Harmony: Harmony Book 1 by Alan Moria

Author:Alan Moria [Moria, Alan]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2024-04-07T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 28

Three weeks. That had been the time Mia Vance needed to leave her old life behind. During the short period of those three weeks, she had put at risk everything she had worked for and sacrificed over the years. Mia had used this time to break contracts with sponsors, say goodbye to her friends and family, and deactivate her social media accounts and channels, with the premise that she was taking a break from the internet to reinvent herself and focus on new projects. Her manager hadn’t liked any of it, saying she was crazy if she thought her fans would still be there when she finally returned, but he couldn’t do anything but let her go her own way.

She knew she had a unique opportunity ahead of her, to leave her mark in the history books. To have her name and work remembered decades and centuries after she was gone. Compared to that, what was the fragile fame she had gained by narrating e-sports championships?

That didn’t mean a part of her didn’t question every day if she was making the right choice, of course. Nate hadn’t tried to downplay or hide the dangers she would be subjecting herself to by accepting his proposal, which she could respect. Hearing about all the ways her life and well-being could be threatened, she asked if they had any way to guarantee her safety, but the response she received wasn’t exactly what she expected.

“No, Mia, I can’t guarantee your safety,” Nate had said, looking directly into her eyes with an intensity that held her in place, unable to avert her own gaze from his. “I can’t guarantee there will be a ‘happily ever after’ at the end of this story. This is real life, not a movie. But let me ask you something, Mia, when did you stop believing in fairy tales?”

“What?” Mia had asked, surprised, not knowing how to react to such a strange question.

“It’s a simple question, Mia: When did you stop believing in fairy tales?” Nate repeated the question, but continued speaking before she had time to dwell on it and come up with an answer. “You see, I’m sure that since you were younger than you can remember, fairy tales have been part of your life. In books, in movies, or at your bedside, it doesn’t matter, they’ve always been present. Stories about bold princesses and fire-breathing dragons, about invincible heroes and honorable kings, about ancient demigods and boys who despite not being born with a drop of magic, have a destiny of adventure ahead of them. I bet you’ve heard all these stories and many others, time and time again. So let me rephrase my question, Mia: When did you stop believing that these fantastic tales could be about you?”

At that moment, Mia couldn’t answer even if she found the words to do so, so affected was she by the phenomenon she was witnessing. As the man spoke, his eyes that had always seemed to have an

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