Chapter 272. Death?
The rushing, suffocating force of the water–the cold, the weight of it pressing against my chest—disappeared. It felt like I was floating, weightless, suspended between worlds.
My body, though still underwater, no longer felt bound by fear. I could breathe, or could I? Or was I dying? Was this what death felt like? Was this what it was like to drown?
Do you want to know something funny? Drowning was one of my biggest fears. And here I was, doing just that. All because I had listened to a voice that I had thought was the Moon goddess.
Why would she lead me to death? It made me confused. It made me worry if I was sane enough for this journey that was set before me.
The moment that I closed my eyes, I was suddenly shoved hard in the chest. The hands were rough and strong, and I felt them. They were real.
When I opened my eyes, I was back in the real world, and I was breathing so ha
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