleric came with me,” I said to her.