Bless the Broken Road – Rascal Flatts
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She was enough. She was worth it all.
Every sneer from Isolde, every nobleman's upturned nose and mocking laugh, every night in the kennels, every stern dismissal, every scrubbed pot, every pulled muscle, every purple bruise, every lie he was told to be his only truth, every jibe used to mask his crushed heart.
Every single time he had been cast off.
All of those, they served one purpose, to prepare his heart for the happiness she would bring him.
Her smile, her touch, her innumerable gifts, her skin, her beautiful release in his arms, her back against his in the midst of battle, these all made up for everything.
Nothing made sense until he met her, in a place where he went to recover a brother's honor and a father's memory.
"You can't do this, Alistair!" she never looked more breathtaking, more precious to him, than at this moment, blood splattered all over her.
"What makes you think I'm giving you a choice?"
Her face crumpled and a desperation began to take root there, she was reaching for her weapon, forcing her useless arm to wield it and he knew that if he did not do something fast, she would beat him to it.
"Alistair please! Don't do this!" her cracked voice pleaded, just as his heart began to break.
He grasps her good arm and pulls her roughly against him, his face dipping to kiss her one last time, her lips tasting of blood and tears.
"This is the sanest thing I've ever done. I love you my darling, always and always."
His stronger arm pushes her away roughly, sending her sprawling some good feet away. He turns the other way and runs, for the first and only time, runs away from her, runs away from all that meant anything to him, to ensure that she would live on.
As his blade plunges through the Archdemon's skull, it is her smiling face he sees behind his eyes and her name a breathless whisper under his breath.
A/N:
writing three high drama stories is taxing on my psyche and my muse, so I'm indulging the songfic meme to get the juices flowing a bit. Please leave a review if you have anything to say about my work. Thank you!