I Was Already Gone Novels & Stories

Too much like Kaiden pulling away, vanishing into the wind like he always did when things got too real. I didn’t want to give up on him. But maybe, just maybe, he had already given up on us. “He’s gone,” I said quietly. “You’re looking for someone who doesn’t want to be found. And it’s high time you fucking accept it.”

How can that be true when the only thing that counts to me just walked out that door with one final goodbye? I’ve lost her. I failed. I have nothing else to exist for.

Make it go away. As the numbness took over my body, I left this world. I was no longer here. I was gone. My spirit vanished, broken in a thousand pieces.

His massive figure loomed over me as he bowed his head. It was hard to believe that such a massive and powerful wolf was merely a Beta in the Southern Woodlands. Alas, such was the mysterious Frostfang pack, my real home. With Jax in my arms, I climbed onto Noah's back. He sprinted off, disappearing into the night. I turned around and looked at where I'd lived for the last three years. Then, I tossed my phone into a lake. This was farewell for good, Theo.

A look that says he still cares even though we have pulled away from one another. I almost say it. I almost tell him I miss him sometimes, that I miss the person I was when we were close, that I miss the ease, the laughter, the comfort. But I cannot. What we had is gone. It cannot come back. Too much has happened. Too much has changed. So instead I say, “Goodbye, Jonathan.” He nods once. “Take care of yourself, Char.” After he leaves, Mom walks me to my car. We hug for a long time before I finally pull away.

“Graham, everything that happened before is in the past now. We should focus on living in the moment. How about this? Take a month off and get some rest. I’ll be away on a business trip, and we can talk when I get back.” She didn’t even wait for my reaction before she picked up her suitcase and walked out, humming a tune. I stood frozen where I was, ears ringing, unable to process anything for a long time. I never expected that the thorn in my heart for years would be met with such a response. However, the old Lucy wasn’t like that.

“If you touch her again, I’ll rip your throat out.” He didn’t flinch. He smiled. “Too late. She’s already gone.” The rain outside howled like a mourning cry. I let go of him, the realization sinking like ice through my veins. Gone. Maya was gone. And this time, I didn’t know if she’d ever come back.

But… Ryan, I was already dying. A bitter smile touched my lips. Too bad. You'll never get the chance to make it up to me. Within 24 hours, the stench of decay will start to drift from the basement no one ever enters. Ella always said she wished I were dead, so no one would compete with her for your love. Now, her wish has come true.

“I’m the space between what was and what is.” The words didn’t fade. they stayed. lingering like something that refused to be fully understood. zayden didn’t move. didn’t breathe differently but inside everything shifted because now this wasn’t loss. not completely but it wasn’t something he could reach either. “You’re not gone,” he said. The words low because now this mattered more than anything. “I didn’t disappear,” I replied. The truth simple but not enough. zayden’s jaw tightened because now that wasn’t what he needed. not what he wanted.

I used to be a renowned reporter at the height of my career, but I gave it up to become a stay-at-home dad so I could support my wife, Sarah, in her rising career as a news anchor. Things went downhill fast after our daughter was born. Sarah constantly forgot to pick up formula and neglected our baby, and I kept finding evidence of her ongoing affair with her colleague, Mark. When I went back to the station to apply for my old job, Mark went out of his way to humiliate me. Even when our daughter ended up in the emergency room, Mark did everything he could to make things difficult for us. That was the last straw, and I decided to strike back. During a live broadcast, I exposed their affair