I embraced the stick and carefully pulled it out. Raphael screamed in pain.

Freja: "Don't die, don't die, don't die. I am going to burn the entire pack and the whole faerie folk down. I will kill every single one of them." I began to cry.

Raphael: "Shh, honey, don't. It's okay. Just please stay. No quiero ir solo."

His voice was quiet and tears ran over his cheeks too. I cupped his face and kissed him. I did not know what to do.

Freja: "I was taught to never love anything or anyone. But when you came into my life everything changed. You are my other part, my other half. I need to you. I am immortal. I have an eternity to live. But if you are not with me, I don't want it. Take it from me. Please. I beg you. Take me with you."

I did not want to live without him. If he was dying I wanted to die too. I grabbed onto the wooden stick once again.

Raphael: "Freja Santiago, don't you dare. You need to lead my clan. Bring glory over it and keep me in mind. But be happy again. I love you. The moonshine is my witness when I tell you that. La luna siempre guiará su camino."

He took the stick away and threw it across the room. He began to choke and dark blood began to flow out of his nose and mouth. Blood. That was the solution. I took my hands away from his face and dug my fingernails deep into the skin of my neck. A terrible pain overcame me but it was not even close to the pain Raphael must experience right now. I could feel the blood running down when I pulled Raphael closer. His mouth was inches away from my neck now. He tried to riot.

Raphael: "No, you could die. It's too late. The iron is almost reaching my heart. There is no way out. No quiero hacerte daño."

Freja: "Please, I beg you to do it."

I pulled him even closer, his mouth touched my neck now and his desire became too enormous. He dug his sharp fangs deep into my flesh and started to suck. The moonshine dipped our silhouettes into a shimmer. As if it gave him a boost of energy he pulled me closer. At first it hurt but now it felt almost pleasant and numb. I closed my eyes. The world around me was fading.

I was sitting on a ledge out of stone. Under my feet was nothing but trees. The sun was shining bright and some clouds decorated the sky. I smelled the cold mountain air, refreshing, full of scents. Stone, pine, wildflowers and earth. I could hear the wind that made his ache trough the evergreens, the singing birds and a voice. It was Raphael. He sat down next to me. "Hey, my beautiful princesa. It is a beautiful day." So we are both dead. If this is Valhalla or heaven or anything like that... It was beautiful. Even hell would be beautiful with that stunning, caring, dark-haired vampire by my side. "Freja Santiago, you have a fire in your soul. You could destroy the world with it. But instead you warm up my cold and dead heart. ¿Por qué me merezco eso?" I smiled. 

I felt someone's hand holding onto my arm and another gentle hand carefully stroking my head. I slowly opened my eyes. The light and beautiful mountainside disappeared and a gray awaking followed. I just saw blurry outlines so I needed to close my eyes again. When I reopened them I saw a pale man sitting next to me. It was Raphael. I immediately sat up and and looped my arms around his neck. He was alive. I was alive. We both spilled happy tears and he joined me under the blanket. We were back in Hotel Dumort.

Freja: "How are you alive?"

Raphael: "You saved my life by giving me blood. Why did you do that? You could have died."

The memories came back. He continued to stroke my head.

Freja: "An eternity without you is not worth living for me."

Raphael: "But why?"

Freja: "You always gave me a shoulder to cry on when I needed it, you were the one listening when everyone else didn't want to hear. You were the one who kept my head above water when I was about to drown in sorrow, grief and pain. You are everything for me."

More tears ran over our cheeks.

Raphael: "Freja, I swear I am going to drench hell and burn heaven if ever someone dares to hurt you again."

I began to get tired again and my eyes started to get heavy.

Raphael: "I have another question. How did you find me in that building?"

Freja: "I located you."

Raphael: "How? You did not have anything from me."

Freja: "I did."

Raphael: "And what? Princesa, tell me."

Freja: "My heart. It belongs to you."

I smiled and closed my eyes.

Raphael: "Okay I have another final question."

I just grumbled, but still smiled.

Raphael: "Freja Eliasson, do you want to spend eternity with me? Will you marry me?"