Daughter Destroyed Novels & Stories

"Adrian is lying." "Is he?" I stop in front of her. "Because the way you're looking at me right now says otherwise." --- For a long moment, she doesn't speak. The city hums. The lights flicker. Somewhere in the building, a door closes — Hana, probably, giving us privacy. "There was a server," Celeste says finally. "The prototype. The one I built before I understood what Oracle could become." She looks at me, and her eyes are haunted. "I destroyed it. Seven years ago. When my father died."

Moving federal resources. But Maya knew the truth. The Phoenix was bigger than Catherine Wei. And Damson's mother was part of it. She had survived once before. In the mountains. She could survive again. Leo fell asleep against Maya's chest. She held him and watched the darkness outside the window. Somewhere in that darkness, Damson's mother was alive. And she was planning. The war was not over. It was only beginning to evolve. Just like the Phoenix. Just like the system Catherine Wei had built.

I can at least let them say a proper goodbye. “Thank you Derek,” says Celestia. “Of course. You deserve some closure as well.” Dimitri creates one more pyre and with Davina, Kat and Celestia standing in the font, together they set it on fire. I can feel Davina does not feel one ounce of sadness at the loss of her brother but sadness for her sister and mother. Kat grew up with him and adored him and for Celestia he was her first born and only son.

“Yes sir, I will. Goodbye” Dammit Destiny, you just couldn’t keep yourself in your room. You had to come out. Well, look what it cost you. Now I have to put you away for good. Daughter or not, Cristina cannot find out my plan until I figure out if I am going to love her or end her. Sorry Boy, you will have to blame this one on your mother. She destroyed my family from the very beginning when she turned me. Now I will destroy hers.

Started dragging her to the trucks. She fought him. Screaming. Trying to get back. But her father just lay there. Smiling. Like he was finally at peace. Then everything exploded. The building behind them went up in massive flames. The blast threw them forward. Celeste hit the dirt hard. Ears ringing so loud she couldn't hear some thing. while she looked back, her father turned into gone. Buried beneath all that rubble and fire. "No!" She tried running back. Damien grabbed her. "He's gone."

Declan was furious. He threw his phone at Sera's feet, and the screen shattered on the floor. But the transfer records and warning emails were clear in Sera's eyes. Sera's face went pale for a moment, but she quickly steadied herself. When she looked up, her eyes were already red. "Declan, let me explain." "Explain what?" Declan's voice was low, but every word shook. "You watched your sister die. You had enough money in your account. Why did you not use it?"

A procession of somber figures in black filed in. At the forefront was a woman with silver-streaked hair, clutching a photo in a black frame. The girl in the picture beamed, her smile as bright as Evelyn's. "My daughter, Melody Rogers, was Frank's student, too," the woman's voice broke. "He conned her into stealing my credit card and transferring him thirty-four thousand five hundred bucks. Once he had the money, he dumped her. Overwhelmed, she jumped from a building last year. She was just nineteen."

says the other guard "Please, my lady, I need a job. My father was killed, and my uncle took over the family business and is trying to sell me into marriage to a noble, but I don't want to marry him, so please give me a job," she says "Who are you?" I ask, " I am Revdea Ubris, the Daughter of Nyx," she says as I look at her in surprise because all the gods and goddesses have at least one mortal descendant or child, except Nyx, at least until now

" You already believe what you want to believe. Will it make any difference if I tell you the truth all over again? You are deaf, dumb and blind. " The woman was still persistent. " But who are you? " She begged again. " Oh, don't you know me already. Did you just not introduce me to your daughter as the Daughter of the Damned? " With another wave, she left the room as it was again engulfed in darkness. The only thing left behind was the tingling sensation of sprinkled stardust.