her shoulder
before leaving.
Flame stood
over him at his head, staring down in utter despair. Tears streamed
down her face. “Raef…why did this happen? You can’t be gone, you
just can’t be.” She leaned over and cradled his head in her arms.
“You weren’t supposed to leave me.” Her sobbing took control and
her body shook. “You wanted to marry me. How can I go on without
you? I have no one else. I needed you to help me through this.
Please…come back.” She wept uncontrollably, hugging him to her
body, rocking back and forth.
Time inched by
as she held his lifeless body and cried the hardest tears she’d
ever known. She’d never lost anyone close to her. Her parents were
gone before she passed infanthood. No siblings, cousins, only a
daughter she’d never seen—she felt suddenly and unbearably alone.
The pain was unreal.
She kept
thinking if she focused hard enough that life would return to his
body, but as the minutes merged into hours and his skin grew
colder, she realized that he had left her. Emptiness filled her
heart where only this morning Raef had filled it with his genuine
love—something she’d never known before him.
Unable to hold
it together anymore, she just lost it.
A nurse must’ve
heard her uncontrollable wailing. She entered the room. “The
coroner is here, hon’, you’ll need to let him go now.”
Flame had no
idea how long she’d been there. “No…I can’t.”
“Please, he’s
in a better place now.” Her voice was kind and soft. “I need to
prepare his body.”
Two orderlies
walked quietly to her side. “Come with us, miss.”
“No! I can’t
leave him! No, no, no! He’s all I have!” she screamed through her
sobs. They began firmly leading her away. “No! Raef…no, you have to
come back! No, no, no. Let go of me! I can help him. I have to save
him.” Flame crumpled to a quivering mess on the floor. When she
glanced up, everyone around her had tears in their eyes.
“Let us walk
you out,” one of the orderlies coaxed and lifted her off the floor
with gentle hands.
“Please,” she
begged. “Let me kiss him goodbye.”
They nodded and
released her.
Now all she had
left was heartache and rage. She placed a soft lingering kiss on
his chilled lips. Her tears fell upon his face. Her body shuddered
from sobs as she drew a ragged breath and lifted her head just a
little. She couldn’t bear the thought of leaving because it meant
letting go. She didn’t know how to move forward but deep inside
realized that somehow she must find the strength to do so.
Her lips
touched his once more in a tender goodbye kiss. “I’ll get him,
baby,” she whispered. “Mark my words, Cooper O’Toole will die.”
Chapter
Four
Flame stood at
the curb outside of the hospital—just staring into the darkness.
She’d spent the entire day and most of the evening hoping for a
miracle that never came. Raef was gone. Her body felt numb from
crying for hours on end. Her heart felt cold and empty, void of
feeling. She didn’t know where to go.
“You look like
hell. Do you need a ride?” His voice was unusually gentle.
“I didn’t even
hear or see you pull up.” She stared blankly at his gleaming black
Harley.
“Hm, another
perk of my new life.”
“Can you bring
him back? Your master brought you back. Can you get him to bring
Raef back?”
Von gazed at
her with sad eyes. “I heard about your friend. You may not believe
this, but I am truly sorry for your loss. I liked him.”
She tilted her
head. “For some reason I do believe you. You could’ve killed him on
the beach that night but you didn’t. Why?”
“Because I knew
you loved him. I’d never do anything to hurt you.”
“But you’re
from the Twilight Realm. Why are you being nice to me?”
“Everything is
not as it seems, sugar. Now how about taking a ride with me?”
“You didn’t
answer me. Can you bring him back?” Her voice sounded as cold and
removed as she felt.
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before leaving.
Flame stood
over him at his head, staring down in utter despair. Tears streamed
down her face. “Raef…why did this happen? You can’t be gone, you
just can’t be.” She leaned over and cradled his head in her arms.
“You weren’t supposed to leave me.” Her sobbing took control and
her body shook. “You wanted to marry me. How can I go on without
you? I have no one else. I needed you to help me through this.
Please…come back.” She wept uncontrollably, hugging him to her
body, rocking back and forth.
Time inched by
as she held his lifeless body and cried the hardest tears she’d
ever known. She’d never lost anyone close to her. Her parents were
gone before she passed infanthood. No siblings, cousins, only a
daughter she’d never seen—she felt suddenly and unbearably alone.
The pain was unreal.
She kept
thinking if she focused hard enough that life would return to his
body, but as the minutes merged into hours and his skin grew
colder, she realized that he had left her. Emptiness filled her
heart where only this morning Raef had filled it with his genuine
love—something she’d never known before him.
Unable to hold
it together anymore, she just lost it.
A nurse must’ve
heard her uncontrollable wailing. She entered the room. “The
coroner is here, hon’, you’ll need to let him go now.”
Flame had no
idea how long she’d been there. “No…I can’t.”
“Please, he’s
in a better place now.” Her voice was kind and soft. “I need to
prepare his body.”
Two orderlies
walked quietly to her side. “Come with us, miss.”
“No! I can’t
leave him! No, no, no! He’s all I have!” she screamed through her
sobs. They began firmly leading her away. “No! Raef…no, you have to
come back! No, no, no. Let go of me! I can help him. I have to save
him.” Flame crumpled to a quivering mess on the floor. When she
glanced up, everyone around her had tears in their eyes.
“Let us walk
you out,” one of the orderlies coaxed and lifted her off the floor
with gentle hands.
“Please,” she
begged. “Let me kiss him goodbye.”
They nodded and
released her.
Now all she had
left was heartache and rage. She placed a soft lingering kiss on
his chilled lips. Her tears fell upon his face. Her body shuddered
from sobs as she drew a ragged breath and lifted her head just a
little. She couldn’t bear the thought of leaving because it meant
letting go. She didn’t know how to move forward but deep inside
realized that somehow she must find the strength to do so.
Her lips
touched his once more in a tender goodbye kiss. “I’ll get him,
baby,” she whispered. “Mark my words, Cooper O’Toole will die.”
Chapter
Four
Flame stood at
the curb outside of the hospital—just staring into the darkness.
She’d spent the entire day and most of the evening hoping for a
miracle that never came. Raef was gone. Her body felt numb from
crying for hours on end. Her heart felt cold and empty, void of
feeling. She didn’t know where to go.
“You look like
hell. Do you need a ride?” His voice was unusually gentle.
“I didn’t even
hear or see you pull up.” She stared blankly at his gleaming black
Harley.
“Hm, another
perk of my new life.”
“Can you bring
him back? Your master brought you back. Can you get him to bring
Raef back?”
Von gazed at
her with sad eyes. “I heard about your friend. You may not believe
this, but I am truly sorry for your loss. I liked him.”
She tilted her
head. “For some reason I do believe you. You could’ve killed him on
the beach that night but you didn’t. Why?”
“Because I knew
you loved him. I’d never do anything to hurt you.”
“But you’re
from the Twilight Realm. Why are you being nice to me?”
“Everything is
not as it seems, sugar. Now how about taking a ride with me?”
“You didn’t
answer me. Can you bring him back?” Her voice sounded as cold and
removed as she felt.
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