Friends God's Gift Novels & Stories

Raphael yelled over his shoulder, "Didn't my mom ask you to start trying for a baby? You said no, didn't you? You don't want to give birth? Fine. Once Brie has the baby, we'll raise it for you. That kid'll be yours." What kind of joke is this? Me, raising Brie's child? "Screw off." I slammed the door behind them. Finally, peace. A few minutes later, Tom came back alone. He pressed a small box into my hand. I opened it. A pair of earrings lay inside. Tom plucked one up and leaned in close, brushing his fingers against my earlobe. "Don't move. Raphael was in the way earlier, so I couldn't give it to you." He fastened the earring and leaned back to take a good look, visibly pleased.

"Viola, I wanted to talk to you about something." His voice was softer this time, almost guilty. "Your sister just started her treatment, and the Miracle Elixir is affecting her emotions. Makes her feel down. To keep her spirits up and to help with her recovery, your parents suggested that she and I go through the Marking Ceremony. "They hope it'll make her feel better."

Lena hesitated and then took a small sip. The warmth spread through her softening the rigor of her nerves in her chest. She set the mug down and looked at Luna Celeste "You said I have power, what do you mean?" Luna Celeste sat down in the chair across from her, and her face turned solemn. "The gifts of the Moon Goddess are rare, but she never bestows them, much like her gifts, for no reason. You were born during a blood moon, was it not?"

“You are the bride of a god.” Her breath caught. “Bride… of a god?” Her fingers tightened around the ring. “What bride?What God” She has never met any God let alone to consent to any marriage. Wait he couldn’t possibly mean his bride right? She gasped as it dawned on her she was referring to himself. So he is a God? Ivana stood there confused as several thoughts flooded her mind. “Yes, mortal.” His eyes bore into her. “And being bound to you…” His jaw clenched. “Only deepens my hatred for humans.”

His gift is the spark that will ignite your body and open the doors to your full potential. Reed hangs his head. "Do not be sad. I love you so much, Reed.” “I also love you very much, my best friend and companion. I don’t know how I’m going to live without having you with me.” The goddess listens to everything and is moved. She has an epiphany. Reed, I'm going to give you a gift that no werewolf has ever received before—a gift for you and your wolf. Reed looks at the Goddess with a sad look.

Freya, Goddess of Gold Inspire me today, Teach me to walk through my day, with pride in my own being, with confidence, with power, Goddess of Fiery Passion, bless me with the insight, to the marrow of my bones, that I am a person of worth in the eyes of the Gods, the eyes of my ancestors, and of myself. May I radiate this and transform all I meet That is my prayer for this day, oh Great and Powerful Goddess, That I may mirror Your presence throughout my day.

…A motion that stole another moan from my lips as I felt his fingers move, relishing in the small reprieve granted by his touch. “Kieran…,” I sighed in pleasure. His free arm had wrapped around my torso, holding me in place. Though, more accurately, it was supporting my weight, now not entirely sure if I could even remember how to stand. But it was as I spoke that he instantly became encouraged. His actions sped up, his fingers somehow knowing exactly what I needed without having to tell him. An ability that made me start to think that perhaps it *was* possible for a God to exist, because how else could he be so good at doing this to me? Hell, I could see myself subscribing to that religion

Your faithfully, The Friend

he explained. Connor smiled widely and bowed. All of us in the group clapped for him, and Gabriel joined in once the shock wore off. Connor was in his mid-twenties, and for someone who was surrounded by battle plans and weighing worst-case scenarios with best-case scenarios, he was a goofball. We all loved him for it because it helped soften the sharp edges of our reality. Said reality was the safety, security, and prosperity of our pack. It was a pack that would help our entire kind according to the Goddess. I now understood why she gave me the gift she did. “My gift helps me to discern the likelihood of certain strategies working out. Alpha likes to call me a probability generator,” he exp

"SHE DIDN'T CHOOSE TO HAVE THE GIFT, LOREN. THE GODDESS CHOSE HER! HOW CAN YOU BLAME AN INNOCENT CHILD FOR THAT!?" "SHE COULD'VE REJECTED THE GIFT. SHE COULD'VE ASKED THE GODDESS TO TAKE BACK HER MISTAKE AND BESTOW IT UPON ME!! BUT SHE DID NOTHING!! EVERYONE!! EVERYONE ELSE AROUND ME WAS BLESSED WITH THE GODDESS MARK. I SPENT MY LIFE FEELING INADEQUATE. ALL OF YOU ALL'S FAKE LOVE AND SUPPORT MADE ME SICK. I THOUGHT I WOULD SPEND MY LIFE ALONE AND MISUNDERSTOOD."