Nine Star Burden Novels & Stories

Grey eyes cold and assessing, the eyes of a man used to owning every space he walked into. My whole body went still, and the tray in my hands started to shake. Nine years. Nine years, and I would have known that face anywhere, that scar above his left eyebrow, that jaw I used to trace with my fingers on quiet mornings a lifetime ago. Zadok. "Blackwood." Someone near me whispered. I couldn't move. I couldn't breathe. I could only stand there in the middle of that glittering room, champagne tray trembling in my hands, staring straight at the man I'd spent nine years running from.

The color drained from Hayden's face instantly. Seeing the seriousness in my eyes, Hayden finally panicked. He hurriedly pulled the fortune stick from his pocket and pressed it into my palm. "Sydney, I-I like you too. This is the supreme blessing fortune stick, and it's only for you." I tossed the fortune stick back at him. "Hayden, I once really wanted that fortune stick. But now? I don't care about it anymore. I know how to let go. If your heart belongs to Selena, just be honest. I won't get in the way."

No one had ever mentioned it. The Beta trembled. "Alpha, there's more." "Spill it." "The Luna's hundredth bloodline fusion ritual succeeded," the Beta said quickly. "She's carrying your pup." Garrick's mind detonated. The pregnancy report had never belonged to another woman with the same name. It had been Rowena's. She was carrying his pup, and she had vanished with it. Regret tore through him like claws. His vision burned red. At that moment, his phone rang.

Brass chimed off concrete like mechanical applause. “Again,” he said, until again felt like mercy. He stood behind her without touching her, a presence that said I’ve got you without the insult of you need me. Marco timed her tourniquet wrap and said, “Nineteen,” in a tone that made the number feel like a medal. By seven she was human. By nine she was dangerous. By noon she was tired of the knot.

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"Kid, it’s not your fault if you don’t recognize me. After I gave birth to you back then, Natalie took advantage of a moment when I wasn’t paying attention and secretly snuck you away. Then she cut off contact with the family and moved out. I was busy preparing to marry Sebastian and managing household matters, so I never had the chance to come back and look for you… "Look, now your mom and dad are back. Langford Corporation will be yours to inherit in the future, too. Come back to your parents’ side soon." As she spoke, she deliberately straightened her posture, lifting a hand to caress the diamond necklace around her neck, flaunting the expensive jewelry she was wearing. In my previous lif

"Hallie's a good kid. Your mother and I would be at ease if you two end up together." As I watched Hallie watering flowers with Mom, I found my answer. She understood me, respected me, and treated Mom with sincerity. This was the warmth I'd been searching for all along. When the news of our engagement broke, I wasn't bothered by the chaos back home in the slightest. Uncle Hubert told me that the Conners were on the brink of bankruptcy and that Elton had been arrested for fraud and attempted aggravated assault. Karma had finally caught up with them.

She kept saying I was lucky beyond words to be dating him. And I put up with all of it, for what I thought was true love. I just didn't want anything else to come between us. But looking back now, how could Gordon not have known how his parents treated me? How could he not know everything I went through? Of course, he knew. He just didn't care. He was already reaping all the benefits, yet still wanted to dump more of the burden on me. That way, he could keep living off my money while pursuing his first love. What a carefully calculated scheme.

Zoe was sobbing, trying to connect to me with our history. That history served as nothing but a reminder of my humiliation. I snatched it out of her arms and hurled it in her face. "Fuck off!" The metallic corner hit Zoe somewhere above her eye. She doubled over in pain and covered her eye, while blood slowly trickled out of the cracks between her fingers. "Ow! Timothy!" Timothy shoved me aside and held her. I lost my balance and crashed into the ground. The metal shards pierced my palm, and pain swept across my body.