Protect Your Peace Novels & Stories

Allen murmured. "I told you not to say that," Andrew retorted. He hates it when Allen says things like that. He knows Allen will do the same thing for him and he doesn’t need his gratitude for doing things a best friend will normally do. Allen shifted his body to face Andrew. He then stared at his green eyes. "When I grow up... I swear, I’ll protect you, Andrew." Andrew laughed in disbelief at his best friend’s sudden pledge. "Protect me from what?" he asked as he guffawed.

Would we ever know peace again? Downstairs, Miranda lay on her bed, her gaze fixed on a painting of the Virgin Mary hanging on her wall. She whispered quiet prayers, as if protecting herself from unseen realms: "Lord Jesus, protect me from all evil. Save us, God, from evil spirits from the other world who seek to harm us. Let me sleep in peace, unharmed."

That night, as she lay with Cain again, she whispered into the dark, “Do you think we earned this?” He considered. “No.” She blinked. “No?” “No one earns peace,” he said quietly. “They protect it.” She smiled faintly. “Then let’s protect it.” His hand tightened around hers. Outside, the waterfall continued its endless descent. Above, the sky remained unbroken. For now. Peace had settled like a fragile mist over Malta. And every dragon, every sentinel, every keeper knew It would not last forever. But for this moment, it was enough.

Protection isn’t hiding. Protection is building rules strong enough to keep living. —End Chapter 43

Bambi said, raising her left brow. "Hmm. I'll! Mum, it's late already. I'd have opt for manicure and pedicure but I need to hurry now. I won't like to be held up in traffic. Love you mum and don't stress yourself much! " Tinu yelped, offering a thank you as she watched the security man open up the glass sliding door for her to step out.

"Don't worry brother!" Clause Chen smiled as he looked at the butler Len, then at Kito Yun, and stopped at Tomson Ruan's wavering eyes. That's right, it won't let that happen again. Because now it will no longer be silent and will not sit still and let people insult and trample. Because the second brother once said that only when you protect yourself well, you will be able to protect others well. So it won't hide it anymore, as long as someone hurts it or any of its important people, it won't give in anymore. Yes, we must live happily together, our family of four must forever be like now! It will try so that no one can separate us. Because he knows how unlucky he is and he also knows how man

I said at last. I returned to my room slowly and closed the door. The world outside dimmed. I sat on the edge of the bed, both hands resting on my stomach. “Hey,” I whispered softly. “I know you’re still tiny… but you can probably feel how chaotic the world is right now.” A small movement answered me. “I promise,” I went on, my voice almost like a lullaby. “I’ll protect you. No matter what.” I lay down. My breathing slowed. Darkness took me.

The world didn’t end with a big noise or a scary silence. It ended with a warm, quiet feeling of home. It ended with the happy rumble in my own chest, a sound that shook the wood of our little house. Peace isn’t something you just have. It’s a place. You have to guard it, mark its edges, keep watch. The Blandness, and that cold Chrome thing behind it, weren’t gone. You can’t kill an idea. But you can make a home so full of life that the idea has nowhere to stand. We did that.

Her breathing was slow, peaceful but I knew that peace was temporary. I softly caressed her forehead, mumbling out. “Whatever it takes, I will protect you. From Bruno. From the world. Even from yourself if I have to”

Admittedly, it wasn’t off of my mind, but I’d managed to place it on the back burner. Now, it had pushed its way to the forefront. It had managed to break down the wall I’d built around it, and no matter how hard I sat here and tried to push it back to where it belonged and have peace of mind once again before the time came, it just wouldn’t go away.