The Story of Psyche

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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…

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Chapter 17      Chapter 19

“What happened!?” he said.

Psyche inwardly jumped. She must have fallen asleep while she waited. 

She noticed the fire was gone from t…

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Chapter 16      Chapter 18

Psyche woke the next morning to a soft and comfortable bed. It reminded her of home and as she stretched she imagined herself there.

She …

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Chapter 15      Chapter 17

It had been a rough night.

Psyche had been unable to sleep for most of it. She imagined her new husband and all of the possible horrors h…

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Chapter 14      Chapter 16

Psyche lay on something warm, her consciousness somewhere in the space between awake and sleeping. 

She felt the veil lift from her face …

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Chapter 13      Chapter 15

Everyone was quiet as the sisters and attendants worked in the dressing room. This was not what Psyche had imagined for herself those ye…

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Chapter 12      Chapter 14

Days passed and no one seemed to know what to do.

So much thought and energy had been poured into helping Psyche get married. 

But…

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Chapter 11      Chapter 13

Psyche had been to Aphrodite’s temple many times. 

Well, mostly with Cydippe. 

Cydippe loved Aphrodite and regularly visited the G…

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Chapter 10      Chapter 12

Psyche stood behind an enormous wall which had been erected at the edge of the shrine’s reasonably-sized courtyard. Aglaura had complete…

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Chapter 9      Chapter 11

Psyche followed a path leading toward the cliffs; a path she’d walked so many times. Several of her attendants and a few soldiers followe…

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Chapter 8      Chapter 10

Psyche sat in one of the music rooms with the lyricist. The vocal trainer would be coming shortly to help her practice through the notes.…

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Chapter 7       Chapter 9

Psyche took a deep breath. 

She looked at Aglaura who was sitting to the right of a balding noble, the current frontrunner in her opti…

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Chapter 6       Chapter 8

Lord Whats-his-name was delighted to have won the Suitor Games — finally. He had been worried somewhere in the middle there. But things h…

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Chapter 5       Chapter 7

In the days that followed the sisters’ excursion, the king and queen determined that it was time for Cydippe to focus on selecting a suit…

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Chapter 4       Chapter 6

Psyche sighed as she approached the village square. It had been nice having Cydippe join her for a visit to the school. The children had …

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Chapter 3       Chapter 5

The wedding of the century came and went. The bride and groom moved to their new home and got into the natural rhythm of all married coupl…

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Chapter 2       Chapter 4

“Psyche! Where have you been??” Aglaura said as Psyche rushed in.

“Forgive me, I had just a few stops to make,” Psyche said. “I did them a…

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Chapter 1       Chapter 3

Blissfully unaware of any danger their happy and prosperous kingdom faced, Psyche’s parents were delighted with the growth and development of…

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In a kingdom not far from here, there lived a king and queen and their three beautiful daughters. The king and queen were fair and kind, and the…