Empress PoV
"Are you certain, Tessa? If you need to rest then please rest; I want you to be at your best for as long as possible, my love..."
Gently caressing the wooden 'flesh' of my long time lover was something that filled me with conflicting emotions; simply touching her sent shivers up my fingertips all the way up to my heart, warming it fully and reminding me of how deep my love went.
And yet knowing that I wasn't able to touch her real skin anymore was just... it broke my heart every single time; even if we had remained up above she would have eventually become this as well, but there was that chance that she could have prevented this with something.
"Love, please... what is the point of life if I cannot live it? I feel fine, and I want this. Besides..."
Patting my cheek and lowering herself onto the bed with a soft sigh, Tessa smiled at me before turning her eyes over towards the grey skinned Demon Wolf that was already sprawled out and completely nude.
