Chapter Nine teen

Salean kept fighting with herself. She wanted to be by his side but she didn't want to upset him and get in the way. After a distance she stopped trying to think of what to do. She paced for a while and got no where. Falling to her knees, she cried out loud. Then she thought, he has to understand if she was to return.

When she had got their Gabriel was climbing up on his horse. She stood there for a moment not wanting to believe what she was seeing. He rode by her and stopped next to her. They looked at each other. Gabriel had tears in his eyes and was badly hurt himself. His hands were covered in Vladislaus's blood. He handed her a note. Then kicked his horse and took off into the night.

Tears filled her eyes before even looking. It was covered in blood. She opened it and all it read was 'forgive me.' It was the one she had left at the manor.

She slowly approached Vladislaus. He was covered in blood and was nearly dead. Her hands covered her mouth and she fell to his side. Tears rolled down her cheeks. She was too scared of hurting him if she touched him.

The snow around him was stained with his blood. He was quietly mumbling something in Latin. But Salean didn't understand it.

Secretly, Vladislaus had made a pact with the devil.

His eyes dazed into the night sky. Then he stopped, noticing Salean was next to him. He painfully raised his hand that was covered in blood and missing a finger to touch her face. "My love." He weakly said.

He pulled her down to him and gave her one last kiss. One long passionate kiss till he died. Salean felt his life quickly fade in his kiss. She looked down at him and screamed as loud as she could. Her screams echoed through the forests. And she cried by his side.

Nothing she could do could have saved him. She didn't know how he had brought her back so it was hopeless. Her one true love was now dead and she had no where to go.