Garwood Novels & Stories

a deep, gravelly baritone rumbled from the entrance of the conservatory. Adrian Wolfe stepped into the glass garden, carrying a small silver tray holding a fresh porcelain cup of decaffeinated chamomile tea for his wife. He had abandoned his usual razor-sharp tailored suits, wearing nothing but a soft black cashmere sweater and dark trousers. The relaxed attire did nothing to diminish his massive, intimidating six-foot-four physique, but the sheer, unadulterated tenderness softening his rugged, scarred features was a sight reserved exclusively for the private sanctuary of his family.

it had become a cold monument to corporate greed. Tonight, the lights in the lobby didn’t pulse with Blackwood security codes. They glowed with the warm, steady amber of the Vermon-Sovereign Fund. I leaned against the glass railing, the city of our nightmares stretched out below us like a carpet of diamonds. From this height, the Aethelgard Estate was just a dark, scarred patch of land on the horizon—a grave for a monster. The Gilded Grove was a flickering dot in the distance, its power neutralized by the lawsuits and the sunlight we had brought to its darkest corners.

ARI I stepped into the Main street storefront, the door chiming softly as it closed behind me. I took a moment to take in the elegant space filled with a scent of fresh flowers. This place was the epitome of luxury and sophistication, located in the city’s most prestigious shopping district. The exterior was an architectural marvel–sleek, modern glass panels framed by polished stone, with intricate detailing that hinted at the heritage of the building.

Ivory checked the first mission and she gasped the mission contained them bringing an ice lotus back, the ice lotus was exceptionally rare, expensive and highly medicinal so how could this be a first year mission. The guy understood the confused look on ivory’s face he thought she looked cute. They exist in a territory in Buklime mountain which only phase’s one and two can enter. ‘There are such places’ ivory wondered, she looked at the second mission and had the urge to laugh now she knew why literarily no one picked the two mission.

“If this is another wild goose chase, I swear I will leave the lot of you.” “How many times have you said that? And yet, you always come back to us,” said by the one with blue hair in a lazy tone. “Don’t worry. Because according to the information I found, we’re in the right place.” The gray-haired guy tsked. “And how many times have we encountered trouble because of that information of yours?” “We’re definitely in the right place,” said by another, the one with chestnut brown hair. “Can’t you smell the air? It’s filled with the scent of night-blooming flowers,” he said excitedly to the others.

Kimi and Kam’s birthday passed without much fuss because they wanted to celebrate on Rose’s birthday. It didn’t stop me from giving Kimi a necklace that looked like a model of a white hole in glass. She appeared to love it, and has worn it almost every day since her birthday.

, she tried to comfort him. "How about we make a promise.", He took out two beautifully carved necklaces. Both of them sparkled in the sun. Both necklaces had a small locket which looked like crescent moon. In the middle of the moon was attached a special carved stone which had galaxy in it. it looked stunnigly beautiful. Fei Fei was astonished. "What it that?!", Her eyes sparkled.

the voice repeated. "I don't know who you are but…" he thought he might have to follow the voice as he did this morning and ended up in a better world. "Maybe I should follow you." He walked on the bridge until he arrived in front of a huge portal and surprisingly there were no guards in there. He opened the door and rushed inside to be greeted by a huge garden covered with roses that changed their colours. He had never seen such an artistic landscape, a picture as colourful and alive.

Belle stepped out and paused for a moment. A cool breeze greeted her, carrying the fresh scent of grass and flowers. She closed her eyes briefly and inhaled deeply before opening them again. With a peaceful smile on her face, she slowly walked forward. Not far away stood two twin tombstones. A place she and Ethan visited often. A place that remained dear to both their hearts. Belle carefully placed the two bouquets on the twin tombstones. One bouquet consisted of vibrant tiger lilies, while the other was made of elegant white roses.

Pushing back the urge to turn back and run, Serafina momentarily stopped, closed her eyes, and took a deep inhale before resuming on her way. His grave resided beneath the branches of an aged oak tree whose leaves had long been lost and stood bare to the cold. Even though it was hardly 4 in the evening, the graveyard felt strangely haunting. A part of her felt the dead were judging her. Ahead the path glistens like white quartz, yet ice crystals on weary concrete are all it is. All this beauty over everything dead. And here she was adding to it with a bunch of pink roses in her gloved hand. Serafina pause, her breath rising in visible puffs, then she remembers why she came. She needed to tal