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Anakin's/Vader's POV
I sat there holding my knees up to my chest as I screamed my heart broken sobs, my eyes never left hers. I completely failed her. I told her I'd keep her safe and now look, my nightmare became a harsh reality and I could feel myself slowly plummeting into a never ending darkness.

I finally crawled over to her and grabbed ahold of her ice cold body; my tears streamed down my cheeks and landed on hers so they could slide down and fall into the grass, creating a damp ring in the dirt, "I'm so sorry baby, please forgive me; I'm so sorry." I hugged her tight as I let out my screams into her shoulder, "(y/n)!"

I rocked her body back and forth, never letting my grip loosen, I didn't want to let her go. I wanted to hold her like this forever until it is my heart that stops beating. That is what I would prefer, I would trade places with her if I could, a beautiful soul like hers deserves to thrive in life.

"Anakin." I heard Obi-Wan call from behind.

"Where were you!" I yelled at him, wanting to blame every single person for my own failure.

"Sky-" Ahsokas voice came through next and I shot my head up to look at her; causing her speaking to abruptly stop.

I glared at her, "Where were you both! You were supposed to watch her and watch him, how did you not see that he was coming here!"

"Listen to us you must." Yoda's voice was heard now from where theirs was coming from.

"No!" I looked away from them and hugged my wife to me once more, wanting to smell her sweet scent until it faded away forever, oddly she didn't smell like herself, "Just get the fuck away from me," I whimpered.

"Skywalker-"

"If you don't leave Yoda I'll kill you," I threatened him without looking up, "Or why don't you kill me?" I asked with a humorless chuckle, "I don't care anymore, I've already lost everything that matters."

"No you didn't!" Obi-Wan shouted and I shot my head up to glare hatefully at him, I was visibly shaking with anger; the dark side once again was clouding my judgement; blackening my very soul and all I blamed was them, "He's in your mind Anakin, look at the body again."

I knitted my brows in confusion and also irritation, "Wha-"

"Look with a clear a mind." Ahsoka stepped closer to me with concerned eyes while she pointed to the body in my arms, "Thats not (y/n)."

I blinked rapidly as I looked down to (y/n) once more, only to see that Ahsoka was right, it wasn't her at all, "What?" I pushed the changeling out of my arms and back into the grass where I found them, "I don't understand, why did I-" The feeling of dread washed away from my body, my blackened soul was diminishing slowly once I realized that if this wasn't (y/n), she could still be alive.

"Sidious was messing with your head, (y/n) is still very much alive." She informed me and I stood up quickly as I wiped the tears from under my eyes, hope began to coarse through my veins like an addictive drug, "I don't understand why though, he was about to kill her; but he changed his mind and took her with him." She sighed, "I'm so sorry that we couldn't come to you sooner, the force is unstable right now; we're having a difficult time moving from place to place." Obi-Wan nodded in agreement.

I waved my hand to let them know it was okay, I was angry and filled with so much loathing only moments ago, but that was only because I thought the love of my life was dead in my arms. But the thought of her being alive was enough to pull me back out, my beacon of light is still shining.

And I needed to get to her quickly, we don't know why he's keeping her alive, it could easily be temporary. So now I only had one thing on my mind, getting my wife back, "Do you know where he took her?"

She sighed as she shook her head, "I'm not entirely sure, but my best bet is; he's taking her to Byss."

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(y/n)'s POV
I cowered in the corner of the cell the Emperors guards threw me in. Fear engulfed my body every time I heard the simplest of noises; a light tapping of a pipe, the scurrying of a rat, the sound of the muffled voices of guards who walked past my cell to make sure I was still here, anything really. I was terrified that he was going to come back in here, "Anakin." I whispered his name like he could hear me, "Please help me." I slowly pulled my knees to my chest, wincing at the pain it brought me.

I was given what the Emperor called a warm welcome.. I'm pretty sure my ankle is broken, my collar bone might be broken too, and don't even get me started on the bruises on my neck that were left from the guard who choked me till I was on the brink of passing out; only for him to let go and repeat the process a few times.

You ruined him.

Is what the Emperor growled during the time I was being mercilessly tortured. It probably would have stopped a lot earlier than it did, but me being me, I talked back, "I saved him." I would whisper to counter his statement, hence why he made the man choke me, he wanted me to shut up.

I wiped a few tears from under my eyes before eying my wedding ring that was dirty from this dust covered floor. Why the Emperor didn't just kill me is beyond my knowledge, maybe he was saving me for a more special occasion, like killing me in front of Anakin as his final act of torture.

This is the one time I hope that he doesn't actually come for me.

I began sobbing at the thought of seeing his shattered face if it comes down to that, I'd rather just die now than be used to bring my husband pain.

"In due time." I jumped up as terror clouded my mind and I pushed myself further into the wall by the sound of his rough voice, now I see why people do this, you're silently praying there is more distance. He cackled at my reaction to him as he pushed himself out of the shadows and into the light that shone through a small window that sat close to the ceiling.

"Get away from me!" I yelled as I turned my head so my cheek was pressed up against the cold stone wall. I closed my eyes and begged in my mind for him to leave, I didn't want to be put in pain anymore, I can already hardly lift my own arms.

I heard the sound of my cell door opening and I tightened my hold on my knees as I kept my eyes shut, "Relax dear girl, I will not hurt you any further, it's too risky." I felt his hand on top of mine and I shot my eyes open to meet his yellow ones only inches away from me.

Tears rolled down my cheeks as I let out a whimper, "What do you want from me?"

He smiled, a smile that could be seen only in children's nightmares. It held no joy and no sense of humanity, it merely held sinister and vile intentions which caused my stomach to turn uncomfortably, "You ruined my apprentice," He sighed, "I worked on him for years, and you crumbled it all down within months. I'm quite impressed, but then again, it proves he was vulnerable and weak from the start. He held too much humanity in him from his time as a Jedi." He growled at the name as his face got closer to mine, "It was mostly his power that I craved, but now.. I don't need him anymore. I found someone who is just as powerful, maybe even more powerful; I'm not sure yet, it's too early to tell. But I can train them to never sway from me."

I swallowed nervously as I tried pulling my body further from him, "Why are you telling me all this?"

His smile grew, "Because my dear," He reached his hand forward and I cringed as he brushed my hair behind my ear, "You asked me what I want from you." I became instantly nauseous from his touch, "And what I want is currently inside of you, I can feel it."

My eyes widened as my breathe hitched in my throat, "I'm-" No I couldn't be, I haven't had any signs, have I? An empty gallon container of pudding says otherwise..

He gripped my hair and I yelled as he pulled me to my feet and pressed his hand against my stomach while he pushed against the wall, "I can already feel power." He dug his nails into my skin painfully and I let out a cry as I felt blood dripping down my abdomen, "Yours and Vader's little baby is going to be mine."

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•So this is my 3rd chapter of the day haha which is why it's soo much shorter like 300 words shorter, I tired myself out. Butt I really wanted to post this to pull out out of that cliffhanger since it unsure if I'll be able to post tomorrow. ♥️
•There are about 2-3 chapters left, MAYBE 4. Including the epilogue. Ahh I'm sad it's ending this has been my favorite book to write out of all of them.  But this has to happen eventually 😭
•Please let me know your thoughts on this!💕