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Chapter 21

The Heart

'Seline?'

Dracula on his horse rode quickly to her broken body. His heart wasn't beating, but he felt how it split up on pieces. Devolio noticed him and wanted to stop, but Lucifer took him by shoulder then. "Let him go. Everything as I expected: there's the other hero." the devil smirked, seeing Van Helsing hurrying to Sel.

She pulled the cross in her chest, but only hurt herself; blood filled her mouth and she coughed, spitting it off; dark tears escaped her eyes …

But the battle continued. Soldiers were killing with anger and passion: vampires drank the blood of humans they caught and tore everything around; werewolves became blind and deaf to the world, feeling the sweet scent of flesh; demons were fighting with angels high above, only wings flashed in the curl. Humans seemed to lose, still they never run.

Emilio Malletty could hardly giving orders while dueling with Lord Devolio. What to Seline's troop: they all died.

Only three were strangers beyond the fighters around. Vladislaus took her carefully and then pulled on the cross so fast that she didn't even scream. Still she was dying slowly, shaking like in fever.

"Sel, it's me. Don't dare to die, alright?" the count caressed her face lovingly.

"Vla …Gabriel?" Sel saw the hunter's face above them. Dracula growled, his fangs bared, but Van Helsing, all in blood and scratches on his cheek, seemed more scared than hostile.

"Let's leave it for better times. Seline needs our help."

"My help. I'll take care of her by myself!"

"Listen, Sel is very important for me … I'll do everything to save her."

Vlad sighed, still agreed; for Seline, only for her.

They were back in Lucien's house; there were witches with their children, hiding from the battle. Wounded soldiers were also here, moaning and bleeding in healers' hands. Dracula and Gabriel brought Seline upstairs for Angelic to take care after her personally. The tired witch could hardly keep from screaming when saw her friend in such state. She pushed men away and kneeled at the bed.

"You two, bring the water and bandages quickly! She's fighting, but not going to last I'm afraid. Come on!"

When men left, Angelica checked the wound and came to a conclusion that the heart wasn't hurt. 'Thank … God,' she thought unwillingly, washing the wound carefully and putting bandage on it, she had to take off Sel's armor, causing more pain to her as it was 'taped' to her skin with blood. All the time Vladislaus and Van Helsing were staying out not to disturb the patient. When it was over, Angelica let men to visit her, but one by one. Gabriel was first.

He kneeled at the bed and took her hand in his.

"How do you feel, Sel?.." the hunter whispered, his heartbeat was so fast when he watched his love so weak and broken with dark circles around her eyes. Seline tried to smile. "I was kicked off on the first minute. Getting old …" Van Helsing kissed her hand gently.

"You scared me. Don't dare to die."

"Oh, of course. First I'll burn few asses … and save Diana. Speak with Lucien about the riddle, the Seer left. Show must go on."

"I promise that will find the Gift and awake Diana."

"Hope so …" Gabriel gave her a kiss into forehead and only then left, feeling so warm inside. Dracula pierced him going with eyes and entered the room. He then took the position at her bed and did the same as the hunter – took her hand, noticing that wedding ring; she kept it.

"Seline, my love, my queen, my goddess, I …"

"Ah, shut up and listen. I wanted to say this long ago, but I was too angry on you. I could be killed tonight and I think you must know … I'm pregnant."

Vladislaus flinched, his eyes became wider, the candlelight reflected in them.

"You what!"

"Surprise, Vlad. You have to live with it. Your work! Thanks to you, I'm carrying a little girl beneath my heart. She's your daughter."

Dracula touched her stomach under the blanket and even thought that felt baby's movement. "Sel, it's … wait! You were wounded!"

"Angelica said she's alright … what are you going to do now?"

"Well, I'm going to marry."

"Really? Who's that poor thing?"

"You. Our daughter needs a father."

"Mother would be enough! You betrayed me."

"Sel, calm down, you and our daughter are my greatest treasures. Sel … I'm enamored and always was."

"As I am …" she whispered. He then kissed her lips gently, but the kiss became more passionate when he explored that familiar area in her mouth, his hand caressed her stomach in the same gentle way.

All it watched Gabriel. That moment he wanted to scream, to do what werewolf instincts make him to … to sing his sad song of the lonely wolf. His heart split on peaces.