10 Brave Novels & Stories

"You are brave. Being brave does not mean you never made mistakes. It means you kept fighting even when you were scared." I looked at Kate. This girl who had survived two years in a concrete bunker. Who had clutched Mr. Whiskers in the darkness and believed her mother would find her. Who had testified in a custody hearing and told a judge she did not want to live with a stranger. She was seventeen years old, and she was stronger than most adults I knew.

she said against my shoulder, so quietly I almost didn't hear it. My heart cracked wide open. "I know, baby," I said. "I know. Being brave doesn't mean you're not scared. It means you're scared and you do it anyway." Her thin arms wrapped around my neck and held on tight. Behind me, I heard Matteo make a sound that might have been a sob or might have been something else entirely. Then I felt movement, and suddenly his arms were around both of us, his large frame curving around his daughter and me, holding us together like he could keep us safe through sheer force of will.

I stop at the door and exchange a look with Maria before turning my attention to the woman. “Bravewolf Academy's very first requirement is to be brave. Strong? One might get there with time but courage is what should be your first weapon. And you Miss Vez have truly impressed me” She says with a smile. “And this poster is not for mockery. ‘No room for weakness means no room for self-doubt. No room for weak thoughts. If you don't trust yourself then who else will?” She explains calmly while opening her side of the drawer and pulls out another poster.

Then he says, “Do you really think your mom’s that brave?” I blink at him. I think about all the times she held me, even when she was hurting. How she stood up to my father. How she left a whole life behind just to keep me safe. How she works twice as hard as anyone else and still manages to make me feel like the most loved person in the world. “She’s the bravest person I know,” I say without hesitation. The boy smiles, small but real. “She sounds like a hero.” “She is,” I whisper.

Laura answered and stood up, he showed her where the first aid was Kept and she took it and applied some ointment on his hand, she recalled Alpha Vincent taking care of her and she smiled and cried at the same time, Aiden felt her wet tears on his face but he already promised not to ask so he just let her be. After she was done, she settled down and they eat the food. "Thank you so much Aiden." Laura said. "You can thank me by teaching me how to be brave like you." Aiden replied and she chuckled. "Been brave is not about learning it, it's about how determined your heart is towards been brave, strength is also in the heart, mind and soul not the Body." Laura said. "Interesting I will say." Ai

"Nothing but bad timing all around, but even if the stars aligned, Jian, I don't think I could make the jump with you. No matter how much you inspire me to." Her quick, reassuring smile searches for my support. Instead of offering her assurances, I press my lips together and wait for her to continue. "People think I'm strong and brave, Jian. You of all people should know I'm not." With her still in my embrace, I turn to gaze at the setting sun and clear my throat before replying. "They say bravery is knowing there is danger and the potential of failure ahead. Despite this fear, the courageous fly forward to meet it." She swallows audibly and I know she understands that I'm asking her to set

"Is that okay?" "Of course it's okay." "Because I was trying not to be." "Being scared and trying not to be are both fine," I said. "You were brave. That doesn't mean not scared. Brave means scared and doing the thing anyway." He thought about this. "Like you going to the vampire fortress with broken ribs and not enough magic." "Yes. Exactly like that." He nodded with the satisfaction of something slotting into the correct place. "Okay," he said. "I believe you."

"You survived." "I needed your magic just to walk." "You walked." "I cry every day." "You still get back up." "I ran away." "You protected your child." "I abandoned everyone." "You saved someone." I look away. "I don't feel brave." Raven is quiet for a long moment. Then she reaches across the console and takes my hand. "Being brave isn't about not being afraid." She squeezes gently. "It's making the impossible choice because someone else needs you to." My eyes fill again.

he added, moving his eyes from the sky to Ernaline. “Are you mad?” “I'm not mad that you told her, I'm just mad that I didn't have the courage to tell her because I didn't want to see her breakdown, you have her interest at heart and I'm just a coward” “You are not a coward, you are brave. It's not easy for you to sacrifice your life for someone else, that is bravery. I don't think I can sacrifice my life for someone but you did even when this person didn’t love you back. That i the greatest act of bravery and kindness i have seen” she said smiling before hold Lewis’s hand.

It fell. I turned, panting. Ryan stood there. Bow in hand. Face unreadable. “That was reckless,” he said. I clenched my fists. “So what? I’m not supposed to be brave?” He walked toward me, ignoring her, eyes only on me. “Being brave doesn’t mean being stupid.” “I wasn’t” “You could’ve gotten hurt.” “But I didn’t,” I snapped, shoving past him. He grabbed my arm, spun me back. “You think this proves something? Running off, bleeding, bruised, to kill a creature you don’t even know how to handle?”