“Anna, just listen. If you can believe that my grandmother is the goddess Llesenia, you have to believe this too. Just hear me out.” Pleading with her eyes, she waited for Anna to nod her agreement. “When I went up to the castle, I didn’t see the shambles that you see. There is a reason for that. Llesenia said I was destined to meet the inhabitants. Let me start at the beginning. Many years ago, my grandmother granted immortality to a noble king and his queen.” Lizette paused, considering her next words.

Worried about her friend's reaction, she hesitantly continued. “As a birthday gift for their son, she granted him this gift as well. But with the gift came a sort of curse. He had to live in La Flor Manor until his true love found him. Because he did not age,...

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