We spent the whole day couped up and sexed-up, our feelings were out in the open but the day ended and the next day was inevitable.
“Rain, my love…” Durwin kissed my temple, while I was still hugging him. Ranulf was spooning me from behind, knowing that I needed his support.
“No. I’m not going, I won’t.”
Another day passed, and Durwin asked me again and I answered him with the same answer. Up until the third day. I was numbed that day, my feelings, my thoughts, I was going crazy thinking of ways to avoid my fate.
But I couldn’t find any, by the fourth day I finally gave up. My heart was broken, I was slowly dying on the inside. Both Ranulf and Durwin tried, but none was successful. I was unwell, I was shattered, and I was done.
Fuck the universe, fuck the fate, I was just done. I was finally accepting the incoming tragedy.
“… alright, ”
“Huh?”
“I said alright. I’m ready… well, I’m not but, I don’t know anymore…” I was pacing back and forth when Ranulf asked.
“It’s going to happen love, and I’m cherishing all the time that we have spent. But our fate is sealed.”
“Right,” I said in spite, but know perfectly that Durwin was right.
That afternoon, we eventually go back to his kingdom. My mind was incapable of thinking any further, I was not feeling anymore. But I also know that I couldn’t stop what fate has in store for us.
Maven greeted us in his calm and cold demeanor, he welcomed Ranulf and quickly inform him up to speed on what has been happening with the prisoners.
I was quick to ask about his nemesis, Armand, and that made Ranulf tensed a bit.
“Basilea is taking care of him, he should be fine and would be taken down to the dungeon with the king’s order. How do you want me to proceed, my king?”
Ranulf looked at me, then coldly said to put him separately from his warriors. He didn’t want his warriors to know that their leader had survived the attack.
“Rain, let’s get you back settled into the king’s chamber, while he goes and carries on with his duties,” Durwin said, swiftly taking me away, and I didn’t say anything but let him ushered me to his chamber.
My mind kept on thinking of all the possibilities that might go wrong, and I was exhausting myself with my thoughts. My wolf was growling in annoyance, but he was letting me be.
Maybe it’ll be days, months, might even be years.
We had spent the last couple of days at Durwin’s and nothing happened, and Maven didn’t look any more different than he usually was. He would appear different if something would’ve happened to Durwin soon.
Right?
Oh, fuck!
But Durwin knew that I was thinking about our future again, and he quickly engulfed me in his arms and comfort me for hundreds of times since the last couple of days.
I sighed and hugged him back and take in his scent, I was taking it all knowing that a piece of me would die the day he would leave me.
Just like Don.
But obviously, fate was never on my side, since that night, hours later it eventually interferes and the dreadful event unfolds before us.
Ranulf was still busy with Maven when an unknown intruder came into his chamber, after successfully manage to pass the guards.
“Rain… just don’t, I’m here to keep you alive. Whatever happens, I love you.” Durwin whispered in my ear, he was keeping me behind him. Not letting me be taken by the intruder.
The demon crawler was looking specifically for me, it was his wrath as I had made Ranulf almost diminished his kind. But Durwin was not giving me up, he was fighting for me, knowing that it was his time.
“No! It’s me who he wanted!” I was screaming in desperation, I was waiting for Ranulf to come but he never did. Not when I needed him the most.
The crawler was looking at me with his deep grin, he was satisfied that he had hurt Durwin and it was making me hysterical.
Durwin managed to kill him by snapping his head from his limbs, but not before the crawler stabbed and sliced his gut out. Both were breathless and I was left on the floor holding him as he let out his last breath, at the same time Ranulf reached his side and said nothing but hold him together with me.
I was cuddling Durwin’s lifeless body, while Ranulf took us under his wings. We were both mournings for Durwin, while I rest my back to his chest and my tears fall and my body shook with great sadness.
“I’m sorry baby, I’m so sorry Rain…” Ranulf’s voice was deep with sorrows as he pulled us both closer to him. I didn’t know how long we stayed until I could feel him carrying me to the royal bath.
I could hear him instructing his guards in his language. I did not understand any and I was too sad to try to know what he said. All I knew was I had lost another love, and the pain did not become easier the second time around. It was still hard for me, though knowing that this day would come.
His blood was still smeared on my body when Ranulf ignored Sabina and Muriel. The demon nymphs were trying to assist him, but he dismissed both of them.
“Leave us, and prepare Durwin for his send-off. We will be there, just wait for us.”
His voice was harsh as he carries me to the royal bath, he dipped me in the water and slowly stripping me naked. He was personally taking care of me, while I was stoic and relent to him. I was done, I wanted to give up, but my king’s words kept me from pulling away from him.
“I’m so sorry love, I’m sorry baby.” He said kissing me, caressing my body, knowing that I needed to feel something other than the pain, the hurt, and the loss.
“I love him. I don’t know if I… ”
“You can. You have me, we’re destined…”
“What if I lose you too? I know that it’s our fate. But what if they just enjoy fucking up my life?” I asked my angel in distraught.
“I don’t know how to answer that. But… can we just live in the now?…”
He asked trailing his kisses to my neck.
“… can we cherish his memory? he would love that.”
I looked at him as his eyes were searching mine and I finally nodded.
“Yes, he would love that.” I give him a little smile and push myself to him. I was kissing him softly, and he was letting me continue with my advances.
He was moaning when I told him that I would love him forever.
“… forever.”