Forever Autumn By Justin Hayward Novels & Stories

“Thank you.” “For?” “Making me see that I can have both, this and the world I’ve been raised to rule.” “You can do whatever you set your mind to. I have no doubt.” She laid her hand over mine. “Thank you.” It was my turn to question. “For…?” “When Papá informed me of our wedding, I didn’t think we would ever have this—love—it’s more than I could have imagined.” Thank you for reading NOW AND FOREVER, Catalina and Dario’s story. Coming next in the Brutal Vows series, TILL DEATH DO US PART, Mia and Aléjandro’s story.

Fully. Forever.

"Autumn Shade." "What." "You found love." "I did," I affirmed. I wanted this conversation to be over. This was hurting me too much. The past three weeks I had spent thinking about Justin and then beating myself up for it. I hadn't slept. I kept zoning out. It was destroying me. "You, Autumn Shade, who once thought she would end up alone and suffocated because she was too much work and trapped in a mansion, found love. The real kind." I had never thought of it that way. As a teenager I had always watched movies and read books and wished for something real like that characters had.

No more endings. Just forever.

Her brothers stood so they could also walk in with Alexi. Alexi – There was a knock on my door, my mother turned to answer it. It was my dad in his Royal robes, trying to hold his own tears back as he lovingly smiled at me and put out his arms. He led me downstairs and out the back the music started to play the song “Always and Forever” my eyes welled up again in tears. The song was so correct, “each moment with you has made all my dreams come true. I know tomorrow will still be the same. We have a life of love that won’t ever change” Nicolas must have selected this song and is perfect depicting our eternal love we have for one another. “This is like a dream to me that somehow came true” The

Hers. Finally. Completely. Forever. THE END

＊ Perfect Strangers by Jonas Blue Autumn POV “It’s far from over, Sweetheart.” He gave me an intense stare, and I could see excitement mixed with something else glinting in his dark eyes. The library suddenly felt smaller and despite the coldness in the air, it felt hotter. I gulped nervously. Get a grip of yourself, Autumn! It was just Tyler Vincent. The School Nerd, for god’s sake! Enough with the bullshit. I narrowed my eyes and leveled my gaze. “What do you want?”

he whispered, his voice husky with emotion. Tears welled in my eyes, not of sadness, but of an overwhelming joy. “And you’re mine,” I replied, my voice barely audible. In that moment, surrounded by the muted chatter of the fundraiser and the gentle strum of a guitar, our love felt like a tangible force, a glowing ember at the heart of our shared existence. It was a love that was both exhilarating and grounding, a wild, beautiful thing that had found its perfect, peaceful harbor in each other. The world outside our bubble of shared emotion faded away, leaving only the undeniable truth of our connection, a truth that felt as solid and as unwavering as the earth beneath us. We were the perfect

Claire whispered with a soft smile as tears welled up in her eyes, "I'm scared. I'm afraid to think that my life will always be this happy." "You will always be happy, I promise," Alex replied earnestly. "Do you promise never to leave me? I'm too afraid of losing you. My worst nightmares are when you leave me alone. I don't know what to do without you." Claire sobbed, causing Alex to stop playing and turn to embrace her. "Claire," Alex whispered softly, feeling the warmth of Claire's body. "I promise never to leave you. I promise I will always be here for you." Alex took a deep breath and gathered the courage to continue, "Until death do us part."