ELLA
Grace looks at me with a worried look on her face.? “Ella,” she begins, “What if you become sick as well and I cannot save you?”
“Then I guess Vanessa will finally get Erebus to herself,” I say half joking.? “I know I will be okay.? But…” I pause for a moment looking down at Vanessa and the thought of ending up like her makes me shutter.? “If I am not okay.? Tell Erebus to move on.? Tell him to find his second chance mate.”
“He will kill me if I let you do this,” Grace swallows hard.?
“He won’t,” I assure her.? “He knows how stubborn I am.? Now lock the door.”
Grace clicks the lock on the door and gives me a small nod.? Pulling a chair next to Vanessa I gaze down at her sleeping peacefully with the aid of morphine.? Her breaths are becoming more and more shallow with
