SILVER-HAIRED
Chapter 199: The Story Of Fire And Ice {20}

Chapter 199: The Story Of Fire And Ice {20}

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"Yelena", my body stilled when I heard the overly familiar voice, with my teary eyes I turned, seeing Nicklaus as he looked down at me with so much intensity, my heart broke, it broke apart to a point I couldn’t breathe, for I knew exactly the curse she laid to me, The Curse Of Mismatch. I was lucky enough to read about it, being Mortal I thought it would be best if I read all about the spells and curses and other things that have to do with the magical Realm.

"Yelena," he said my name once again as he came towards me at a slow pace, I could see the sadness, the pain, the longing, and gods how much he misses me all within his very orbs, I was the only one who could read him after all. But worse is that I didn’t react to it, I didn’t feel anything, I couldn’t feel the tingling sensation I always felt whenever he was around me, I no longer felt love for him anymore, I no longer craved him, I no longer wanted him, my soul was shut away from his.

He leaned down to me, one knee on the ground, I made whimpering sounds of sadness, why was this happening? Why can’t fate just leave us be? Why is this happening? Why?

He reached for me and his hand caressed my fur. I didn’t even do anything, it was all gone, I no longer saw him, I no longer felt him, he was no longer my destined.

"Lena!"

"Nicklaus!"

At the voices my heart skipped a beat, my golden orbs met Alaric’s, and then the spark that was meant only for Nicklaus fell to him, the love I felt only for Nicklaus was registered to him, but my heart cannot bear it, my heart cannot accept it, for his sake for HIM the only choice I had was to go away. I wish to go away.

Suddenly as my wish came through a portal that opened behind me, it came from me and I knew it, it must have answered my wishes about needing to go away.

I took one last long look at Nicklaus who didn’t leave their gaze with mine, even for a second, I saw the confusion in his orbs. He must have felt I wasn’t drawn to him anymore, he must have felt how different things were now.

Goodbye Nicklaus. I was gone at the speed of lightning without looking back at the portal and I vanished.

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"It hurts mother," I said as the tears once again filled my eyes. "And now you see it"

"I have watched both of you for 2 millennia" she snapped at me. "I have seen it all, over and over again, and I know just how much you need each other... which is why on my dying breath I sent my soul to him" she waved her hand,

"What?" I turned to the scene, it was Mother’s spirit from speaking to Nicklaus I could see how angry he was, he was enraged by her mere presence.

"This was before he met you at the forest, I egged him on so that he may go to you so that he may experience you leave before his eyes and even at that, even as you turned your back at him he still came"

My wide eyes on my mother. "H-H-He’s in the spirit Forest?", the mere thought of it made my heart race.

She strokes a nod.

I gave a breath of relief, and a smile found my lips, I faced the scene seeing the several images changing before me, my eyes caught one when he was in our chambers holding unto the sheets and sniffing on them, and the icy tears flowing from his eyes, I wanted nothing more than to console him right now, hold him, kiss him and tell him everything was okay. But I should know this wasn’t real, he wasn’t really here.

"I’m not asking you to forgive me, my child"

I faced my mother and my body grew numb when I saw her body cracking in shiny lights, she was fading away, her soul must be desecrating from this plane.

"Listen to me Yelena" she began in a serious tone. "That shadow is something ancient"

The shadow that killed me in my past life and possessed Zelda, was ancient?

"You won’t know happiness until you find it, whatever that thing was, whatever it did to alter those memories, I know it’s after something and I believe we might have just played into its game"

"I don’t understand"

She placed her hand on my cheek and I’m overcome by the warmth that flushed through my body like a wave.

"I know your mate will never let history repeat itself. I believe Nicklaus will protect you" she says with a smile on her lips and my eyes leisurely went wide because that was the first time she has ever said something good about Nicklaus and more said his middle name.

"I will always... always love you my child" and then she hugs me tightly as she slowly disappears. "I’m so sorry for never listening to you, forgive a horrible mother like me", her voice echoed.

I slowly opened my eyes realizing she was gone and that which remained was shiny lights around me, I was still... my sad eyes watching the lights flicker around me.

She must have really loved me, a mother’s love just like the Handler told me, her actions had reasons that were uncovered and she spared effort to stick around for the truth.

I placed my hands on my arms, my teeth clenched as the tears fell uncontrollably, I thought I cried myself to the point there was no water left in me to spare but it seemed like my pain sewed deep. Every truth that was presented to me played in my head, like a replay of everything that I have lost filling the blanks, my memories have returned, and I was a complete Yelena. A smile found my lips...

I was a complete Yelena Darkmore, Empress of the vampire Realm and wife to a Vampire god. And it was time to set everything right and reclaim my happiness... I’m not letting even a damn shadow get in my way of it AGAIN.