The Oath We Give - Monty Jay

“On this day, I vow to make your rage my own, to weather the storm of your revenge, and keep you forever safe.”\n Two years.\n That’s all the peace we had before our past awoke from the dead. Rose from the grave with malicious hands, famished, and ready to bury us six feet below. The tombstones of our enemies have been overturned, and we are reminded that we can never escape the chains of the corrupt. Seeking retribution for my lost love consumed my past, but that violence and desire for punishment now jeopardized the future of those closest to me.\n We are given one choice, a singular option.\n Return to Ponderosa Springs. Or reap the consequences. But it’s more than the infamous Hollow Boys in danger this time. It’s her.\n The cursed one.\n A mirage of a woman too stubborn for her own g