Chapter 11

Only the biting cold wind answered Melora.Zale paused his steps. But he didn't look back.The High Priests held each other. They stumbled into the dark night.They all knew Melora was right.She wasn't the only one who killed Kressa.Melora sat freezing on the steps. Her magicless body shivered in the wind.Her hair was a mess. Her eyes were empty. The innocent look was gone forever.Selene stood in the temple's shadows. She watched it all coldly.Moonlight shone on her face, reflecting her indifference.But when she looked down at the fading scroll in her hand, her eyes turned red.The parchment turned into golden light and vanished in the wind. Just like how Kressa turned into stardust.Selene clenched her fists tightly. Her nails dug into her palms.She remembered meeting Kressa five years ago.The gentle girl held her hands. Her eyes were full of hope for the future."Selene, I'm marrying Zale!" She smiled like the stars. "I'll be so happy!"Selene strongly opposed the marriage ba

Chapter 12

Two years passed.Zale stood in the temple of the Sea God's Estate. He stared at Kressa's statue.He built it after she died. He used the rarest moonstone to carve it.Kressa smiled gently in the statue. Just like how she used to look at him."Kressa..." Zale reached out. He wanted to touch her cheek. But his fingers shook in the air and pulled back.The pain of losing her crushed him like deep ocean pressure. He couldn't breathe.Every day, every night, her death tortured him."Father." A cold voice came from behind.Zale turned around. He saw sixteen-year-old Philon.The once happy child now only had hatred and disgust in his eyes."What are you doing here?" Philon's voice was like ice blades. "Still playing the grieving husband? For the wife you murdered?""Philon..." Zale choked. "I know you hate me, but...""Hate you?" Philon sneered. "I hate you, and I hate myself!"He could never forget. He happily called Melora "Mom" right in front of his real mother.That guilt turned into ext

Chapter 13

The sunset at the Mortal Coast was beautiful.Selene held a bouquet of sea-nymph flowers and a bottle of divine wine. She walked quietly to a simple monument.Carved into the stone was her name, and above it, her sigil: a single, blooming Helianthus, forever turning its face to the light."Kressa, I'm here again." Selene said softly. She placed the flowers down.She did this every month. She had kept it up for four years.She sat down and opened the wine. She poured two cups. One for Kressa, one for herself."I have a lot to tell you today." Selene looked at the sunset. Her voice was calm. "About the people who betrayed you. They all got what they deserved."The sea breeze brushed her cheek. It felt like Kressa was listening."Your mother Hecate jumped into the River Styx and killed herself." Selene's voice had no ripples. "She wanted to find your soul. But the Underworld God told her you never wanted to see them again. She went totally crazy after hearing that.""Your father Artemis l

All Chapters of The Golden Apple He Stole From Me: Chapter 11 - Chapter 13

Chapter 11

Chapter 12

Chapter 13