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THE SECOND BORN'S CURSE

Almathea Bastete is the second-born child of her family. At the age of five, she was abandoned by her parents and thrown to the most desolate place in the house to keep her a secret. In this society where the birth of a second child is illegal, Almathea is supposed not to exist as she should have been killed upon her birth. Her parents do well in hiding her, however, when she turns seventeen, her parents have to make the decision to let her go for her safety and their own. Will she discover why second-born children are shunned in their society and bring back the harmony between the children born second and the rest of the world? What about the underlying danger that is lurking in the shadows, threatening to bring about the end of the world? Do they have the courage to face it all?

AudreyJeru4 · Fantasy
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144 Chs

LADY TRASSEBUM

She finally turned to Zingel, "what about you Zingel, is there something you want to learn?"

"Food." Zingel answered without hesitation.

"Food?" Evy echoed.

"Food." Zingel repeated. Since he was not good with his words, he could not really explain what he meant, but what he was sure was that he wanted to ensure that he could cook for the sweet smelling girl. She liked eating food after it was cooked, and the scent that emanated from her increased as she ate. Probably because that was the time she was happiest.

Nevertheless, Zingel wanted to have a little more of that scent.

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Maria looked up at the large room that she had been called into. The room was empty and was decorated ravishly. She stood close to the door, with her hands clasped behind her back. Her back was ramrod straight, as she silently looked at the large portrait which was hung over the mantle on the wall opposite her.