An Halloween novel special redirect from
Vega protocol.
Note: it is told in the first person perspective.
All this happened in the ranch .
The Ranch
Sam dropped her travel bag beside the bed and glanced around the unfamiliar bedroom.
It was considerably larger than she had expected. The furniture appeared old-fashioned, although everything had been carefully maintained. A wooden wardrobe stood against the wall, while a small reading table occupied the corner beside the window.
She walked towards it.
Several objects had been arranged on the table, including an old photograph, a small jewellery box and a dusty hardcover book.
Sam picked up the book.
The title was barely visible.
A Love Beyond the Grave.
She turned it over, examining the faded cover.
There was a name written beneath the title.
Written by Eleanor...
The remaining letters were difficult to read.
"Interesting."
She opened the first page.
A short dedication appeared beneath the author's name.
To Beatrice, who knows that some love stories never truly end.
Sam raised an eyebrow.
"That's rather dramatic."
She settled into the chair and began reading.
She opens and she saw an epigraph in the first page.
WHEN DARKNESS FELL IN LOVE
Beneath the moon, where shadows sleep,
A heart was lost, a soul to keep.
He walked through centuries without a name,
A thousand winters, yet always the same.
Then came a girl with eyes of spring,
Who found a rose where none could bloom.
She saw a heart beneath his skin,
Unaware of the darkness within.
He promised her the stars above,
Yet knew too well the cost of love.
For she was dawn, and he was night,
Two destined souls in a losing fight.
Her heartbeat sang a tender tune,
While his belonged to an endless moon.
He wished to hold her, never to part,
But hunger had already claimed his heart.
And when the final breath was gone,
The night remained, the girl moved on.
For love may conquer time and fate,
But some hearts meet a little too late.
He lived forever, she lived no more,
Yet he still waits behind eternity's door.