Heart's Edge Novels & Stories

“They will. And when they do, your world will burn.” He lifted his sword, and black fire coiled around the blade. Edward lunged again, his weapon meeting the Commander’s mid-swing. The explosion of force sent both of them flying backward. “Edward!” I screamed, running toward him. He hit the ground hard, blood on his lips but eyes still fierce. “Finish it,” he rasped. “Now.” The Commander turned toward me. Shadows surged from his hands, tendrils snaking toward my throat. I reached inside myself, deeper than before—past the fear, past the exhaustion—until I found the core of the Heart. The rhythm steadied, a living heartbeat beneath my own. It didn’t just burn anymore. It called.

“Tilt my head back. Pinch my nose. Two breaths. Then back to c-compressions. You repeat until my heart restarts.” I stared at him. “You learned this from where exactly?” Something that might have been amusement crossed his face if it wasn’t so frozen. “I like to know things so I learn everything my brain can consume.” “You know what no one likes, Axel Edgewood? A know it all.” His lips tipped up in a more obvious way despite the cold and I shook my head to concentrate. “Walk me through the neck thing. The p-pressure points.” “Two fingers.” His eyes tracked to the side of his own neck. “Right side. Below the jaw where you can feel the pulse. Press firmly and hold. My b-breathing will slow fir

Her heart thudded. Who was it?

I listened in the somewhat tense quietness, the heartbeat of people, the most overwhelming sound out of everything I could hear. My eyebrow furrowed as I realised something. The more I focused on the heartbeats, the clearer they became. But even amongst the five hearts that were beating with tension and adrenaline, there was a little heartbeat that stood out in my ears above all the rest. Fuck.

She then brought her face closer to his when she didn't hear the answer. Her eyes suddenly opened wide with her heart beating rapidly as he opened his eyes, slipping his hand behind her neck kissing her on the lips.

The moment I hemorrhaged, the silver surged through me and killed my wolf almost instantly. It didn't even have time to cry out before it vanished from my body. With my wolf gone, my body began to break down piece by piece. It happened so fast that I couldn't even react. A cold force pierced straight through my heart, and my heartbeat flatlined in an instant. I lay there quietly on the floor, while my soul drifted upward. When I looked down, I could still see my own corpse, my face twisted in agony from the way I'd died.

Edge smiled. "Oh Edge, I don't want you to give up your family. You'll regret it and grow to hate me." Addie whispered. "No I won't. It feels right Addie. When I visited your club I felt more at home there then here. I've always felt off here. I have no real family other than the club. With all the working, I just didn't get close to the brothers like some are. You and the baby are what's most important to me. I'm 100% positive this is the right thing to do." Edge assured her.

She felt the cold seeping into her but it did nothing to get her heart working. This wasn’t happening. Not to her. she watched as Marley hurriedly shrugged off her coat and began administering CPR. Her eyes wide and white, she lay on the grey couch unblinking. With each chest compression, her lungs would sputter to life and then, die out again.

Rather I accept my fate, knowing that my time is up. Ready to succumb to my fate, I lower my head to the ground, no longer trying to keep it up. I can hear the steady rhythm of my heartbeat, as it begins to slow. I can hear the pounding of my chest echoing on the tile. Which is when it dawns on me. There's no way it could be my heart. It's far too powerful for it to be my heart.

Her heartbeat was the only sound that she can hear while walking in the long hallway. It was like a loud beating of a bass drum hammering her chest. The nervousness and fear were now successfully pestered her entire system, making her anxious and uncomfortable. She didn't know what and why exactly the Alpha ordered her to come into his office after she ate her breakfast. She may have a little idea, but it was just some nasty and naughty thoughts so, she just pushed them away from her mind. And with her shaking hand, she grabbed the doorknob and slowly pushed the door.