The Rejected Heiress
I remembered the old books and the hushed, fearful whispers of the elders.
“When the heavens weep fire upon the hour of her first breath, and the Moon Gazes full upon a life begun in lightning, the Unspoken shall walk among us…” he began, taking a slow step closer to me. He raised his hand, using his cold, wet fingers to lift my jaw to him. “She who is named shall bear no single heart, but a Sundered Spirit. Where the world demands one path, she shall tread two: one forged in the bitter shadow of vengeance, and one bathed in the kind light of the morning sun…”
“But vengeance and bitterness, the stronger spirit…” I continued in a shaky voice, remembering the exact words read to me the moment
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