[Bonus chapter]

"That is my only destination." the pain in his voice undid her. 

She held his hands and they both disappeared from the horse and landed in front of the lake.

"Why did we not choose this way from the start?" his warm breath washed over her face as he kept holding her in his arms. 

"It would have been boring to just apparate here. What can I do? I want to ride the horse with you." she shrugged when he chuckled but his voice was still pained.

She kept staring at his face when the smile on his face died down and his face turned grim again.

She could not bear it, so she stood on her tiptoes and kissed him. When her lips touched his, he froze. He was so still that she thought that his corruption was returning.

But when she moved her hands to his heart, he breathed again. She heard a muffled sob in his voice that shattered her insides.