Midsummer 2025 Novels & Stories

Aiden seemed distant as I sat down at the table, but Liam and Finn smiled at me. Hey guys," I said in an effort to strike up a discussion. "How have you been today?" Liam answered, taking a piece of his sandwich, "It's been good." Just another dull day in class. Aiden remained silent, but Finn nodded in agreement. "What about you, Maya?" Finn asked, looking at me. "How's your day been?" "I guess it's been okay," I said, lying. "Nothing too exciting." Suddenly, Aiden spoke up. "Hey, have you guys heard about the Selene festival? In a few weeks, it will be held at the palace."

Clearing his throat to speak, he quickly changes his demeanor to Alpha in charge. “As you know, Hazel Summers’s coming-of-age ceremony and her first shift celebration are happening this weekend, which is in a few days. Along with the summer moon festival and moonlight run the following week.” Alpha Radar folded his arms over his massive chest as he spoke. His eyes give nothing away of his emotions, and his gaze never leaves mine.

Rowan: “Colleges can wait. The world can wait. We’ve got one more summer to burn the sky down right.” Above us, the Milky Way shifts. The stars rearrange themselves into one quiet, blazing sentence: YOU WERE NEVER LEAVING. We stay on the field until dawn, laughing, crying, planning a year that belongs to no campus, no kingdom, no prophecy. Just us. Four days left of summer? Good. We’re going to need every second. The Last Night of Summer August 31, 2029 – 11:59 p.m., the ridge above Hot Springs

Kol says dryly, not even looking up. I blink. "Yeah, hey. So, what’s the damage today?" Kol exhales and rotates his laptop toward me. "Physics problems. Due tomorrow, and there's a midterm at the end of the week." I scan the equations. It’s been a minute since I took this, but it’s coming back. "Yeah, I know these. I crushed this intro course freshman year." "You don't have to brag," Kol mutters, sounding genuinely stung. He pulls his arms tight against his chest.

She folded her hands lightly in front of her, and I noticed the embroidered moon phases on the hem of her flowing sleeves. “Well then,” she said, turning slightly toward Shawn again, “her first hunt will need to be prepared soon.” My ears perked up. The first hunt. The same one Shawn had spoken to me about last night. “The timing must align with the correct moon,” she continued thoughtfully. “The cycle favors new wolves in two weeks.” Two weeks. “That will be the next viable window,” she added. Shawn nodded once. “That works.” Ophelia smiled again at him. A warm smile. There was nothing polite about it. Almost… fondly.

"The smart watch is going to break before the agreement period is even up." "Theo may think he got a new smart watch, but he just got himself a smart pager instead. Poor little thing." … Time passed after that, and soon, it was Theo's summer break. I was just discussing the company's development plans with Austin for the next five years when I suddenly caught sight of the comments once again becoming active. "Damn! I've been paying so much attention to the villains' daily life that I forget we're almost at a crucial point in the main plot!"

“Just remember when it strikes midnight and we pass on from this life, I will always find you in each and every life. We will stop each war that comes for our kind. Remember.” Her words haunt me as the scene shifts. “Remember that we always stop the war? But she said each life can change, so what does that mean?” More scenes swirl before me, each one different from the next. It’s like my dreams are all coming together in one last show, but I don’t know what to think. It’s all too fast and too much at once. I hear her voice telling me midnight is coming. Apparently, midnight is when we die and pass on from this life, but how soon is that? Do we make it to old age or do we just live until the

“Sigh. I'll probably regret it when I get back, but I guess I could extend the ditching period.” “Won't you get into trouble?” “I'll just call in sick. And other than that, Youhei's running things while I'm away so it's not that much of a problem. Wait, what's the date today?” “January 15th.” “Oh, Santera Mairi Festival. Tsumi, are you sure that you want to go?” She nodded. “Ok but first, I have to go take care of something in my car.” “Ok, we’ll wait here.”

The bonfire was so tall that I could feel the heat on my face from fifty paces away. The entire pack had gathered in the central clearing. Lanterns hung from the trees. Music played from a group of wolves with drums and flutes. The midsummer festival was a tradition that went back centuries, a celebration of survival and community. But this year felt different. This year, we had something real to celebrate. I stood at the edge of the clearing, watching the wolves dance. The flames cast long shadows across the grass. Laughter and music filled the air. It was beautiful. It was peaceful. It was everything I had never allowed myself to hope for.

With just seven days left until the college entrance exam, the high school's PA system suddenly crackled to life during the morning break. “My name is Lily Smith. I’m a senior. Before I graduate, I’d like to confess my feelings to my crush.” Inside the classroom, every eye instantly locked onto Jack. The room exploded into rowdy cheers and teasing. Jack felt his face burn as his heart hammered against his ribs. After all, he had spent three whole years cracking jokes to help his childhood friend, Lily, overcome the deep dark pit of her depression. On her eighteenth birthday, she had even initiated their first kiss. “You were the light that pulled me out of the darkness. I hope that once