A Thousand Times Over Novels & Stories

I cut him off. He froze. “Including this promise,” I said, “you’ve now said things like this to me exactly one hundred times. Every single time, you said next time would be different. And every single time, you broke your promise.” “Isabella—” “Let me finish.” Even I was surprised by how calm my voice sounded. “Luca, during the eight years we were engaged, I never regretted loving you. But after leaving you, I finally realized how miserable my life actually was.”

He recited the same sentence over and over again. I'm at home. I'm at home. I'm at home. I'm at home. I'm at home. I'm at home. I'm at home. I'm at home. I'm at home. I'm at home. I'm at home. I'm at home. I'm at home. I'm at home. I'm at home. I'm at home. I'm at home. I'm at home. I'm at home. I'm at home. I'm home.

Instead, she opened the memo app on her phone—and noted down one more reason Adrian had left her behind. When she was done, she looked around at the empty bedroom. A wave of bitterness washed over her. She silently counted down. Five more chances. And then she’d be gone from Adrian’s life for good.

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I went to him and spoke. “Mr. Grover? I am sorry, what really h-happened?" "Looks like you never have worked before” .He said looking in his phone. "I have, but you were taking so much time there and I got bored, so I slept, I am really sorry it will never happen again". I explained. "It better not or I have to carry you to your bed every time". Embarrassment and blushing took over me again as flashes from earlier came into my mind.

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“Tell her the door is always open. And tell the others… we’ll make the next festival the biggest yet.” Leo turned to me, eyes soft with a millennium of shared life. “One thousand years of choosing each other. Four children. Grandchildren, great-grandchildren, great-great-grandchildren, great-great-great-grandchildren, great-great-great-great-grandchildren, great-great-great-great-great-grandchildren, great-great-great-great-great-great-grandchildren, great-great-great-great-great-great-great-grandchildren, great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-grandchildren, and great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-grandchildren running on the sand. An atoll full of light instead o

I didn't. "For what it's worth," he said, quiet, close now, "I don't think this happens twice. Whatever this actually is between us — I've been trying to find the right words for it for months, and I keep landing on the same thing. Once in a lifetime. That's what this is. That's what you are." I felt the words land somewhere I hadn't fully guarded in a long time. "Once in a lifetime," I repeated, testing the shape of it, finding that it fit exactly as well as he'd made it sound. "Yeah. I think that's right."

He listened closely. “I’msorryI’msorryI’msorryI’msorry…” Over and over again he repeated this mantra, not bothering to pause between words or many breaths.

“Give me some time…I can do this…” Damon holds my shoulders. I cannot make out what he is saying but I know he is mumbling comforting words. Alpha Thorne marches towards us and pulls Damon away. “I am disappointed. We took you in all these years.. for this.” “Please Alpha, give me some more time. I can do this… I can shift…” “It's been fifteen minutes. We will stay here till forever and nothing will happen. I wasted a lot of years waiting. Let's go Damon,” he grits.