Autumn A Novel Mga Nobela at Kwento

Vivian’s face filled his thoughts. He always believed he controlled everything. He thought Vivian could never leave him. Now she had vanished from his world in the most unexpected way. A knock sounded at the door. Ethan forced down his irritation. “Come in.” Olivia walked inside carrying the child, a gentle smile on her face. “Ethan, I made soup for you. You have been busy all day. Drink some while it is warm.” Ethan did not look at her. “Leave it there.” Olivia’s smile stiffened, but she placed the thermos on the desk and walked toward him.

The grand library glowed with the soft amber light of floating lanterns and a roaring hearth fire that cast long, dancing shadows across towering shelves. Guests had retired for the evening after another lavish solstice supper, but the manor refused to sleep. Enchanted books rustled faintly on their own, pages turning as if reading scandalous secrets aloud. Elara slipped inside after midnight, telling herself she only wanted a quiet moment with a novel to calm her racing mind. In truth, her body burned.

A lock on the front. She pulled out the key. Her hands were already warm. She put the key in the lock and turned it. The box opened. Inside wrapped in cloth folded with careful deliberate hands was a book. Small. Dark cover. Worn smooth at the corners from hands that had held it often. The same symbol from the necklace stamped into the leather. She lifted it out. Opened it. The first page had one line written at the top. Third of March. Grimwall is colder than I expected.

--- Elsewhere… Nelly Couldn’t Finish the First Page Nelly sat in her room, sadness weighing heavily on her face. She felt as if Naomi had taken Adel from her completely. She stepped out, hesitant, and stopped at Naomi’s door. Her hand trembled as she reached for the handle… then slowly turned it. The room lit up. It was neatly arranged. On the table lay a book Naomi had been reading. She approached and picked it up. The title read: “Your Eyes Found Me – A Novel” She turned off the light and left.

" What Jonah said clearly struck a chord with Adele. She no longer hid her arrogance. She raised her wrist, showing me the gold locket that my parents gave me when I was ten years old. My eyes instantly reddened. "Give it back to me! Hand it back!" I pounced at her. She was caught off guard by my sudden attack, and she fell to the floor. Jonah glared at me. "Adele!" Adele first cast me a provocative glance before yelling, "Jonah, my tummy hurts!" I was so focused on getting back my gold locket, yet I completely forgot about Jonah, who only had eyes for Adele. Slap!

AUTUMN'S POV I still couldn’t believe what had just happened. I sat on the edge of the bed, folding my arms and glaring at the closed bathroom door like it had personally betrayed me. That smug, annoying man had held up my bra like it was some kind of trophy. I could still see that annoying gleam in his eyes as I snatched it. I really wanted to slap him and crawl into the floorboards to disappear forever. Why was I even in this mess? I leaned back on the bed with a sigh, my eyes drifting up to the ornate ceiling. I had spent the last few days locked in luxury. I had food, clothes, everything I could need, except freedom. From the window, I heard shouting. I walked over and peeked between the

“Why would I be nervous to meet your brother? I’ve seen him before.” Autumn shrugged. “Because he doesn’t like you.” That just confirmed my theory. So I hadn’t been imagining those daggers he had shot at me at the wedding. “Thank you for the vote of confidence,” I answered sarcastically. “No.” Autumn walked across the carpet until she stood right in front of me, her head tilted as she met my eyes. “He doesn’t like you ‘yet’ because he doesn’t really know you. Once he knows you, he won’t have a choice but to like you. Just like I did.”

Luke's eyes followed me as I walked past him through the door, his arms still crossed. It was beautiful outside. A perfect spring day in the beginning of May. The news ran stories every night about how little snow we had received this year, but it was hard to complain when it was so gorgeous outside. The sky turned bluer every day as the heat of summer approached. Even though it was only May, I was wearing short sleeved shirts. The sun felt deliciously warm on my skin as I leaned up against the railing and looked out at the pine trees. This summer was going to be miserable, though. I could already feel the dryness in the air, the grass turning browner instead of greener. I couldn't remember

The ninth time Julian Hale chose Vivian Cross over me, I held a knife to Vivian's throat and made her beg for forgiveness in the middle of a crowded downtown plaza. I thought that would finally be enough to end the affair. Instead, Julian made me pay for hurting her. He went after my father's company and destroyed it, leaving my family broke and buried in debt to loan sharks. In the end, my father, Martin Ellison, couldn't take it anymore. He swallowed an entire bottle of pills beside my mother, Diane Ellison. The shock was too much for her heart, and she died soon after. I lost both my parents in a single day. The day after the funerals, the doctor gave me more bad news. I had late-stage st

I'd been in a secret relationship with Nathan for six years. He said we couldn't go public because of his career. So we always split the bill, and anniversary gifts never cost more than fifteen dollars. The night before our anniversary, I asked him for the sixth time when he'd come home with me to meet my family. He turned me down again. "Ivy, I just think things are moving a little fast. Marriage is a lifetime commitment, after all." So I went home alone, carrying the expensive cheese and wine he'd bought for my mom. I pushed open the door and found the living room trashed. My stepsister Chloe stood there with a smug grin on her face. "Mrs. Mercer, you owe my family a million dollars. You'v