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March 3 - March 11, 2025
Hurt? Pain? All fleeting, all temporary. But this, what I felt for him? That was eternal.
“Always.” He panted. “I can barely breathe without you, Dianna.”
“You are very special to me. No one feels like you. No one else can ruin me so completely. I know without a doubt that if I had an amata, even if they were alive today, I’d still choose you. It will always be you, Dianna.”
“You are better than any destiny.”
“But it is necessary for what has to occur. I wish there were another way, but it seems even that cannot be avoided. You will lose so much, young hunter. You all will. I do hope you treasure your family while you still have them. I did try. Remember that.”
I cant take much more
“It means,” I swallowed and sat back, “that Tobias was right. I was adopted.”
Oh! Didnt expect that!
“That’s what it feels like with you.”
“Kings don’t beg.” His hips thrust helplessly. “I will for you.”
I wanted him to know, to see, that even if I could not say the words he so desperately wanted, he owned me, mind, body, and soul.
You led me out of my darkness, Dianna. Now let me lead you, or I can follow you into the dark, but there is no me without you. Not anymore.
Samkiel called this dinner, but we have news, too. Logan and I want to try for a baby.”
Aweeeee omg
“Sunshine,” he said. I nodded as we watched the two people we knew we couldn’t live without. “Sunshine.”
“Now you have two more sisters,” Neverra said.
Stop omgggg
“Pinky promise? A dark-haired beauty told me long ago that it is practically the law in her world.”
“You knew I was waiting for you. I waited for you to even notice me like that, and when you didn’t make a move, I respected your decision and what you could give me. I accepted you didn’t want me. Now I’m with someone who wants to be with me. He isn’t afraid to tell me he loves me or that he wants a future with me. He fights for me.”
Crying
Vincent came to my side, as tense now as he was when he first started working for me.
My jaw dropped. I knew something was up but still
“The mark is not on her finger. You overreact like a child would.”
Amata!!! Knew it
“There is no force in this world or the next strong enough to keep me from you. Do you understand?”
My head reeled back, bile rising in my throat. “Kaden?” “Is your brother.” A vile, cruel smile played on her lips.
Holy shit
“Your amata. You know, this beautiful being,” she said, gesturing toward the facade of Dianna she wore.
The words shattered my very soul. I had one. It was Dianna. It was always Dianna. Every thought, every feeling I had for her since the day I met her, why she touched every part of me, why I couldn’t stop thinking about her. Everything fell into place as if I had found a key to a puzzle, and everything finally made sense. It was deeper than love in mortal terms. Dianna was part of my soul.
“Azrael.” My body broke out in a cold sweat. “You’re still alive.”
OMGGGG
You spoke of gifts as a tradition, and I could not decide on just one thing to get you, so I got you a few of your favorite things. Yours truly, Samkiel
I paused in my struggle. “Him? What do you mean?” Then it hit me. “Xavier? He has Xavier?” His eyes darkened, no longer that lush cobalt blue but violent red. My heart sank. “Oh, Cameron.” “Was it worth it? For her? For Gabby? Giving up and forsaking everything. Becoming a monster. Was it worth it?” Cameron asked, his pain palpable. “I feel like it is for someone you love. Someone you can’t live without. A fair trade, you know?”
Im sobbing
“Say hello to Daddy,” Kaden gloated as my blood turned to ice. Azrael.
WHAT
It’s your destiny to kill Samkiel.
Im abt to crash out
His blood closed the realms, and the blood of his mate will open them.
“I love you. I do. In my own twisted way. I tried to push you away for centuries, but I can’t get you out of my head, my flesh, my soul as damaged and dark as it is. You can look at me with hate and loathing, but I love you, Dianna. I always have.”
No words rn....
It burrowed through the air and hit the sky, ripping the universe open.
“Hold on. She’s coming.”
Nismera.
Literally what
“You know I’m not wrong. I know you. You’re the same woman who hit a boy twice her size when we were little because he stepped on my foot, the same one who stole an orange when mom said no because I cried I couldn’t have it. You are the same one who tied my sandals when I didn’t know how and the same one who gave me her shirt when mine ripped and took the blame so Mom wouldn’t be mad. This is you, every good and bad part is you, and I’m tired of you pretending to be something you are not. Regardless of how you feel, I love you for it, every single part, and so does he.”
“That I love him.”
“If Kaden had you and Samkiel? If he forced me to choose?” I took a shuddering breath. “I’d hesitate, and I did.”
“Don’t you see? I let you die because I am selfish and cruel. Because I just wanted it to be over. For a split second, I wanted it to be over. You’d be dead, and Kaden would have no more power over me. I was just so tired of being used.” My face crumpled, tears blurring my vision. I had betrayed my sister, my heart, the one person I had loved the most.
You are not responsible for what Kaden did, and you had every right to be with Samkiel. To be happy. That is all I have ever wanted for you.” I
“I’ve had help. I met Samkiel’s dad and mom. They’re pretty cool, actually.”
“Will I ever see you again?” “I never left you.” A small smile played on her lips. “I am always with you, and I always will be. You’re my sister. Our bond is stronger than blood or any stupid paper that says otherwise. Remember, I love you.” Her hand slipped from mine as she stepped back. “And hey, if you are going to be a monster, at least be a damn good one.”
“Ayla.”
“I-I remember you. I used to visit you when I could, disguised as another. I gave you your first dagger. A blade made on Rashearim. I tried to keep you safe, Ayla.”
Isaiah kneeled beside me in full armor except for his helmet. Kaden had introduced him as one of my brothers, and I could see the connection.
My last dying thought as that blade came closer was not the cruel grins of my enemies or the traitorous family that stood around me. No, it was of her. Dianna. Her laugh. Her warmth. The way she tasted, the way she felt. How she had held me, healing wounds that hadn’t mended in centuries. The way she spoke to me. How she had taken me across Onuna. The multicolored lights of a festival that was too loud but with her was fun. How she showed me the sweetest food. Cared for me. A small gift given on a balcony I had made by hand in a castle just for her. The short brief time we spent truly together
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Paradise, that’s what she was to me and what I’d so desperately miss. I knew that even in death, I’d find no peace in the afterlife, for there was no peace without her. My only regret was not telling her sooner how deeply she’d burrowed into my heart, becoming a piece of my soul.
Oh. My. God. This man!!!!
My smart, beautiful girl.
It turned out that my efforts were not needed. The room exploded in a milky white burst, stars and dust scattering in every direction, shielding Dianna and me. Roccurem.
YES!!!!!!!
my poor baby.
This is how im feeling too
“You are my whole world.” He looked up at me, and my heart shattered. His once vibrant gray eyes had darkened as his skin paled. “I-I haven’t stopped thinking about you since I met you. Being with you, I finally felt what I wanted and had searched forever for. You woke me up and gave me reason. You made me feel like I was enough. I never felt like the World Ender with you. I never felt less. You are what I’ve been searching for my entire life. You, Dianna, had my heart long before I ever touched yours.”
Crying so hard rn
“Sami.”
“I wish I had never left when my world fell. Maybe I would have heard you. Maybe it would have been me to find you and Gabby. I would have loved you then, too.”
One carved from darkness is you. One carved from light is him. The world will shudder as it does now. This is how the world ends.”
