Novel & Cerita Beneath A Ruthless Sun

While massaging her feet Antonio was reading a story to Jeevika where he read a paragraph " After like decades, my journey seemed to come to an end. The warmth of the fire was beautiful but the warmth of the sun can be a life, I learned when its rays fell upon me and the snow all over me sparkled like stars. Stars at night I had witnessed but a star in the day I had never before. That star was the Sun. Sun is invisible! I witnessed it when I saw my tears wetting my eyelashes and running down drenching my cheeks. It was warmth. The rays of the sun scattered into seven shades of love welcoming me back to life. My red hands shivered as they moved up to embrace the sun between them but before I

For them, human was fated to die, be it from plagues or wars. “Oh, my sun! My powerful sun! Please show my baby the way back home!” Even though the old lady bathed in the sun until her skin cracked, the god would never hear her. Still, as she passed by, this time, Sierra put down a bottle. “Ma’am, at least drink a water-“ “No! No!” The old lady shushed her away, “The god of sun won’t like it if I drink and eat! This is the only way for him to hear my prayers!”

“I am. Our only real problem tomorrow morning will be Alas Mayit, the Corpse Forest. The road to the Sun School takes us straight through it.” “Isn’t Alas Mayit where that dangerous devil-worshiping cult is based? Wisnumurti and Senopati Bantala were talking about them the other day.” “Yes. Outsiders aren’t allowed in there. Anyone caught will be sacrificed to the demons.” Nyai Soma’s face went pale. “Th-then... which way are we supposed to go?” “We go straight through.” Rinjani smiled reassuringly. “Don’t worry, Auntie. I’ve been trained to infiltrate enemy territory without being detected. I’ll get both of you through safely.”

Like I was seeing him for the first time in a way I couldn't ignore anymore. "It has to be true." I whispered to myself, glaring up at the scorching sun. It felt as if the rays of sunlight were mocking me, watching the torment it was yet to unleash. "Give her back to us and we will set all that is wrong right again. I swear it to you! Just give her back to us." I begged of the sun, unknowing if the God named Sol was there to hear my pleads, but I prayed he did. I prayed he was more forgiving than his brothers and would help us put an end to all this for once and for all.

A subtle feeling of dismay threatened to smother the hope humming in her chest at the realisation that her weekly outdoor allowance had been used up. “Come here.” Parisa nearly started upright. Forgoing the idea of masking indifference at her reply, she began climbing off the bench whilst wrestling futilely with the shoal wrapped about her limbs like vines. “Really?” Yarrow shrugged, “Sun should be settin’ by now anyway.” And it was— the evening light now lingered along the rooftop in soft hues of tangerine and blushing pink, warm as sun-hot stones pressed against her skin. “Fore you come on up slap on some that sunscreen o’er there.”

The sky burned gold. Liora stood on the edge of the obsidian cliffs, the roar of the wind in her ears as she gazed down at the valley below. From here, the world looked like it was on fire. Thousands of Solar Wolves circled a vast ritual site carved into the earth itself—a colossal sun sigil glowing molten yellow. Their howls blended into a chilling chant, vibrating the very stones beneath her paws. “They’re nearly done,” Selene whispered beside her, her white fur stained with soot and streaks of blood. “If they succeed in summoning Solis fully, this world will burn.”

Copyright ©️ 2026 Miss L Writes and Ember Mantel Productions I shake my head to get rid of the negative thoughts. I have been out for a run three times a day to build up my wolf’s strength again. She is in her element. I wish I could move to another pack and teach, I think as I take another deep breath of the deep forest smell. Our house is situated towards one edge of the pack territory and the lush trees just past the next row of houses washes over me in that clean, calm way.

"The tension between Mr. Cole and his rivals makes every public outing a potential hazard." "I have dealt with hazards my whole life," Maren countered softly while looking down at the sleeping baby. "A store trip is not going to break me." The street was relatively quiet, bathed in the early morning sunlight that warmed her tired shoulders. For a few brief seconds, she could pretend that her life was normal and that she was not bound to a billionaire by a fake marriage contract. But the dream shattered the moment a tall, elegant woman stepped out of a luxury boutique directly into her path.

On the final day of our graduation trip, an extreme heat wave struck without warning. I was unfortunate enough to suffer heat exhaustion, but my girlfriend, Claire Whitmore, gave all the electrolyte water to her male best friend, Alex Sterling. “You’re usually in good health, and you know first aid. Just drink some bottled water and take a break. “But Alex is different. He’s always been physically weak. If he doesn’t replenish his electrolytes, something could go wrong.” Too dizzy to argue, I had no choice but to ask the other members of our group for help. Instead, they rolled their eyes at me. “Daniel Hayes, there’s a limit to how jealous you can get.” “Claire is just taking extra c

And then came tonight. The sun was low, spilling gold over the houses, painting the leaves in fire. I stood across the street, leaning against my car, watching her father rake leaves into neat piles. His movements were sharp, controlled, each drag of the rake punctuated like he was keeping rhythm with the anger he carried. It had been simmering between us for days. I couldn’t keep pretending I didn’t see it or keep acting like his judgment didn’t matter. If I wanted to stand beside Lila, if I wanted to be part of my child’s life I needed to face him.