Untie my heart

This is how it has to be River / Rose

I can't stop my tears from falling as Becca lifts her bloody hand and places it softly on mine. I still have my hands pushed hard on the open wound on her chest but I know it's not enough, Becca needs medical help now. My eyes slowly meet Becca's as she smiles softly, she is so calm, how is she so calm? Becca keeps her eyes on me for a moment before her attention moves to something behind me. My stomach drops as I hear Rose's voice gently speaking "River please move over".

I shake my head no hard, I know Rose wants to finish this but I can't let her, I can't let her kill Becca. My tear filled eyes meet Becca's again and she smiles warmly at me and nods, silently telling me to listen to Rose. I shake my head no again "I can't" I whisper sadly, I can't let Rose kill her, I know she has no choice but I just can't.

"River, I know your scared but you need to move away from her" Rose says firmly yet softly. I can't, my body refuses to move, I just can't force myself away from Becca. My hands are still firmly pressed on Becca's wound as Becca begins to speak "River, g-go p-please, I-I need you to t-take H-Hope away from th-this" she says softly. I still don't move, I stay holding my ground until Hope and Garret begin pulling my body away from my dying mate.

I fight hard to stay beside her but I am in shock, it feels as if my body weighs a thousand pounds, each movement I attempt to make pushing my body hard, I am crashing fast and no matter how hard I try to stop it I can't. My eyes finally drift from Becca to Rose, she looks worried but smiles softly at me as I am dragged away.

I fight with everything I have until everything becomes too much, I can feel my body shutting down as darkness creeps over my vision. The last thing that registers is a blinding pain in my heart, the pain is beyond anything I have ever felt and even on the brink of unconsciousness I know, I know this pain is the pain of my bond breaking with my mate. This is the pain you feel when you mate dies.

Rose
My heart stings as I watch River being dragged away, don't get me wrong I hate Becca but seeing the man I love in pain kills me. Lisa limps towards us as I kneel down in front of Becca. Sam's wolf joins shortly before Lisa arrives, Sam is covered in blood, the witch queens blood. Sam suddenly shifts, panic and worry dance in her eyes as she watches her best friend dying.

As soon as Becca jumped in front of that fireball Sam lost it, she rushed towards the queen with one mission in mind, Sam was going to kill her no matter what. My eyes stayed glued to Sam as she tore the witch queen to pieces, she looked almost feral as the witch queen screamed out in pain. Lisa fell hard to the ground as Sam delivered the final blow, it was almost poetic watching the old queen's lifeless body fall to the ground as Lisa stood on shaking legs staring down at the woman who tried so hard to destroy her.

My eyes met Sams and in that moment I know, I know that this is over, this is the end. I stand silently over Becca's bleeding body, I have seen enough death to know that its just a matter of time. Sam holds Becca's limp hand and cries, seeing these two women suffering surprisingly brings me no joy, it hurts that this is how it will end.

Lisa stands beside me, a deep frown playing on her lips as she watches Becca bleeding out. I take a deep breath before speaking "can you do anything?" I whisper, I can't speak loudly as I feel a lump forming in my throat. Lisa is quiet for a moment before responding "I can try but it's a long shot, she is in really bad shape. Also there will be a price to pay, dark magic comes with a cost".

Sams eyes meet Lisa's, I can see the determination shining through as her body shakes from her sobbing. "What's the price?" Sam asks with desperation in her voice.

Lisa looks to the ground "we won't know until it's over, it could be anything but what I do know is it will be something dear to her" Lisa says confidently. Sam smiles sadly down at Becca before nodding "do it" she whispers while holding her best friends hand.

Lisa looks to me for permission, without hesitation I nod in agreement, I do hate Becca but she saved Hope and Lisa's life today. This war may start up again but I can't let it end like this, not if we have even this slightest chance.

"Everyone move away" Lisa demands as she kneels down beside Becca. The low hypnotic sound of Lisa's chanting fills the air, I hold my breath as I watch smoke swirling around Becca's body. Becca begins breathing rapidly, her eyes roll back in her head as Lisa's chanting becomes louder and more desperate. I can't take my eyes off the sight in front of me, Becca's body begins to thrash around, frantic movements that show how much pain she is in. Becca's thrashing and screaming suddenly stop, her body goes limp as her heart beats one last time.

My body shakes as I look down at Becca's lifeless body, a pathetic sob escapes Sams lips as we watch Becca's life force slip away. I can't speak, I can't breath, I did not expect this and honestly it hurts to see her lifeless body. Lisa is still chanting as the tears begin falling from my eyes, I am in shock but Lisa is still trying. I can't look away from Becca's pale face but the sudden glow of a light in Lisa's hand finally pulls my attention away. I watch as Lisa slams the ball of light hard into Becca's chest, Becca's body tenses, much like someone who is shocked with a defibrillator, her body finally falls hard back to the ground and as the smoke clears I can hear the faint beating of a heart, Becca's heart.