Autumn A Novel Novels & Stories

Autumn forced herself to sit up. Dominic quickly set the pancakes on the bedside table, helped her into a sitting position, and prepared to feed her himself. "No!" Autumn shook her head, her cheeks reddening. "My arms aren't hurt." "Alright then. They're still a little hot, so be careful." After speaking, he walked over and pulled the curtains open. Autumn looked outside and suddenly exclaimed, "Dom, look. It's snowing!" The sky was overcast. At some point, snowflakes had begun drifting down, though the snowfall was light.

It’s ajar, just enough for me to glimpse inside without announcing my presence. Autumn’s room is bathed in the golden light of the late afternoon, the rays slanting through the windows and spilling over the floor in warm patches. She’s sitting cross-legged on the carpet, her face lit with childlike excitement as she sifts through her belongings. Across from her, Mrs. Rivera—Neveah—sits serenely, her hands poised to assist, though her expression betrays a quiet melancholy. They’re deciding which of Autumn’s favorite things to pack for her trip.

Before I could even make sense of it, Autumn flipped it open and began to read aloud. "February 1, 2024. The real daughter of the Westwood family, Autumn, came home today. She was skinny, dark, and scared of everything. Mom and Dad said she'd suffered a lot out there, and that I should always give in to her, no matter what." As her voice rang out, a giant screen behind the altar flickered to life. A grainy photo appeared. It was Autumn wearing a faded flannel shirt and cheap jeans, standing stiffly in the corner.

" She cried. The words came to Autumn like a bullet, it sounded impossible to believe, she had just said good bye to him not long ago and now they told her he was gone. Autumn broke down, her legs were shaking, she could hardly stand on her two feet so she fell on her knees. "It can't be, he still hasn't fulfilled his silly dream of being the most richest man in the continent." She said, "and grandmother you should know I promised to help him fulfill that dream, how could he die now. He was still strong, I mean he exercised too, what could had gone wrong. Please talk to me grandmother." She cried, "unless..." She rose her head and looked around nervously. Paige couldn't understand this new r

With each item I threw away, my heart grew colder. The sweeter those memories once were, the more they sickened me. It turned out every promise we had made was just a lie. After I finished clearing everything out, I took my suitcase and was ready to leave. However, someone suddenly called out from behind me. “Dylan, wait! Don’t go!” I turned and saw Clara and Jonah. Both were out of breath from chasing after me. They looked disheveled.

" I took a proud sip of my soda on camera. After Gavin totally lost it, I ended the call. The scorching heat had lasted three months. Then one day, a single raindrop fell from the sky. It poured for three days and nights, and at last, the temperature dropped back to normal. Armed with an electric baton, I went to room 401, opened the door, and was hit with a stench so foul it's hard to describe. A decayed skeleton lay on the living room floor, barely any flesh left, probably Jennifer. I had not left any diesel for the generator. When it stopped, the heat soared. Jennifer's chewed-up bones started to rot.

I can not believe that at some point I thought of her as a friend , someone to share my baggage with . I dug my nails into my palm until it hurt. She thought she could walk in here, smile at my son, stand in my house and erase me. No. I had built this life. I had fought too hard. I would not let some polished stranger take it away. I am Delilah Tomson and in no time I will have her disappearing like I did with Emily . Still, deep inside, another voice whispered. What if Jackson sees her the way the world does? What if he is already falling? What if Jackson sees Emily in Amara Holt , the woman I could not become ?

This is book two in the series, we are going to see Autumn evolve to become the person she is meant to be with her bff and vampire love by her side

Autumn didn’t wait a second. Her heartbeat roared like war drums in her chest as she burst out of the palace gates, her hands still trembling from the ancient book she’d read in the royal library. Her feet pounded the ground like thunder, her breath quickening with every step. The sky above was heavy with clouds, but the real storm churned inside her. She needed answers. She needed hope. She needed to end this, before Malrik’s darkness consumed not just her dreams — but her soul.

“Love doesn’t always come barreling down on you like a train engine. Sometimes it sneaks up on you like spring overtaking winter. The chill winds begin to warm and suddenly the trees have leaves and the flowers are blooming”- Ann H. Gabhart Everything seemed normal several days after the confrontation; Aurora was peacefully minding her business while exploring the city. Nothing out of the ordinary seemed to happen around her and she enjoyed every moment of it. She thought about Neville, his employees and his business. She felt there were better ways to run his business, to command as much respect as he wants as well as providing a healthy environment for his employees to grow. ‘He is way too