Romans & histoires Call Me Ishmael Opening Line Novel

"Hey... look at me..." Callie's eyes flew open, her whole body going rigid. The voice was shaky, trembling, but definitely real. Definitely human. Or at least, she hoped it was human. "Who's there?" Callie whispered, her voice hoarse. "I'm Lysa," the voice said again, a little stronger this time.

CHAPTER FOUR | KORA ALEJANDRO ISABELLA I am having breakfast with the devil. I came downstairs for dinner as early as I could this morning even though I didn't have a wink of sleep last night. The events were too hunting for me to close my eyes to sleep. I see him sitting on the table, talking in the ears of one of his guards. I don't hear what they're talking about but from the way his lips move feverishly, I could tell the guard did something stupid and Damien is having none of his excuses.

The moment the doors slid open, I pulled out my phone and called Isabella. "Where the hell are you?" I demanded.

Tears streamed down my face again. I'd trusted Carla. Believed she cared about justice, about avenging my father. But all she cared about was power and revenge, no matter who got hurt in the process. Including me or Matteo or even the babay inside me. I must have fallen asleep eventually, because the next thing I knew, sunlight was streaming through the thin curtains. My new phone was ringing. Sophia's number. I grabbed it, my heart pounding. "Hello?" "Isabella." Sophia's voice was breathless, urgent. She was whispering like she didn't want to be overheard. "Follow the direction I sent to you and meet me at the junction."

Elara's POV I twisted away from Isabella's grasping hands, using my body to shield the phone from her reach. "Excuse me," I said coldly, pressing the answer button. "I need to take this call." Without another word, I turned and walked directly toward the stairs, ignoring both Damien's confused expression and Isabella's face. "Elara?" Professor Elliott's familiar voice came through the speaker as I climbed the steps. "I hope I'm not calling too late."

] King Jonathan curses, our link going silent for a brief moment. [Tell Isabella to head to the Belltown Dome. It should be big enough to fight the Demons there while I send out a pack-wide link warning everyone to stay away.] [Roger, Your Majesy.] I call back, getting an annoyed growl. [Liam, you are dating my daughter. Call me John or Jonathan.] The old King states before the link between us closes. If I weren’t so afraid to lose my Isabella to these Demons, I would have laughed at King Jonathan’s, I mean, Jonathan’s words. Reaching towards the link I have with Isabella, I find that it is still open and waiting for my response. Relived by this, I pick up my pace and keep track of Isabella’

“Black Hollow. The cursed woods. You follow the ley lines. Look for the white-barked trees under moonlight. And then… you feel for the ache.” He says it like he doesn’t believe it—but I do. That’s how the Veil opens. Through grief. Through longing. Through names whispered by the broken. I walk to the door, but Isabella stops me. “Wait.” I look at her. She doesn’t speak right away. She just stands there, arms crossed tightly, hiding how much she’s shaking. “Do you swear you’ll bring her back?” “I do,” I say. “Even if it kills me.”

The one he didn't want to hear, at least not at that moment when he was standing over a man he just left to bleed out. "Chris?" Isabelle called weakly. ================================= Ooohhhhh a cliffhanger 🙃... Gosh, I hate this kind of scene, where the female lead finds out something gory about the male lead. Damn! Either way, let's see how it goes. Who else noticed Isabelle used Luna voice there to ask where Chris and Antonio were? Poor Elena.😩