I made a mistake when I fell in love with the prince of wolves. His name is Elias, and he is a werewolf. Handsome, caring, and kind, there is nothing I’d ask him to change. He, himself, wasn’t the mistake.

His species was.

My name is Callisto, and I am the prince of vampires. Our species do not get along, falling in love is forbidden.

My dear Elias sits on death row, and I can’t do anything to stop it.

We met ten years ago today, in a beautiful meadow. We were twelve and eleven, he’s the older one. We laughed, we played, and we had fun together in that meadow. He always told me that he would take me away from this place, to live freely. We had planned to run away and live out our lives, and now that will never happen.

It hurts to think of him now. I am the reason he was captured and I will be the reason he is slain.

“Your majesty, it’s time.” My guard told me, gulping. If looks could kill, the glare I gave him would have destroyed him.

I silently head to the door, hoping to spare my love from the torture they would surely give him. “I am going to see him one last time.” I tell the guard, “I wish to have ten minutes with him, we are not to be disturbed.” I watched as the timid guard nodded, then I left to the dungeons.

I frown as I reach his cell, he looked so cold and weak. The guards let me in, I rushed to his side and knelt down. I gazed into my lovers eyes and gave him a soft smile. We shared a kiss, then I broke into tears.

“Hush my love.” Elias whispered to me as he gently touched my cheek, “My beautiful Callisto, it will be okay. I love you.”

“This is all my fault.” I cried, “I wish we never met.”

Elias kissed my forehead, “Then my world be filled with nothing but darkness. You are my sunshine, do not let them win.”

I laid down, resting my head against his chest. “Eli, love, I-“ I looked up at him, “I have a way to be together forever, it would be painless and quicker than what they would do.”

He looked at me, sadness in his eyes. He nodded softly, then stroked my cheek. “I wanted you to live your life.”

“What is a life without your soulmate?” I asked him, then removed two small vials from my pocket. “I love you.”

Elias took one of the vials, he smiled a bit. “I love you as well my Calli.”

We drank the poison together and laid down, letting it do its job.

Five minutes before Elias was to be executed, a guard entered the cell. His eyes widened when he saw the two laying there. Elias and Callisto had died in each other’s arms. The lovers were finally at peace.