The Alpha's Regret: Return Of The Betrayed Luna-Chapter 415 Sihda’s Help
But there was no response. Her brows knitted tightly. ’Could something have happened to Sihda after I passed out?’ Her thoughts spun in panic, leaving her completely unsure of what was going on.
"Awake?" Zion’s hoarse, magnetic voice rumbled as he nuzzled the crook of her neck, taking a deep sniff of her scent and letting out a contented exhale.
"What... happened to me?" Addison finally whispered, confusion clouding her thoughts. All she knew was that something had ripped away from her body, draining her energy, and before she realized it, she had collapsed.
But one thing nagged at her: Sihda. Had Sihda permanently left her body? She wasn’t sure. After all, she had a contract with Sihda; maybe Sihda had just returned to her dormant state inside her, or maybe... not.
"I wanted to ask you the same thing, Addie... you scared all three of us," Zion sighed, his voice tinged with worry. His arm tightened around her waist as he unconsciously recalled the sight of Addison collapsed on the ground. Seeing her like that had terrified him, it had set off alarms in his chest and nearly sent him into a panic.
"When I came back from the doctor’s office, I saw you collapsed on the ICU floor... and then Levi woke up, completely healed. The doctors even confirmed it was a miraculous, full recovery."
"That’s when I started thinking... maybe it had something to do with you. Before I arrived, I saw a blinding golden light coming from the ICU," Zion explained. He reached to scoop Addison into his arms, but Maxwell, on the other side, wasn’t letting go.
So instead, Zion scooted closer and wrapped her tightly in his arms. Staying close like this eased some of the fear gnawing at him; he just wanted to make sure she was safe.
"Levi recovered?!" Addison’s head snapped to the side, her golden eyes gleaming in the dim light. Joy and relief washed over her, making her forget everything else Zion had said.
She wanted to leap up in excitement, but her body wouldn’t cooperate, so instead, she turned to Zion with a hopeful, pleading gaze, silently asking him to reassure her again that Levi was truly fine. Her eyes then softened as they landed on the big wolf draped over her legs, and a gentle smile spread across her lips.
"Yes, he’s been completely healed... without leaving a single scar," Zion said thoughtfully, while studying Addison’s expression. He wanted to gauge whether she realized her possible role in Levi’s recovery or if she was as clueless as they were about what had happened.
After all, she was the only one in the room with Levi when the miraculous healing occurred. No matter how much Zion tried to deny it, the evidence seemed to point to Addison, yet he hadn’t voiced his suspicion; he wanted to see her reaction first.
Besides, even though he claimed that Levi had made a miraculous recovery without a single scar, Zion wasn’t entirely sure about that; he was partly bluffing, more interested in seeing whether Addison truly had no idea how Levi had recovered.
As he studied her expression, he noticed that beyond her joy, she genuinely seemed clueless, simply happy in the moment. He lowered his gaze, lost in thought, and remained silent, waiting for the others to wake before addressing the matter.
Because of the soft murmurs between Zion and Addison, Maxwell began to stir. He inhaled deeply, savoring Addison’s familiar scent, then lazily opened his eyes. Without a word, he pressed a gentle kiss to her cheek. "Hello there..." he murmured, resting his own cheek against her shoulder and slowly nuzzling her skin.
He had missed her, longed for her presence, and couldn’t resist being close.
Hearing Maxwell wake and the soft kiss, coupled with his clingy behavior, snapped Addison’s thoughts back to reality. She realized how much she had missed and how many questions she still had; she wanted to be in the loop, to understand everything that had happened.
Not long after, the big wolf draped across her legs began to stir. It slowly curled before finally waking, its first instinct being to find its mate. Its searching eyes landed on Addison, and in an instant, Levi shifted back into his human form.
He draped himself over her, his head resting gently on her stomach, his naked body sprawled across her legs without a care for appearances.
After all, when Levi had believed he was on the brink of death, all he could think of was Addison. Now, seeing his mate before him, he felt an overwhelming urge to hold on, unwilling to let go until his racing heart finally began to calm.
And so, Addison felt even more cocooned in the arms of her three fated mates. Though it was a little stuffy, she had no choice but to let them be. After everything that had happened today, all four of them were restless and on edge, their emotions riding a rollercoaster of fear, worry, and relief.
They needed time to calm down and recover, so they huddled together in silence until someone finally broke it with a question.
"So, Addie... what really happened? And why did you lose consciousness?" Levi asked, pulling his head away from her stomach.
Addison first shook her head, trying to recall what had happened, but finding nothing useful in her memory before passing out, she simply shared the last thing she remembered.
Levi, in turn, recalled his earlier suspicion and what he had heard from the doctors after his check-up. He hadn’t shared it with anyone yet, but when he returned, the three of them were already sleeping so peacefully that he couldn’t bring himself to wake them.
Instead, he had decided to wait and discuss it once they woke up.
Now that he had the chance to share his speculations and remind them about the Forbidden Forest and the Light Fairy, it was as if a light bulb went off in everyone’s heads; they finally understood what had happened.
After all, Light Fairies possessed healing powers, and being creatures of light, their abilities were akin to divine powers. But instead of the gods granting Addison divine power, she had been borrowing the Light Fairy’s abilities to heal Levi herself.
The fact that she saw Sihda before losing consciousness indicated that Sihda had stepped out personally to heal Levi, ensuring the most pure and effective application of its power.
Because Addison was still inexperienced with wielding Sihda’s abilities, so Sihda likely feared a mistake or wasted energy and took direct action. Now that the healing was complete, Sihda had returned to its dormant state, having exhausted its own strength and needing time to recuperate.
"So, that’s how it is..." Addison murmured, a feeling of enlightenment washing over her as the four of them pieced together every fragment of information and arrived at this conclusion. Only now did she truly understand why her own energy had felt drained. Sihda must have converted her energy into its own to fuel its power and heal Levi. That was why, back then, Sihda had asked if she truly wanted to save him.
As she reflected on it, the rims of Addison’s eyes reddened, touched by Sihda’s selfless help.
