Heartless By Marissa Meyer Novels & Stories

Your heart was always mine. Lyra screamed. No! A golden light suddenly appeared beneath the blackness in her eyes. The child stared. Mother... The light grew. Lyra's voice returned. I am not yours. The First Heart's presence recoiled. You cannot defeat me. Lyra's eyes flashed gold. I don't have to defeat you. Then what will you do? Lyra smiled. Remember. A wave of memories exploded through her soul. Every moment with Kael. Every birth. Every betrayal.

“Is that… are you…?” He couldn’t speak. Couldn’t form words. Could only stand there in his beast form, watching her approach with the kind of directness that suggested she was either incredibly brave or completely broken. She reached out a hand small, pale, fragile and touched the dark fur of his chest. “Your heart,” she whispered. “It’s burning.” She could feel it. Through the fur, through the muscle and bone, she could feel the curse eating him alive. The Aethel-Stone in her chest was recognizing the dying heart in his, and something was happening at a level neither of them fully understood.

The world in Anna’s head began to spin “Complications? Is my mom alright?” “Anna,” the nurse said as she sat on her bed. “ Your mother couldn't make it.” Anna felt broken inside her. Her chest gave her a strong pain. The artificial heart skipped once whirr…..whirr… Anna did not know the truth yet. She didn't know that what was in her chest was something mechanical. She didn't know that her heart was beating inside someone in this hospital.

If the ambulance had not arrived in time, I probably would have lost my life that day. During my recovery, Scarlett came to take care of me whenever she could. As time passed, feelings developed between us. However, the moment we announced our relationship, Scarlett's mother vehemently opposed it. That was when I learned that Scarlett was actually the heir to the Hayes Corporation, worth billions. I was just an ordinary office worker. We were not from the same world. I felt inferior at the time, thinking I was not good enough for Scarlett, but somehow Grandma had a connection with the Hayes family.

Aria Harrington daughter of that useless sack of shit Richard Harrington, the man whose mountain of gambling debts forced this nightmare marriage on me. I regret every second of signing those papers, every glance at her fake perfect-wife act. Should've let her family rot in bankruptcy instead of playing savior. She's no Blackwood. She's a replacement, nothing more a placeholder for the sister who actually ran but left me stuck with this trash.

Amelia’s POV ​The world felt like a powder I had just blown on. My breath let out a simple exhale of shock, and had sent everything I knew about my life tumbling down. Lyra. The name I remember, which was once a comforting thought of an old friend has now tasted like ash. My office, which was once my sanctuary, now felt like a cage. How could I have been so blind? I had been so busy building a fortress around my heart that I had let a wolf into my home. The air felt thin, heavy with the weight of my own unintentional failure.

" … Edward frowned deeply. When he spoke, it sounded like he was grinding his teeth. "Jasmine, your sister is about to kill herself, and you're still thinking about a handkerchief? "Is romance really that important to you? Important enough to make you this cruel?" The moon hung high in the sky. It was already late at night. Edward turned and stormed off, his sleeve snapping in the wind. I stood alone in the middle of the street, the cold wind making my head spin. However, the colder my heart felt, the tighter I held onto the engagement document.

“Let’s not get all soft, Asher, love doesn’t exist, Jane left me, she doesn’t love me, Lawrence doesn’t love Olivia either, both me and Olivia are just two people with unrequited love, two people who love those who won’t love us back.” He walked to the shower and turned it on. “We have to live together, it is the only way to stop our stupid heart from beating for the wrong people who won’t see us, it’s the only way I can survive, it’s the only way so I don’t feel sorry at all.” He clenched his jaw and allow the water cascade down his body.

Swiftly flicking his cigarette, he forcefully turned the steering wheel in the opposite direction, causing the car to spin in circles around the girl. On the other side, Hiya, with her heart pounding, witnessed a black Mercedes approaching rapidly. Overwhelmed with fear, she clasped her hands over her ears and shut her eyes tightly, anticipating an imminent tragedy. In that moment, she believed it was her last day in this world, facing an inevitable and untimely demise.

"Yes. But it certainly gains a certain polish," "I don't know what to say..." She looked at the cat. "Everything is messing up. I can't help but interfere--" "The key will break if you interfere with humans one more time. You can't manipulate things further. I won't let you" "I know. Fate, why are you so heartless? Something inside hates me-- Is this how Vivian feels?" She took a deep breath as she closed her eyes and exhaled as she slowly opened them. "You do share the same heart after all."