Before the Devil
The battlefield was silent.
Bodies everywhere.
Blood soaking into the ground.
Victory… complete.
Ryan stood at the center.
Unmoving.
Untouchable.
A king.
No—
A devil.
Then—
Footsteps.
Slow.
Dragging.
Heavy.
All eyes turned.
From the shadows…
She appeared.
Isabella.
Her clothes stained.
Her face pale.
Her strength… barely holding.
Behind her—
A body.
Dragging across the ground.
Leaving a trail.
Rowan.
Dead.
Lifeless.
The battlefield held its breath.
She didn't look at anyone.
Didn't speak.
Didn't stop.
Until—
She reached him.
Damian El Diablo Reyes.
The devil himself.
With the last of her strength—
She let the body drop.
Thud.
Silence echoed louder than war.
Then—
She stepped forward.
And fell to her knees.
Right in front of him.
Her hands trembled.
Her shoulders shook.
And for the first time—
She broke.
Tears streamed down her face as she lowered her head.
"I ended it…" she whispered, her voice cracking.
"The one watching me… the one reporting everything…"
A shaky breath.
"I killed him."
Her fingers curled against the ground.
"I chose you…"
Silence.
Heavy.
Unforgiving.
Ryan didn't move.
Didn't react.
Didn't even blink.
His cold eyes stared down at her.
Empty.
Unreadable.
No warmth.
No mercy.
Only the devil remained.
Isabella's voice dropped into a whisper.
"I know I hurt you…"
A tear fell.
"I know I broke everything…"
She lifted her head slowly—
Her eyes meeting his.
"But if there's anything left…"
A pause.
"…anything at all…"
Her voice shattered.
"…don't leave me."
The wind howled through the battlefield.
No one dared to move.
No one dared to breathe.
Because this moment—
Was more dangerous than war.
Ryan stepped forward.
One step.
Then stopped.
Standing right in front of her.
Looking down at the woman who betrayed him…
Protected him…
And now—
Knelt before him.
Silence stretched.
Endless.
Painful.
Then—
He spoke.
Low.
Cold.
Final.
"…Why?"
One word.
But it carried everything.
Isabella broke completely.
"Because I love you!" she cried.
The words echoed across the battlefield.
Raw.
Real.
Unavoidable.
For the first time—
Something flickered in Ryan's eyes.
Just for a second.
But was it enough?
Or was the devil too far gone?
Will Damian El Diablo Reyes forgive Isabella… or destroy her like the rest?
Is there still a man inside the devil… or only darkness remains?
Tell me in the comments: Forgive her or kill her