"Mom, what's going on?" I asked her. "Why are you shimmering like that?"

My mother sighed. "You know how much I wanted this to work, Angel, do you not?"

"Of course I do. We all wanted it to work. And it is! Christopher is thawing your body so you can return to us! Isn't that great?"

"Sweetheart, listen to me very carefully. I will not be able to join you again in life. It is my time to go, and I am afraid there is nothing that can be done to stop it."

I looked at my mother, confused. "What do you mean, you're not coming back? Of course you are! We're going to take you far away from here, and live together as a family! And you can meet Alex and Finny and-"

"Alex?" Mom asked curiously.

"Yeah! He's just like me! He's half and half! You have to meet him! Mom, you can't leave me! I'm dying! I need you!" Tears were streaming down my face. She couldn't leave me. Not after everything I've gone through to find her!

She frowned. "I know sweetie, but maybe Alex is the one to help you, not me. I am leaving this world, and you cannot stop it."

"Why? Why do you have to leave?"

"Because my body is no longer suitable for living, Darling. I cannot live in a body that cannot sustain life."

"I don't understand! Were you frozen for too long or something?" I asked, frantically searching for answers.

"No, something happened to my body after it was thawed. You will find out when you awaken. I am sorry deary, but I must go now."

She began rising and fading away. I ran to catch her, but couldn't. She just kept getting further and further away.

"I love you, my child. Tell your father that I love both of you with all my heart." A single tear fell down her cheek, then she disappeared forever.

"Mom!! Noo!!!!" I cried, falling to my knees. "I- I love you, too..." Then the world faded, and only darkness remained.

***

Third Person POV:

Christopher sat in a chair in the corner of a room. Alex had set Selena on a couch. Sebastian had told him that she had been called on by her mother, and that she was fine.

The room grew warm with the lit fire heating everything. Everyone was waiting for Angelica to awaken, and Selena with her. A few minutes later, Christopher stood, his hands raised. "I'm going to check on the temperature." He walked into the room, then quickly shut the door, locking it from he inside.

Sebastian beat against the door, and had it knocked down on the second try, but by then it was too late. He was just in time to see Christopher plunge a knife through Angelica's chest.

Sebastian staggered for a moment, shocked, then quickly recovered himself and killed Christopher with a single punch. He walked over to his dead wife, kissed her forehead, then left the room.

He sat on the couch beside his sleeping daughter. She had to have been told by her mother that she was leaving. Angelica had been a very wise angel.

Suddenly, Selena awoke with a scream. She looked at the people around her, then burst into tears, violent coughs interrupting her often. Sebastian held her, and she cried even more.

Sebastian had a feeling Selena would never celebrate her birthday again. He had no idea how to make this easier for her. When this had all happened ten years ago, Selena had been five. All Sebastian had had to do was hold her until she stopped crying, then remove a bullet from her leg. Now she was sixteen, motherless once again, and no one could do anything to help her.

Alex and Finny did nothing. Selena kept crying until she couldn't produce any more tears, then said, "M-Mom said she l-loves you, Dad."

Sebastian gave a sad smile, then hugged his daughter even tighter.

"C-can we bury her, D-Dad?" she sniffed.

"Of course. First thing tomorrow, we'll-"

"No, do it today. I don't want anything else to happen to her." She coughed harshly.

"Wouldn't you want to take her back to London?" asked Finny.

Selena shook her head, but said nothing.

"Alright," Sebastian said. "Finny, you and Maria go to the nearest cemetery and tell them we need a grave, no service. Alex, take Selena for a little flight, let her clear her head, then take her to the cemetery. I'll get Angelica and bring her in a carriage."

Everyone nodded. Alex gently picked up Selena, and she didn't fight or even move. Maria and Finny left for the cemetery, and Sebastian went back into the room to take his wife to her grave.

(A/N: Please don't kill me! I have plans for everyone else in this story! This had to happen for the next book or two to be possible. I'm sorry if you're upset, but.... yeah. I cried writing this, but it had to happen. I love you all! Hope you don't hate me!)