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• Bn 001 book-00122   chapter 68

  “Mountain God’s Marriage?” That sounded like some television drama, or maybe the plot of a story. Was there actually such a thing? “Nope, but I might’ve read it in a book,” I answered Grandmother. “Yesterday I went to Grandma Li’s house downstairs to chat and she told me about a strange custom from her hometown. She said that every ten years, they would need to pick a young child no older than 13 years of age to be wed to the Mountain God. They said it would bless them with a good harvest and allow them to be free of disaster and sickness.”If I had heard this back then, I definitely would not have believed what Grandmother said and dismissed it as superstition. However, I was proof of the existence of superstition so I did not reject the idea of such a thing. I smiled at Grandmother and asked, “Those are all determined by nature. Even if there was a mountain god, if the heavens really wanted natural disasters and plagues to befall them, how could he control it?”“Indeed, with

• Bn 001 book-00122   chapter 67

  “I’m sorry,” I tried again after Emrys had finished inspecting my bruised neck, cleaning a few bite marks Jackson’s teeth had left but thankfully everything would probably heal if not by tomorrow the next day; no words were exchanged except the few curses my mate would mutter as he looked at my bruising skin. When Emrys checked my waist and saw finger-like bruises painted there, silver pushed through the grey in his orbs.

• Bn 001 book-00122   chapter 66

  ALEXANDRA'S POINT OF VIEW"Baby, let's go." Biglang lumaylay ang mga balikat ko nang tawagin ako ni Mommy."Time is running. Halika na, bilisan mo."Nang salubungin ako ng tingin ni Mommy ay agad akong napayuko. Gusto ko pang kumain. Tumingin naman ako kay Daddy at nagbabasakaling matutulungan niya ako. Pero ganon nalang ang panlulumo ko nang makita ko siyang tumango at sinabing sumunod nalang kay Mommy.Bata palang ako, lahat na ng mga bagay na gugustuhin ko ay agad kong nakukuha. Isang turo ko lang sa bagay na gusto ko ay agad nila itong binibigay ng walang pag-aalinlangan. At kahit na masyado akong spoil, hindi parin nila ako pinapapabayaan. I mean, they're always there when I need them hindi kagaya ng iba na puro negosyo lang ang inaatupag. That is why I am so blessed and lucky to have

• Bn 001 book-00122   chapter 65

  Giordana's P.O.V.He had gotten the shares and the position. It's only logical to go by myself to avoid being thrown out.I cried harder when I remembered how I lost my baby, how he raped me, how he hurt me.

• Bn 001 book-00122   chapter 64

  ----Moon----***Camila's POV***I could smell him before he even came over to me as I waited in the courtyard. He smelled like husky notes of

• Bn 001 book-00122   chapter 63

  Sial.Kata itu yang terlintas di pikiran Indri kala melihat hujan begitu deras mengguyur bumi. Sudah dua jam hujan kunjung pergi dan membiarkan warga bumi melanjutkan aktivitas mereka yang tertunda karena hujan.Kini Indri sedang di dalam caffe, menikmati secangkir kopi panas yang ia pesan sepuluh menit yang lalu. Tadi siang ia ada meeting dengan vendor, dengan segala perdebatan panjang akhirnya mereka mencapai kesepakatan.Indri menghela napasnya, entah sudah berapa kali ia menghela napasnya. Gadis itu sudah bosan duduk diam di caffe, ia ingin cepat pergi. Apalagi jam empat sore nanti ia harus bertemu dengan seseorang yang profesinya di juluki sebagai; Tangan Tuhan.Berkali-kali ia menoleh ke arah jendela, memastikan apakah hujan sudah berangsur reda. Walaupun dari suaranya Indri sudah tahu, jika hujan masih bersenang-senang jatuh ke bumi.Indri melirik arloji hi