SWEET THORN : CHAPTERS 71 – 80
By Authoress Tee
Chapter 74
Draco sat down gently on the bed, then his hand to touch her cheek. Even in that state it felt smooth and soft.
“Please wake up Gem!” he mumbled with guilt.
He hardly rests or eats these days and it’s all because of her.
He can’t possibly rest when he was the one that put her in that state.
Tom appeared in the room instantly and remained in a bow gesture.
“What is it?” He asked without turning his gaze to him.
“There are some state affairs that needs your attention my Lord”.
“Get them ready in my study, I’ll attend to them later” he replied and Tom nodded, then disappeared.
Draco laid on the bed beside Pearl and wrapped his hands around her. His gaze is still on her face.
“I miss your smiles, so please come back and keep lighting my day” he said and pecked her hair.
He brought his face closer to her neck and he could still perceive that sweet intoxicating scent of hers.
SWEET THORN : CHAPTERS 71 – 80
?Enchanted Forest?
Lyra’s harp made musical sounds as she played. Today’s sound has a different tone, one of sadness.
Even the forest and it’s inhabitants could feel the sorrow.
A sharp pain suddenly p!erced her chest like a $word and she stopped playing the harp.
“Ahhhhh” she winced as it came again.
Holding her chest, she started throwing up bI.ood. She bI.ed from her nose and ears too. Her bI.ood is wasting more than it does before.
“My Lady! My Lady!!!” A guard shouted as he ran towards her.
“Please let me send you home” he said and tried to carry her up, but she shook her head negatively.
“Don’t bother, I’ll be fi…” she threw up another bI.ood before she could finish her sentence.
“Please my Lady, you can’t keep staying here” he pleaded and she sighed.
The guard helped her stand up and he crossed her arm on his neck. He held her close and they started leaving.
As they walked, Lyra noticed that each step she took, plants were withering. She tightened her grip on her harp, feeling hurt by the sight.
SWEET THORN : CHAPTERS 71 – 80
~Lyra’s Room~
Eileen just finished helping Lyra to clean up and she’s laying on her bed.
“Your medicine my Lady” Eileen said as she came in, carrying a plate with hot vapor coming out of it.
She placed it on the table and went to help Lyra get up.
“Let me feed you” she said.
“No Eil, I can do it on my own” Lyra protested.
“Shh! I fed you as a kid and I can still feed you now. To me, you will always be that little mischievous girl who hides for me to find her” Eileen chuckled and she chuckled lightly too.
“Now open that mouth!” she ordered and Lyra obeyed.
After feeding her the plate of medicine, Eileen helped her lay back on her bed. She also made sure she was covered properly.
“I have to go and check on some things my dear, I will return to you later” she said.
“Thank you!” Lyra muttered weakly.
“You’re always welcome my baby” Eileen smiled and gave her a peck before leaving.
After much later Eileen left, Lyra heard whispers outside. She hasn’t been able to sleep so she can hear them.
She got up slowly from the bed and walked with forced steps out of her room.
The whispers became more clear from the door next to hers.
“I’m certain Lyra doesn’t have much time left” a girl said.
“Of course, there’s no way anyone can survive an Ivy Night” the other girl snickered.
“I hate her so much, and I hate the fact that Queen mother gave her all her powers”.
“Well she’s dying anyways, what good is her stupid powers now?” They laughed heartily at their joke.
Lyra opened their door immediately and they froze with great shock.
She smirked seeing their look, they must have thought she was still in the forest.
“Did I interrupt something?” She asked with a smirk.
They couldn’t talk and kept avoiding an eye contact with her.
“The reason you all remain useless and powerless is because you sit around and open that hole you call mouth”.
“Did you just call us powerless, you dying wtch?” One of them barked as they stood up.
“Am glad you’re not deaf” Lyra smiled deviously.
“Watch your tongue!” The other girl warned and tried to use her magic on her.
Lyra threw magic’s force back to them and they h!t the wall.
“Ahhh!” They winced.
“If you think those tricks you call magic can have an impact on me, then you better think again” she said, walking towards them and they swallowed hard.
One of the girls tried talking, but nothing came out. The other one tried and it ended in the same result.
“You’ll never use those irritating voice again till I say so” Lyra said wickedly as those fully turned white eyes shimmered.
SWEET THORN : CHAPTERS 71 – 80
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