The Wedding Curse - Book 2 (Complete) Extras coming Sept 2021

Only Human

Hello readers!  I'm sorry that I was not able to update sooner but there was a small house emergency that needed my attention.  Everything is fine but it took up most of my weekend.  Please forgive this author for not following through with her word.  I hope this update makes up for it!  Please enjoy and leave your comments at the end.  Thank you!!!

PS I've been dying to use this song for so long!  I think it was on my list of songs from my last story but this chapter is perfect!  

Lan Zhan POV:

Pressure.

Suffocating.

Darkness.

Confusion.

Rage.

I feel all these things as I pry my eyes open. I can barely see anything in this dense, swirling darkness. My legs push against the invisible hand that is crushing me into the ground as I use Bichen for added support to stand. The air is thick, like honey, but not sweet. Definitely NOT sweet. It is drenched in resentment. 

Inside my chest, my heart beats so quickly it feels like it belongs to a hummingbird. I know I should feel fear in this hostile place. But, I do not. I only feel hope. Hope that I will finally see my Wei Ying. That I will hear his voice call my name. My name that only he can say.

I do not know where to start looking for my soulmate so I begin simply my moving one foot in front of the other. I don't even know what I'm walking on but it feels like deep mud. I want to stand tall and confident so that when I find my husband, he will know that everything will be alright. But this relentless force on my body won't let me. Using Bichen for leverage, I feel like an old man, hunched over and barely able to walk.

How long will it take to find Wei Ying here if I cannot move at a fast pace? And, it is not a question of IF I find him. It is only a matter of WHEN. I will not wake up until I see him. I know we will find each other. We always do and always will. 

Hours. I feel like I've been walking for hours.

The pressure is unforgiving. My body is weakening. I can feel the resentful energy buzzing around me, trying to get to my core, to corrupt it. However, my desire to see Wei Ying only makes my core burn brighter, more powerful than the evil that hungers for it.

Wei Ying.

I keep thinking his name. I tried calling out for him but I have no voice in this dream world. The stillness swallows every sound I make. So, I call out to my husband with my heart. And I will continue to call until.........

A light? Is that a light ahead?

I squint my eyes.

Wei Ying?

I move my legs faster. There is no noise when I run, only a deafening silence that fills my ears. My arms swing by my sides, pulling me closer to the soft welcoming glow in front of me. I can feel the pressure around me retreating slowly and the air thinning.

Wei Ying! I'm coming, my love!!! I'm here!! Hold on!!

Coming face to face with the light energy, I observe that it is in the shape of a dome large enough to cover Jingshi. I reach out to touch the only warmth in this cold place and feel it cocoon itself around me like a thick, soft blanket. I close my eyes and welcome this familiar feeling. It is the feeling of my beloved surrounding me with his love. I smile and step forward.