All Chapters of The Golden Apple He Stole From Me: Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

My ears rang. I stood there, paralyzed.A soulmate mark is the ultimate bond. Sharing it meant severing our tie, tearing my soul in half, and shoving it into another woman's body.For any bonded mate, it was the ultimate humiliation.Seeing me hesitate, Zale quickly stepped closer."Kressa, you know I swore to love you, and only you, for all eternity. This is just a temporary measure, a desperate act to save a life! Melora may not be your sister by blood, but in the eyes of the gods, she is your kin. It's only temporary. Once her divine core is stable, I will be your mate and yours alone. Philon's one and only father.""Mother, can't you just be generous for once!" Philon had run up at some point, his small hands clamped tightly around Zale's leg as he glared up at me, his brow furrowed in a fierce scowl."Aunt Melora is in so much pain! Why can't you just share a little bit of Father's love? Aunt Melora told me that if you would just share a little, she'd stop coughing up blood every

6 hours left until my soul vanishes.I woke up in the Temple of Nemesis. Selene was beside me. Her eyes were red.She held my cold hands. Tears dropped onto my skin."Kressa, you fool!" Selene's voice shook. "I told you not to bond with the Son of Poseidon! Why did you do this to yourself?"I wanted to answer, but my voice was gone.The Death Curse had spread to my throat. It burned my vocal cords.I weakly raised my hand and pointed at my artifact pouch.Selene understood. She opened it. Inside lay several neat scrolls."This is..." She unrolled the first one. Her eyes widened in shock. "Kressa, you prepared these all along?"I nodded.The scrolls contained everything: all of Melora's crimes, and my plan for revenge."I will make them pay for what they did to you." Selene hugged the scrolls to her chest. "I swear it, in the name of the Goddess of Revenge."3 hours left.Selene asked if I wanted to use divine power to extend my life. Even just for a few days.I shook my head.I was tir

Melora stumbled backward like she was struck by lightning."Death? Kressa is dead? Impossible... How could she die..."The guard ignored her shock. "Step aside, outsider. You are blocking the way."Melora's mind buzzed. But she still held onto a tiny bit of hope.She stumbled out of the vault and took out her crystal to call the temple."Hello? This is the Temple of Healing. How can I help you?" A strange female voice answered."I am Melora!" she shrieked. "I need to check the temple's assets!""Miss Melora?" The voice turned cold. "Sorry, by order of the High Priestess Kressa’s chosen representative, a Divine Seal of Protection was placed two days ago. You have no right to check anything.""Representative? What representative?" Melora screamed in despair. "Kressa gave the temple to me!""High Priestess Kressa returned to stardust three days ago." The voice grew colder. "Her representative will read her will in seven days. Until then, no one touches the temple assets."The crystal went

Zale's legs gave out. He fell onto the marble steps."Life thread severed..." he mumbled. "Impossible. Kressa can't be dead..."The broken gold thread glowed faintly in his hand. Every speck of light felt like a curse on his sins."How did she die?" Hecate asked, trembling. "Did a monster kill her?"The Goddess of Fate shook her head."The final throes of the Tartarus Death Curse. Her soul was consumed by its fire, leaving nothing but stardust." Her voice had no emotion. "Her chosen representative will contact the family in three days for the funeral."Boom!Hecate's mind went blank.The final throes of the Tartarus Death Curse!She remembered Kressa in the hall. Coughing up black ash, barely able to stand.And she had covered her own nose in disgust! She called Kressa "bad luck"!She accused Kressa of faking it for pity!"No, no, no!" Hecate shook her head wildly. "My daughter. My Kressa..."She remembered Kressa's last question: "If my soul shatters to pieces, will you feel a moment'

Artemis smashed his staff onto the floor. He roared at the ceiling in grief:"I welcomed a viper into my home! I murdered my own child!"His voice broke. "Kressa! My Kressa! I didn't even see her one last time!"The old priest fell to his knees. He beat his chest and sobbed.Zale stared blankly at the scroll in Selene's hand."Kressa... who did she give her divine power to?" His voice was dry like dead grass."To the poor believers in the mortal realm." Selene said coldly. "She wanted her power to help those who truly need it."Zale's heart was cut open.In the will, Kressa planned perfectly for the mortal believers. Warm and kind as always.But she didn't write a single word about him or Philon.Until her death, she never forgave them."No, no, no! This isn't real!" Melora felt freezing cold. She knelt and hugged Artemis's leg tightly. "Dad! Don't listen to her! Kressa set me up!""You know she was always jealous of me! She made these fake illusions!"Hecate looked at Melora's lying f