Intelligence Knot Crystal Tear Novels & Stories

She asked and Lyra shrugged, hands now deep in her bag. “But if I don't try then the Alpha king will have my head and we don't want that” Lyra muttered under her breath and Dorothy felt bad. It was because of her that other people were dragged into this. “Aha found it!” Lyra screamed as she had something clutched in her grip. She walked to Dorothy, placing the crystal necklace in Dorothy’s hand. “This is something that weakens mate bond. It is rare because it is said to have a drop of the Moon goddess' tears. It will not immediately break the bond but this will do before I can find a solution”.

Silent tears rolled down my face. Why? Why couldn't I just have a normal family and a happy life? I never wanted to hurt anyone. I never even got involved with the things they did. But maybe I wasn't innocent either. The money that was used to raise me was dirty, stained with blood and tears. No matter how much I tried to deny it, I couldn't escape payback forever. I just never thought the price would be my own family trying to kill me. When Neil saw me crying, his whole face darkened with fury.

“The Moon’s Tear is pure power, tied to the pack’s bond with the land. In the right hands, it strengthens us. In hers? She’ll twist it, break the pack’s spirit, maybe even control Kael. We can’t let that happen.” The path opened into a clearing, and my breath caught. At its center stood a stone altar, ancient and weathered, cradling a crystal the size of my fist. It glowed with a soft, silvery light, like moonlight trapped in glass, the Moon’s Tear. But the air around it crackled with wards, their energy prickling my skin. Sylvara knelt, her hands moving in precise patterns as she whispered incantations. “These wards are old,” she muttered. “I can break them, but it’ll take time.”

"This is not fair Lewis. Why? Why!" She followed him back in the bedroom. He was already dressing up acting as though he couldn't hear her. Lewis could see her crying in the mirror as he adjusted his tie. Brown skin, with black lustrous hair though unkempt she still looked beautiful, milky eyes with a greyish pupil, thin nose bridge between them, fresh heart shaped lips. Firm breasts on her chest, slim but curvaceous figure. He exhaled sharply and turned around looking remorseful. Her tears melted his heart. They always did. "Hey..."

I hold my breath, terrified that my grip will crush its fragile ribs. I step back out into the corridor. Nina has her face buried in her hands. The kitten lets out a high, pathetic mewl. Nina snaps her head up. Her eyes fill with huge, heavy tears that spill down over her scars. She covers her mouth to muffle a sob. Novalee appears at the top of the stairs, her breath rattling in her throat. She is holding a cracked quartz crystal in her right hand. The stone is pulsing with a sick, erratic light, shifting from a dull blue to a toxic, oily green.

He pushed himself up onto his good elbow, a sharp grimace of pain tightening his jaw as the movement pulled at his stitched wound. "Come back to bed," he commanded. It was not a request. It was a gravitational pull. Chloe walked back to the edge of the mattress. She held the crystal tumbler out to him. Julian took it, his large hand wrapping around the glass. As he drank, Chloe eyes locked onto the exact placement of his thumb. He was pressing his bare skin directly against the smooth, polished crystal. That glass held the first half of the biometric key she needed to break into the offline ledger.

Too close. Kael straightened, every sense alive. “They’ve picked up our trail.” “We can’t keep running,” Aria said, frustration edging her voice. “There has to be a way to fight them.” “There is,” he replied. “But it’s not one you’ll like.” He drew from his coat a shard—one of Raviel’s parting gifts, etched with curling sigils that shimmered faintly in the firelight. “Raviel said it’s a tether crystal,” Kael explained. “It can amplify or sever magical bonds for a short time.”

“The Moon Tears.” Sungur leaned forward in his seat, his lips peeling back in a snarl. “How do you know about Moon Tears?! Do you know that they're Korendorr's greatest treasure?!” I sucked in a breath, preparing my answer, but Torin said before I could. “We told Kaira about the crystals.” “Beta Torin…” Garbhan nervously worked his jaw, his face red from anger. “What you did could bring a disaster on all of us!”

"That was the point." I reached into my pocket and pulled out a small leather bag. Inside were five stones—clear crystals with swirling blue cores. "Moon tears," Celeste gasped. "They're incredibly rare!" "And the only thing that can counter The Mother's black stone," I explained, giving one to each twin. "When she tries to possess you, these will protect your minds." Orion turned the rock in his hand. "You knew this would happen. You knew about us." "I've known since before you were born," I admitted.

It isn't just pain—it’s a localized short-circuit of my nervous system. I catch the marble wall, my knuckles turning white as I fight the gray wash threatening my vision. 3-2-1. Ground yourself. You are a blade. You are a tool. Tools don’t feel the forge. I scrub the silk robe in the sink, watching the water swirl into a sickly, shimmering violet. It isn’t blood. It’s a chemical byproduct of the DNA Key, high-yield and heavy. Leo was right. I’m not carrying an heir. I’m carrying a payload that’s starting to bleed into the environment.