Cress Novels & Stories

Her grandmother tried to encouraged her in the best way. "I guess everything happens for a reason right." She looked at Mama Liya and sighed. "Yes my child. "What do you think of flowers?" Her grandmother asked out of the blue. "Flowers?...... Flowers are flowers Mama Liya." She smiled smugly and shook her head. "Have you ever heard of Black Eyed Susan?" Her grandmother asked again. "No. Why all these questions Mama Liya." She raised her eye brows and stretched her neck. She wasn't in the mood to know about any flowers at all, not when they are more important things to face right now.

There were many households in that area and it was hard to pinpoint where exactly it was coming from, that is, until, the train stopped right across Bhoomika’s house. The white lights from her kitchen’s veranda shone like crystal specks in his eyes as he caught sight of her in the garden, picking on fresh curry leaves and cherry red tomatoes. He wondered what she could be cooking as he lingered on how the setting sun cast its orange hue on her hair, making it look like smooth, polished sheets of burnt copper. He noticed that she was back in her comfy, chiffon saree once again. Earlier in the day, she had looked absolutely stunning in that jet-black and red salwar. He dwelled on how the morni

Su·mar /sumar/ /sʏːmaːr/ Icelandic, Old Norse noun meaning summer Soaré My fingertips grazed lightly over the fresh cut blades of grass. I hadn’t seen the gardeners in weeks, but I knew they’d been working nonstop to get the garden to its current glory. Eyes closed, I tilted my head back against the bench I sat cross-legged in front of and inhaled deeply while letting the sun bathe me in its glow. The fresh bloom of floral fragrances permeated the air, blooms with little to no rhyme or reason outside of the fact that some had bloomed in the spring and others were eagerly making their debut upon the cusp of summer. If I opened my eyes, I’d see the white flowers of the apple blossom trees, sca

She didn't look toward the stage but instead was walking far away from it towards the entrance, even ignoring Lynn who had come with her. The backstage corridor was narrower than it looked from the front, lined with equipment cases and the purposeful movement of crew members beginning to break down. The noise of the hall was already fading behind her. A staff member in a black lanyard approached from her left, holding what appeared to be a small card or note. "Miss Vespera." She took it automatically, assuming it was logistics or maybe a press follow-up or a journalist's card. It was a white plain envelope with her name written on the front in handwriting she didn't recognize.

"The Everfrost flower is a flower that grows only on the peak of the mountain known as the Snow Lucradis. As for the Cecilia Waterlily, it comes from the country in the West, which we luckily still have in inventory." "Yeah, get to the point already. We don't have time for your grandfather's story. At the pace you're going, the King would be dead by the time you finish." Susie said as she folded her arms and glanced at Louis from the chair she was seated in beside Xander's bed.

Isabella hurried after her, wishing she could stop to enjoy the fresh, spring-green smell of the trees and shrubs. 'You mustn't bother the ducks,' she called. 'Connie, look at the waterfall.' 'Waterfall?' Connie was temporarily distracted from the birdlife. 'Over there.' Isabella pointed to curtain of emerald-coloured water cascading like mermaid's hair down a wall of rocks at the far end of the nearest lake. 'Oh, it's pretty. So are those purple flowers growing in the grass. What are they?' 'Crocuses. They're called crocuses.'

The bow was a shining silver the shape is like the crescent moon in the night sky. “I see you find it familiar.” With Christine mumbling a spell, the bow fell into Azrael’s arms. She touched it and felt the familiarity of the object. She felt tears forming on the side of her eyes. She thought that it was the only visible thing she could hold that reminds her of the Crimson Crest pack. The forbidden weapon that was said to have been given by the moon goddess. Azrael stopped her trail of thoughts and looked at Christine. Does this mean… “Yes Luna. The moon goddess entrusted the ancestors of the Crimson Crest pack with the Crescent Bow. No one knew why she did that but now, I think I know why.”

Gasping for air, Lilith shot out of bed and looked around in a panic and worry. She was calming down when she noticed that she was in her room. Rubbing her head in confusion, she thought, what was that, and why do I feel so light-headed? When she heard her bedroom door Creek opened and stepped in. Cora to see if there was any change in her sister-in-law's come toad state, only for her to be in shock when she found said sister-in-law awake and looking confused.

Nothing moved. I looked through the gap. Files. Crates of them, organized along shelving that ran floor to ceiling on three walls, labeled in a system I couldn't read from the angle I had. A work table in the center with a lamp and a ledger left open on it, the pages facing away from me. No one inside. The smell of paper and cedar and old leather and something underneath both, the specific dusty quality of records that had been accumulating for a long time in a room that was opened regularly but not aired.

"Skye, according to that recipe, what do we need?" Skye read through the ingredients list. "Wolfsbane root, which we can find growing wild around the property. Moonstone powder, which I have in my pocket from Mom's shop—" He pulled out a small vial of glittering silver powder. "—and spring water blessed under moonlight." "There's a natural spring at the edge of our property," my mother said. "The moon is full tonight. We can bless the water there." "Then that's our plan," I said, pushing myself to my feet despite my exhaustion. "Skye and I will go gather the wolfsbane. Mom, you bless the water. Sam—"