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 felt like her world stopped moving and her heart stopped beating, /"marriage?/" she shouted.

Josiah was shocked by her reaction, it was not what he expected, he had expected her to jump in happiness, to react with joy like every other unmarried lady would react hearing such news. He looked at his wife who was confused and surprised as well, /"Mariah, dear, you shouldn’t behave like that. This is good news./"

/"But father…/" she stopped to arrange her words carefully in her mind, /"the King, God bless his soul for bringing us back but asking for my hand in marriage? That is absurd, he…he is old enough to be my father. He is your age, father, how could you advice me to marry him?/"

/"But Mariah, that means nothing, you are a woman, your duty is to marry and bear children, regardless of what age your man is,/" Lydia said.

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