18 years
"Zayden’s POV
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***Flashback***
“If you are wondering why I refused to testify against you then I know you could easily escape out of all this, Zayden Staunton.”, Mia, John’s wife said fearlessly, looking directly into my eyes. “But one day, God will make you pay for your crimes and you will also lose a loved one.”, She added.
***Flashback ends***
“You...you had also cursed me with those words.”, I said, looking at her angrily.
‘Die...she needs to die.’
Kill her...
Kill her both daughters...
I grabbed her by her neck and lifted her in the air. She was trying to fight against me but it was too bad. I was way stronger than she could even assume.
“Zayden”, I heard someone calling my name. Well, that someone was just anyone but it was the voice of my Grace.
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“This is the last time I am asking you, sweetheart, because next time my gun will be speaking. SAY. MY. NAME.”,
“Z...Zayden.”
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That was the first time when she had called me by my name. I quickly turned around to see whether it was really her and found her soul looking at me. Well, to be specific, looking disgustedly at me.
“Leave her. She will die.”, She shouted in worry.
“Then let her die. Because she is the reason, you’re not here with me.”
“Leave her, Zayden. Or, I will never come back to you.”, Grace used her old ways to convince me. She knew that I would do anything for her. I left Mia’s neck and she fell down on the floor.
“Fine. I left her”, I said and gave her a small smile but she was still glaring at me. “Now, please come back to your body. I know god has to return your soul if I will kill all the creatures one by one.”, I said and grinned. I knew I might sound like a maniac but what could I do? I love my sweetheart a lot. “I have kept your body safe, so that you can…”
“I am not returning back, Zay. So, please let me rest in peace.”, She said and immediately something snapped inside me.
***
Grace’s POV
He shook his head and groaned out loud. “You don’t want to return? You want me to suffer by dying, is that what you want?”, He shouted angrily at my face. I flew and tried to touch his cheek softly but he took a step away from my touch, he was mad.
Generally, A spirit couldn’t touch or feel anything but since he was my mate, I could touch him or feel his feelings.
“You killed my family, Zay. I saw my mother, father and Blake in the spirit world. And knowing that you killed my parents because of your insanity, I couldn’t forgive you.”
“I killed them?”, He asked in confusion. He himself had no idea how much destruction he had made in the whole world because of me.
I nodded at his question. “There is no way I could stay with this NEW you or love you. So, I reject my life and this body.”, I whispered softly and firmly told him my decision. I saw, he took a moment to absorb the words before he grabbed me.
“Don’t do this, sweetheart. You know that I can never imagine hurting anyone you love, whatever happened was my mistake but please don’t leave me. Not again.”, He pleaded and I could feel how desperate he sounded, I knew I was not fair to him who already did everything for me, but I couldn’t take any more thinking about how many innocent creatures died because of it. It hurt me.
He must stop.
He did that because of me.
I should stop him, I am the only one who would be able to stop this madness.
“I am dead now, Zay and please accept it.”, I said smiling, before putting my forehead on his.
He shook his head. “Don’t speak about your death, Grace.”, He snapped.
I sighed “I met the moon goddess and came to know about the curse”, I said and saw him freeze with fire in his eyes.
“I will kill her!!!”, He roared but I quickly hugged him tight and hid my face on his neck, afraid if he suddenly went to his mother and did something horrible. I tried to make him look at me but he kept turning his head without seeing my eyes.
“I don’t want you to be like this, Zay. You are hurting me by behaving like this. I wanted you to leave all the violence when I was alive but you never listened to me. At that time, you were blinded with the feeling of revenge and anger and you are doing the same even after my death. I want you to stop it, Zayden. I will wish in our next life, you will be a good person and for that you...you have to let me go in this life.”, I tried not to choke on my own tears. I wrapped my arms around his neck and gave him a tight embrace, knowing that this was my last time. I wouldn't have these memories in my next life and until then, Zayden had to wait, wait for me!
“No”, For the first time, I heard Zayden’s voice break and I could feel him trembling.
Knowing that he was crying for me, I couldn’t hold my tears anymore.
“Promise me that you will not harm anyone, until it is really required.”, I asked.
“I promise.”
“Thank you...thank you, Zay. Now, I can leave peacefully.”
“No, please no, sweetheart”, He cupped my face, but I couldn’t see him anymore. My vision was blurry and I knew that it’s just a second before I would be gone.
“I love you always, Dominic and Zayden”, I said firmly and allowed myself to be taken by the air, back to the spirit world.
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Dominic POV
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“Graceeee, Nooooo”
“I...love...you”
Everything I had done for her, this was not what I had ever planned, to see her dead...again. And I knew in all my life I had to face the same fate.
“Dom…”, I heard the voice of the moon goddess.
“WHY?”, I shouted at her.
“It’s your destiny, Dom.”, She said, on which I roared in anger and made everything shattered.
“Jennifer...Grace…”, I sobbed painfully, not caring that she was looking at my miserable state. “Why? What’s my fault? That I fell in love?”, I sobbed. “I will meet with her again but only to see her dead again?”, I asked bitterly, to which she smiled.
“No. I am taking back the curse which I had given to you. I realized it late but I have seen how deep your love was for her and how unfair I treated you both.”
“I don’t believe you.”, I scoffed rudely.
“Then, feel it practically after 18 years from the date on which you will let go of Grace's body, along with the soul of your pup.”
“18 years…”, I muttered softly.
#TBC"
