Before We Knew Novels & Stories

For now. I didn’t know how long we had before whatever was out there came back. But for now, we were safe. For now.

For both of us, this was the first time. And yet... through it all, we felt a strange power. A bond. A connection we had never known before.

The decorations were done the food was delivered in time and all the guests started arriving and I eventually forgot what had happen in the morning. *********** Well well well ....not the past he is the present & never know even the future and forever as well.. Let's just keep that decision on Anna *********** __________♡♡__________

“We’ll find out.” But something told me— We already knew. And whatever it was… It wasn’t going to stay contained for long.

At the certainty in the​ir e​yes. Th‍ey'd known. All along. They'd known thi⁠s wou‌ld⁠ h⁠appen and they'd​ never warned me. Neve⁠r told me that sle⁠eping w​ith the⁠m would​ chang‍e me fun‌dament⁠ally. ‌"You should have told me​," I said. "Befo‌re‍. Before any o‍f thi​s‍. You shoul‍d h⁠ave t​o‍ld me what would happen."

It landed face up an across the front, written in my mother's elegant handwriting, were seven words "The truth began long before either of you". we didn't try to reach for it Because suddenly, it felt like opening it might change everything we thought we knew.

“Mom, that doesn’t make any sense.” “I know.” “No, you don’t understand.” I shook my head, my voice trembling. “How could anyone know about me before you did?” Beside me, Damien remained unusually silent. That frightened me. Normally, Damien always had answers, or at least questions. Now he looked as lost as I felt. My mother wiped at her eyes. “It started before your father and I got married.” That caught my attention immediately. Nobody ever talked about that time. To me, my parents had always simply existed together—solid, unshakable. The idea that they once had complicated lives before becoming my parents felt strangely foreign.

"Before we pulled any of the records. Before any of us had said his name out loud today." The room was completely still. "Someone in this house," I said, "already knew we were looking."

Because now… we were the same. And there was no pretending otherwise. We were holding each other's secret. The silence stretched, thick and suffocating. I didn’t know what to say, didn’t know what to do. All I knew was that everything had just changed. And there was no going back.

“How long?” Gabriel looked at her. “How long were they watching my children?” “Before they were born.” Her eyes hardened. “That means the pregnancy.” “Yes.” “The hospital.” “Yes.” “The night I disappeared.” “Yes.” Ava's jaw tightened. “They knew.” Gabriel didn't deny it. “They knew before you did.” Ethan looked at him. “Who?” Gabriel's silence returned. Ethan stepped closer. “We're past protecting names.” “I know.” “Then tell me.” Gabriel looked at the four folders.