William trembled.

"Ronald is….dead?" He stuttered as if to taste the words on his own lips.

His emerald green eyes widened with shock. He didn't want to believe it.

Alan pulled out the letter Ronald left him. William scanned the paper quickly and crumpled the parchment up, throwing it to the ground. A tear slid down his cheek.

"He killed himself….for me….?" He choked.

William's eyes flashed with a hint of anger not towards Alan, but towards himself. He looked over at the brunette.

"I need to borrow your horse." He said, trying so hard not to choke up again.

Alan looked into Will's eyes. He saw his pain and his guilt. He knew the young lion blamed himself for his lover's death. The brunette simply nodded and slid out of the saddle.

William hopped up and settled into the leather seat and grabbed the reins from Alan. He snapped the reins and kicked the horse's side, causing the horse to jerk its head up and rear on its hind legs before taking off at a full gallop towards the town.

The horse's hoofs echoed through the dark alley. Will's emerald green eyes glowed in the dark.

"Well. Well. Well, if it isn't William Spears."

The young former heir froze as he heard his name and whipped his head around to the sound of the voice. He narrowed his eyes as he recognized the person to whom the voice belonged to.

"Undertaker…" He said with a hint of annoyance in his voice, "Just the man I was looking for."

"For me, sir?" Undertaker asked with a tilt of his head.

William nodded as he slid off the steed and made his way to the old long, grey haired man.

"Yes. I need something…..a poison." He said as his eyes locked on the other's gaze.

Undertaker's smile quickly turned into a frowned and pulled a small vial from his sleeve. William reached out to take it only to have the Undertaker quickly pull it away from his reach.

"No need to be haste." Undertaker said with a hint of amusement in his voice, "Now there's a price to pay for this poison. After all, I could have my head chomped off if your father knew it was me."

William sighed. He tapped his foot impatiently. He was running out of time.

"What price?" He asked as he narrowed his eyes.

Undertaker let out a tiny chuckle.

"A first rate laugh." He whispered.

After short while of trying the old man finally burst out laughing and handed the vial to the young lion. William thanked him and got back the horse. He snapped the reins once again and the steed went off at a full gallop. He knew where he was heading; the Knox family tomb.

"Ronald… I'll be with you soon…" William thought as a tear slid down his cheek.

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William slid off the saddle and made his way to the entrance. He saw the moonlight hit the cobble stone tomb only to a see sight that made his stomach turn and his eyes blaze with fury. It was Lord Sebastian Michaelis placing flowers upon Ronald's hands. Sebastian whipped his hand around and spotted the young lion standing at the entrance.

"You! You filthy feline." Sebastian said as he drew his sword.

In a split second, Will's sword was out of its sheath and clashed with the raven's.

"How dare you enter the Knox family tomb?!" Sebastian hissed in fury as his attack was blocked.

"I came to lie with him; with my love, my wife." William spoke as their swords clashed again.

The young raven lord gave a low growl as he continued to try and find a way through Will's parries. William was tired of it. Even with one of them is dead; people still wouldn't accept their love for each other. He was fed up; he wanted to be with Ronald as he was going to be. Then, in one swift movement, William knocked Sebastian's blade from his grip and plunged his own into the raven's chest.

"He was never yours to have." Will snorted as he looked into the dead raven's faded crimson eyes and stepped over his motionless body.

His emerald eyes ran up and down Ronald's body, as it laid upon a stone bed. He remembered when that fragile, small body was in his arms that night. The first and last night they spent together in bed. He kneeled down and brushed his lover's cheek with his hand.

"I'll be will you very soon, my gorgeous wolf…." He whispered as he popped the vial open and took it like a shot.

Will's eyes widened. It must have been his imagination or his mind playing tricks on him because he could have sworn he heard Ronald groan.

The blond eyes fluttered open. He looked around and was surprised to see William kneeling next to him.

William managed a smile, though he was shocked at seeing his lover awake. He could feel the poison taking it's toll on his body. His felt his heart's pace beginning to slow down and his body trembled slightly.

"You're alive… I-I'm glad…."

Ronald's eyes widened as he spotted the small vial clutched in Will's hand. He felt his heart bang against his chest in worry. He met Will's gaze with a hard one. William saw the pang of worry and fear swim in his lover's golden eyes.

"Ya idiot…!"

"I-I-I thought y-you w-were d-dead….. Al-Alan t-t-told me….." William stuttered as he felt the poison taking effect in him and his jaw quivered as he found it harder for him to breathe.

"I-I l-love you…." William whispered his lost words to his lover.

The young lion's eyes widened as his heart suddenly increased its pace. Faster and faster it went until he gasped his final breath.

Ronald's heart caught in his throat as he shook Will's shoulder violently. He saw his lover's emerald green eyes fade to a swampy green color and closed slowly. A tear slid down the blond's cheek. It was his fault. He never meant for this to happen. He simply wanted to stay with William forever without anyone or anything getting in the way.

Then, something glistened out of the corner of his eye. It was Will's dagger. With a trembling hand he picked it up from it's tiny sheath. He bit his lip as he thought for a second.

"I'm n-not letting you die alone…." He whispered.

Ronald kissed Will's still warm lips once before thrusting the dagger into his chest. He drew a his last breath sharply before everything went black.