Dedication 7 Novels & Stories

And her body followed. Circle Seven: Unity and Lifelong Bond “With the seventh step,” the priest chanted, his voice steadier now, “you vow eternal companionship. From this moment forward, you are bound not just in this life, but in all that follows.” The fire flared slightly as if responding. Elena stared at it as they walked. The flames blurred. For a second, they didn’t look like fire. They looked like everything she had just burned. Sameer. The truth.

"In your dreams. How long have you even known her, Elliot? Do you really know what kind of person she is? We're siblings, but in your eyes, she outranks me?" Elliot's tone dripped with sarcasm. "Siblings? Gracie, you're a woman, yet you fight for Dad's favor and claw after the family fortune. How am I supposed to see you as a sister? "Only Ava truly loves me. Only she is selfless. You're full of schemes, and Sophie is utterly foolish! You two only think of yourselves! My friend likes you so much. I gave you a chance with him, so why wouldn't you? You insist on hanging on to Lionel, but has he ever truly noticed you?"

You built it yourselves. I sent the letter. Kaer's reply arrived four days later and was the most honest communication I had received from any governance body in the framework's history. He wrote: I have been Alpha for thirty years. I have governed with full dedication for thirty years. I thought dedication was what governance required. What happened in that session showed me that I have been confusing dedication with something else entirely. Dedication is what you bring to the work. What happened in that session was the work receiving what we brought and giving something back that I do not have a word for yet. How do we do it again?

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The darkness had lifted, and the sun shone. "We did it!" I screamed, holding Lucifer's head high. Cheers erupted, and people celebrated. Beelzebub, June, and Kevin rushed to me, hugging me tightly. "You did it, Destiny," Beelzebub congratulated. "I'm sorry I ever doubted you. I shouldn't have wasted your time by staying with me all those years," he admitted. "It's finally over," I mumbled, hugging him. He lifted my chin and kissed me passionately. **THE END**

“It’s not like I’m regarding you with scorn because you’re no longer innocent… You know why.” Aaron’s hand, which held a cigarette, paused momentarily. Then, he put the unfinished cigarette in his mouth. He raised his hand and pushed Benjamin against the car door with a great force. “Don’t forget, you're standing on God’s right hand side. You’ll lose your qualifications if you care too much.” Naturally, Aaron knew that Benjamin did not really despise him because his hands were stained with other people’s blood, and neither did he regard him with scorn because he was no longer innocent.

Dante declared, his voice carrying the weight of finality. A chorus of cheers erupted from our men, their jubilation filling the air as they dispersed to fulfill their leader's command. Dante turned to me, taking my hand and leading me toward a more secluded spot. Releasing my hand, he accepted the file from me, his gaze fixed on its contents. "Are you sure you want to destroy it?" he asked, his voice filled with a mix of caution and certainty. Hell yeah, I was sure. "Yes, I'm absolutely certain," I replied, determination lacing my words.

You are not except, I’m not surprised. “Have you two brothers under the spell of the fox spirit? You two always speak well of Daisy. Ellin was really angry and just pulled out a chicken feather broom to hit Abe. Abed ran around the sofa, his hands in the air and said “the truth may be hurt to hear but it is necessary.”

Caleb and I stood in Boston Common, at the top of a small hill, looking out, surveying the park. He held a map of the Freedom Trail which he’d just bought in a store, and he ran his finger along it again and again. I stood beside him, holding out both halves of the ancient scroll. “Read it again,” he said. I squinted to make out the words. I read: The Four Horsemen travel a trail to freedom. They leave common ground,

He looked back at her. “You want us to make a vow?” Ayaan queried. She nodded and they both looked at the sky. “The stars, moon, and the natural flowers are a witness that today, I promise to stick with you till the end. I will be yours till not even death can separate us,” she vowed. “The stars, moon, and natural flowers are a witness that today, I promise to love you, care for you, and stick with you beyond forever. Nothing, not even death can separate us,” he vowed too. “Aameen!”