One And Only Family Novels & Stories

“I heard it's worth billions and there's only piece in the world!” “Only given to family brides—" All eyes turned to me.

"—my brother is more important than my wedding to you." END OF FLASHBACK "Tss! Family event. What's so fucking important about that freaking event when it's just two people? Does it even count as a fucking family?" Uno said seriously, looking at a picture frame on the grand piano in his office. "Family event, huh."

Only us. Our family.

That's your one and only family. It's the black and white way of thinking, the thought being that the ones you're born with are the only ones who will love you all the way to death. The ones you share the same blood with are the ones who brought you into the world and the ones who will be there for you when you leave it. They're the only ones you can count on, to love you, to comfort you, to see you through thick and thin.

That family is sick. My thoughts spun wildly. “There has to be a way to expose his lies,” I whispered to myself. But how? I didn’t even have the money to fight him off. I was pregnant by a man who couldn’t even remember putting a baby in me. And Maya, my only family, was struggling herself. How was I supposed to fight these people alone?

Nothing came to mind for the first few seconds, but the moment she spotted her father chasing her brother, laughing happily and felt her mother's hands lightly treading through her hair, Amara got her answer. "When one's happy with their family?" Her childish voice asked. Leanne laughed, heartily. "Correct, but not quick, love." Her mother's answer had Amara shooting up. She looked at her mother with a confused look, one her mother did not hesitate to provide the answer needed. "The most precious moment in live, is when you are with your the one." Amara's head tilted, a childish habit she had since young. "Can my family be my 'the one'?"

She really thought her family was the only one who knew about her title, aside from the Blakes themselves. She chuckled to herself. “Wow, I was so naïve back then. Why would only two families know about me? It’s not like all families are isolated in their own zone. Of course, they would have friends and relatives.” “The Blake family is one of the largest families in this city. The number of relatives they have from the maternal side of the family is more than enough to form an army.”

Calculations. But the way she asks—casual, curious, unguarded—doesn’t tighten my chest. “I’m an only child,” she adds, as if sensing the pause. “Well. Only to my parents, I have a big family and am extremely close with my cousins.” I blink. “Really?” She smiles faintly. “We run the farm together. Land’s been in the family for generations. We were one of the first families to align with Alpha Keith's founding fathers.” “That’s… grounding,” I say honestly.

"What happened this morning ends there. Nico does not leave the elite track because you say so. And whatever you said at the office, I'm treating it as anger." "It wasn't anger." He laughed once. "You're not leaving, Serena." He said it like he already knew. Like four years of waiting had proven it. "You won't walk away," he said. "And you won't cut Nico off from this family." I sealed the last envelope and set it aside. "You can test that." He studied my face, then went upstairs. Claire came the next afternoon. I was in the living room setting up a small birthday dinner for Nico. He had barely spoken since the fire, and I did not want a crowd. Just cake, a few children, and one quiet evenin

I curled up on my bed and lay there motionless. It felt as if my heart was being torn apart. "Was my birth and existence a grave mistake?" I thought bitterly. After I was born, Mom and Dad started splitting every expense evenly. Each of them paid for half of the household costs. They hated each other, and they hated me. By comparison, Zara was the apple of their eye. She had been born when they were in love, so she had always been the child who carried the family's hopes.