Always & Forever

Chapter 19: Lovers & sinners

Light warm air crashing on the red head's side of the face. Two lovers into each other's arm asleep, tangled into green bedsheets. Her hair spread across his face where he inhaled her cinnamon and honey scent all night long. A scene full of tenderness, only existing in fairytales or romance novels.

The ray of lights that went through the curtains caressed gently the couple. A pair of emerald eyes started to open at a leisurely pace, freckled nose intoxicated by the smell of citrus and leather of her lover. Her body slowly turned to face him. Her sparkling green eyes looked at him, Axel looked like an angel, peacefully sleeping.

"If you knew how much I love you..." Maya whispered, her heart aching from the need to always be with him and the knowledge that they will soon be separated.

"No matter the amount of love you have for me Maya, know that I love you more." Axel answered as his cerulean eyes opened just to look at her with a bright smile. "Good morning my love."

"Good morning Axel." The girl replied as her tears started to fall from the corner of her eyes, pulling her face against his bare chest with the warmth of salted water touching his skin.

"Hey..." His hand moved up from the bottom of her back to her chin, lifting it up so her emeralds could find their ways to his sky-blue eyes. Their gazes dived into each other's as if their souls were connecting to one. "What's wrong? Why the sad face and these tears?"

"I wish we could be like this forever..." She simply replied at first. "If Ominis finds out that I didn't listen to him... Merlin only knows what can happen... I'm scared Axel... So scared..."

"We'll be fine." The blond boy answered to the redhead's trembling voice, scanning her mind just to confirm her words and that nothing else was wrong. His hands cupped her cheeks while his thumbs wiped away the crystals pearls from her eyes. "As long as I am here, no one will hurt you."

"But what if someone hurts you? Axel, if anything were to happen to y-"

He didn't let her finish her sentence that soft lips were placed on hers as he knew it was the only way to hush her right now. Green eyes widened before leisurely closing, her heartbeats slowed down to the gentle touch, feeling all his love as Axel held her as close as possible.

Meanwhile the lovers were intertwined, Ominis Gaunt was stepping from his room to Maya's pretty joyfully. The young man was hoping for his fiancée to behave after how he talked to her. Gaunt was also happy to have a plan to get rid of Axel if necessary, if Maya could behave until their wedding then he'll tell to Sebastian to abord the plan since he would be the winner to have her as his: Maya Gaunt. The idea of it brought a smile on his face as he reached her door.

Three knocks resonated before the silence was the only answer the blind man got. With a bite on his bottom lip, Ominis tried again, calling her name this time just in case but once more, no sound. Maybe Maya was still sleeping, after a whole evening to be up, with all the events, she must be tired he thought so the boy took the liberty of stepping inside of the room.

He went to bed with the guiding of his wand. Weirdly, the bed felt empty but who knows, maybe it was his imagination or his wand had maybe a problem. His slender body leaned gradually to the mattress as his hand went where the redhead was supposed to lay. His cloudy eyes widened to the feel of nothing more than the coldness of the bedsheets, this time his voice yelling her name but the room remained quiet.

With gritted teeth as his anger began to rise, Gaunt stood up straight and controlled the whole area but no one was there. A house elf arrived to clean the room and saw the guest furiously checking the room upside down for any trace of his fiancée.