Rem Reckoning Novels & Stories

"We? I thought you said Archie did it alone." "You grounded the both of us," Ayla reminded her, showcasing her intelligence. "Are we still grounded?" Archie asked. "Yes!" Giselle blurted. "But, Mum," they whined. "Don't Mum me. Do you know what you both did to me at the office? I don't know why I made you memorize my numbers," she said, still arranging the bed. "But you said it is important to memorize it," Ayla argued. "Yes, in case we get lost," Archie added.

“I’ve seen too many people suffer because of power struggles and greed. I can’t stand by and watch it happen again. Not this time. I wasn’t able to save that person in the past and that was my greatest regret. So, now, I won’t let it happen again.” Brett was silent, his mind a whirl of emotions. He was grateful, confused, and still wary. “Thank you,” he said finally, his voice quiet but sincere. “I don’t know what to say. I’ve never been involved in anything like this.” “Don’t worry. I won’t let anything happen to you.”

Jake had stayed indoors till today, with no tears left to spill, no strength to scream. He wasn't even sure what to believe anymore. “Are you ready?” Matt peeped into Jake's room. Jake's hands fiddled with the edge of his tie. Today is the final hearing” Jake answered. “I have to get my peace back today” he muttered more to himself than his cousin. Matt stepped into the room,” Don’t Break a sweat” he smiled” I'll go with you today bro…we are in this together” “I have no case to plead,” Jake continued.

This thing inside me? It didn’t want peace. It wanted reckoning. And it was going to get it.

“Maybe we should leave him alone. My son might actually be better off not being part of this family.” Then the anger floods back. “But that fucking Sheena? Oh, she’s gonna get it.” Her voice drops into a dangerous whisper. “When her whole life blows up in her face, she’s gonna realize how dumb she was.” I stare at both of them. Then I shake my head slowly. “I still don’t see the revenge.” They both look at me. “Okay,” I continue. “So she got my uncle locked up.” Brittany snaps immediately. “And she put his two daughters in the system!”

I said shaking my head. " It's ok, time heals everything, you will get over it soon," he said holding my hand. I pulled it out of his. " No!! I will never get over it, I don't want to get over it. It will remain with me till the end of my life so that I remember what mistakes I have done. " I said and all of a sudden I started feeling very cold as if I was gripped in ice. It started deep within me in my body somehow I begin to tremble.

I said, "then I stand ready to meet that reckoning and bring the guilty to account...no matter the cost demanded of me." Before the general hum started to spread once more like an agitated hornet's nest, quietly swept through. Now all eyes were on me, my decree seeping in like a lead weight certainty. They understood that the consequences of Ivory's suffering had reached a turning point and that we stood on the brink of an irreversible split. Turning away now was unavoidable, much as accepting the harsh truth of what lay ahead.

The revelation was a blow not only to Aria but to the unity of the pack. Aria stood tall, resisting the pressure of accusations claiming her not too weak. "What is this, your grand idea for strengthening the pack, Loki: a division among us because of some baseless accusations?" she challenged, her voice quiet but ably stilled the maelstrom in the depths of her soul. "These are not baseless claims," Loki retorted. "The council deserves clarity. If you have proved unworthy of your position, the pack must know."