Courage Is Calling Novels & Stories

I've been rolling my eyes a lot lately. "I'm Aiden Cain, but my friends call me Cain." "And I care because...?" "Because I'm your mate, and you belong to me!"

Kael pushed the glass closer, then walked out, boots echoing against the floor. Riven stared after him, the ache in his chest sharper than fear. --- The phone buzzed before noon. Riven lunged for it, heart hammering — Roman? It was a voicemail. Jesse’s voice, tinny and shaking through the static. “Riven… I don’t know if this will reach you. But I—I heard from him. Roman called me. Just for a minute. He sounded weak, but he said, ‘Tell Riven not to stop.’ Then the line cut.” She sucked in a breath. “I think someone’s watching me too. Please… don’t give up. Don’t let them—”

Not a text this time. A call.

Seeing me in such a pitiful state, Wilson gasped in surprise and called out my name. "Sarah?"

Lila I couldn’t sleep after the rehearsal dinner. My body felt too hot and my mind kept replaying every word Marcus said to me. The resort was quiet now under a sky full of bright stars. I slipped on a thin cover-up over my tiny bikini and sneaked out. My heart was pounding so hard as I walked down the path to that hidden private beach cove. Not many people knew about it. The warm waves were gently kissing the shore. The sand felt soft under my feet. Then I saw him. Marcus. His big, strong body was standing there in the moonlight like he was waiting for me. My step-uncle. The man I wasn’t supposed to want.

Trying to make conversation, he asked, "Are you here for work or school?" Chewing my pastry, I decided to tease him. "I’m running away from a wedding." He choked slightly, staring at me in absolute disbelief. I couldn't help but laugh out loud. He gave me a thumbs-up. "Brave move. High risk, high reward." I grinned and returned the gesture. "You’re not so bad yourself." Just as the words left my mouth, a raspy voice called out from a short distance away. "Grace." Hearing that familiar voice froze me in place. I looked up to see Daniel standing a few paces away.

Hello" Arthur calls out to the one on the other end of the line causing everyone's heart to beat so loud and fast that my eardrums hurts like hell, He raises his eyes to all of us not saying a word as he ends the call, the suspense killing everyone of us, "The call was for you Laura he says he's Myles and I am to tell you THE WAR hAS BEEN CALLED OFF , IT IS OVER!!!" Arthur yells scooping off my feets and lifting me up into the air joyfully as everyone ululates in joy and a loud howl echoes one after the other everyone happy that it It's all over finally, Thunderbolts and lightning strikes as the cloud becomes dark all of a sudden just on cue tl causing everyone to become silent and the surro

Back at the girl's apartment, fortune and Asia were watching movies while having a bucket of popcorn. Fortune's phone suddenly rang, she looked at the name displayed on the screen and was a little surprised, why would terry be calling me? she thought as she connected the call "fortune, i-i uhm I mean camilla, come to the hospital, city hospital not far from my house" Terry sounded disturbed and confused on the other end before fortune could ask any questions, terry had already hung up. Asia who sat beside fortune looked at her questioningly "fortune, what happened?". Fortune shook her head " I don't know, he just called and said for me to go to city hospital, his statement wasn't clear"

Lucian's POV Dressed to the nines, Calla and I were prepared to attend the general meeting with the board. As we made our way down the hallway, the mixture of anticipation and nerves was palpable. Approaching the grand entrance to the meeting room, the imposing doors loomed before us, and I could sense Calla's growing anxiety. I reached out and gently clasped her hand, urging her to take a deep breath and collect herself. "You've got this," I whispered, reminding her of her talents and the countless times she had faced challenges head-on and emerged victorious.

And it wasn't like I wanted to manipulate someone's emotion against their will. "Ready yourselves, all of you! We shall end this tonight!" Val yelled out loud, making eye contacts to them. "Look, we are all scared. We fear that death will be upon us tonight. But courage is not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. For the light of our mood goddess, we will claim victory!" "Victory!" the pack screamed in response. "Vance unit will come with us! I shall let you avenge your leader. Sara's team will also come along. Then the rest will go to the west while Veronica's team will stay here to defend our territory. Now GO!"