Chapter 79: Tamed – Part l

• As the voices surrounding her yelled for her not to close her eyes, her heart felt heavy and burning with anguish. His agonizing cries ripped her heart as she battled for her life. He screamed and sobbed in misery as if he had been injured. She felt as if her body was being lifted and taken somewhere. She could scarcely speak, but every word she managed to utter was his name. She was frightened. Not because she was afraid of losing her life, but because she was afraid it would be the last time she saw him. The hands pressing down on her neck wound had departed, and the healer was preparing to care for her.
• When the healer touched something on her raw wound, she let out an ear-splitting cry. Each time she cried, sobbed, he felt it too. He was living every bit of the misery and pain she was going through. She wished he was at her side, but his urge to protect her was always stronger than anything else. And when she awoke two days later, he was gone.
• When she opened her eyes, Cressida was at her side, gripping her hand, and she told her that he had left. She had once more wept from the agony of losing him and her heart broke into a million pieces as she knew the wait for him this time would be long. Her world had grown cold without his warmth and the agony of not having him by her side was far more worse than those previous days. For countless sleepless nights she laid awake in the bed they used to share, dreaming that he would return to her. He would call her name, pull her close to his chest and tell her how much it hurt to sleep without her by his side. But that never happened and the desperation in her only grew with each passing day. Her fury too grew in her depth as he took his decision not considering her wishes. For a month her neck was tended to. The healer had regularly changed the bandage and she was bedridden. During that month, Cressida took care of her. She became her only support system and a friend she could rely on.