Salvation

"Even if we can't be together in the end, it's okay," she whispered to him. He brushed a lock of blonde hair behind one of her delicate ears. Her eyes filled with tears as she looked up into his dark eyes. "I'm just glad that you saved me that day. Spending these past few months with you have been--"

He silenced her with a kiss. It was slow. They took their time, committing this final act of intimacy to memory.

"You are the first and only person I will ever love Dahlia, and you're the only person who has ever truly loved me. You looked past everything; you loved me. You loved Death."

© MaKayla Slade 2013-2014