Protect Your Peace Novels & Stories

I have to be quiet. I have to protect myself now. Heaven helps those who helps themselves.

My heart, for once, felt full instead of hollow. I would protect this peace, even from myself.

I laughed more freely, spoke more confidently, and moved through the day with a sense of ease I had not known in years. When we finally settled in the living room, Alexander and I sat side by side, Sophie between us, her small fingers tracing the lines of our hands. I allowed myself to reflect, not on the chaos we had left behind, but on the life we were building now. “Do you ever think about how far we’ve come?” I asked softly, glancing at Alexander. “Every day,” he said. “And every day, I remind myself that peace is fragile. But it’s worth protecting, fiercely and consistently.”

I whispered into the quiet of my room, "I will protect you. I will keep you safe from them. I will give you the life you deserve." The room seemed to calm a bit with my resolve. The walls no longer felt like they were closing in. Instead, they felt like a barrier, a protective shell around me and my baby. I took a deep breath, feeling a sense of peace that had been elusive for so long. "I will protect you," I repeated, feeling the weight of the promise settle comfortably over my heart. "No matter what."

Cautiously, he replied, “What if I tell my uncle that you are being all friendly? He will probably be angry.” “Your uncle is the why I was asked to keep an eye on you,” I rushed forth. “He expects me if not to completely shield you, then offer at least some proximal protection. Besides, if you tell your uncle that I want to be friends, I think he will be fine.” Timothy’s shoulders eased slightly. “Ok. Please believe me, I will think over it.” “Mostly I do not really care how much time it will take you. Let me know if you have someone willing to listen. I am one of the people.”

The network stilled completely. Because that— that was another hidden stage of healing. Learning how to stop defending your right to protect your own peace as though it must first be approved by the people who benefited most from your lack of boundaries.

“Maybe...I whispered, “Maybe someday I’ll be brave enough to love you more the way you deserve, Adrien.” I tilted my head back, closing my eyes as the faint hum of the air conditioner filled the silence. The exhaustion finally caught up to me, but this time, it wasn’t the draining kind that came from pain. It was soft. Peaceful. Like my body was finally beginning to believe I could rest without fear. I tightened my arm gently around Theodore and whispered one last thing before drifting into light sleep: “I’ll protect you both, no matter what it takes.”

comforting, calming, peaceful. "Fifty years of peace is still not a small feat, no matter what that man told you. There will still be people who wil grow to live in the peace that you fought for, that you restored to the Werewolf territory. Look at me," he cupped my cheeks, and made sure that I gazed into his eyes. "We can't solve every problem at the go, for all time. We can only do our best with what we are given. Don't doubt yourself, or the good you do."

“Fragile.” He nods. “Maybe that’s what real peace is, something you have to protect.” I lean against him. “We’ll protect it together.” He wraps his arm around me, his hand resting lightly over the small curve of my stomach. “Both of you,” he murmurs. “Always.” Hours pass before sleep finds us. When it does, it’s deep and dreamless, the kind that comes only after surviving something that should have broken you. Outside, dawn edges over the ocean.

The news flickered on. Specials Break Peace The screen flashed below the anchor woman. Specials break peace I read to myself again. “Turn it up Micheal” I ordered. He rolled his eyes but obliged. “Peace has been held for 15 years and today an extremely dangerous special broke it. We are unaware what caused the incident to spark. Soldiers were deployed to Barker Street. Officials have not yet released the number of killed or injured, but we can tell from footage it is a large number. We are estimating at least 50”