Novel & Cerita And Then There Were None

⸻ But then— ⸻ everything shifted again. ⸻ A final surge. ⸻ Stronger than all the others. ⸻ And this time— ⸻ it took something with it. ⸻ The lights went out. ⸻ Completely. ⸻ Silence fell. ⸻ Absolute. ⸻ And for a moment— ⸻ no one moved. ⸻ No one spoke. ⸻ No one even breathed. ⸻ Then— ⸻

The petals trembled gently, like a wave goodbye. Mom stared at the flowers. Tears fell again. But she smiled. "Lily," she whispered. "Is that you?" No one answered. The wind passed through, and the petals swayed once more. Then everything grew still. I looked down and saw my body beginning to fade, bit by bit, like mist evaporating in sunlight. I was finally leaving. I looked at them one last time. At the moment I disappeared completely, I heard Noah speak. "Mom, was Lily just here?"

And said nothing more. The countdown reached ten. Nine. Eight. Nobody moved. Seven. Six. Five. The alarms screamed. Four. Three. Two. One. System Terminated. The screens went black. Instantly. The alarms died. The lights stabilized. The silence that followed felt unreal. Cross was gone. Genesis was gone. The network was gone. Decades of manipulation ended in a single second. Nobody spoke. Because nobody quite believed it. Then Noah laughed. A small laugh. Disbelieving.

Even the moonlight orchid she had tended for three years on the windowsill had withered into dry straw. He stood frozen. She had left cleanly, like a meticulously planned retreat. Then his gaze fell on the stone table where a letter lay. Only a few words were written on it. "We will have no more ties from now on." A roar filled his ears. He collapsed to the ground, gripping the letter tightly. His claws pierced into his own palm. Blood streamed down, yet he felt no pain. No more ties? Why? They were supposed to form their Mate Bond today before the entire pack. Had she not longed for this day?

"She—" "Betrayed you?" I turned off the recording. "Just like you betrayed me." "Interesting?" Dante knelt on the ground, his body weak, utterly defeated. "I really... have nothing left..." he mumbled. "No," I corrected him. "You still have your life." "Though I don't know how long you can keep it." As soon as I finished speaking, the sound of car engines came from a distance. Two black SUVs drove into the pier, their headlights blinding.

“Jane, I’ve already punished Ashley for you. She’ll spend the rest of her life in prison and will never bother you again! Even if you want the Roth Group, I can hand it over to you right now. Just turn back and look at me!” I cut him off. “Sean, give it up. I told you before. This is the end for us. I hope from now on that you’ll leave me alone.” I tossed out the words lightly, not sparing him another glance, and had security escort him out. The light in his eyes died instantly. He tried to chase after me, but the crowd swallowed him up. All he could do was watch as I walked farther and farther away. When the show ended, heavy rain poured down, washing away all the filth and ugliness.

That was when my phone buzzed with an email. I opened it to find a photo of the endless ocean, its blues merging with the sky. There it was, Wynnie's goodbye note. [Kelvin, if you're reading this, I'm probably gone. I've often pondered the cruel jokes of fate. You gave me your whole heart, but I was blind to my own. Now that I've hurt you enough to drive you away, I realize I can't bear a life without you. You might laugh at my words now.

Rachel doesn't like being disturbed during meals, so stop calling. "One more time and I'll block your whole family." To them—Joel and Michael—Chloe and I were just two jealous women causing drama. They didn't care that we had just given birth to stillborns. People from both the Brooklyn and Murphy families came as they were worried sick about us. But Joel and Michael were the only ones who didn't show. On the day of the funeral, Chloe still refused to give up. She tried calling Michael, but by then, he had blocked everyone even remotely connected to her.

" Fuck you!! " it happened too fast for Lisa to comprehend. She heard the screeching of tires against muddy grounds. A voice that sounded a lot like Elsa's was screaming something, Lisa couldn't make out what she was saying, not with the loud gunshot that brought a chill to her bones. Everything played out in slow motion, Zayn fired the gun and Killian's body dropped to the ground.

Suddenly all sound within the circle died and Matt and Camden were shrouded in total and absolute silence. "What just happened? Why's it so quiet? What happened to the crickets?" Camden asked, looking around the circle nervously. "I don't know... That was weird," Matt agreed, searching the circle himself for some kind of explanation. "Clayton?" she called, expecting a response, but when she glanced over at where he'd been standing just moments ago, he was gone. In fact, the whole perimeter of the circle appeared to be blurry, as if behind frosted glass. "Where's Clayton?!" she cried, rushing to the edge of the circle where she'd just said her goodbyes to him. "Do you think he can hear us? Wi