They say illness is like an unending war where your own body betrays you, by eating away your very soul, you ended up failing to do the simplest things. Unable to enjoy the joys of life, you become a prisoner in your own body and shadow of your former self, simple things like breathing are done with lots of pain and difficultly since the lungs you once used to breathe decided to quit on you. Breathing tubes become your only way of survival and that was the way it was for Bella.
Bella laid lifeless on her hospital bed with an oxygen mask attached to her face, she was cold and lifeless her skin was pale white with dark circles under her caramel brown eyes which were currently closed shut her once beautiful red made up lips were now purple dry, and cracked, her hair was dull and washed out.
Bella was in a delicate state which could be seen in her loss of body mass all that was left of her was a bony, weak, bruised, and anemic version of herself the smell of drugs could smelt all over her weak body. She has connected an IV that was attached to a blood bag due to the high loss of blood she sustained when she cut her wrists Bella's body had betrayed her yet gain it could no longer sustain itself forcing the doctors to put on life support
She was a living vegetable ever since she fell into a coma, Calel had never left her bedside, he couldn't help but blame himself for his wife's condition, he kept on thinking if had left Bella alone this wouldn't have happened but because he was selfish and missed her he came into contact with her full knowing he was bad for her
But how could he stay away, Bella was the love of his life even if she had no memories of their past lives and everything they have been through together she was still calel's light who had seen him through treacherous and painful times in his life and giving up on her was not an option it would be like reaping out his soul he knew they were Cursed and their love was impossible
But he wasn't about to give up on her, death had taken Bella from Calel one too many times, and every time she died it left his whole heart taking away a piece of him every single time. He was left shattered and destroyed when Mae broke his heart he thought he would never love again the sight of Mae in bed with his brother crippled his very essence he became heartless cold mean and
Vindictive shutting off his humanity he became a bloodthirsty demon called the CRIMSON REAPER.
He and his blood lust reached are new high he would attack every woman who came close to him
, he would drain the all blood from their bodies then reaping it into pieces which would later be put back together in a bloody mess, Lady Aya of Athea was about to meet the same fate until Bella broke it up saving her. but in doing so she sacrificed her freedom she was then captured by the Ancient One's and turned into a slave
But Calel always blamed her for his capture and many times tried to get her killed even when they allied to escape the hell their we're subjected to, during their captivity due to Calels inability to trust people and women who thought we're backstabbing Bitch his only desire was to make them suffer and enjoy every minute of it they would always prove him right and give up on him.
But not Bella though she was a slave and she was mistreated and went through the worst ordeal is a woman can ever experience due to Calel she never gave up on him because she saw good in him, Good which Calel had not yet seen himself. She saved him from himself and the pains of wounds inflicted on him due to the war between the ANCIENT ONE'S and his FATHER, Bella stayed by his side no matter how much he pushed her away.
Until he got back on his feet but now because of him Bella the love of his life is fighting for her life, and he doesn't know whether she would survive but she wasn't going to give up on her, he was going stay by her until she gets back on her feet as she did for him. So that once she gets better they can finish their love story, that cruel fate cheated them out of it, even if it took eternity he would break the curse and they would stay together.
Calel still remembers that horrible ordeal they went through the year was 1819 are year filled with painful pains and misery a pitiful existence his father had left for dead underneath the world he once called home became intolerable prison. She didn't deserve what did to her even afer she stayed by his side as he served his setenced
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