And Then She Was Gone Novels & Stories

"She's gone without a trace." I could not believe what I was seeing. All her clothes were gone and that meant that she had left all by herself. But why did she leave? Was it because of the whole mate issue? Even if it was, why didn't she come meet me to talk about it? Why did she leave just like that? "She's gone," I muttered to myself as I feel to the floor on my knees. "First Alana and now her." "B-but where did she go to?" Jacob mumbled.

Then, very faintly, she mumbled something, and I would have missed it if I wasn't paying my complete attention to what she was saying… “She’s gone.” My whole world tilted off balance hearing her say that. I felt dizzy and out of breath. A cold sweat broke out across my forehead, and for a heartbeat, everything around me stopped. I didn't know what to say or what to ask her because there was no way she meant what I had in my head. Gone?

“She’s gone, Robert.” He blinked, his color draining. “Gone? What do you mean gone?” “The bed was made.” She forced herself to keep speaking, each detail cutting deeper. “Her suitcase is missing. Her car is gone. She isn’t there.” Her eyes locked on his, wide with fear and regret, silently pleading for him to understand the weight of it. “She left.”

“Why he loves you.” Then she vanished into mist. Just gone. No sound. No scent. Only silence — the kind that makes the stars stop breathing. I collapsed to my knees, gasping, the white fire fading from my skin. My hands trembled. My chest heaved. She was gone. For now. But the forest hadn’t stopped watching. And neither had she.

Mom raises me and my brother, Cameron Joyner, by herself after she gets a divorce. Cameron was born with congenital asthma and has to take medication every day. Although I'm healthier, Mom treats me better than Cameron. She always says, "You're the apple of my eye, Cassie. I don't want you to feel troubled because of Cam." From the very beginning of my life, I've always been number one in Mom's heart. However, the year I turn 15, Cameron suddenly disappears. Mom completely changes after he goes missing.

"She was here. For two years, she was here. And now she's gone." "I know." "I came to see her. To say goodbye. To tell her I was sorry." Madden finally turned. Her face was wet with tears, her eyes red, her lips trembling. "But she's gone. They took her." "Who?" "Vance. Helena. Someone. I don't know." She looked around the empty freezer, at the empty table, at the empty space where Natalie had lain. "I waited too long. I was too scared. And now she's gone."

Only that we’re already falling. “Till we meet again, Asher, and this time it’ll be sooner than you think.” And with that, she’s gone.

She was gone. Every muscle in my body locked as a cold wave of dread crashed over me. Someone hadn’t just found us. They had waited until I walked away. Then they had taken her.

I roared, loud enough to tear my throat. For one horrible heartbeat, she reached for the edge— And the darkness swallowed her whole. The pit slammed shut with a thunderous BOOM. And just like that— She was gone.

What I do not understand is why she wants us to take care of each other. ‘We’ll stay together with you as always.’ I retorted immediately. Zara didn’t speak anymore. I thought she agreed to stay with us. I thought I managed to convince her to stay back, but I was completely wrong. I didn’t even realize what had happened until Jayden voice snapped me to reality. “She’s gone,” he stated seriously. Gone? Where? What does he mean by gone? Where could she possibly go when she is still right here in front of me?