Asherik was so close to having everything he wanted, he could taste it. Though he could sense no deceit from the reaper, he watched him carefully for signs of treachery, finding only defeat.
“Don’t do this,” she pleaded with him, and he answered in her mind.
“It’s already done.”
“I won’t love you, even if you steal his body.”
“In time all things are possible. You and I will be together for a very long time.”