Roland was walking through the long halls of the castle, he didn't really have a specific destination in mind, he just needed be alone. The doctors had been with Annicka the whole evening and they weren't hopeful. The mere expressions in their faces told him that he soon would have to say goodbye to his best friend and love of his life. But what was worse was that Amber and James would barely remember their mother.
Their twins were only three years old and just now started to really capture memories. What if she was ripped from them in mere days and they would have had a chance to make any memories with their mother so they would end up remembering… Yeah, what exactly? Nothing? He wouldn't let that happen!
He turned a corner and realised he had walk to the throne room. He looked up to their thrones. Standing there powerful and side by side. Hers golden and his blue. They would have to remove her throne when she goes. At the thought of just having an empty space beside him absolutely terrified him. He choked on a sob and put a hand to his mouth when he realised how loud it had been. He wouldn't want anyone to see him like this, they expected him to be a strong king in this devastating time but how could he when it was his beloved that was dying?
Roland leaned against the wall by the thrones and breathed one, two, three deep breaths. He should get back now, to his chambers and to his wife. So he dried his tears and steered himself in the direction of his bedchamber.
As he quietly entered he saw that all the doctors were gone and Annicka was laying there alone. Quickly he was by her side, he took her delicate hand, so fragile and thin due to the sickness. He saw her stir and then her magnificent amber eyes meet his green. A faint smile appeared on her lips and Roland raised her hand and lightly kissed it.
"Hey." She whispered.
"Hey love." He whispered back.
He stroke her fingers and then brought up his other hand to carefully caress her pale cheek. She just smiled and leaned into the touch.
"I love you." He whispered, his throat thick.
"I love you Roy, more than words can say." She whispered.
Then she lay her free hand on his that was on her cheek and they just was like that. Still, silence and loving. They didn't need to say anything else, everything was communicated by their eyes, hearts and souls. They had been connected since the first day they had met.
But then Annicka took a shaky breath and uttered two simple words.
"Kiss me."
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