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“She needs a heartkeeper or she’ll die,” Aurora said in a rush, tears choking her voice

And of course, Aurora, always thinking she needed to save the world just because she happened to be smarter than most

“Open your eyes, damn you”

He shook her, again and again, and still she wouldn’t have given in if she had not heard hiain—-

“Damn you Open them for me, please” His voice broke

Ilie’s chest exploded in painful relief as he saw Soleil’s eyes flutter open The permanent wound over his heart blazed, his brothers in blood asking hi

In the distance, the clock chimed

Three ht

“Daed down at her “Be my heartkeeper now”

She sht broke his heart because it was like she was saying goodbye to him

And now he re him—-

Ale—-

A hopeless romantic

Soleil was a foolishly hopeless romantic

He whispered rawly, “You bloody fool”

“Your ords, hed then choked, and coldness wrapped around his heart when he saw that she had choked out blood without knowing it

“Who the fuck cares?” he hissed “Because it’s goddamn true You’re a bloody fool, and you’re bloody selfish, to curse me like you’re cursed—-”

“N-no—-”

More blood

“Yes,” he snarled “You’ve cursed me”

She was crying inside of her, but she was unable to make a sound because it was already as if the monster inside of her had taken control

“I d-didn’t—-”

A tear slipped froether with a drop of blood

“Stop it,” Fleur screa her—-”

The clock chimed

Two minutes

“If you go, then you’re cursing me to an eternity without happiness and love,” Ilie said harshly “I’ knohat that means? I’m a half-demon, and so the words that you want to hear will not come easy—-”

Tears and blood continued to le

God He could feel her life seeping out of her, and outside, the wolves in the kingdo

I think…I could have made you say the words…if I had more time

The words see from her, and Soleil’s eyes drifted closed

No

NO!

He shouted in his oddamn you You don’t need more time because you already have it

And it was true

Now, he kneas true

I would never admit it if this didn’t happen—-