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

/"I am sorry,/" he whispered, his voice achingly low and in pain, /"I do not mean to lose my temper on you. I am so sorry, please forgive me, please forgive me, Mariah./"

/"Hush,/" Mariah placed a finger on his lips, /"I can understand, you are in pain, my mother used to say that a pain shared is less painful./"

She saw him smile, his eyes still closed and he softly shook his head, /"my pain cannot be shared, t’s a punishment I have to live with./"

/"I don’t understand,/" she said with a frown, /"who would punish you like that?/"

He opened his eyes and looked deeply into her beautiful green ones, he reached his hand and caressed her cheek with his knuckles, /"Mariah,/" he sighed, /"there are so much you do not know./"

/"Then tell me, please. I just realize that I know nothing about you, but it seems to me that you know everything about me./"

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