I heard someone scream.

And as I looked around, I realized that I was the one to let out that blood curling sound.

I fell down to my knees and held his head in my arms, close to my chest, close to my heart.

He looked up at me with all the energy he had left in his body and smiled.

I sobbed harder.

“What did you do!?” I cried

“I saved your life, you ungrateful child” he smiled

“I’m no child!” I bickered like I used to, before I realized the situation we were in, “Oh my God, Sam! Oh my God!” I screamed “Why!? After everything I did to you? I was supposed to kill you! You weren’t supposed to do it yourself! And for me! On top of everything!”

“I-“ he winced from the pain in his chest, I wept harder, “I love you” he said, “Ironic isn’t it? Almost a year ago I told you I’ll fight you to death” he shuffled in pain, and swallowed “And here I am now, telling you I love you while taking my last breaths”

I stared at him deeply, I wanted to tell him how much I loved him too, I wanted to kiss him on the lips the same way he did all the way back in the dark library, I wanted to hug him senseless, but nothing was coming out, I couldn’t move, the only thing I could do was stare at him.

“It-it’s okay” he gulped, “you don’t have to say it back, I knew from the start that you could never love me, we’re far too different. I love you Delilah, I always have and always will, even when I told you otherwise”

And as he finished his confession, I felt his body go limp and saw his eyes losing all the life.

“SAMSON NO! PLEASE GOD NO! PLEASE! PLEASE! NO NO NO NO NOOOOO!!” I screamed and screamed “I LOVE YOU! I LOVE YOU SO DAMN MUCH IT HURTS ME TO BREATHE! DON’T LEAVE ME! I’M SORRY!”

No matter how much I screamed, nothing was going to change.

It was only him and I in the big empty ballroom, where my father had compelled me to torture and kill him, “my dear daughter,” he said as people danced around, “you shall kill that Hybrid, for I fear he is much too strong, his existence is a threat to the Throne,” he looked around then continued “but first, you must trick him, he’s a smart creature” he said, “And if you fail to do as I say my dear daughter, you and your sisters shall face the same destiny as your traitor of a mother, for there is no place in this Kingdom for traitors” he paused “you have until the next full moon” and he kissed my forehead and left.

A vampire king’s compulsion can never be broken, I didn’t want to break it at first anyway, I hated my father, but I hated Samson much more, or so I thought. Every day I spent with him, I fell in love with him more and more, while betraying him every step of the way. Until I started looking for ways to break the spell and save myself and my sisters at the same time.

I found a way to break the compulsion, but it was impossible! I had to ask a Hybrid to break it, a pure blooded one, and the only one that still existed was the one I was trying to kill.

But turns out, Samson knew all about it from the start.

And as we stood face to face in the empty ballroom at the night of the full moon, his eyes burning bright and my sword to his chest, I said; “Break it Samson! Break the compulsion and save yourself!”

“I thought you hated me little Delilah? Why are you sparing me now?”

“Do it now! I can’t fight it anymore!” I screamed

“I tried to find ways to kill your father you know? I was trying to find a way to save the day, but nothing could be done in time, so here I am now Delilah, kill me! Kill me and save yourself and your sisters!”

“No! I am no murderer! You can break it! Do it! I’m begging you!”

“If I did, and you didn’t kill me before sunrise, you’ll die. I can’t let that happen”

“What do you mean?” I asked

“I mean… This” he said as he sprinted towards me slamming himself straight through the Phoenix sword, the only sword that could kill a hybrid.

And that’s when I screamed.

He sacrificed his life to save mine… after all I did…