Chapter Two Hundred and Fifty Six
I walked into Axel’s room; I hadn’t been here since he… passed.
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I would have broken down in tears if I had any more tears left to cry. The longing in my grew worse. I pulled open his drawer, and a small smile stretched on my lips when I saw the book ‘Barbara’s fantasies‘. He did find it in the end, but he never kept it in the library. I guess I wasn’t the only one who found this book quiet… Interesting.
I took out his clothes from the dressing room, and I inhaled them deeply. I closed my eyes, and in that moment I could pretend he was still here; I could pretend that everything that happened was just a very bad dream.
I couldn’t let go of his clothes. I laid on his bed, his clothes fisted in my hand, and I fell asleep. Twelve hours more was all the time I had to make my decision, and still I hadn’t changed my mind; Axel deserved to live.
I knew I was dreaming, but yet it felt so real.
Axel lay on the green grass, shirtless. I stared at him, and he smiled.
“Take a picture; it will last longer.”
I wish I could laugh at that. “Axel, I miss you so much.”
“And so do I, of course. Lay with me.” He invited me, and I laid on the space beside him. “The sun is so beautiful today, but not as beautiful as you are,” he said, and I smiled.
“I will bring you back; I’ve found a way.
“But I don’t want that.”
“What?”
“I don’t want you dying for me, not after everything I went through to make sure you escaped and stayed alive. Also, the sorceress told you about the negative consequences, didn’t she?”
“But that’s only a possibility, not a fact.”
“I don’t want to be remembered as a monster, Riley. But have in mind that If you go through with this, it is not only your life you would be sacrificing.” He says with a smile, like he knew something I didn’t.
“Axel, you never deserved to die.”
“I wanted to save you, and I’m glad it wasn’t all for nothing, so I want you to do one last thing for me; can you do that?” He questioned, his beautiful smile still on his face.
“Yes, anything.” I promised.
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Chapter Two Hundred and Fifty Six
“I want you to let me go.”
“Axel…”
“Please, Riley, this is the only way you could move forward; you need to let me go.” He said, and I nodded, unable to hold back my tears. “I told you I don’t like seeing you in tears; it only hurts me to watch.”
“I’m sorry.”
Axel wiped off my tears with a thumb. “Thane loves you,” he said, and with that, he was gone, leaving me holding onto nothing but thin air.
woke up in tears; only then did I notice that I wasn’t alone. Thane sat on the cushion watching me.
“Thane.” I called, quickly wiping my tears.
“The sorceress visited a while ago. She told me about the sacrifice you wanted to make to bring Axel back.” He paused, and finally his eyes met mine. “Riley, please don’t do it.”
“I thought this was what you wanted.” I questioned, surprised.
“No. It is not.”
“But you said…”
“I said some really stupid words because I was mad and angry; that didn’t mean I meant them. You wanted to talk, right? Let’s talk. Tell me everything that happened and don’t leave anything out.”
I inhaled deeply.“Okay, I’ll start from the very first time Bailey paid me a visit after her escape from the dungeons.”
