The Reckless Oath We Made Novels & Stories

I agreed, relief swelling. A unseen hairline crack winked, vanished. We stared, hearts pounding. “Normal settling,” Jace said hastily. “Nothing normal here,” Dax muttered grimly. I lifted slate, coded final seal. “Oath of Stillness,” I whispered, entering with trembling fingers. Rhea’s lips parted, heart jumping. “Don’t—” Mom warned. Whisper slid like breath on window. “You bound a finger,” Rhea said thinly. “Not the hand.” Arm hairs lifted in dread.

But they didn't know that Tori only took a gamble for the sake of her best course of action. Lady M and the second prince agreed and signed an oath contract. An oath contract was a sacred contract and only a few choose to use this. After signing and reading all the terms and conditions, the three burned the contract together. It was a sign that it was a promise that only the three of them knew. As nobles, Lady M and the second prince respected the oath contract, leaving Tori to feel secure.

Leaves tore free and spiraled wildly around us. “Leah” he started. But I didn’t stop. “I swear by the old gods…” The words came without thought. Without hesitation. Like they had always existed inside me. Waiting. The ground cracked slightly beneath us. A low rumble echoed outward. “And the new…” The air pulsed. Once. Twice. “I will not break this deal.” The words didn’t just leave my lips They echoed. Not around us. Through us. The moment the oath sealed itself in the air, everything responded.

Nico said, his voice sharp as a scalpel. Jessa leaned back, ignored him. She looked pointedly at Momma. "Momma? The oath?" Momma smiled widely. "Simply the promise to never share outside this group what is said. We are not bad people, but we do what could be seen as bad things by the authorities. If you want to know more, you take the oath." Jessa's shoulders twitched the slightest degree. "By taking the oath, am I obligated to participate in these things?" Momma's dark brown eyes warmed. "No, figlia. But if you speak of such things, it will end badly for you."

Some oaths cannot be broken. The thought tumbles in my mind. “It is true. The consequences can be dire when breaking a promise. An oath is sworn with your life.” Theia warns. “A witch is nothing without her word. Our whole existence is built upon the truth that words are powerful and have meaning. A covenant is an agreement, but an oath is a solemn promise. Breaking an oath is not a simple undertaking. The consequences of such actions can be catastrophic and change who you are entirely. To break an oath is a choice of darkness. Embracing the worst that this world has to give.” Asteria chimes in.

He too, really liked Olive now. They all stayed quiet for a few minutes. “I don't think she's responsible for this,” Shem later spoke up. “The oath of The Vrek Cult breaks off immediately one finds his or her mate, right? Olive couldn't have been working for the cult after the oath is broken,” he added. “Except if she wants to. The oath will remain if she desires to keep working for the cult despite finding her mate,” Jake stated. “So she desired it to remain so she could finish up her mission, is that what you're saying?”

His plea to me, the oath I had sworn to him, it all came back to my memory. "He knew it," I said aloud to myself. "The old man knew he was going to die, so he made me commit." I feel frustrated knowing that there was nothing I could do to reverse the oath. It's a promise i made, a vow i took, and I had to see it through.

He hadn't kept his eyes nor hands off of me, it had made me feel special. With the fire crackling in the fireplace I could feel myself being lulled to sleep after listening to the light sound of the rain until he finally spoke making me look up at him. "You asked me why I can't just leave that life," he breathed staring up at the ceiling. "Truth is baby, I'm trying to," he replied releasing a heavy sigh that held within it the frustration of a man attempting to cut off any ties, "that's part of what I've been doing lately. But it's not easy to just walk away once you take the oath ." The oath he was referring to was a blood oath that was a part of a ritual that originated from Roman-Catholic