Family Secrets Book Novels & Stories

"Did I seem magnificent? Because I felt like I was fighting for my life." "Sometimes fighting for your life is the most magnificent thing you can do." "Grandma Helen, can I ask you something?" "Of course." "Do you think I belong in this family?" "What kind of question is that?" "An honest one." Grandma Helen was quiet for a moment. "Jane, can I tell you a story?" "What kind of story?" "A story about family lies." "Okay." "When Christian's parents died, this family was destroyed by secrets." "What kind of secrets?"

The Big Hole Thalia She spent nearly 500 dollars just to get to Colorado, and she was sure someone had taken her family horde. She searched for nearly a week before she came across something startling. Her family horde...every bit of treasure and dollar had been moved into one massive plot with what remained of other families’ belongings. not stolen. But reburied. some else had to have survived. She couldn't find and clues though and waiting 2 days more did nothing but push her deeper into despair. She made a quick note, anyone worth contacting should understand the runes enough to figure it out.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ **Haven** I am so thankful for Ruby, if she hadn’t believed me I would be all alone with nowhere to go. I was left to fend for myself for three months when I was eight years old. A rite of passage they said. I almost died and my parents didn’t care. Everyone does it and if you don’t survive then you weren’t good enough to be in the family. That’s the law, because Uncle says so. Nobody is brave enough to go against him even if they wanted to. Uncle has been in control of the family for fifty years, longer than anyone else. He’s power hungry and insane. Then I was sent to spy on Ruby. I was the only option and at the time

She works something loose along the edge of a floorboard, and a sealed compartment reveals itself beneath, covered in dust and clearly untouched for years. “You should know now, that I’m not letting you leave here with it,” Selene tells us. “I just want you both to have a look so you at least know what you’re fighting for.” With that, she lifts it open and sitting inside is a single leather bound book, worn at the corners, unremarkable in every way except for the enormous weight it apparently carries. The actual ledger. I reach down and lift it out of the floor. I stand there for a long moment in a room where my parents’ entire story apparently began, holding the exact object that has shaped

Sienna stated indifferently as she pulled a file from her backpack, “You can adapt to their preferences if you need to get in touch with them again in the future. You will find it useful.” The file was pretty thick. Each piece of paper included a thorough record of those specific details. Sienna had made some special markings on the file. It recorded their family secrets, which were hidden from the outside world. Zeke was shocked. ‘How did Sienna learn about so many secrets? Has Sienna grown up in the capital city since she was a child?’ Of course, he did not voice the question. Sienna was able to read his mind. Zeke knew as well that she wouldn’t answer his question.

I muttered as I ran toward my chambers, driven by a strange pull, a gut feeling that something was there waiting for me. In my room, I scanned my surroundings, something drawing me to a concealed compartment behind my bookshelf. I opened it, finding a small, worn book—a diary. My heart sank as I opened it, the words inside telling a dark, familiar story. This wasn’t just any diary; this was Luna Nora’s collection of secrets, a meticulous record of every vile act, every betrayal. The curses, the deaths, the machinations that had torn my family apart—it was all here.

As the family delved deeper into their shared history, unexpected twists began to emerge, throwing into question everything they thought they knew about their past. It started with a long-lost letter, unearthed from the depths of an old family archive. The letter, written by a distant ancestor, revealed shocking secrets that had been buried for centuries. Secrets of betrayal, greed, and forbidden love threatened to unravel the very fabric of their family's legacy.

POV: Lyra I sat at my desk, laptop open to the final page of my manuscript, one hand resting on my enormous belly. Nine months pregnant, and I was still trying to finish the last chapter of my book. The irony wasn't lost on me, ending one story while preparing to begin another. ‘When Family Secrets Destroy: A Story of Truth, Redemption, and Love’ The title stared back at me from the screen. Two years of writing, reliving, processing everything that had happened to our family. Every betrayal, every revelation, every painful step toward healing. It was all there, laid bare in three hundred pages.

“A lot has happened this past year Maliyah.” The way he says that with such sadness tells me he is hiding something from me. Did I forget something? I know he found me once, but for some reason I shut him out. I wish he would tell me what happened. “Aspen, will you tell me what is wrong? I know I don’t remember everything and I feel like there is something important that happened that I need to know about.” Before Aspen can answer me my parents, uncle Mark, uncle Gabriel and auntie Katerina show up. Geez, what is this an intervention.

I stare at her, then I stand, then sit again because my legs feel unreliable. This is absurd. Actually absurd. "My father is David Hale?" "Yes." The room spins briefly, not because of who he is, but because of what it means. Everything suddenly becomes bigger. The lies, the secrecy, the reasons. All of it. A powerful law enforcement family, a powerful old-money family, an affair, and a hidden child. Twenty-three years of silence. I look at Eleanor. "You didn't want him finding out." That gets a tiny but real reaction from her. "Correct."