No Vale La Pena Novels & Stories

And just like that a blurry voice and an image that she assumed that was part of her memory appeared in her mind. 'A woman's worth is more than a man could never work for. A woman is a powerful person who gives light. A woman has been given a womb and a man's part and yet she can give life. A woman has been given a house and yet she made it a home that is full of warmth. A woman is someone who was given a simple thing but can give back precious treasures. A woman has never been worthless. Always remember you are a woman. And you are worth it"

Its power filled the air. Then Valen continued. Then: "If losing my Crown ends this..." Pause. Then: "It's worth it." God. No. Fair. Absolutely not. Reasonable honestly. Then Ava walked directly toward him. Then: "No." Valen sighed. Then: "Ava." Then: "No." Then: "Listen." Then: "No." Honestly? Fair. Very fair. Reasonable honestly. Then Rowan nodded. Then: "Strong argument." Then: "Hard to counter." The tension broke slightly.

It's always worth it in the end. THE END.

“Isla, you saved a drowning boy once. You don’t need someone else to tell you what you’re worth.” A stray but blurry memory, the river, the small pale face of a boy who had been all teeth and fear, skittered through my head. I hadn’t thought of that day in a while. I swallowed. “It’s not about worth. It’s about the terms. I left a marriage where everything was conditional. I watched daughters be dismissed and names be wielded like hammers. The idea of a man quietly buying us back into a life I didn’t choose makes my skin bristle. I moved out to stop moving on someone else’s schedule.”

Darkness swallowed everything. The bulb fizzled out with a hiss, leaving only the sound of rain dripping through cracks in the ceiling. My heart pounded so hard I could feel it in my throat. “Vale,” the voice called again, closer this time. “Come out, and maybe I’ll let the girl live.” Girl. That was me. Great. I tried not to breathe too loud. The man—Vale, apparently—moved in front of me, silent, weapon raised. He wasn’t panicking. Not like I was. He was… steady, like he’d done this before.

“You know you aren’t going to win this.” Eva closed her eyes tightly. She had been hearing how horrible and useless she was for so long, she was almost willing to succumb to their words. The worst part was that she knew he was right. Mateo was all she had left when it came to her family and he was in here dying with her. She had finally met someone who could care for her and she threw him out like trash.

“Do you think ‘sorry’ fixes this? Do you think Evelyn will just come back because you said the wrong thing at dinner?” Mrs. Vale’s sigh unfurled like silk. She crossed the room, her movements precise, measured, until she stood before him. Her hand rose, not to touch his cheek — she was not a woman of embraces — but to hover near, a gesture almost maternal. “Listen to me,” she said. “You know as well as I do that women like her… they break. They always do. She can walk away, she can scream, she can slap you if she likes.” A faint edge of disdain colored the last word. “But in the end, she will remember what you offer her. She will remember the life she cannot have without you. And she will co

He had given me a stare and then looked at the front. "Love is one filthy thing. It isn't beautiful. It's messy and painful." He chugged the bottle. The loud music inside the club could be heard, the coldness of the night brought shivers and the thoughts were conjured by Dhruv. "Wasn't I worth it?" He looked at me. "Wasn't I worth the love?" For the first time in my life, I had no answer. Wasn't this how I felt when someone cheats on me? Wasn't I worth the love? Wasn't I worth anything in my life? Why someone else mistakes make you feel worthless?

I looked at Ariana, and I wondered if I was making a good choice by accepting the man's offer, but I knew I also didn't have much time. My mother had surgery that needed so much money, and the after-treatment was enough trouble so I don't think I have the time to be righteous, at least the man wasn't giving me the time. His words were concise not giving room for doubts. “But how can I be sure that you are going to give me that much money?” I asked, throwing the shame I had under the rug, as I faced the man shamelessly, and I saw his thin red lips curled up in a mocking smile.

Faris was growling and baring our teeth at our mate. “Don’t you fucking dare, Vale. You know what I’ve been through because I’ve showed it to you! Is that what it’s going to take? For your mom to let you live the pain she went through? Because I bet you my title that what she went through was far worse than anything I did.” Vale was clutching his left cheek, looking at me wide-eyed. “I get that you’re upset. I can understand your feelings. I feel them coming from you. But you don’t get to minimize the suffering of others just because we don’t look like we’ve suffered. That’s heartless.” “I…I just…”