Chapter 17 Their Eyes Were Watching God Novels & Stories

After my eyes were plucked out, I lay on the operating table with two empty sockets on my face, resembling that of a broken doll. Samuel Sterling felt no guilt. He picked up my eyes to examine them and praised them, saying, "Daeleen was right. These really are a beautiful pair of eyes! I promised you, Daeleen. I will make all your wishes come true." As the anesthesia's effect slowly wore off, I could not help but cry out in pain. Samuel finally turned his attention to me as if blaming me for interrupting his memories of Daeleen.

‘Follow me “ I whispered as I led them out of Ada’s house to freedom. We crept along quietly, Atticus was perched upon Johnraś shoulders, holding handfuls of Johnras hair like a rein. Looking back at my mother, I reached tentatively for the handle to open the front door. As she nodded, I turned the hand and slowly pushed the door open. The cold night air hit our faces, taking our first step to freedom we huddled close together and started to run for our lives.

She reached the end, untied the cloth, and found Adaeze’s gaze waiting. “Good,” Adaeze said. One word, but it perched on Promise’s shoulder like a small bird she dared not startle. That night in Ajegunle, Promise ate stew Daniel had left warming and then opened her notebook. She smoothed the worn page, fingers brushing older entries like roots anchoring her. She wrote: Today the eyes judged. Some to guard their kingdoms. Some to wound. Some to teach. I will meet each gaze with the truth I have earned—no more, no less.

"I am not ready." No one is ever ready. But you have learned to let go. You have learned to trust. That is enough. Mira opened her eyes. The gold flowers pulsed, and the watcher's attention was soft and warm. "The story is not over," Mira said. No. The story is just beginning. --- The story was not over. The story was just beginning. End of Chapter 148

I wanted to beg him to open his eyes, but I didn't think he would be able to hear me. "King Edward, open your damn eyes. Do you want me to get mad at you even more?" My tone was so hoarse that I wanted to crack up in tears, but I was trying to stop myself. "If you want us to be alright, then it is better if you will open your eyes! Atticus and Kairo will be more I couldn't finish what I was able to say when my vision spinned and I felt my body collapse on the floor.

Each day was a mirror of the one before, the joy of childhood a distant and forgotten memory. Yet in the distance, beyond the tall pines and hidden corners of her small world, a spark of hope lingered. A pair of eyes, belonging to the Alpha of her pack, Gideon, watched her from afar. His presence was an enigma, his watchful gaze a constant in her life. His mature and handsome face was both a mystery and a comfort, and though she did not understand why he watched her, his eyes seemed to promise something more. Those eyes, filled with wisdom and understanding, were her solace, her secret connection to something beyond her pain. They were a beacon in her stormy world, a silent promise of someth

She would build a life for herself, reclaiming her independence and her sense of self in the process. The unshed tears in Della's eyes shimmered with mixed emotions - not just despair or regret, but also a glimmer of hope and determination. She knew the road ahead would be tough, filled with uncertainty and challenges, but she was ready to face them head-on. And as she drove further into the distance, the fire in her eyes burned bright with the promise of a new beginning.

Eye's screamed and started struggling to get away from Queen Lati iron grip but couldn't, she tried to get up but didn't succeed. "Like I told you, too late for that, Eye's" queen Lati said and started laughing in a deep evil voice as Eye's head started melting and turning into ashes, "Don't worry, there is always a second chance mate the Creator always give to the ones that had lost theirs, and my son has already seen his second chance mate. Too late." she added with a lopsided smile and watch without any pity in her heart as Eyes slowly turn to ashes. Getting up to her feet, "You seems to have forgotten also, that I am very cunning," she said and disappeared. ➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖

She sounds insane with grief. We walk towards the sound, fighting the winds, and pelting rain. we stop dead in our tracks, 50 yards away, Bathilda is holding the queen's lifeless body in her arms. "W-hat happened to you, Mira?!" She cries, She lifts her head and stares at us in surprise recognition. I smirk, as I look at Mira’s naked body. She seems shocked to see us. "Hunter?!" I bite back a growl "Hell Bathilda" Charles says. She is stunned to see Chuck. "What are you doing here? Wait! What is wrong with your eyes Hunter?!" I look to Charles wonder what she is speaking of "Hunter, I did not know how to say this but, your eyes are glowing like fire" I look at him in shock.

I yell on top of my voice, if I could jump from the window I will do it, I run downstairs The guards try to ask me what's going on but that only made me angry, how couldn't they have heard what was going on! getting outside the van already start to move, I try running after the van... I run as fast as my legs could take me to the extent I couldn't even hear or feel my heart beating, so many emotions coming at me all at once, I can't loose my baby, I have to keep going, I... I can't stop....I feel my body start to slow down....the van was out of sight, I try to keep moving but I end up falling down, I hear a loud ringing in my ear, my vision starts to blur I see people gather me but I couldn'