Novel-novel oleh Margaux Dynabella

Thank you for reading!I am very, very grateful for the people who reached here. This has been a long journey and also my first novel. It means a lot that you gave this story a chance and stayed until the end. Truly, I appreciate it. If I could track the comments, I would personally thank each and everyone for the support.In all honesty, there are things I regret and wish to have done better during the entire writing process. I do feel guilty about leaving this hanging for a while and what I have lacked in some aspects—I apologize for that. I faced some unexpected hurdles along the way and went through a very tough writer’s block and challenge of picking this up. For what it’s worth, I tried.To everyone who remained patient and still read, thank you.The last few special chapters are for loose ends I may or may not be able to write. I’m not sure if I’d be given another chance to expand on this story with a sequel like I planned in my head so I wrote the extras to at least wrap it up

Sebastian’s POVHelios has been the warmest it has ever been.Or at least that’s how it feels to me despite the eternal winter of the North. From afar, I could make out Veronica’s figure. She was crouched down and talking with a group of elders and youngsters alike. They were in a circle around a bonfire at the center of the town square.This has become one of the newest traditions in the kingdom.We’ve always been a pack of deep loyalty and respect to each other—yet the walls are still there. Veronica came to our territory and broke those walls like she did with mine.Suddenly it’s warmer in Helios even in the winter.“Alpha Sebastian,” said in unison by the people who saw me approach.llThe others finally noticed my presence and they all bowed down to me while I stopped and stood behind my wife.I raised my hand to dismiss their gestures and spoke, “Might if I steal the Luna from you?” I asked with a grin.Veronica looked over her shoulder and met my eyes. “Well, I guess my escort

Third Person’s POVNew Helios continues to thrive and grow under the leadership of the Rozeiros triplets.The three alphas resumed their duties once they came back to Aethiuopia after the debacle in their brother’s kingdom. They fell into their usual routine like they never left. Rowan is currently stuck in a court meeting with their officials, discussing the reports to catch up on what they missed when they were away and also reviewing the postponed works that need their approval—such tasks that the other two hate and find tedious so inevitably, it falls on him.Declan said he’ll be organizing their archives and artifacts but somehow, the silence and peacefulness of rows and rows of books and objects lulled him to sleep in one a corner; it was always his excuse though. In reality, he can start snoring anywhere he could consume space. Meanwhile, Nolan, ever the unruly and mischievous of the three, was currently climbing a balcony in the middle of the day. He jumped to hide behind o

Third Person’s POVThe moon hid itself from the world tonight.The kingdom of Helios was peaceful, oblivious of the scenes that were unfolding in the shadows. Their king and queen just left a few days ago for a short vacation. The Beta was left in charge to monitor the pack. Thankfully, winter has subsided a bit these days.In the dark of the dead night, only the iridescent blue glow of the arch illuminated the woods. Behemoth wolves lie snoring by the foot of the portal.A silhouette sat perched on the branch of a nearby tree, golden eyes glared at the opened entrance, waiting for something… for someone.The winter wind howled into the eerie silence. Af

Veronica’s POVI have never been happier—we have never been happier than this day.Without restrictions and inhibitions, we got to enjoy ourselves away from everyone but us.Along the way, Sebastian tackled me to the ground and we rolled over, messing around the snow. We crossed to the uncharted and unclaimed lands of the North. Nothing really is around except forests. It took a while until I reached the place I was trying to show him. It was already sunset when we arrived.My wolf slowed down and stopped before the clearing. Sebastian followed and halted beside me, gawking at the view in front of us.We shifted back to our human forms as the sun slowly descended, casting an orange hue to the sky.The snow stops around here. The forest is lush although this is the last stretch of the continent before opening to the large body of water.“I found this by accident during our hunting competition,” I said looking at the view. “We can’t really go far and take a break yet but this could be

Veronica’s POVAfter telling him my plan, I parted ways with Keldor once we reached the center of the forests.Sensing my environment, I focused to locate where Sebastian is through our bond. The moment I opened my eyes, I started dashing through the trees and reached where he was in the woods. When I started to make out his figure using my heightened sight, I slowed down to cloak my presence. I wanted to ambush him.Sebastian was just finishing up, removing a sharpened stick from a deer while I hid behind a trunk of the nearby tree. I smiled to myself as he looked clueless. Then, I prepared to attack him. However, when I looked in his direction again, he was nowhere to be found.“What the…” I stepped out slowly and sensed my environment, scanning my surroundings.He’s still near, I could feel it through our connection yet I can’t find a trace of him anywhere. As I turned around to the direction of the tree where I hid, he suddenly appeared in front of me.“I see I found a sneaky

Clover’s POVHow I’m still alive is a surprise even to myself.I don’t think I believe the things I have witnessed from the moment I drove him bleeding inside my ice cream truck. It’s like I fell into another dimension somewhere in between and have been living some action-thriller nonsense since. All I could remember was plunging in the water, my lungs constricting, and the feeling of being at death’s door while I held onto the dashboard with my dear life. I also heard the car thrum and vibrate.Through it all, Uno didn’t flinch. I looked at the way he kept his hands on the steering wheel intently. The car’s headlights shone in the black water. I swallowed my screams. ‘I don't want to die. I don't want to die. I don't want to die,’ I kept chanting in my head.Then I saw a jagged opening… the water shifted, a strong current pulled us forward. After that, we broke through the surface of a vast cavern. The car screeched and drifted off the hidden dock before it halted and the vehicle

Clover's POVSo this is how I die… well, I still hope not.“I swear it’s not me! I know better than to call the cops!” I yelled but then choked because of the strong grip he had around my neck.Oh, this is it. I have really done it. One of the stupidest possible ways to get killed is to stubbornly save a crime lord who then threatens to cut my throat open with a knife the moment he slightly recovers.I’m starting to think I’m causing all the bad luck in my life.“Bullshit!” He growls and I close my eyes when he almost literally bites my head off, pulling me closer to his face. “There’s no such thing as a coincidence in my dictionary—tell me who you’re working for,” he grits out. “Is it the Talons from last night? Or are you sent by the men from the Vex?” To me, he sounded like he’s speaking another language. Are those gang names? I haven’t even heard of such groups yet he continues to accuse me. “I don’t know what you’re talking about…”I felt tears welling in my eyes. Fear slowly ta

Third Person’s POVThe morning sunlight from a nearby window woke up the injured mafia boss. Phoenix’s vision adjusted to his surroundings and he abruptly attempted to sit only to fall back down after a sharp sting from his side. He looked at his bandaged wound and groaned in pain.“Ah, you’re awake,” the familiar voice of the woman from last night spoke behind him. He turned around to get a proper look at her face.The girl was smiling while he scrutinized her under his sharp gaze.She’s pale and petite, looks pretty harmless with her doe eyes that would deceive most people because of her ‘innocence’—but not him. He remembered most of the bits and pieces he heard from the call last night and had his guard up.Meanwhile, Clover was just relieved that he is conscious now. She really didn’t want to have to bury a dead body.“Don’t move around and stay in your place,” she told him in concern but Phoenix heard it differently… he thinks she’s warning him to not make any move.“You have a

Clover’s POV“You have got to stop kidnapping people, Clove!”“I didn’t kidnap him!” I replied frantically and stomped my feet lightly.I was spiraling in a nervous wreck. I’m not fully certain about my suspicion after the report on the TV but it makes so much sense. My eyes briefly darted to the stranger on my couch.I walked away from him and towards my window. I don’t want to disturb the guy’s slumber and I also checked for anything unusual outside my house before replying. I’m starting to get paranoid.“And you know that instance with the kid is a misunderstanding. I was helping the child go home but the mother freaked out and accused me of taking her child.” I sighed. “It’s not my fault that I was driving the kid in a white van to look for their house.”Brushing my fingers through my hair, I calmed myself and focused. I must think this through.Okay, I feel bad for assuming the worst but no ordinary person would have been bleeding out because of a gunshot. On a Tuesday. Near a bu

Phoenix’s POVGasoline and gunpowder filled the tensed air.I expected tonight’s operation to go horribly. Only because my crew couldn’t keep their damn heads straight. I always have to clean up after their mess.“Boss, backup will come in a bit. We’re met with some trouble, they cornered us. I think someone leaked our plan,” Cuatro’s voice crackled through the earpiece, I could hear gunshots in the background.I didn’t answer him, hiding behind a metal container in the basement. It’s not news to me. I knew there was a rat in the team. Once I deal with this, I’d make sure to lure the rodent out and teach it some lesson about crossing me.I kept my special pistol steady and I watched from afar as they checked the weapons crate. It was our target for tonight. They thought they were sleek trying to falsely lead us away from the arms deal but they never fooled me for a second.I silently aimed my gun to the head of their leader. With a shot, he dropped to the ground.“Shit! Someone’s here

Clover’s POVI accidentally kidnapped a mafia boss.Or at least I am half-sure that I did. Because of course, it’ll just be my luck to get caught in a big trouble like this.It all started on a normal evening after my shift ended at my newest minimum wage job. “Nine hundred fifty… one thousand…” I counted in the dark and slid the bills into neat stacks. I grabbed the tip jar next and dumped the money I collected.“Sixty-three bucks for today’s tips,” I uttered under my breath with a small tired smile. It’s not bad and at least I got more tips compared to ordinary days. I’ll take this as a win!While tallying the total money, I heard a sudden thud outside the truck.“Who’s there?” I asked out loud. No one answered.That’s weird. It’s almost midnight. The festival has been long done by now and no one is really around at this hour. Maybe it’s just some stray cat.I was about to shrug it off, thinking it’s just the exhaustion getting to me. I also wanted to go home and rest but a muffled