The Scattered Bones

by Nicole Scarano

She hides in the gods’ realm so that she doesn’t have to practice her own doctrine. Purity is facing temptation and remaining holy, not enslaving young girls to hide behind.”

“I love you, but I won’t come back. If I do, it’ll destroy me. I don’t want to live in a world without you, but I have to. I might as well get used to it.”

“I love you,” I said with conviction. Raw and strong and unbreakable. “Loving you isn’t a sin, nor will it make me unworthy. Loving you is the only choice I’ve ever made for myself, so when I say this, understand it’s with my whole heart. I choose you,