When they touch me (Shelagh Milano) novel Chapter 106

Chapter 106
ARTEMISIA

“Oh, my Goddess!” I breathe out, putting a hand on my chest.

A slender and pale woman stands in front of me as I turn around. Her white-blonde hair contrasts with the black gown she is wearing, her icy blue eyes inspect my face before she smiles feebly.

“You must be Missy,” she says, her tone gentle and melodic as she speaks, keeping her voice nerve-wracking calm. “I was eager to meet you.”

I take a deep breath, feeling my lungs fill back up to being able to speak. “And who are you?”

She just smiles, and after a strange look in the direction of Logan, she turns back at me. “I followed your scent all the way here. There is something that irks me.”

“I hope it’s not the fact that I stink,” I laugh awkwardly as I try to make a joke to alleviate the pressuring tension in the air.

She doesn’t answer my question, or even acknowledge it as she just continues to smile at me, looking directly through me.

Fynn has stopped yelling and is watching us as well, as the woman pulls me into her ban. “Congratulations on your marking. You must be over the moon. But something seems to be off with your wolf, hasn’t she changed her demeanour after the marking in any way?”

“No,” I say lowly, shaking my head, feeling lost. “Why?”

Pursing her lips, she pulls back her sleeve. “I see.”

“Missy!” Fynn roars, and I sense him running towards me just as the woman lays her hand on my forearm.

Her gentle and at the same time creepy smile is the last thing I see before I black out.

***

“Babe!”

I open my eyes slowly, blinking my heavy lids against the light with all my might as I force myself to wake up.

“Ah, she is finally waking up,” I hear Cayden say with a worried tone as my sight focuses and sets on Logan crouching down next to my bed.

“What happened?” I ask, still feeling drowsy.

“You passed out,” Logan informs me, putting his hand on my head to caress my forehead gently with his thumb. “How are you feeling?”

Suddenly, it dawns on me and I gasp. “It was that woman. That woman has made me pass out. What did she do to me?”

“It was your wolf,” the woman's voice resounds in the room, making me jerk up to look at her.

She is sitting on a chair in front of my bed, her straightened posture making her look so out of the picture as she is surrounded by my mates who are looking at me with a worried expression.

“My wolf?” I ask her, and she seems to light up.

“She had something against me touching you, so she shot down.”

My eyes widen at her, and I shake my head. “I beg your fucking pardon? My wolf doesn’t do shit. How can she shoot my systems down?”

“Calm down,” Logan says with a sigh, making me glare up at him.

“Don’t tell me to calm down. I want her out of my fucking bedroom. NOW!”

The woman sighs, pulling a strange bag into her lap. “Is she always this aggressive?”

“Not really, no,” Cayden answers her without tearing his gaze off me.