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• The Rejected Bride   Épilogue

  New beginnings, no matter how scary, are worth it for all the beauty and adventure they bring. What’s ahead isn’t just the next chapter, but a whole new story — the best parts of your life are yet to unfold.” G.K. My life leading up to today has been less than stellar.I have cried.I have gotten angry.I have lost faith.I have given up.I have fallen down.I've cursed my own beliefs.I've contemplated taking MY LIFE I've doubted if I willl do well.I've wondered if it's worth it.I have hated God.I have loved Him.I have called Him cruel.I have called Him good.It's like everything in my life went wrong in the past month and some days I wondered if I'd end up with my own happiness ever after at all.I wondered if it was worth it.Maybe happily Ever after only existed in Disney or maybe I was just too unlucky.If anyone asked what I was most afraid of, what terrified me, stole my breath, and made my life flicker before my eyes, I wou

• The Rejected Bride   Hell Is Empty

  “He who fights with monsters should be careful lest he thereby become a monster. And if you gaze long enough into an abyss, the abyss will gaze back into you.” — Friedrich NietzscheChapter 80“We can make it past! We just need to run quickly. We'd make it,” the man with ali, who from his voice I can identify as Uriel, one of the old ranch hands, counters, himself also coughing heavily.But I know there is a fat chance of this. One foot into that inferno, and we will all be roasted alive.And then I hear my name.“zeynep! Zeynep!”I would know that voice anywhere.It calls out from the only other room on my side of the hallway, a long abandoned room that served as an extension of the minister's late wife’s closet, a room that has remained locked since her death.Uriel kicks the door down, and we run inside it, escaping the ravaging flames that are about to consume us. I throw off the blanket and see Naeto and another man standing by the open window. The

• The Rejected Bride   Inferno of No Return

  Chapter 79“There is no escape. Death will come, and it will come for us all.” — UnknownHe takes advantage of my shock to pull me back in the room.I want us to die in each other’s arms,” he says, his hands roaming my body as he lowers his face to mine. “Our naked bodies entwined in perfect union. That’s the way they will find us, loving each other even unto death.”Before his lips can claim mine, I reach for the now empty jewellery box on my table and smash it on his head with all the strength I can muster.He lets out an anguished yelp as he releases me, and I take the opportunity to run out of the room.Where ?, I have no idea. I run down the corridor towards the flames, hoping I can make my way downstairs somehow. But as I approach the stairs, the searing heat keeps me from attempting to go any further. The fire is raging furiously, obliterating the stairwell and, from what it appears, the entire lower floor. He must have started the fire d

• The Rejected Bride   Ashes of the Past

  Chapter 78"The most dangerous people are the ones who pretend to be your friend until they have the chance to become your executioner." — Unknown“That’s a nice hair style you have there. It seems strange seeing you without your head scarf,” comes a voice from the door. “I didn’t think I would find you here.”Even though the worst is over, hearing that voice still sends shivers down my spine.“Good evening,” I say to Ibrahim, as he walks into the room. “Something came up. I’ll be leaving tomorrow.”“May I join you?” he asks, smiling at my glass of wine. I shrug, and he proceeds to pour himself a glass. “I hear you were able to sell the place for a tidy amount of money.”I shrug again, not wanting to go into any details with him.“I’ve also put up the bakery and the house in New-York for sale,” he says. “My family and I are moving to Washington. With Dad gone, there isn’t much for me here anymore.”I don’t answer, and he sets his glass down. “Zeyne

• The Rejected Bride   The Last Goodbye at Elmridge Ranch

  Chapter 77."And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom." — Anaïs NinAt his lip’s touch, I feel myself blossom like the flowers that have now been discarded on the floor. Our kiss binds not just our lips…but our hearts and our souls. Cupping his face with my hands, I want to remain in that position forever. I want him to whisk me off my feet, take me to my bedroom, and make passionate love to me. And from his heavy breathing, I can tell he wants that as well.But then he pulls away and gives me a tender kiss on my forehead, bringing me also back to my senses. There will be plenty of time for us to explore each other…in every way possible. But not here. Not in this house.We walk inside, hand in hand, and sitting in the living room, I tell him about all that has transpired in the months since we have seen; my shocking inheritance from the minister and the even more shocking amount the r

• The Rejected Bride   The Last Goodbye, The First Hello

  Chapter 76 ."Out of difficulties grow miracles." – Jean de La BruyèreTears pool in my eyes as the contents of the note hit me like a slap in the face. Jacobi has left me, and despite what he has written, there is a high chance that he might not return. My heart, soul and spirit are crushed. Without him, what is there to look forward to?Early the next morning, Catherine eaves for New-York. By noon, the minister’s lawyer arrived. Barrister Evans is the minister's longtime associate, who was even part of the contingent that accompanied him to India when he came to marry me. A pleasant man who wears his age just as regally as his friend did, he is one of the minster's cronies who never lusted after me once, and was always genuinely nice to me. But today, sitting before us in the living room, he isn’t his usual humorous and playful self. He is here for serious business. He coughs before he starts to read.I, Omar royale wahah , a legal ad