Novel-novel oleh Tania Shava

“I want this journey to not end if only we could keep going until we have explored everything.”“That would take a lifetime and even a lifetime is not possible to explore every area.”“That is the whole point Caspian, for this journey to never end.”“I did not think of it that way.”“I have always wanted to go to different places from where I was raised, even our journey back to the palace was a thrill for me as I had not been anywhere besides where I grew up.”“Do you believe that your father might be on the lookout for you?”“No, not all he has never acknowledged my existence and he is not about to start now. If was searching for it would be to execute me as he would have figured out that I helped you escape. I’m probably labelled a disgrace and a traitor.”“I’m sorry that you did this all to help me.”“It wasn’t to only help you Caspian, it was a way out for me, to have the freedom I have always craved and to be away. I was desperate that I would have gone anywhere but stay there,

Caspian had heeded Douglas’s words and he had told Rurina that they would not be stopping until they were in the clear.All he had was faith, and hope that he would find her, he felt sick at the thought of her not being where he thought she was.Only time will tell when he goes to the destination if she is there or not. The day progressed bit by and when noon arrived they were searching for an area where they could eat as they were famished.They stopped by a stream, and the scenery was spectacular, now he could see why Aurora had loved being out here, one did not want to leave.He knew by now that they might be looking for him back at the palace and he hoped that they would believe Douglas.He had left them notes, explaining to them that he needed to breathe as the palace was a bit suffocating for him. He had told his mother she was in charge of making the final decisions until he came back and resumed full authority.“Are you worried about back home?” Rurina asked him.“A bit, I don

Evening came and Caspian lay on his bed, but sleep alluded him. He could not find a sweet spot on the bed. He kept on turning but he was not finding a comfortable position.He was not finding it, he got up and got dressed. He went outside and he went back to the forest path that he walked with Aurora.The moon was full tonight and it cast soft light, the breeze was warm, how he would love to walk with Aurora during this moment, he wanted to share it with her.He remembered her words, as long as they were under the same moon they would find their way back to each other.He stood in the middle of the forest, he would never forget the moment when he had turned and saw Aurora walking down to him.Caspian came to realization that he knew where Aurora might be, why had he not thought of it earlier. He went raced back to his chambers and he took out a scroll, he was going to leave soon to go find her.He prayed that she would be where he thought she was. The next morning Caspian summoned Dou

Caspian waited for Douglas to come with Aurora’s friends, he could not go himself as that would raise a lot of speculation.It might also reach his mother and Nadia’s ear, he heard the door open as Douglas led them in, when they saw him they all seemed to be frightened.“You may leave,” Caspian said to Douglas as he went out.“You all don’t have to be anxious, I did not call you all to berate nor to punish you. I wanted to ask about Aurora, and you all don’t have to keep your heads down, you may look at me.”He could see them lift their heads, and their hands were clasped in front of them,“I wanted to ask if you knew where Aurora might be?”They all shook their heads in unison,“Do you have any idea where she could have gone to?”“No, My Lord, before she left, she was ordered to not speak nor see us.”“Who ordered you to do so?”They all were silent at his question and he knew that they were probably afraid if word got out they would get punished.“You do not have to fear anything,”

Caspian turned and Nadia stood there, “I thought you had retired to your chambers.”“I was waiting for you.”“Is there something worrying you?”“I have been meaning to have a chat about a few things on my mind,” Nadia replied.“Of course.”“Can we do this at your chambers?”“I would rather we go to your chambers.”Nadia seemed to be overjoyed with his suggestion, “I will lead the way then.”They walked in her chambers and he saw that it was different but he really would not know as he spent most of the time at his chambers or at Aurora’s.He sat by the table, and she sat too, “I know we haven’t had much time to ourselves as you have urgent matters to attend to as the king but I was hoping we could bond again.”Caspian was too tired for all this, why could they not discuss it in the morning?“How so?”“We can select activities that we love and we share them with each other,” Nadia replied.“That’s a sound plan.”“Do you have any suggestions?” Caspian could see that she was hopeful, did

Nadia’s parents arrived, and he, Nadia and his mother stood in the forefront as they were being welcomed.“Caspian, we never thought we would see you again.” Nadia’s father held him at arms-length.“It is wonderful to see you again Sir.”“No need for formalities, you are my son and I will make your father proud.”Nadia’s mother came up to him and smiled, “Thank you coming back to Nadia, we do not know what would have happened if you would have not been able to return.”“Thank you, I see who Nadia takes after.”Greetings were exchanged and they all made it to the dining area that was prepared, and mead was served as everyone got comfortable.“Before we all have a drink, I would love to raise a toast to my son Caspian who was given back to us and the time when he was most needed. A toast to Caspian.”They all raised their glasses after Nadia’s father’s speech, “Cheers.”The night set off, and there was so much chatter, the room was full of guests yet he felt alone, sad and the mead was

Storm lay awake. Chase’s head was on her stomach and held her so tightly, and she played with his hair as he slept.Everything had been wild, the way Chase’s father lost his temper; she felt sad that Chase found it normal to be treated like that.Her throat closed at the thought of him getting beaten up and him thinking that it was okay; he had been treated like this his whole life.It made her blood boil that he let his father do this to him, and she could not forget how Kelsey had been so smug and enjoyed the treatment that she had gotten from his father.The following day, he dropped her off at her friend's, and she knew that his father wanted to talk to him alone without her.“He did what?” it was Meghan.“Yep, he beat him up pretty bad.”“What in the world is going on?” This time, it was Paige.“Everything is just not working out for us.”“His father is very intense; we have heard about him, and no one dares to go against his order,” Paige replied.“Yep, he won’t allow Chase to d

“GET UP!”Storm was panicked, it was Chase’s father and they stood up, ‘“YOU DON’T WALK AWAY FROM ME!”His father lunged at him, Chase was knocked to the ground and she could see that he was winded, his father came at him again and hit him.Chase was not trying to fight back but instead, he was taking the blows and she was panicking, this was not going to work.“Please stop.” She was worried when she saw blood on his lips and he was getting up all the time. When his father lunged again, she jumped and stood in front of Chase.His father hit her so hard that she hit a tree and her head was throbbing, Chase was next to her in a flash, “My love, are you okay.”She nodded,“Why would you do that?”“I can’t bear to see him hit you any longer.”She saw his father come again and Storm got up and covered Chase again the blow was hard and saw some blood on her.She did not know where she was bleeding, Chase was next to her, “Stop it Storm, I can handle him, but I can't bear him hurting you li

Storm was nervous, Chase’s father could be here on any given day, and that made her all the more sick.She was nervous to the point that she felt like vomiting, apparently, Kelsey would also be talking to him and at times she would come to rub it in her face with a facade in front of Chase.Today was the day, everyone knew he had arrived, he had such a huge role and now she was shaking in fear.She was seated with Meghan and Paige, her friends tried to calm her down but it was not working. Storm even hoped for Chase to say he changed his mind and would cancel.She started to get ready, Meghan and Paige were reassuring her and told her that everything is fine.“Are you ready?”Chase was looking her over,“Yes, is something wrong with my outfit?”“No, you look beautiful, back to my question, are you ready?”“What choice do I have?”“Don’t worry, I’m with you.”He took her hand and kissed it, they went to the restaurant at the back, it was a special reservation and when they walked in St

Storm made her way to his room and wanted to talk it out with Chase. Although her response to him had upset him, he still walked with her.He did not say anything, and when she talked to him, he would barely reply, and that made her very anxious.Storm wished she had lied, but he could read her easily, and if she refused to answer, that would have been the same thing. Not answering is an answer in itself.She went to the living room and sat close to him, “I’m sorry.”“For what?”“For saying yes.”“You told me the truth, I asked and hate being lied to, at least you were honest and that is great for our relationship to be built on trust.”“But what does that help with? If you’re so mad at me.”“It hurts, but why would you think I would get bored of you.”“When we did break up, you went to other girls and I thought you had grown tired of me.”“I never broke up with you just because I was bored.”“Then why go to other girls?”“I needed to forget, thinking about you was torture, and knowin

“Can I talk to you alone?”Storm turned to Jeremy. “Sure.”“We need to head back, anyway, we will catch up later.” This time it was Meghan.“Alright, I will see you guys later.”She followed Jeremy to a quiet place, “I wanted to ask if we could go out again?”“I can’t?”“Saturday?”“I’m back together with Chase, I’m sorry.”Jeremy looked hurt, but then it was replaced with being upset. “After all that he has done to you?”“I know but I love him.”“You love him? What does that solve?”“He also wants to be with me, no matter what he loses.”“I guess he will always win.”“What do you mean by that?”“He is the alpha, he has the looks, intensity, and everyone wants to be friends with him and I guess I stood no chance, did I?”“You would, the only reason that I went out with him was that he always was there for me and he pursued me.”“As if I can believe that.”“I swear Jeremy, I had no intention to be with him. I had liked Brian first, but that did not work out as I ended up with Chase.”“

Today Chase walked her to the lunch area, but he had to leave but wanted to make sure that there were people that could help her in case of an emergency.Storm sat as she waited for Paige and Meghan to arrive, but instead of them it was Kelsey who arrived looking as if she wanted to bite her head off.“You think you won?”Storm looked at Kelsey. “Sorry.”“You really think that Chase will give up everything for you?”“Well, he is now.”“You’re painfully naïve.”“I suppose.”“If you really loved Chase, you would not be ruining his childhood dream, his destiny and the path that he has to choose.”“Why are you telling me all this?”“It’s simple. Chase will resent you down the line for making him miss this chance.”“We will figure it out on our own.”Kelsey scoffed, “Not only are you naïve, but dumb, too.”“Are you done?”“Nope, just came to tell you that you should back off from him.”“I won’t do that.”“Time will tell. Wait till you meet his father.”She swallowed a lump, the way she had