Lost Love of the Past - Chapter 3

- Xander’s POV -

"Saladar, get me James."

"Yes your highness."

As soon as James arrives I ask the guards to leave. I tell him everything about the dream.

"James, I need to know what this dream signifies. What does it mean? Is she coming back?"

"Sir, I really don’t like being the one to give you this news but your mate is dead. She is not coming back. I think this dreams are only your brain’s way of helping you accept this information."

"No! I don’t believe you! She is coming back to me. I will find her and I will show everyone that you are wrong!"

"Your highness, please calm down."

"I am calm! Just leave! I need my rest."

As soon as James left, I feel so...alone.
I miss you hummingbird. Is this really all my imagination? Are you never coming back to me?
Tears flow freely down my face.
I need to let you go my hummingbird. Otherwise I will lose my mind. I will die of all the pain. I love you my hummingbird. For all eternity. But I need to say goodbye. Forever.

- Bella’s POV -

I need to go on vacation.
I can’t sleep anymore, and this has gone on for weeks.
Every time I close my eyes, this man appears and tells me how he loves me, how he misses me and now this last couple of days he’s telling me that he’s sorry but he have to say goodbye.
I don’t even now this man but it hurts to hear the pain in his voice. To know he is capable of loving someone so dearly.

"Agh! I can’t go on like this! I really need a break."

I switch on my computer and go online to search for a relaxed vacation.
Maybe on a boat?
No, I get seasick.
Maybe on an island?
Hmm...island.
Here is something interesting. And it is a place that nobody really knows about.
Perfect! Just the place for me.
After I booked an airplane ticket I start relaxing. I can’t help but feel that this is going to change my life.

One week later...

- Bella’s POV -

I sigh. I look around at the hotel room. Well, it is at least peaceful.
And lonesome.

"Anabelle! Stop feeling sorry for yourself! You made this decision to come to this place."

I sigh. I just have to make the best of this vacation.
The tour guide at least said there’s this castle that was burned down hundreds of years ago. I can at least go and see how it looks.

After about an hour’s walk I finally see the castle.

"Breathtaking!"

Even though the walls are crumbled and everything is burnt, it is a masterpiece. It is elegant, it shows strength.
I can’t help but sense that I know this place. But that is impossible! I mean, I have never even been here before!
I slowly walk up the stairs, one by one.
As soon as I’m inside the castle it is almost as if I walked into another time. I can almost hear and see all the servants walking around, talking and doing their duties.
That is until I see him. He walks right up to me and smile.

"Hummingbird. How are you feeling this morning?"

That is when I see he is not talking to me but someone behind me.
I slowly turn and see the most beautiful woman. It’s the same woman from before. My ‘twin’.
That is when I understand what is happening.
This is what happened many years ago. Somehow I can see what happened here.
I look at the man again.
How beautiful is he. I can’t help feeling jealous. He has so much love for this woman. It’s painful to know he never meant any of those things he said to me in my dreams. It was all for one woman.
But he somehow looks vaguely familiar.
Otherwise from dreaming almost every night of him, I feels as if I saw him sometime long ago.

I follow the happy couple to a room, but I can’t focus enough to hear what they are saying. It is as if I am in a trance. Just looking at them and their love for each other.
That was when I noticed they are slowly undressing each other.
The woman smiles coyly at the man and then sinks her teeth in his neck.
I can’t watch this!
I blush bright red and quickly turn around.
Suddenly everything’s back to normal. All I can see is the rubble and stone.

No servants walking around. I turn around again. I am at an opening where a door usually was and is looking into a room.
This is really staring to freak me out.
I stumble down the stairs and quickly walk around the castle.
I freeze in my tracks. I am in a graveyard.
I slowly walk forward looking at the tombstones but it is almost as if my legs are carrying me forward to certain spot.
A huge angel is sitting on top of this rectangular tombstone.
I read the name.

"Anabelle Jenevieve Clairevoint.
My hummingbird, I will miss you always and forever. I will keep our love strong until we meet again. With all of my love. Xander"

I don’t even know when I started crying. I sit next to the tombstone and that is when I see the blood red rose. I lift it up and smell it, smiling softly. Incredible how they loved each other that even know, hundreds of years later, the family still put flowers on this grave.
Am I losing my mind? It is kind of creepy to know that the woman had my name. But that’s only coincidence, right?
I mean, it’s not like I have been reborn again or something stupid like that?
Somehow this idea didn’t make me feel any better.
Something is not right.
This can’t be coincidence.
It’s almost like...fate.