Page 128 of Long Live
Her world went black.
Epilogue
Sebastian
Shewasgone.Theywere both gone.
In a cloud of purple and ink, Celesine and Isla had…disappeared.
He’d never gotten the chance to tell her. That she’d been the one constant, shining light in his sea of obscurity the last two years, and she didn’t even know. She didn’t know therealhim, but he knew her. Even before he’d appeared to her that night at the tavern, he knew who she was. Had been observing her for two years while under Celesine’s control. He’d seen her strength in overcoming heartache and loss, her unwavering loyalty to friends and family, her fire when fighting for those she loved. Her beauty and grace and goodness. It reminded him of the ruler he wanted to be before he had succumbed to the darkness completely.
Now he was free because of her. His guardian angel, his crimson savior.
And she was gone.
But…she’d taken his blood. He’d watched as she consumed it, still mixed with her own, the moment before she—
Was it possible? Would the transference of power have worked that quickly, in her dying breath? And if so, where had she gone?
Still on his knees where her body had been moments before, he clutched his hair in bloody hands, ignoring the sharp pain in his side. He would move kingdoms to find her, if she still lived.
He would get her back.
The king rose from his knees.
