The Engagement
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Last published Sat, Sep 26, 2020
Every year, all girls eligible to become a bride attend the Engagement; a party for single men to impress a future bride and her father. If a girl likes a man enough, her father will then be able to go to him to speak about a marriage. Only then does a man know if he has a wife.
I am one of seven who will be there and I pray to the gods that I do not disappoint my family by my choice.
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Amaria must attend the Engagement, not only for herself but for her family's future. Pressure from all sides weighs on her shoulders, including a man breathing down her neck for an "I do".
Samson is a god, one of the many in the small country of Molana. His godly identity hidden, he passes as a young, attractive, commander in the king's army. Finally agreeing to go to the Engagement, Samson encounters the biggest battle he would never have expected---the heart of the girl with golden eyes.
Love brings challenges, especially when an immortal is involved.
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