House.of Ashes Chapters Novels & Stories

As if she had already chosen the world she wanted to live in. I rose. My knees left prints in the mud, half filled by the river’s edge. When I stood, the cold air pulled me back into myself. The moon trembled across the surface, broken by current. The ash began to move downstream, slow and gleaming, as if the river itself was carrying the dead toward whatever waited for them. I turned away and followed the sound of fire rising in the distance. Kael (POV) The ash came first.

Sophie coughed as the smoke hit her, stepping back a few paces with a furrowed brow. Hunter casually sat on the couch, carelessly crossing his legs. He looked Sophie up and down. "Did you call me over to rekindle something?" Peering at Hunter disdainfully, Sophie wondered how she could have such bad taste in the past. She got straight to the point. "I'm pregnant with your child." "What?" Hunter's dark eyes widened, and he stopped smoking. He suddenly coughed as he stared at Sophie, both surprised and excited. "It's mine? You're not lying to me?"

"Do you know, Jaxon, you're selfish, hypocritical, and you're just as much a killer of Nessa as anyone. You don't deserve to be a father." I wrapped my arms around him, pretending to console his anger, and with the knife I had hidden, I plunged it deep, leaving only the handle exposed. Nessa, just one more to go. Mom would make them pay for you. … "Bed 1214, the female patient, she's dead. And it was a horrible death." "I heard she tore the sheets into strips and hung herself in some weird position." "Is she the crazy woman who stabbed her husband to death?"

“I never thought I’d see this… see you. I’m just so glad Melody gets to have you in her life. We both know how hard it is growing up without a parent, it hurt that I had to put her through that all these years” “I’m here now, and I’m not going anywhere. I promise” ***** “So… do you bring all your flings here?” I asked as we roamed the halls of this ridiculous mansion Asher called home. What was the point of living in a twenty-room mansion where there are only three residents and a couple of maids who don’t even sleep in the house? “Yes” “This is the point where you lie?” I turned around, glaring at him with all my might. The gall of him admitting that to me so nonchalantly. He only threw me

When she finally broke through the dirt, heaving for breath, the cool mountain air seared her lungs as she coughed out dirt. Kira sat there for several long minutes, half in and half out of a grave, no one else in sight, the forest surrounding her impossible to see in the dark. “Fuck,” Kira coughed, tiredly shoving at the dirt covering her legs, trying to free them. She brushed dirty fingers against the tear in her neck, wincing at the sting. It was probably a mess of infection right now, but oh well. It would heal. Probably. Kira crawled out of her grave and lay down beside it, staring up at what she could see of the sky through the inky tree branches blotting out most of it.

Sadness. I glanced down at the letter still clutched in my hand, the paper fragile and crumpled from my grip. Slowly, I allowed a sliver of lightning to dance along its edges, watching as the parchment caught fire. The flames consumed the letter quickly, reducing it to ash in seconds, and I let the remains fall to the table in a blackened heap. Ashes. Just like everything else in this cursed palace. I stormed out of the throne room, my footsteps heavy and my thoughts darker than the night itself. The halls were quiet, too quiet, and every echo of my boots against the stone reminded me of how alone I truly was about to become.

Your enthusiasm and encouragement have inspired me every step of the way, and for that, I am eternally grateful. Now, I have a little secret to share with you about Book Two. Brace yourselves, for there will be even more plot twists and turns, secrets unraveling, and unexpected alliances forming. And, oh yes, a little spoiler for you - Ashley, our fearless heroine, will find herself facing a daunting punishment, but amidst it all, she will discover the unimaginable - she will fall pregnant. The tangled web of love, loyalty, and danger will grow even more complex, leaving you on the edge of your seat.

I guess we are even? Queen Of mean:yes yes we are!!!! I quickly went offline as I locked my phone. Tomorrow's gonna be a very busy day... •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Ashley:* sips juice* soooo what do you guys think of this chapter?? Ashley is treating Jace like an outcast 🤔🤔is there a story behind this???

I curled up on the floor, felt a rush of iron in my throat—and coughed up a mouthful of blood. That bright-eyed boy I used to be—the one who still had hope—faded into nothing. After that, I had nothing left to live for. Until just now, when this wretched, drifting life of mine finally ended. Matthew, your big brother is coming to join you. I've finally paid for my sin.