Gray's rejection only pushed Ultear further into her dark obsession and around midnight when all in the house was asleep except her, she went into her own private place where she used her witchcraft to conduct a curse on to Gray and his family.

"If he doth another choose

To lend his heart an eye

Then magic shall the slighted use

So all he loves will

Die."

With those words spoken her curse took hold and the family's second tragedy would soon take place. The very next day Silver had been called to deliver a shipment of fine China to Alvarez but on the journey a mysterious and terrible storm appeared causing the seas to beat against the ship until it was sunk to the bottom, claiming the lives of everyone on board including Silver.

"I want my papa!" Wendy sobbed as Ur held her, trying in vain to console the girl who had lost the only parent she had ever known.

Lyon could only drink his sorrows away with rum while Gray just sat outside but his father's grave. Trying to fully accept that this horrible event had actually happened. Juliette stayed by her beloved's side, not leaving him to mourn alone for one moment. At nightfall she was finally able to convince him to come inside and grieve in his room.

"I just can't believe this is happening." He said. "My father is dead. How can I go on without him in my life?"

"You must." Juliette told him. "He would want you to."

"But I can't."

"You've got to. If you give in to grief and despair your father's soul will know no peace. Yes you have lost your father but remember who you still have. Your brother, your sister, and me. You still have us and we love you so much. Do not forget us my Darling."

He turned to his fiance. Ever since he had met her she had always reminded him that when things looked dark there was still light. He embraced her and held her like she was the most precious thing in the whole world.

"Don't leave me." He pleaded. "Please don't ever leave me."

"I won't. Never. I promise you we'll always be together and if we're together then there's still hope." She assured him before giving him a kiss of pure love. The kiss soon became very passionate and full of desire. They fell on to his bed where he caressed her gently and started to undo her dress but she stopped him. "No. Now is not the time to be doing this. We must wait."

"You're right. Forgive me."

"I'm not saying I didn't like it." She giggled. "But I think it would be appropriate if we honored both our father's wishes and waited for our wedding night."

"Agreed."

"If you don't mind I think I shall check up on Wendy. She looked a little flushed today."

"Is she alright?"

"I am sure she is fine. Just grieving like you."

"I shall go with you."

"You should rest now." She kissed his forehead. "I shall see you in the morning. Good night."

With that said she left to help Ur tend to Wendy. Poor Gray felt exhausted from mourning and figured that sleep would probably help him but alas he found himself once again disturbed by Ultear's uninvited appearance in his bedroom.

"Must I bar my door to keep you away?" He said in irritation.

"There's no need to be angry with me Gray." She said. "I'm simply here to say how sorry I am about your father. I did not have a chance to tell you before."

"Well thank you for your concern. Now if you don't mind I'd like to be alone."

She kneeled down beside him.

"I'm the only one who truly cares about you. You know this." She said.

"How many times must you hear this?!" He said losing his patience. "I want nothing to do with you!"

"Juliette doesn't really love you. Not like I do."

"Understand this! As long as she is on this earth I will never love another! And that is the fact of it! Now get out! Before I forget I'm a gentleman and throw you out!"

Ultear's red eyes filled with a great rage and insult.

"Gray." She said calmly though she was ready to boil over. "This I promise you! You will be sorry! Each time you hurt me I will hurt you ten fold!"

"Out!" He demanded.

Without another word she did as he commanded but she was still relentless.

The next day Wendy collapsed with a high fever. They quickly sent for Dr. Sequen and Ur stayed by the child's side doing whatever she could to help. The poor girl coughed, sweated, and went in and out of consciousness. Lyon and Gray could not bear to see their little sister in such pain.

"How is she doctor?" Lyon asked him when he came out of the room.

"I've never seen a fever like this before." He said. "Her temperature keeps rising and she can barely breathe. No tonic that I've given her is bringing it down."

"But you'll be able to help her right?" Gray asked.

"I don't know what I'll be able to do. What's happening to her is almost unnatural."

"Dr. Sequen come quick!" Ur cried from the room. "She's coughing up blood!"

"What?!" Lyon cried.

"Wendy!" Gray shouted with concern.

They ran back inside to find drops of blood dripping from the girl's mouth.

"Dear God!" Dr. Sequen said. "I'm going to need more anti-toxic and alcohol. Lyon come with me back to my office to get what I need. Gray you and the women tend to the child."

"Yes sir." Lyon said leaving with the doctor.

Ur pressed a compress to Wendy's forehead while Juliette spooned water to her mouth to keep her hydrated. Gray gently grasped his sister's hand, praying to God above that she wouldn't die.

"We need ice." Ur said.

"I'll help you fetch it." Juliette offered. "Gray you stay here with Wendy."

He didn't need to be told that. There was no way he was leaving his sister while she was in this state. Once they were alone Wendy began to stir and opened her eyes.

"Gray I'm hurting so badly." She said weakly.

"I know but you'll get better." He said. "I know you will."

"Ultear gave me that funny drink."

"What?"

"Last night she gave me something to drink. She said it would help me sleep."

"She did this to you?"

"Can you hear them Gray?"

"Hear who?"

"Angels. I hear angels and they're calling me."

Gray was horror stricken upon realizing what was taking place. He took Wendy's frail body into his arms and hugged her, trying so very hard not to cry.

"No Wendy! Don't go! You can't go!" He pleaded.

"They're calling me Gray. They say that once I go with them I'll see Mama and Papa again."

"Wendy please! You can't do this to me!"

"I'll always love you big brother."

Her final words with her last breath before her eyes closed forever and her body became limp. Gray let out a cry of pure agony as his precious little sister died in his arms. With tear filled eyes he gave her one last kiss on her cold head and in a sudden fit of rage he went out to the servant's quarters, bursting through the door to Ultear's room where she was lighting some candles.

"Oh Gray for once you've come to my room." She said with a twisted smile.

"What did you do?!" He shouted angrily.

"I don't know what you're talking about."

"My sister is dead! And it's because of you!"

"That's ridiculous."

"She told me about that drink you gave her! You killed her! An innocent child! How could you?!"

She tried to think of a lie to cover her tracks but she could not.

"You brought her death upon yourself when you spurned me. Just like how you brought your father's death on yourself."

"My father's death? What do you mean by that? My father died in a ship wreck. What do you have to do with-" But then he took notice of the pentagram drawing on the floor that was made from chalk. A clear sign that witchcraft was at work here. In that moment it all made sense to him. "You...You damned witch!"

He moved as if to strangle her.

"You killed my father! My sister!"

"And your brother if you take one more step!" She said holding up a doll that had a lock of Lyon's hair tied to while holding a needle in her other hand. "I warn you Gray if this needle goes in this doll's chest your brother will die."

"Why are you doing this? What do you want?"

"Isn't it obvious? I want your love. That's all I ever wanted. Love."

"The word rots on your lips!"

"That's not how you really feel about me is it? Deep down I know you want me."

"I never loved you!"

"Another lie! Admit the truth! Be mine or your brother dies!"

He kicked Ultear from under her feet causing her to fall to the floor and allowing him to grab the doll from her.

"All your schemes are wasted." He told her. "And the fact that you murdered two people I loved has turned all my pity for you into hatred! And I shall turn you over to the authorities who will have you hanged!"

"If you do that then you'll doom my mother as well because she is a witch too."

"I don't believe you. Ur cannot be whatever monster you are!"

"Who do you think taught me how to use witchcraft? Everyone in Magnolia has always suspecting us of being witches and if you turn me in yes I'll be killed but so will my mother. Is that you what you want? To have the woman who raised you and your siblings die?"

He looked at her with pure contempt when he realized that she was right. He couldn't risk Ur's life. Not after all she had done for this family.

"I can't turn you in. But I can have you thrown out of my house and taken as far away from me as possible. So that I never have to look at your vile face again!"

He turned to leave but stopped when he suddenly found himself unable to move. Ur had stood up and was speaking in tongue, he couldn't understand what she was saying but he could tell that it wasn't good. He felt his blood ran cold, his breath became short, and just like that his heart stopped beating. Then everything went black.