A Spring Without You Novels & Stories

For ten years, I stood beside Adrian Shaw while he clawed his way up from nothing to a nine-figure fortune. In all that time, he never once took me anywhere that cost more than twenty dollars a head. On the eve of our tenth anniversary, I sent him a link to the steakhouse I'd been saving for years. His expression darkened. "Just because we have money now doesn't mean we can forget how hard life can get. Thrift is a virtue, Nora. Don't lose it." I thought he had a point, so I nodded and agreed to cancel the reservation. Then, on the day I went to the restaurant to cancel it, I saw Adrian across the dining room, having dinner with a girl. He cut her steak for her, then reached over and ge

During a family trip to a private island, we agreed to leave at four thirty to watch the sunrise. I waited alone for half an hour before discovering that my parents, my brother, and my fiancé, Leon, had already left with my adopted sister, Selena. At the cliffs, they posed for a family photograph. Mom adjusted Selena’s wrap. Dad pinned my family insignia to her coat. Leon stood behind her with his hands on her waist. No one noticed me. Leon posted the picture: [The people I’ll protect for the rest of my life.] His fiancée wasn’t in it. For years, I waited for my family to choose me and for Leon to remember the woman he planned to marry. That morning, I stopped waiting. I took the first ferry

The trip for my wedding photoshoot had been planned for weeks, but I came down with acute gastroenteritis out of nowhere. My fiancée, April Neville, looked at me with nothing but concern. "Then none of us will go. What's the point of a trip without the leading man?" My best friend, her sister, and her closest girlfriend all agreed without hesitation. I thought I had found a once-in-a-lifetime love and friendships to match. Some time later, I picked up my fiancée's tablet to stream a show and accidentally tapped into a shared cloud album. In the latest live photo, my fiancée and her ex-boyfriend were kissing beneath the bell tower in Miravel. The friends who had sworn the trip would mean

"Go ahead. If you're not afraid of watching her turn the entire pack into a disaster, be my guest." He caught the mockery in my tone and slammed the door on his way out. The next day, I rode hard to the Argentmoon Federation's palace. Since Derrick refused to accept my rejection, I had no choice but to petition Alpha King for a forced severance of our mate bond. Thankfully, the process went smoothly. With the mate bond officially broken, I returned to the Lupusumbra Pack. I still had people there—Alison and my squad. I wanted to ask if they would leave with me.

And if the sun didn't shine And I were trapped here I wouldn't see the reason To go on living without your love... (Luis Alberto Spinetta; Seguir viviendo sin tu amor) END

"Back then, after you ran off on your wedding day, Audrey married Jeremiah on the spot. How is it that everyone in Beverton City knows this except you?" Ethan froze. After he and Hazel eloped, they cut off all contact from Beverton City, fearing the family would come after them. They'd been drifting through foreign countries ever since, wasting their days away. It wasn't until recently that all of his cards were frozen. With not a penny left, they spent a whole month washing dishes at a diner just to scrape together enough for two plane tickets home. They rushed straight to the Moore residence after landing, so they didn't have time to ask around about anything else.

He paused for a moment, then added, "But the day before yesterday, Elizabeth was forcibly sent abroad by Madam Eaton. She won't be allowed to return for the next five years. I heard that once she arrived overseas, something seemed to break inside her. She stopped eating, stopped drinking. Every day, the only thing she does is paint your portrait." Xavier lowered his gaze, his expression distant and cool. "It's finally over." On the other end of the line, Vincent fell silent for a few seconds. He didn't need to say anything—he understood better than anyone how much resolve Xavier had needed to break free from a seven-year relationship. To step out of something that had entwined him for so lon

Georgia exclaimed with a mischievous laugh. "Do you know that Sasha has nothing and no one to turn to now? The Lesters heard about what happened on your wedding day, and all the people who wanted to discuss a marriage alliance with the family have backed out. Mr. Lester's furious. Since he can't use Sasha to establish a marriage alliance, his company is about to go bankrupt. He even kicked her out in anger! "Sasha had no choice but to go looking for Jonah, but Mrs. Alston had frozen all his credit cards and bank account. He's only allowed to stay with his family now. He can't even have a meal outside.

That night, Adrian texted that he was swamped with work and would not make it back. For the next three days, he was like a ghost–no word from him at all. However, on Yvette's social media, Janice saw pictures of a beach at midnight, brilliant fireworks, and hands clasped tight under the old oak tree in a churchyard. The captions were all floating in a cloud of pink. [He said, "Romance is mine," and I am forever her.]

Their laughter lingered in the air, echoing into the distance. That woman was Sophia—Mason's first love, the one who had always been untouchable in his heart. One day, the Moore family went bankrupt overnight, and Sophia was forced to leave the country to stay with relatives abroad. And just like that, their love story ended. Slowly, Mason and I began to cross paths more often. I watched him numb his pain with alcohol until the early hours, all because of Sophia. I saw him defy his family, fighting tooth and nail in her name. And through those reckless, turbulent days, I remained quietly by his side.