"That is my only destination." the pain in his voice undid her.
She held his hands and they both disappeared from the horse and landed in front of the lake.
"Why did we not choose this way from the start?" his warm breath washed over her face as he kept holding her in his arms.
"It would have been boring to just apparate here. What can I do? I want to ride the horse with you." she shrugged when he chuckled but his voice was still pained.
She kept staring at his face when the smile on his face died down and his face turned grim again.
She could not bear it, so she stood on her tiptoes and kissed him. When her lips touched his, he froze. He was so still that she thought that his corruption was returning.
But when she moved her hands to his heart, he breathed again. She heard a muffled sob in his voice that shattered her insides.
He wrapped his arms around her waist and pulled her closer in a tight embrace as if he was trying to make sure that he would not lose her again.
She responded with moving her lips on his with such tenderness as if she was trying to pour all her love in the kiss. She wanted to assure him that he was not going to lose her again.
His lips opened and she entered, touching his tongue with hers, it soon intertwined like their bodies which were on fire.
But the kiss did not go long, the moment Rafael realized he had broken again, he took a step back.
She looked at him with confusion but when his eyes met hers, the pain in her heart filled her eyes. He shook his head and touched her cheeks tenderly. His eyes filled with inscrutable emotions. She tried to hold him but he held her hands with his other hand and kissed her forehead.
They stood that way for what seemed like an eternity but it was only a few minutes in reality when Rafael took a step back.
She frowned when he jumped an inch away.
"Hazel, I love you but I think we should keep our distance. What if you have a vampire in your belly!" he was scared to death when her eyes narrowed as she disappeared and landed in front of him.
"So what if I am giving birth to a vampire?" her voice told him that she was displeased but it also indicated that she got his doubts well.
"I want you to give birth to both, a vampire and a witch. Or maybe a hybrid. As long as they look like you, I will love them with all my heart." His voice was so tender that she melted again.
She sighed and leaned on his chest when he held her in his arms and rubbed her back.
"Does it mean that we are going to abstain?" That would be hard. She wanted nothing more than being taken by him then and there.
"It is good for our child. Once you give birth..."
"Alright, don't say that!" she punched his chest with annoyance when he chuckled but his eyes turned deeper, a layer of mist filled them. When she would give birth.. Would he be there to make love to her?
"Hazel, will you promise me one thing?" She knew that she would not like what he was going to say but when he raised her head by holding her chin, she found herself nodding even when she did not want to.
"When you feel that i am going to lose control, you will kill me before i harm our children..." that was all he wanted. He felt her going stiff in his arms and then shaking her head.
"You would never do that."
"Yes, but if I do, you must realize that the Rafael you love is not there anymore. And you have to kill my body before it will be something I would hate!"
"Then I will bring you back from the depths of hell. After all, my father is the king of hell."