Sacred Vows

By Michael Kingswood

Gregory recently took his vows in the monastery. Agnes recently became a nun.

When they meet at a Christmas midnight mass, each face a choice—be true to their vows or be together.

But maybe they can do both?

Sacred Vows is a faithfully romantic short story.

• Language: English
• Publisher: SSN Storytelling
• Release date: May 15, 2023
• ISBN: 9798224153053

Michael Kingswood

Michael Kingswood has written numerous science fiction and fantasy stories, including The Pericles Conspiracy, The Glimmer Vale Chronicles, and the Dawn of Enlightenment series. His interest in scifi/fantasy came at an early age: he first saw Star Wars in the theater when he was three and grew up on Star Trek in syndication. The Hobbit was among the first books he recalls reading. Recognizing with sadness that the odds of his making it into outer space were relatively slim, after completing his bachelors degree in Mechanical Engineering from Boston University, he did the next best thing - he entered the US Navy as a submarine officer. Almost seventeen years later, he continues to serve on active duty and has earned graduation degrees in Engineering Management and Business Administration. Fitting with his service onboard Fast Attack submarines (SSNs), he does his writing on Saturdays, Sundays, and at Night. He is married to a lovely lady from Maine. They have four children, and live wherever the Navy deems to send them. Sign up to receive email announcements of Michael's new releases and other exclusive deals for newsletter subscribers here: http://eepurl.com/eND22 .

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Sacred Vows

Sacred Vows

A Faithfully Romantic Short Story

Michael Kingswood

SSN Storytelling

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Gregory recently took his vows in the monastery. Agnes recently became a nun.

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When they meet at a Christmas midnight mass, each face a choice—be true to their vows or be together.

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But maybe they can do both?

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Sacred Vows is a faithfully romantic short story.

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Sacred Vows

The fabric of his cassock was heavy brown wool, and even through the Underarmor long-sleeved t-shirt he wore beneath it, Gregory could still feel the itching want to break out all over his torso. Every timed he donned it, he wondered at the endurance of his brothers back in medieval times, wearing even rougher wool often times without any undergarments.

Fortunately, his newly-joined order had allowed some benefits of modernity despite their vows of chastity and poverty. He thanked God for that every day.

But despite the itchiness, the garment was warm, and today that made up for the other discomforts.

Winter had come on with a vengeance, and there was already a foot of snow on the ground inside the monastery. And more forecast for later this week. Thankfully after Christmas though, so Gregory and his brothers would be safe to make the two hour journey to Saint Jerome's, where his order traditionally helped sing the midnight mass on Christmas Eve.

This was his first time making that voyage, in an old school bus that his order had purchased and converted for their use, and he didn't entirely trust his voice to carry him through the chant without error. It didn't matter, though; God would see his intent even if his