Avelian wrapped her arms around him, hugging him tightly and burying her face in his chest, nuzzling into him and resting in his comforting scent.
"I can't…I cannot live without you, Draven. I cannot breathe." She spoke in a barely audible tone, sobbing uncontrollably.
Draven was silent. He could not seem to utter a word, overwhelmed by the fact that he never dreamed there'd be someone on this earth who would ever love him this much.
"Sunshine." He began to caress her hair. "Please go. Let him save you. Don't die with me; it would be very selfish of me if I allowed you—" He profusely coughed a mouthful of blood.
"No…please…no more." The tears spilling from Avelina's eyes smeared his face. 'I would die with you, anytime. I want to die with you because I feel alive with you."
