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

<p>His hair was darker than the night sky, his eyes as black as his hair but he had a very fair face, he had long face and his nose was pointed, his lips thin and attracting, he was the perfect description of being carved by the gods. His skin was pale and something about his beauty reminded her of the stranger she had met in the forest few nights ago and who she was missing desperately like she had known him all her life. After swooning in his beauty, Mariah recalled that he was a stranger standing in her garden, how did he get in without the servants seeing him? She took a deep breath and asked, /"Who are you?/"</p>

<p>The stranger smiled, his smile was pearly white and it would fascinate any woman it was directed to and Mariah was no exception, she was finding it hard to identify who was more beautiful between him and her stranger.</p>

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