THE REJECTED MATE OF THE MOONLIGHT

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he wardrobe as the sound of br

es tenfold when I hear his f

little wench?" he

e room where I am hiding is pus

't come near the wardrobe. It's

ng open, revealing a man with

around h

upon seeing me and I close my

oping that the wood wil

y hair and I scream in pain beg

g me with his legs whil

houting for help because no o

epfather since my adopted mot

band died and left me in his ca

ll get out of this hellhole but at

et to complete my education wh

I try to run away. I am twenty-f

d for myself. He makes sure I a

able to

ing me out of the room and do

kitchen and come out with a

through my mind and beads of

out wasting time, I gather all

nning out

knife up and I run as fast as I

till following me, I dash inside

ome

un deeper inside the forest. I

h my heart thudding in my chest

there for till the sun i

he forest, I decide to go back h

by the time I get home and wi

ark on my journey out of the f

elf back in the sam

in confusion before I take an

t I am lost but I don't want to b

les. I sit on the boulder again

icial, I

re? I will not last a night bef

so unlucky? The place I come

re I lose

howl in the forest reaches my

ing to figure out where the soun

that I have no ide

I pause when a twig snaps beh

pproaching me. I squeeze my eye

miserable life but I am not read

there

steps to turn around. My eyes

anding on all fours. My heart jum

came out. As if it is not enough

nk out before dark

dropping and I shift to feel a

e a stone shade above me. As I

see an unfamiliar

n a calm voice. "I

features. I have to admit th

est green eyes that are staring

his beautiful pink lips and sha

gain my

n in her eyes and voice is evid

my

y head from side to side to ch

am insid

ned?" he asked, making the

back to him with wide eyes w

is th

yes from me. "It ran away w

on my lips and he nodded with n

o much for s

noth

the cave entrance, I notice th

epfather always sleeps until ten

then it may re

up but his hand circle around

oing?" He gave m

raised my ey

the forest in t

trying to look for a reasonable e

just because he saved my life.

t before I can make it out he

so I will take it as you repayin

bore into mine and I hold his

k down but

m, I answer, "I was runn

s but I don't respond and put

o the scars on my

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