Wings of Darkness: Book 1 of The Immortal Sorrows Series (37 page)

     I nodded.  “All of them. 
You killed them all.”  Her heartbeat was erratic; she had destroyed her
enemies, but the cost was too high.

    “Good.”  That one word held deep
satisfaction. “What about Fate?  Did I get her, too?”

    “I’m sorry.” I shook my head. “She
escaped, and took the child.”

     “Damn,” she said weakly, “I don’t
think I can do that trick again.  At least Madeleine wasn’t hurt.” 

     “It was truly impressive.”

     “I’ve been practicing. 
Thought I would surprise you.  Were you surprised?”

     “Very.”  Her fingers found
mine.  They were cold to the touch. 

     “Find Madeleine, Asher.  Help
her, if you can.  She doesn’t deserve this, and she tried to help us.”

     “I know.  I will.”  Blood
trickled from the corner of her eye, and the sight of it terrified me. 
“You should rest, Isabel.”

     She chuckled softly.  “That
shouldn’t be a problem. I’m pretty sure I’m dying.”

     “No.  I would know, if you
were.”

     “You’re a bad liar, Asher.” Pain
flickered across her face.  “I think I liked it better when I was numb,”
she groaned.

     “Let me help you.”  I had
never felt so helpless.  She was right, I was a bad liar. 

     “You can’t fix me this time.” 
The grip she had on my hand weakened.  “Just remember… no matter what Fate
did to me, I loved you.  That was real.  I just wish I’d told you
sooner.”

     I leaned down and kissed her
softly, felt her last breath against my lips.  “I love you, and I will
find you.” A hollow, suffocating pain bloomed inside my chest. I thought I knew
what pain was, but that was nothing.  Watching the one you love die in
your arms, and knowing you will never hold them again; that is pain.

     I placed my palm against her heart
and waited for it to stutter out its last beat.  Then, I released her
soul…her beautiful, rose-gold soul.  “I
will
find you,” I promised.

The End

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Sorrows series,

Wings of Shadow.

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husband, Steve Wingler.  You gave me noise-cancelling headphones so I
could hear myself think.  That makes you the best husband ever.

Sherri Wingler is the
author of Wings of Darkness, Book 1 of The Immortal Sorrows Series.

She lives and works
in Indiana.

Sherri shares her
home with her husband Steve, way too many rescued kitty cats, two geriatric
dogs, and one co-dependent Shih-Tzu, named Spanky.  (Without Spanky’s help,
this book would have been finished much sooner!)

When she isn’t
writing, or working in the real world, her spare time is spent raising money
for her local Humane Society, in the hopes that she can save at least a few
little critters.