"I can see you went shopping. I am hoping there's a gift for me there." Adeline's eyes dropped to the bags, before they came up to find his. "Yes, there is. I told you I was going shopping, didn't I?" Reed's lips thinned into a smirk. Got ya, bitch. "Really?" He asked, and Adeline frowned at hi
ASHER "More room needed in the OB/GYN ward…yeah? No, alright. I'll make sure to send that to doctor Maurice…sure, sure, okay…" I tried to distract myself with the conversation that obviously didn't concern me. A nurse had her phone between her shoulder blade and her right ear while she scribbled i
"I think we should leave. Daniel and Darwin are hungry and tired. We can…" "Leave?" She thundered, sharply turning to face me. "You want me to leave my son whom I almost lost in the hospital because you're tired? How fucking selfish could you possibly be?" That one outburst alone told me all I ne
Confusion washed over me like waves. I searched everywhere; the top of my table, the drawers, the cabinets, the shelves, even underneath my table my laying down on the ground with my chest kissing the floor, yet there was nothing. Had someone…had someone taken them? Every other thing seemed to be
SOPHIA ~ Water, drops of water from the roof of a dark room. First it was one, then it became two, and suddenly the roof fell to the ground and crashed. I screamed and threw my arms around my body, but when I opened my eyes, I was unharmed…I looked ahead only to find a wrecked car in front of me.
SOPHIA "Mummy? Mummy, what's wrong?" Good question, David, I thought to myself as I struggled to turn to look at him. With my quivering lips and shaky fingers, I looked down at my phone which now lay helplessly on the ground. "Mummy?" David jumped from the bed and stood beside me. He was still w
I swallowed hard, even though I had no idea why. Asher's mother reached out to Savanna, instead of me? His wife? How did that even make sense? "How is he? Where is he?" Savanna asked, her eyes dramatically wandered all over the room. When they locked with mine, a frown appeared on her face as she
"Mummy?" David tugged at the hem of my shirt. "Why wouldn't she let us see daddy?" I flashed him a weak smile as I looked at him. "We can go see daddy, just not with them. Don't worry, once the rain stops, we'll take one of daddy's cars and go see daddy, okay?" He nodded with a smile on his face
This has been an emotional roller coaster for me. This story began in January, and since then, a lot of things have happened. I’ve been sick, I’ve had countless visits to the hospital, gotten an operation, entered final year in medical school, a lot of things actually. And finally, after nine months
SEVEN MONTHS LATER AUTHOR The sound of the door closing had everyone up on their feet. Daniel, Darwin, Lillie who had been fidgeting on her seat, Queen Sophia, even little Emilia. The doctor blinked twice, fairly surprised by how fast they had all stood. All the set of eyes that peered at her
She didn’t speak, just nodded, her tears continuing to fall silently. Darla joined me, and together, we guided Queen Sophia and Emilia downstairs, where the burial was about to take place. The palace courtyard was filled with the people of Darkmoon, all dressed in black, their faces solemn as they
Lillie’s POV *THREE WEEKS LATER* I stood outside Darla’s room, taking a deep breath before knocking softly. No response, but I knew she was in there. I could hear her crying from where I stood. Even her large twin doors had done nothing to mask the sound of her sorry. I turned mine into a ba
"You both… you both stepped up. I always knew you had it in you, but seeing it… it’s an honor." My gaze lingered on Darwin, and I squeezed his hand weakly. "You’ve done more than I ever could. The kingdom is safe because of you." Darwin’s grip tightened, and he shook his head, tears spilling down
David’s POV Blood. All over the room. Dripping from every wound in my body. I didn’t need to see my reflection in the mirror to know I had been beaten up real good. Yet, when I saw it, a bitter chuckle forced its way out of my throat. I had managed to kill them all even in my state. The fuckers
We ran toward the sound, and there she was—Darla, crumpled on the ground, her body hunched over a figure lying in a pool of blood. Logan. His chest was still, his eyes closed as if sleeping, but the deep gash in his body told a different…completely different story. Lillie fell to her knees beside
Darwin’s POV Heavy is the head that wears the crown, but there wasn’t a crown on my head. However, I knew I had stepped into David’s shoes the moment he was hospitalized. It suddenly made sense why he had been so stoic and protective of everyone. For the first time in a long time, I could feel wha
"You vile bastard!" I growled, my claws jutting out. "I'll make sure this time, you don't leave alive!" "You can't even take me on, Darwin. Weak bastard." Two large wolves tore past us and Daniel immediately shifted in his anger, going after them before they could get in. He tore them apart in s