Book Two: Chapter 144

He turned back to see Yuki lying on her back, her eyes closed as if sleeping. Her wounds were gone, and her tails were fanned out as if she had simply sprawled out to take a nap. Her pale flesh was darker, as if blood had finally been allowed to flow throughout her body.

Kneeling down, he touched her shoulder. Daisy landed on Yuki’s chest, her eyes wide with surprise.

“Yuki? Are you okay?”

She opened her eyes, blinking rapidly. The sinister red glow was gone, revealing pupils that were the same shade as the emerald.

The emerald. He looked around for it, but it had vanished. “Where did it go?” he asked Ratu.

“Back where it came from,” Yuki answered, sitting up. She tentatively touched her right eye, a smile crossing her face and she let out a laugh which turned into a sob. Tears leaked from both eyes now as she ran her fingers across her face, feeling the regenerated flesh and she turned her gaze toward Mike. “You. You did this? Why?”

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