Chapter 89

I drifted in and out of consciousness for hours. Every time I woke he was there clutching my hand. The man I longed to see, the man I thought was gone, Eric.
"Stay for me Sapphire," he whispered tears in his kind caring eyes. So I fought against the darkness threatening to swallow me forever. I danced on a fine line between life and death the only thing keeping me from embracing death was Eric's voice calling to me through the darkness. He was my beacon of light showing me the way home. "Until our last breath Sapphire. If you die I will regret it until my final breath." I wanted to reach out and tell him it wasn't his fault but it was as if I was being stopped from returning to him. I looked at my hand to find an engagement ring wrapped around my finger. It looked familiar but I couldn't place it. I pulled it off my hand and saw the inside of the band was engraved with the words until our last breath. The hum of magic on the ring was undeniable. I pulled the magic into my body as my eyes flew open.
"It's not your fault!" I said as his eyes locked onto mine. He pulled me into his arms holding me close.