The Devil in Boots - Manan ff

Prolouge

"MANIK...MANIK...MANIK" Nandini was screaming on top of her voice searching for Manik, the love of her life, whose life was in danger because of her existence, because of her secrets. The dense forest was silent, the only sound echoing was her voice calling for manik.

"Nandini" a voice glided in the air, lingering in her ears like a whisper, his voice. She ran in the speed of the wind to the direction from where she heard the whisper. For a mere human the forest was deadly silent but for Nandini even the sound of breathing was clear as a scream. After running for almost 10 mins she stopped in the most scariest sight she have ever seen. There was nothing in this whole universe that can scare her except when it comes to manik.

He was lying on the ground covered with blood. Blood oozing out of his head and mouth while those bloodsuckers was laughing and smelling him. Their phangs were coming out. Manik was scared. He knew about them, about her. He was looking at her with a small smile on his face even between the scariest moment of his life. This shattered her heart into million pieces. Her eyes turning red and phangs coming out.

Manik stretched his hands towards her. In no time she ran towards him and scooped him up and left. The bloodsuckers followed her but she was the fastest, they lost her track. She reached a dark place where only the light of a small lamp was seen. It was a small cottage. She rushed inside and placed manik on the couch. His heartbeat was feeble. His eyelids closing. "Nandini..don't" he reached out his hands to wipe the tears falling from her eyes. "Am sorry..yeh sab meri vajah se" she sobbed. "It's not ur fault Nandu. It's not. It's my time. I hav..." Nandini didn't let him complete his sentence. "I..I won't let you leave me. You can't leave me alone like others did, you promised me" Nandini held his hands close to her heart. "I know baby, but there is no other option" manik said in a weak voice. He has lost lot of blood and he was loosing his strength. "There is a way..there is..but I promised you I won't do it" there was a glint of hope in her eyes which faded when she remembered her promise to him. "I want you to do it. Am asking you to break that promise" manik said his eyes closing. "No don't go" Nandini said and within no time her phangs pierced his neck.