Novel & Cerita Second Hand Heaven

I lifted the glass of water in my hand and clinked it lightly against his. “Here’s to a successful partnership, Mr. Caspian.” Moonlight streamed through the floor-to-ceiling windows, stretching our shadows across the room. Each of us stood in our own corner, like two polite strangers sharing the same space. Outside, the city glowed brightly in the night. Only then did I truly feel that I had been given a second life. In this life, I only wanted one thing: to use the Falcone family’s resources to earn enough money to stand on my own and then walk away from all of this for good.

Barely breathing, heart stammering in my chest. And then, just as I thought he’d turn smug again, his expression shifted. Softer. “You’re my heaven, Skye,” he murmured. “Even if being with me feels like hell.”

I smiled and accepted it. A few hours later, I managed to get through the meal, all the while burdened by a heavy, oppressive mood. Isaac drove and habitually turned on the car's audio system. He freed his right hand to hold mine, brushing his thumb lightly over the back of my hand. "It must have been exhausting for you to deal with those kids today. As his hand warmed mine, I sat quietly, watching the scenery blur past the window. After a pop song ended, the system automatically switched to the next track. The moment the intro began, my heart seemed to stop beating.

--- The Song of the Second Dawn As night fell, the people gathered one last time at the Heartfire. Arianne stood before them, the emberlight dancing across her skin. “This is not an ending,” she said. “It is the Second Dawn. The Flow has chosen us not to worship it, but to live it.” She began to hum softly, and the crowd followed. Their voices rose in perfect harmony, filling the streets with light. The Flow thrummed through them, the rhythm steady and infinite. > thrum … silence … thrum … silence … thrum … Above them, the moon shone pale and clean—

The second hand swept forward. One minute left.

Chapter 93 - Epilogue. It has been quite the month of blessings. On my part for being given yet another opportunity to converse with probably my favorite family in Hollywood. A blessing on their part for safely bringing two Angels into this world. Speaking of Angel's, Heaven and Nevaeh Levetté are their given names. Yes, Nevaeh is Heaven backwards. Pronounced neh-veh-ah bet you weren't expecting that one now were you? We took to Wikipedia to get a more profound meaning—

Why not yours🤔 L: I'm going to kill both of you, so Peter and I could live in peace 😤😒 M: He broke my heart 💔 N: Mine too 💔 L: Nice, I'm now going to have time with Heaven. Dare and send me a message, I won't let for you a breath to take 🔪🤬 M: Haha the kid is dangerous 🤭 N: That girl turning him into an assassin😱 L: I'm crying please stop 🥺😭 I put my phone down, deciding to ignore them and asked Heaven, " Would you like some cold coffee and cake?"

"Where are we? I asked. Everything looks black outside the windows. He got out of the car and I mirrored his action. The moment I stepped out, I saw oodles of start in the sky making a unique pattern. The sky was autumn grey mixed with extreme blue, the heavenly, silvery stars were scattered in the breathing sky. My bare gaze couldn't stop staring at the beautiful midnight that portrayed in front of my eyes as if watching a movie. The moment felt like a dream, I never dreamed of. Following the pattern, my eyes moved from the top to the horizon. It was a long path of stars in the sky. Loren stood beside me, leaning back on the car frame. "It's beautiful," I said looking at the sky. Pulling me

she whispered and smiled happily. “Mon amour, you gave me the entire Universe. Tonight, I’m going to take you to the edge of Heaven. Again, and again.’ And that was all that needed to be said. - THE END -