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Whispers of the moonlight

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By OlaoluwaPublished about a year ago 1 min read
Whispers of the moonlight
Photo by Lester Salmins on Unsplash

a young artist named Elara discovers an old, forgotten journal in the attic of her family’s cottage. The journal belongs to a woman named Isolde, who lived centuries ago. As Elara reads Isolde’s words, she becomes entangled in a web of secrets and lost love.

Isolde’s entries reveal a forbidden romance with a mysterious stranger—a man who only appeared during the full moon. Their meetings were brief, their conversations whispered under the silver light. Isolde yearned for more, but the stranger remained elusive, disappearing each dawn.

Elara becomes obsessed with unraveling the mystery. She sketches the moonlit scenes described in the journal, hoping to capture the essence of Isolde’s longing. As she delves deeper, Elara discovers hidden symbols and cryptic clues that lead her to a moonlit clearing deep in the forest.

There, under the ancient oak, Elara encounters the same mysterious stranger. His eyes hold centuries of memories, and he confesses to being a guardian of forgotten love stories. He reveals that Isolde was his soulmate, cursed to wander the earth until their love was rekindled.

Elara faces a choice: to break the curse and reunite Isolde with her lover or to keep the secret hidden forever. As the moon waxes and wanes, Elara navigates love, sacrifice, and the magic that binds their fates.

And so, “Whispers in the Moonlight” weaves together past and present, love and loss, as Elara races against time to rewrite destiny under the watchful gaze of the moon.

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About the Creator

Olaoluwa

Ola was born 24th May 2011

He is a Story teller, Reasearcher, Poem Writer and lot more

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  • Dharrsheena Raja Segarranabout a year ago

    Hey, just wanna let you know that this is more suitable to be posted in the Fiction community 😊

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