Chapter 123: Chapter 123: Dreaming with An Angel (II)
-Gale''s Dream-
Gale still had both of his eyes closed when he picked up a familiar scent, a familiar voice, and also a familiar temperature around him. He opened his eyes slowly and saw a beautifulke with a giant tree at the other end.
Theke was big, and it was used as amunal bath for everyone in the Storm Pack except for Gale who had his own private spot in a grotto behind the waterfall which they used as their water source.
The giant tree across theke was called the Tree of Life, where their ancestors carved a giant hole in the middle for protection for the cubs, elderly, and pregnant wolves in case the storm was too strong and dangerous for them.freewebnovel
Gale immediately noticed that he was inside the Storm Pack den, where everything was still intact, and he was still the young Alpha of the pack.
Nobody knew that a few days from now, the den would get raided by their enemies, and everyone except Jade would be massacred while Gale wasn''t in the den.
''This is just a dream,'' Gale assessed quickly.
He loved this beautiful scenery because it made him fantasize about the world where he didn''t fail his duty as the Alpha of Storm Pack. However, he wasn''t foolish enough to drown in a dream, as he had to ept the reality that his pack was gone.
This would be the first time after more than three decades that he dreamed of his pack again, and this time, everything was still perfectly intact.
''All of my previous dreams about Storm Pack be nightmares for me because my mind would always rey that moment where I see everyoneid on the ground, covered in blood,'' Gale thought.
"Gale! Gale!" Gale looked down, and saw a little girl with a pair of small wolf ears and a short tail, holding a flower. "Look, I got this from the Tree of Life! It''s almost autumn, so this must be thest flower of this year!"
Gale chuckled. He remembered this little girl. She was his distant rtive as her mother was Gale''s cousin.
"Did you climb the tree again, Peony? It''s too dangerous for a little cub like you. I''l tell your mother about this."
The little wolf girl called Peony looked scared and shook her head adamantly, "N- no! I get this from a young woman with bright golden hair!"
"A woman with bright golden hair?" Gale frowned. He had only known one woman with golden hair in his life, so he wanted to make sure. "Does she look thin?"
"Un! She is small for an adult. I never saw her around the pack, is she a new member? Or is she your mate?" Peony asked with a curious gaze. "Oh! Gale, if she''s your mate, you should tell us! We will hold a sacred wedding!"
"Where is she right now?!" Gale panicked. He didn''t know why Swan was in here. He didn''t want her to get hurt even though he knew this was just a dream. In this dream, everything would fall apart and everyone would get massacred in the end. Gale refused to see Swan be a victim of the same tragedy.
"She''s inside the Tree of Life. She gave this to me because she said this flower''s name is also Peony! Like me!"
Gale rushed as fast as he could towards the other side of theke. He leaped from one rock in the middle of theke onto another to get a shortcut until he reached the Tree of Life.
Gale entered the hole that his pack used as a shelter and saw a woman sitting on a curved giant root. She had bright golden hair with rosy cheeks, and she looked healthy, though she still looked petite for an adult woman.
"Did Peony tell you that I''m here?"
Gale rushed towards his beloved and hugged her tightly, "Swan! What are you doing here?! This ce is dangerous!"
"Your den looks beautiful and serene. I don''t see any danger," Swanmented while allowing her husband to hug her tight.
"No-this-this ce will burn down soon. Everyone will die, and I can''t do anything while they kill my people,won''t be able to move my body. I''ve re-lived this dream many times in the past!" Gale vehemently denied—almost yelling. "You need to leave now before it''s toote."
"I''m not going anywhere, husband."
"Swan! Listen to me!" Gale gripped Swan''s shoulders and pushed her until his arm length. They made eye arm contact, and he eximed, "I don''t
want you to be in danger! This is just a dream, but I don''t want you to get hurt even in my dream!"
Swan didn''t respond.
She gently reached out to him and caressed his cheek and the corner of his eyes with her finger, "You look so handsome without a blindfold, husband. Your pupils are as dark as ink."
Gale''s eyes widened. He was about to close his eyes before he realized that he wasn''t cursed yet at this time in the dream, so his gaze wouldn''t instantly kill anyone.
"Why do you have to wear a blindfold in front of me, Gale?"
"I... I have been cursed, and my curse forbids me to ever look at anyone in the eye or else it would kill them, especially if they are just humans," Gale revealed. "My mate will be immune to my gaze."
"Then why don''t you use it on me? Am I not your mate?"
"I..." Gale gritted his teeth. He didn''t want to hurt Swan''s heart, but since this was
just a dream, it wouldn''t hurt Swan in real life, right?
"Is it because I''m not your mate?"
...
Gale nodded reluctantly.
"I don''t want to risk it and kill you with my gaze. I''d never forgive myself if I did that," Gale admitted. "But don''t worry, Sweetheart. will find a way to cure my curse, and we can be together. Only the two of us."
Swan smiled.
She could feel sincerity from Gale, especially when his eyes were exposed like this, ''If he ever took off that blindfold, I''d die happy knowing he is thest person I''ve ever seen before I die.''