Todos los capítulos de The Grace of a Thousand Stars: Capítulo 1 - Capítulo 10

--Ines POV--People don't realise the importance of something until it's too late. I was no exception to that fact, and now that I look back on my life, there are so many things I regret, so many things I yearn for, and so many unfulfilled wishes that I only hoped I hadn't pushed away.I grew up with kindness instilled in my very bones, it was in my nature to love everyone and everything, but I learnt the hard way that kindness wasn't enough to live a happy life. My kindness led me to my demise, and now I'm chained to a land I wanted nothing to do with, surrounded by greedy people who only thought to use me.But even now, after everything I've suffered through, my kindness hasn't faded; Old habits die hard they say, and I'm a living example of that. With every helping hand I've given to someone, a new rumour is born to my name. People hate me, and that's an unchanging fact.There was once a time where I didn't know what dreaming was, and that didn't matter because I didn't need to drea

--Ines POV--"This is delicious, I've never eaten a dish like this before!" I exclaimed, taking another bite of the meal as he sat on the opposite side of the table as me, his own dish in front of him."It's called Paella, it's from my home country." He explained with a light chuckle."I thought this was your home?" I asked, cocking my head to the side, confused."It is. I work here so it's easier to live here, but I'm from Spain, it's where my family and all my other relatives are. If I wasn't as busy as I am then I'd be back in Spain right now.""Spain?" I echoed."Yeah, my home country. Alicante, to be specific." He stated as I hummed, going to take another bite of my food which he had so nicely ordered for us to eat.When I was doing my studying of humans, I learnt as much of everything as I could, and Geography was amongst them. When I was a free mermaid, I only remember everything about the Ocean's and how far I should stay away from the shore to avoid getting caught by humans,

**A FEW HOURS AGO**--Alaric POV--"I thought you ran away or something, why did it take you so long to open the door?" Ezra asked as we made our way to the car to head to the photoshoot."Why would I randomly run away? You know I try my best not to cause trouble for others, I would have told you if it was something important," I groaned, getting into the car as he followed to do the same, starting it up as we drove out of the underground car park."Then why did it take you so long to open the door?""I was in the bathroom." I easily lied, ignoring his judging side-eye."You sure took your time in there... I thought I heard a woman's voice..." He mumbled to himself, not saying anything more as I discreetly pulled my phone out, going to search up that very same woman on the internet.Ines Silvia Agua. She's a singer and songwriter under Kingston Entertainment, having rose to fame just over a year ago with her debut album, Bittersweet, which quickly became a top selling album. Her secon

*TRIGGER WARNING*THE FOLLOWING CHAPTER CONTAINS DEPICTIONS OF ABUSE/TORTURE/RAPE, AND MORE. PLEASE PROCEED WITH CAUTION OR SKIP TO THE NEXT CHAPTER IF YOU HAVE TROUBLE READING THESE THINGS.***--Ines POV--"Please! Let me go!" I screamed, desperate, purely moving on instinct as I grabbed hold of anything I could to prevent him from dragging me further into the cellar, the very embodiment of my living Hell."Ines, stop wasting time. You should have thought twice before you acted if you were so scared of this place... Besides, it's not even that bad." And he paused in his steps, leaning down to pick me up as he slung me over his shoulder, his hand gently patting my butt as he continued to casually walk towards the cellar, humming a sinister tune to himself as he did.I reached out towards Maxwell who stood, eyes widened in shock, calling out for his help, hoping that, unlike his brother, he at least had a little more humanity in him."Help me! I'm begging you, please!" But he didn't

--Alaric POV--"So, where is she?" I asked, looking at my reflection in the mirror as the designer finished in helping me get ready for the awards show in a few hours. I wore a simple black tuxedo, the brown dye in my hair all gone by now so I was left with my black hair pushed back."She's living life as any normal celebrity would, although a little more on the sheltered side, I'd say. She's at home when she's not working, but other than that she's spending most of her time at the recording studio or at her photoshoots for her sponsored brands.""A little on the sheltered side?" I repeated with a raised brow as Ezra shrugged, not knowing how else to put it. That was another level of 'sheltered' since the only time she left the confines of her home was when she had work, and I wondered if that could even be called a home at this point."Well, it's nothing new. She's a figure that no one knows anything about. The most anyone has ever been able to talk to her was on the red carpets of t