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Morwen paused, and then she smiled. It was the first time I had ever seen her smile. It was like snow melting and spring flowers blooming, and the whole palace seemed a little brighter."By human reckoning, I'm a little over 3,000 years old."My jaw dropped. "Over 3,000? So you've watched empires rise and fall?""I have."I suddenly felt nervous. "Have you ever had another husband?"She looked at me, her eyes warm with amusement. "No. You're the first, and you'll be the only one.""Really?"She reached out and wiped the tear tracks from my face. "Really. I waited 3,000 years before someone finally gave me a little wooden bird."My face went hot."So does that mean we're married now?" I asked quietly.She shook her head. "Not yet. When a mountain spirit marries, there are rites. We have to honor the mountain, make our vows before the heavens, and seal our bond. Are you willing?"I looked into her eyes and nodded solemnly. "I am."She smiled and pulled me into her arms.Ou
The Mountain's Promise Chapter 12
The palace sat at the very top of Greymantle Mountain, wrapped in clouds and mist. With its soaring spires and arches, it looked like something out of a fairy tale.The floors were smooth white marble, and glowing crystals set into the walls filled the great hall with a soft light.I looked around in a daze. "Where are we?"Morwen looked at me. "My palace. From now on, it's your home too."Home.The word made my eyes sting. After more than 20 years, I finally had a home that was truly my own.Morwen showed me around the palace. Every room was beautifully furnished and warm. In the innermost bedchamber, the bed was spread with a silk quilt, and the curtains around it were embroidered with a pair of swans."This is where we'll live," she said.I sat on the edge of the bed and ran my hand over the soft quilt. Then something came back to me. "Morwen, you said before that you've known me for a long time?"She paused. Then she sat down beside me and took something from the folds of
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Arlo did not deny it.Maisie's expression darkened until it was almost unrecognizable. She had only agreed to get engaged to Arlo because he seemed gentler. Compared to me, always a little distant and timid, he had made her feel safer.In the end, she had been nothing more than a prize Arlo had won, as if she were a piece of property.For someone like that, she had thrown away the man who had truly loved her.Full of regret, Maisie turned to me. "Jude, I'm sorry. I was blind. I didn't see him for who he really was. Come home with me, and we can start over. I swear I'll treat you right this time. I'll never let you get hurt again—""Enough."I said it quietly, cutting her off. My voice was not loud, yet the noise at the shrine's entrance died down at once.I looked at the people in front of me. Mom sat on the ground sobbing, and Dad stood there in a daze. Lorna was full of guilt, and Maisie's eyes were full of regret.They were all sorry. They were all apologizing.Yet as I loo
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"Mom and Dad's love, Lorna's love, even your fiancée—everything you had, all of it should've been mine! And you? You deserved to be ruined!"A deathly silence fell over the shrine.Dad went rigid where he stood.Mom turned to Arlo in disbelief, her voice trembling. "Arlo, this isn't true, is it? Tell me it isn't true!"Arlo's face had already gone white as a sheet. He watched Mom fall apart, and then he suddenly began to laugh under his breath. When the laughter finally died down, he admitted it without a shred of hesitation. "I did it. Don't look at me like that. If you hadn't insisted on having Jude and pouring everything you had into him, why would I ever hate him?"Mom burst into tears, and they streamed down her cheeks. "How can you say that? You're both my own flesh and blood. I love you both!"Arlo reacted as if he had just heard the funniest joke in the world. "Don't give me that! Every parent has a favorite!"He yanked up his left hand, revealing an old light brown sc
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"Is that what you call doing what's best for me?"Mom's crying stopped abruptly, and panic flashed across her face.Dad lost his patience. He pointed at Morwen and turned to Lorna. "What are you standing around for? Get rid of this woman! Bring Jude home! I refuse to believe all of us can't handle one random woman!"Lorna gritted her teeth and charged forward, ready to drag me out by force.Morwen raised her hand slightly, and an invisible force hurled Lorna backward. She slammed hard onto the stone steps at the shrine's entrance and coughed up blood."Lorna!" Arlo cried out and ran to her.My parents panicked and rushed over to help her up.Dad stared at Morwen in horror. "What are you?"Morwen did not answer. She only looked down at me and reached out to smooth my windblown hair."It's okay now," she said softly.As I looked at her, my eyes suddenly stung.In over 20 years, she was the first person who had ever stood in front of me and told me it was okay.Something seeme
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Lorna snapped out of it and hurried toward me. "Come home with me. Whatever this is, we can talk about it at home."She reached for my arm, and I instinctively took a step back.Morwen stepped in front of me.Lorna's hand closed on empty air, and only then did she notice Morwen. She looked her up and down and frowned. "Who are you?"Morwen said nothing. She only stared back coldly, her gaze as indifferent as someone looking down at an insect.The look sent a chill down Lorna's spine, yet she forced herself to keep going. "I asked you a question! Who are you? Why are you with my brother?"I stepped out from behind Morwen."She's my wife," I said calmly."What?"Everyone stared at me in shock.Mom shrieked, "Jude, what are you talking about? What wife? Your brother's prophecy hasn't been broken yet. How could you get married? And who is this woman anyway? Where did you meet her? How long have you known her?"My voice was flat. "I've known her for seven days. Seven days ago, yo
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