Long Live The Car Crash Hearts Novels & Stories

His voice was steady and low, flat as an undercurrent beneath ice. My heart lurched in my throat. At my strongest, even with Victor at my side, I had barely managed to hold him off. And now, battered and broken, I was nothing but an ant before him. The instinct to survive drowned everything else. My fists unclenched, and with trembling fingers, I grabbed the hem of his pants. My hoarse voice shook with desperation. "Alright. Take me away now."

As long as I didn't end up alone with Marianne in the house tonight, I wouldn't fall into their trap. I tightened my grip on the steering wheel and took a deep breath. Then I slammed my foot on the gas. The engine roared as the car lunged forward. Without a second thought, I aimed straight for the concrete barrier on the roadside. A deafening crash exploded through the air as the vehicle plowed directly into it. The entire car shook violently from the impact.

Her heart finally relaxed, and she quickly replied to ask for details. Adriana: [Thank you, Alex. But didn't Chris have kidney issues? Why did he suddenly need heart surgery? Alex: [The car accident years ago left Chris severely injured. Every part of his body carries varying degrees of lasting damage. Adriana knew this, but she had never imagined it could be life-threatening. She had assumed that with proper care, nothing serious would happen. Adriana: [Can he make a full recovery?] Alex: [Imagine a glass cup shattered. Even the finest artisan cannot restore it perfectly. Chris is like that broken glass.]

“She’s too fragile for him.” Arielle closed the pantry door and leaned against it, pressing her palms into her eyes. Her chest felt tight again, not panic, just pressure. There was no room to collapse in this house. Not when she had Emma to save. Not when the marriage wasn’t real. Not when Damian himself was unpredictable, cold one moment, strangely attentive the next, then ice again. She needed to stay invisible. But the universe had other plans. --- The crash began quietly, an echo of heels on marble.

She was rushing straight at me. Bang! The bottle smashed brutally against my head. The sickening crunch of exploding glass erupted in my ears, followed instantly by the hot, sticky sensation of blood trickling down my temple. “Sylvia!” Maggie’s piercing scream tore through the club. I stumbled backward, my vision swimming, only to see Silvia raising another bottle high above my head, her face twisted in pure madness. “Go to hell!” When the second blow came down, the world went completely black. I collapsed into a growing pool of my own blood, my consciousness fading as nothing but chaotic, distant screams echoed in my ears.

I was so focused on my miserable life, on the fact that Rhys was probably off somewhere doing Alpha things, utterly unconcerned with his wolf-less Mate, that I didn't see the car behind me until it was too late. CRASH. My head snapped back, then my chest slammed hard against the wheel. The air rushed out of my lungs in a painful choke. My ribs screamed. Holy hell. Shaking, I stumbled out into the torrential rain. It instantly plastered my clothes to my skin. My car looked totaled. The minivan that hit me was equally messed up. "What the hell, " I managed to cough out, clutching my chest. Then, out of the murky gray chaos, a massive, black luxury SUV, came tearing around the corner like a bul

However, seeing how badly I looked with blood everywhere, he was probably thinking twice about it. After the crowd dispersed, I supported myself against the wall and walked out alone, leaving a trail of blood behind me. "Ron..." Scarlett's lips moved as if she wanted to follow me, but then Derek's booming voice erupted from the crowd. "Mr. Morrison, are you alright? Someone help! Mr. Morrison just fainted." Scarlett stopped in her tracks immediately. She turned to check on Chase and never looked back. "What are you all standing around for? Call an ambulance!"

It wasn’t till I was safe inside did I hear his engines start and his car drive away, along with it went my hope. I leaned against the closed door, sighing to myself in the darkness of the room. How'd we learn to break our own hearts so terrified that someone else might?

What do they say when someone else’s life flashes in front of your eyes? Well, I don’t know, but I can tell you that it feels like you are dropping into an abyss that is filled with hot lava. You are being burned alive in pure agony. Trinity has just crashed… It is in pure horror that I watch as the Doctor is literally standing knees over her body and bashing at her chest to get that already weak heart to pump life into her once again. Well…

And once she got into her car, the tears flowed because she knew her heart was gone, and it was never coming back. Bobby watched the back race down the stairs and into the car. And he watched while she waited in the car. He could see the shoulders moving, but for whatever reason, he couldn’t move. His heart was shattered into a million pieces and he never thought that would have happened. He didn’t want someone else; he wanted her, only her. But it seemed like she didn’t want him. “Bobby?” Finally, the car started and backed out, and once it was gone Bobby finally turn around and look at his mom. “Where’s Jackie?”