My Other Half\u00a0<\/p>\n
Claim\u00a0<\/p>\n
After crying for a good while, Abril wiped her tears and ran to Sirius\u2019s office. She burst through the door, startling Sirius. He threw the papers he was holding into the air and said, \u201cWhat are you doing? You nearly scared me to death.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI want to learn to fight.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou said I needed to learn to defend myself to be able to return, so I want to learn to fight.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat exactly do you wish to learn?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cSomething I can learn in a short time.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWhy don\u2019t you go to the wizards\u2018 training room and decide what you want to learn?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI suppose that\u2019s a good idea.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIt certainly is, so you should go immediately.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYes, I\u2019ll do that.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
In reality, Sirius didn\u2019t care what Abril was going to learn; he just wanted her to stay occupied for a while and leave him in peace. He picked up the papers Abril had made him drop and focused on his work, forgetting about her.\u00a0<\/p>\n
After two months, with the arrival of winter, the war began. Alessandro marched to the border with his army and the army of elves.\u00a0<\/p>\n
When Abril found out that the war had started, she ran to Sirius\u2019s office and entered without\u00a0<\/p>\n
knocking.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIs it true that the war has already begun?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou know, there\u2019s a reason this room has a door.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAnswer my question.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Sirius was organizing the wizards to go to the border and join the battle. The last thing he wanted at that moment was to deal with Abril. He sighed heavily and replied, \u201cYes, and that\u2019s why I\u2019m very busy. I would appreciate it if Your Majesty would stop wasting my time. I must prepare to march immediately to the battlefield.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Sirius headed to the door, but Abril stood in the way blocking his path, and said, \u201cI will go too.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYour Majesty has not given his permission\u2026\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t care, I want to go. I\u2019ve learned to defend myself; I won\u2019t be defenseless on the battlefield.\u00a0<\/p>\n
My Other Half\u00a0<\/p>\n
Besides, my magic is more effective against those monsters.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI know, but your magic can also nullify our spells. If that were to happen, we would be defenseless.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThat won\u2019t happen. I\u2019ve learned to control my power.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cBut\u2026\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIf you won\u2019t let me go with you, I\u2019ll go on my own. Wouldn\u2019t that be worse?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Claim\u00a0<\/p>\n
Sirius didn\u2019t have time to continue this dispute with Abril. He scratched his head and said to her.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cFine, do as you wish, since you\u2019ll do it regardless.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThen I\u2019ll go prepare.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Before she left, Sirius said to her.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWait.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIf you\u2019re going to try to convince me not to go\u2026\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s not that, I just wanted to remind you to keep being Amara.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI already know that.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Abril went to her room and put on a brown robe like the ones the other mages would be wearing.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She joined the other mages in the courtyard, and Sirius said a few words.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are heading to the battlefield, everyone must be prepared and alert.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Everyone shouted in unison.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYes, sir.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Sirius activated a magic circle and everyone was transported to the battlefield.\u00a0<\/p>\n
When they arrived, Abril was horrified to see a pile of corpses behind them. The strong smell of blood and death hit her nose, causing her to feel nauseous. She covered her mouth with her hand. Sirius approached her and said,\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWe were at peace for so many years that for a moment I forgot what war was like.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Seeing Abril covering her mouth to escape the strong smell of blood in the air, and noticing her whole body trembling, Sirius said to her.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou shouldn\u2019t be in this place.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Abril removed her hand from her mouth and nose, forced herself to come to her senses, and\u00a0<\/p>\n
replied.\u00a0<\/p>\n
111\u00a0<\/p>\n
My Other Haff\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cNo, now more than ever\/know this is where I need to be.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
In the distance, the screams and clashing of swords could be heard, along with the sight of\u00a0<\/p>\n
crimson flames and mong nying through the air At that moment, Abril recognized\u00a0<\/p>\n
Alessandro\u2019s wind magic and knew where he was, at the front fighting against that horde of monsters and enemy soldiers.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Sirius began giving ora\u00a0<\/p>\n
Claim\u00a0<\/p>\n
the mages to reinforce the barriers, and to others, he ordered them to go to the front and support the soldiers so they could retreat and reorganize. Abril stood there,\u00a0<\/p>\n
unsure of what to do, until\u00a0<\/p>\n
Strine said to her.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThere are many wounded. You could help with that.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cOf course.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Abril approached the most\u00a0<\/p>\n
day, and as the sun began to Verely wounded and began to heal their injuries. This continued all\u00a0<\/p>\n
set\u00a0<\/p>\n
Abril saw the soldiers returning. Among them, she spotted Alessandro. Seeing him, she froze. She had always thought about what she would do when she saw him again, but at that mot she didn\u2019t know what to do or say. She just stood there,\u00a0<\/p>\n
watching him from afar.\u00a0<\/p>\n
One of the mages approached her and shook her shoulder to get her attention.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAmara, more wounded have arrived, some in critical condition. I need your help.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Abril wanted to refuse and go to Alessandro, but she knew that wasn\u2019t the moment. Knowing she had that power, she felt obliged to share it with others. She turned around and said in a barely\u00a0<\/p>\n
audible whisper.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cJust a little longer, soon I\u2019ll be with you, my love.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Sirius followed Alessandro to his tent. While Alessandro washed the blood from his face, hands,\u00a0<\/p>\n
and arms, he asked him.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAre you injured, Your Majesty?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cNo, the blood\u2019s not mine.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Alessandro stared at his reflection in the water, his face covered in the blood of his enemies, and\u00a0<\/p>\n
said,\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThis war is even worse than I had imagined.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s true, it seems even more brutal than the previous one.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Alessandro splashed water on his face and said.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m glad Abril isn\u2019t here to see any of this.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Sirius felt a chill run down his spine when Alessandro asked.\u00a0<\/p>\n
<My Other Half\u00a0<\/p>\n
Claim\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cHow is she? It\u2019s only been four months since I last saw her, but it feels like an eternity.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWell, the queen is\u2026 here.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
The last part Sirius had said so low that Alessandro hadn\u2019t been able to hear it.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cSpeak clearly. What has happened to my wife?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Alessandro asked again with a face that said, \u201cI\u2019ll kill you if anything happens to my wife.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Sirius swallowed. He was about to speak when a commotion was heard outside the tent; Alessandro went out and asked the soldiers nearby\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat\u2019s happening?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cApparently, a monster has managed to cross the barrier. It\u2019s attacking the camp.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Alessandro went back to grab his sword from the tent and ran towards the screams. That monster was attacking the tents where the wounded were, he cursed.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cDamn it, why did it have to attack that place?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
All the gravely wounded were in those tents, unable to defend themselves from the attack, or so he thought. But when he arrived, he was surprised to see that one of the mages was fighting that\u00a0<\/p>\n
monster.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Silver flames surrounded that monster, making it shriek. That strange fire killed the monster. He approached the mage, who was strong and whose power was very effective against the monsters. Alessandro thought of taking them to the front the next day, but when he saw the face of the mage, his blood ran cold. The color of her hair was different, and without a doubt, that mage was his wife, Abril.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He stood there, staring at her, questioning if it was truly her or if he was just hallucinating from missing her so much. Abril met his gaze, and as soldiers rushed back and forth tending to the wounded, they stood still, locked in each other\u2019s eyes. Abril was the first to approach, and when there was almost no distance between them, Alessandro remained motionless, staring at her as if he couldn\u2019t believe she was there.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAfter all this time apart, you have nothing to say? Aren\u2019t you glad to see me?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou\u2019re not real; you can\u2019t be here.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
That wasn\u2019t the response Abril expected; his reaction irked her slightly.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cSo, is that a no?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Sirius approached and said,\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThat\u2019s what I wanted to tell you earlier; I couldn\u2019t convince her to stay.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
My Other Half\u00a0<\/p>\n
Alessandro shot Sirius a murderous look and said,\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ll talk to you later.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Claim\u00a0<\/p>\n
Alessandro took Abril\u2019s hand and led her to his tent. Once alone, he gently caressed her face and\u00a0<\/p>\n
hair.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIs it truly you, Aby?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Abril changed her hair color again, the vibrant red returning to her curls.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She placed her hand on Alessandro\u2019s cheek and replied,\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cOf course it\u2019s me. I\u2019m offended that you can\u2019t recognize your wife.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Alessandro took Abril\u2019s face in his hands, looked at her closely, and said,\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ve waited so long to see you; it feels unreal that you\u2019re here with me.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Abril stood on tiptoe, kissed Alessandro, and whispered,\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThis moment is real, I am real.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Abril kissed him again and said,\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou can feel it \u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Alessandro returned the kiss; it was deep, wild, full of desire and pent\u2013up passion, and as their lips\u00a0<\/p>\n
met, he said,\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAby, my Aby.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
He repeated her name over and over as their lips pressed together, thirsty and hungry. During their time apart, he felt something was missing, like a part of him was gone. But at that moment, as he kissed her and felt her warmth, he felt whole again.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Sara Lili is a daring romance writer who turns icy landscapes into scenes of fiery passion. She loves crafting hot love stories while embracing the chill of Iceland\u2019s breathtaking cold.<\/p>\n
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