Heart Of Stone Novels & Stories

When Elara’s family fell into debt, she signed a paper believing it would save them — never knowing she was signing her freedom away. Kaelen Rourke, the coldest and most powerful man in the city, bought her without hesitation. He married her not for love, but as an arrangement — a wife to show the world, and a servant to keep his house. From the first day, he made it clear: she was purchased, not chosen. He gave her orders instead of kindness, called her a transaction instead of a partner, and kept her at a distance as if she were something to be hidden. Yet beneath his harsh words and icy silence, Elara sees something else — a man who guards his heart like a fortress, afraid that letting

The stone at the center was covered in symbols, the same symbols we had seen in the library, in the cavern. "We need to place the heart stone here," I said. "The one we found in the forest." "We don't have it," Lyra said. "We used it to destroy the quiet." "No," I said. "We used a shadow. The heart stone is still there. Waiting." I knelt down and pressed my hands against the stone floor. The warmth surged through me, and I felt the heart stone respond. It was still in the forest, still glowing, still waiting.

Below earth it sounded just like a deep voice humming, full of sorrow and anger and something else; hope. It seemed like they had been going on for hours when they arrived in a large chamber. There were black stone walls and the ceiling was above them and far away, in shadows. On the raised platform in the middle of the chamber was a great stone heart. That slowly pulsed, the light a red dimness. It had been carved, but it looked alive as well. Both were drawn to it, Serakha walked toward it. Silent, one of the Onyx Wolf stood behind her. The more she approached, the crisper the Stonesong became. It was coming from the heart.

My heart skipped a beat, my tears moist right then. I dropped to a crouch and held him, pressing my ear against his chest again. I could hear his heartbeat, thumping powerfully through his thin shirt. It was such a familiar sensation. It was Stan's heartbeat. As I closed my eyes, my tears flowed ever so quietly. We stayed like that for a while, and as I wiped my tears, I held Nathan firmly in my arms once more. "Please live a good life with Stan's heart." - Nathan walked with me to the gates of the orphanage, but I never once turned to look at him again.

Third-person POV. Eighteen-years ago. A werewolf, a female wolf, one without a pack, she was doomed, no one could save her now from the hunters, they want her heart, they want her blood, they also want her baby. The baby, she patted her prominent stomach, touching her baby, the one that was a mistake, not really a mistake she loves the unborn baby, but it's not the best time to have it.

"There's one... However, it is prohibited. It predates the gods. And hazardous. "I'm not interested. I'll do anything. His eyes were warning as he looked at me. "You can't stop once you start. You donate a piece of your soul if you complete the ceremony. "I'll give it my all," I declared. "He is my son." From his coat, the Harbinger withdrew a black stone. It had a slight crimson glow. He declared, "This is the Heart Stone." Lay it across his chest. The words of life will then be spoken. However, keep in mind that something else always replaces the person you bring back.

is really shit." He chuckled, as we kept riding along. We kept on the path, and rode up to a giant black metal gate, surrounded by a big stone wall that seemingly went on for miles. "This is it, princess, are you sure you want to keep going? It only get's more dangerous from here." Gideon told me, getting off of his horse, and helping me off of mine. I took a deep breath, and nodded. "I've got to find out what happened to my family, and what happened to my kingdom in my long absence." I told him, walking to the gate. There was a giant lock that seemed to groan as I approached. "Do you happen to know where the key is? I obviously don't have it." I looked at him, hoping he had the answer. "Yo

The sky began again to fall its icy drops and I feel the touch of those drops on my face until the rain increases so strongly, he does not stop, I think we are lost and it is better for them to never find us. We hide in a cave and protect ourselves from the storm, Hiroki lays me down on a rock very carefully, he treats me like a little porcelain doll that he didn't want to break; however, I am already broken inside, I still can't believe what just happened; I am so scared that my throat feels very heavy and I can't stop shaking.

A faint hue of red lingered in her cheeks, a hint of the life that had deserted her. His mother's voice seemed to fill his head, almost as though she were shouting. The heart of a dragon, which beats ruby red An image of the Dragon Heart Stone flashed across his eyes. He reached for his coat and pulled out the fist-size ruby and held it out. The light cast flickering shadows over the stone's depths. There, in the shadows of the ruby, he saw what he must do. He laid the stone upon her breast, then lifted Piper's blood-covered hands and pressed them to the surface of the gemstone. He closed his eyes and spoke words that did not come from his own mind, but somewhere beyond.

"Loving me. It's not that hard. I know you don't love me now because if you did, of course, you would have given me another chance. But you are attracted to me. You admitted it to me, and that's more than enough for me. Valerie, I'll say it again: you're the only woman who has ever stolen my heart. How can a human function without their heart? This is why I follow you everywhere. I can't do anything. My mind is filled with thoughts of you every minute of the day. I see you even when you're not there. Every fiber of my being yearns for you. When you're not with me, I find myself dying of lovesickness. What do I do, Val? Tell me.