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Beauty and the Immortal: It started with a dig

[Mature Content] Some things are best left undisturbed for a reason. Especially ones that are buried in the ground.  Thirteen years after the incident at Winchester Manor, Mallory Winchester resides with her uncle and his family. She is to wed a baron. However, Mallory faces betrayal. Desperate, she sets out looking for the buried artefact that she once believed was a joke told by her grandmother.  But what do you do if you don't find the object, but a person instead? And not just any person, but an immortal being who was never meant to see daylight ever again.  Mallory is convinced that whoever created Hadeon Van Doren must have mixed in generous doses of evil, sadistic nature, and dangerously handsome looks. Now, besides her initial problem, she must find a manual to tame this person who is looking at her as if she is his next meal, as well as tame her. 

ash_knight17 · Fantasy
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75 Chs

Middle of the rain

Though Mallory heard what Hadeon said, her eyebrows furrowed deeply at his and Father Shane's words. She laughed nervously, shaking her head. "Why would anyone want to rearrange the words? It must be a coincidence that his name, when rearranged, spells mine."

Mallory hoped this was one of those times when Hadeon was joking, but the serious look on his face made it hard to believe.

"I found it rather strange at the time and thought maybe, due to her old age, the woman had forgotten where her husband was buried," Father Shane said gently. He then asked, "Do you remember your grandfather's name?"

"We always called him Grandpa. His name didn't seem important when I was young—just the relationship," Mallory whispered. Her heart pounded as she dared to ask, "Whose body is in there?"

Father Shane replied, "A human. One that was probably a week old."