A Thousand year old Forest guardian has loved only one human woman but can never have her, she often slips away from him through death and there was nothing he could do to save her. After waiting for what felt like an eternity, she was finally reborn again, but this lifetime is the last one she could have, she has exalted all her chances of reincarnation and should she die this time, she would stop existing. Knowing this and that his presence is the only threat she has, can he bear to lose her forever? Also, after waiting for her to reincarnate all these years, can he bear to stay away knowing she is within arm’s reach?
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Mariah never thought that one day her perfect life wouldn’t be so perfect anymore. Who would have expected that her father, the King’s special adviser, would one day be accused of trying to kill the king and take his place?
But even though no one thought that, it happened and her family became the king and kingdom’s most hated enemy. Banished out of the kingdom till a befitting punishment is decided on, Mariah and her family had to move to the little house outside the kingdom and close to the forest which frightening stories had been told about. Mariah thought that things can never be worse but it all changed when she started receiving uninvited strange guests.
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Come Love A Stranger

Mariah couldn’t wait for the sun to set, the reason she was impatient to meet him was still a mystery to her but all she knows is that she wants to see him and also, get to know his name which she had stayed all day trying to guess the befitting one for him. At the end, she couldn’t decide on anyone and decided to just wait till she sees him.

Lydia noticed her silent happiness and she wanted so badly to know what was giving her such joy, she even asked but Mariah has responded with ‘nothing mother, I am just happy with being alive another day.’ Her answer was strange but she couldn’t force it out of her mouth and concluded to just let her be or even be happy with her.

/"I’m going for a walk, mother,/" Mariah grabbed her cloak immediately after dinner and kissed her mother cheek and her father’s.

/"Hold on, why in such a hurry?/" Lydia asked.

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