The Story of Psyche

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Chapter 37      Chapter 39

The days dragged on as the kingdom scrambled to find a husband for Psyche. Eros did his best to put off sealing Psyche’s fate, trying to fig…

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Chapter 36      Chapter 38

Cydippe’s silly “Suitor Games” were in full swing, and Eros was still struggling to find a fittingly vile suitor for Psyche. 

Admittedly …

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Chapter 35      Chapter 37

Now that Eros had bought himself some time, he found himself relaxing a little. He played around with different characters as he mingled amo…

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Chapter 34      Chapter 36

“Mother,” Eros said, appearing beside Aphrodite at the top of her temple.

“Isn’t this a splendid night?” she said. Aphrodite looked glori…

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Chapter 33      Chapter 35

Aglaura’s wedding was spectacular by mortal standards. Plenty of gold and splendor to blind the weaker eyes. And they’d picked his mother’s …

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Chapter 32      Chapter 34

Eros set out to find this Psyche who had been foolish enough to invoke the wrath of the Goddess. 

His mother asked him to use his arrows …

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Chapter 31      Chapter 33

Eros couldn’t ignore the two forest nymphs arguing any longer. 

It had been such a peaceful morning. 

Two silly nymphs had spotted a l…

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Chapter 30      Chapter 32

Aphrodite loved her work. 

She found absolute pleasure in bringing love and beauty into the world. It had been so dull and boring before …

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Chapter 29      Chapter 31

Psyche lay awake, listening to her husband breathe. 

Tonight she would light the lamp. 

She had already wrestled through the decision.…

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Chapter 28      Chapter 30

“How did you enjoy your sisters’ visit?” he asked.

Psyche gave a start. He was back! 

It was good to hear his voice. 

Though she co…

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Chapter 27      Chapter 29

Her sisters would be gone in the morning. It was a tearful goodbye as they went to sleep that night. Psyche had never known her sisters to b…

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Chapter 26      Chapter 28

The next few days passed and the sisters began to really enjoy their time together. There were still a few tense moments as more feelings we…

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Chapter 25      Chapter 27

Psyche lay awake in the darkness, struggling to sleep. 

Cydippe’s meal had been nice and everything had been going well, until it began t…

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Chapter 24      Chapter 26

The morning passed by somewhat less pleasantly than Psyche had hoped. Still, Psyche had managed to push aside her tangled feelings after lis…

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Chapter 23      Chapter 25

Psyche could barely contain her excitement. 

She paced the hallway between her sisters’ rooms, trying to decide what to do next. 

Agla…

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Chapter 22      Chapter 24

Psyche had been waiting several days as her husband went to check on her sisters. She wasn’t sure when he would return and as the days passe…

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Chapter 21      Chapter 23

Psyche found herself pacing, impatient for the sun to set.

Her husband had been bringing her news from the village the last few nights. 

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Chapter 20      Chapter 22

Psyche shifted her waking hours to night so that she and her husband could spend more time together. 

He didn’t mind listening to her sto…

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Chapter 19      Chapter 21

Psyche woke the next morning, blinking at the rising sun. 

She sat up and instinctively gasped.

Before her was a vast and beautiful la…

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Chapter 18      Chapter 20

The cottage was a bit nicer the next morning. It added some flower designs on the walls and a prettier bouquet for the table. 

Everything…