Novel & Cerita Family Don't End In Blood

“And a student, a friend, whom I am proud to know and of course whom I’ll expect free tickets from when your movies are up on the silver screen.” Blakeney chuckled as Adonis blushed shyly. “I guess what I’m saying is, it’s not blood that makes a family, but this . . . right here,” he waved around the table. “Those you care for, spending time together. Those you love . . . and those that you would die for in order to protect them. That’s a family,” Blakeney nodded, a smile still on his face. “That’s what we have.” James reached over and clapped Adonis on the shoulder.

"Your mother is sick, and Jennifer's condition is unstable. Our family can't afford any more problems." I closed my book and met his gaze without responding. He took a deep breath. Then, as if making a difficult decision, he began, "I know you might've felt wronged by certain things that had happened in this household in the past. But regardless of what happened, we're still family. We're still bound by blood." "A family?" I murmured before letting out a quiet and detached laugh. "Correct me if I'm wrong, but I don't think this current body of mine is related to any of you by blood," I said.

"You can't protect everyone...You've already gone through so much." "I know," she closed her eyes, exhaled a deep breath, and then opened them again, completely fixated on me. "But together. We look out for one another. That's what family does, does it not?" "Yes," I said with a shallow breath. Realizing that what she had said was true. We were a family, no matter what was between us. It didn't matter about the blood. "We are. We are bound by something greater than Blood." "Blood or not," She smiled, finally stretching, and getting back to what she considered normal if she even thought of herself as normal now. "We're all in this. Together."

Khalid shot me a glare as he rubbed his jaw. “You’re her blood. But family is more than blood ties. Family is there for you no matter what. Family doesn’t risk your life. Family doesn’t run away and leave you to clean up the mess.” John shook his head.

“Not just find Dad and our brother. End The Community. For good.” First time any of us had put it that plain. Not escape. Not win one fight. End them. Dane was watching her with this look, pride mixed with worry, maybe a little awe. “She’s right,” he said after a beat. “This isn’t only about family anymore. If they’ve been hunting the bloodline for decades, killing whoever’s in the way, they won’t quit. Not till they get what they want, or someone makes them.” “So we make them,” I said.

“Don’t even try it. Or I will forget we are related in any way and—“ “What will you do?” She demanded as she searched my eyes for any form of emotion, I bit hard on my lip and clenched my fists “You’ve already done more than enough, you bathed into our lives and now you want to steal everything from us, if we are your family then when are you tearing us apart!” She yelled. “There’s a misunderstanding somewhere,” I licked my lips and began. “You are not my family.” I clarified, “You never were and you never will be. Blood does not make a family. So don’t get too excited.”

About how Alexander and I are brothers even though we have different fathers. About how Mom loves us both even though she almost lost both of us. About how Jeffrey is my dad even though he's not my biological father. Family isn't about blood. It's about who shows up. Who stays. Who loves you even when it's hard.And right now, my family is showing up. All of them even when everything is falling apart.

She never expected that word to come out in his mouth. “Not blood related? Really? That’s how you call family? Through blood? You’re impossible. For me, who grew up without someone by my side, family is not just about blood. Family is someone who stays at your side when you’re at your lowest, make you feel the love that only family can do, the care that they gave you, treat you like a fragile glass and family always have a helping and a shoulder for you to cry on. Now tell me, do you have all of that? You have your family, right? Your daughter, your grandson, they are your family but did you ever treat them like one? I bet not, but they have always been a family to you. You should know by no

I laughed, shaking my head as I took a slow step toward her. “Family,” I repeated. “You say that like it means something. Do you know what happens in the wild, Maya? Even the closest blood turns against each other when it comes to survival. Lions kill their own cubs if they’re weak. Hyenas devour their injured packmates. Have you ever watched a mother spider? After she lays her eggs, the moment they hatch, her own children eat her alive. That is family. Blood doesn’t mean anything when power is on the line.” Her jaw tightened, but she didn’t back down.

"You're spitting blood! Don't you know the reputation of your He and Nie families? Don't you think others know? Now that you're here in our Ford family to play this kind of trick, are you playing dumb too much? Have you really become a fool, or are you stupid to begin with?" The Ford family Elder scolded the He family's Elder angrily. "You're against each other. If you want to fight, then fight. Aren't you afraid of blushing when playing these tricks?"