Coraline X Other Mother Novels & Stories

Then, under her breath, she added, “For now.” Aldric chuckled, the deep sound echoing through the chamber. “You sound just like your mother when she was your age. Sharp tongue, sharper mind.” Zaria smiled wistfully. “Selene would’ve been proud to see this day.” Leora looked down at her hands, fidgeting with the pendant around her neck — the same Moon Pendant her mother once wore. “I hope so,” she whispered. Aldric straightened. “You’ll make her proud in your own way, my lady. And if ever you need counsel or strength, my loyalty remains yours — as it was hers.”

me" up. The technicians tried to hold her back, but she seemed to have gone mad, shoving them away with unexpected strength. Then, as if a sudden thought struck her, Mom lunged for the control tablet. "Yes, that's it! A restart! Once I reboot the system, she'll be back to normal!" As she frantically tapped across the screen, sweat trickled down her forehead, smudging the makeup she had so carefully put on. "Unable to locate self file," a mechanical voice droned from the control panel. "The host consciousness has been erased." Mom was taken aback. "Erased? That's impossible! She was perfectly fine just a moment ago! She wouldn't leave me like this. She wouldn't!"

"You two can get married and have kids for all I care. It's got nothing to do with me anymore. But this room belonged to Mom, and if you dare touch it, I'll fight you both to the death!" For the first time, Martin saw clear disgust in my eyes, and he backed down, lowering his stance. "Stella, you've worked hard taking care of Mom lately. Let's go visit her together." My eyes immediately burned hot with tears. Claire was right here in the living room. Where else did he think we would go? "Mom is right..." I shook my head and was about to reach for the urn when Waverly let out a sudden cry. "Martin, I forgot I have a shift at the hospital today! Can you drive me there?"

I love the feeling of being used, of my mouth being nothing but a hole for his pleasure. Suddenly, a sharp ringtone cuts through the air. Tristan groans in frustration, his hips stilling for a split second. He doesn’t pull out, though. He reaches into his pocket with his free hand, checking the screen. I glance up; the name "Valeria" flashes on the display. My mother. He looks down at me, a wicked smirk playing on his lips. He shushes me, placing a finger over his mouth, then taps the button to answer.

The sounds of the crowd surged back---laughter, congratulations, praise. They surrounded me, yet none of it was meant for me. An exhibition themed "My Mother," starring my husband, the son I'd carried for ten months, and my son's "Mommy." I was just the human who'd delivered Luke, the nanny who handled discipline and restriction. The love and joy of motherhood had long been handed to someone else by Lucien.

But I couldn’t, because they don’t trust me. “It’s time to talk Cole” Gunner said firmly. Cole looked to me once more and pulled Alyse’s hand a little closer to his side. “She’s her mother” Cole said confidently. “She’s whose mother?” Gunner asked exasperatedly. Cole didn’t answer him, instead they stood quietly, staring at each other. Romeá’s eyes bore into me with keen interest. She was a bright woman, very smart and inquisitive. Her head was tilted to the side and she had her bottom lip between her teeth. Her eyes widened and she paled. It took her all of a minute to put the pieces together. She gripped hold of her son’s shirt and began to shake it roughly. Gunner shook off his mother and

"Shit! The storm caught up with us!" Coral calls the attention of her sisters. I'm still at the edge of the cliff, soaked with rain and feeling Isolde's magic coursing through me like an intruder. I want to scream, but it holds me down, stronger than the last time. My wet blonde hair sticks to my face just like my clothes stick to my body. Coral scans the vicinity frantically. They are all getting drenched like I am. She says, "Marelyn's been exposed. Sister, will the defense stop him?"

Eadlin had stuck to her mother all day from welcoming the important guests, to even having a dinner with the important families at the person feast, where none of their children were present to join them. Scarlett; the Haystars Luna had admired the beautiful resemblance and close relationship that Etheldreda had with her daughter, and had sent someone to go and get Coral from the crowd too, so that she could get her to stick around with her. Hating the fact so much that her mother had decided to ruin the feast for her, Coral did not really object to what her mother wanted, or even throw her usual tantrums. She just sat still beside her mother like the obedient daughter, since her day wasn't

Glacier POV Vanessa, Corin’s mother, exploded. Her sharp, accusatory tone struck my ears as she shouted, "How dare you come near my daughter, Glacier? I gave you Corin to help her, to keep her away from you and that cursed so-called mate!" I clenched my jaw until my face ached, a strange heat coursing through my veins. My heartbeat throbbed violently, shaking me from within. I took a deep breath, inhaling the scent of dust and tension that hung in the air, and spoke, trying to suppress the tremor in my voice,

Painted in a soft peach, the natural limestone in the rock catches the sun just right and makes the coral appear to shift in colour. I smile up at the two emotional sets of eyes that watch Lemuel and I approach with bated breath. My mother stands tall and statuesque, a vision in an ivory jumpsuit with a lace bodice with a thick, flowing cape that cascades down the front and back of her body like the snow on a tall mountain. Her hair is pinned up in a high bun holding her crown firmly in place while around her neck hangs a diamond necklace with a teardrop pearl and matching earrings hanging gracefully from her ears. Her perfectly manicured ivory almond nails quickly wipe away a stray tear tha