Serenade Me Novels & Stories

“Come back to me. Please.” Maelis lunged through the storm. “He’ll forget you once the moon rises. Your bond will fade — and you’ll fade with it!” “Then I’ll give him a reason to remember.” Serenya reached toward the crack between worlds, the light searing her palm. The storm howled, pulling at her hair, her clothes, her soul. Maelis screamed her name — a curse, a warning — but Serenya ignored it. She plunged her hand into the light.

Serena I fell into the dream the way you fall asleep on the couch, one blink and you are somewhere else, except this time it was not the couch and it was not sleep, it was like someone opened a door inside my head and everything spilled in. First there was heat, not the kind that makes you sweat but the kind that sits under your ribs and hums, a steady, wide hum, and then a voice that was not mine and not not mine, old and patient, like a river that had learned to keep its mouth shut until it needed to speak. Selara. The name felt pulled out of me and put into my bones. Selara spoke without moving lips and I knew the sound before I understood the meaning.

My secret handle—Maestro Adagio—was at the top of the feed. #TalentlessExtortion #MaestroScam Carllo scrolled for me. It had started last night. Serena had posted a thirty-second clip of herself playing the violin under the full moon in the Wolfe Crest gardens. Her fans were losing their minds, begging to know the name of the enchanting piece. Then, Maren Cole—Serena’s little shadow—chimed in:

Samantha's mother - I have nothing left to do but sleep. Taking refuge in my dreams, I drift off into slumber. I heard someone calling my name. It is a woman with the most angelic voice. “Lisa,” the voice calls to me. “Lisa, it is me Serene.” Questioning, “Serene?” “No, no, you heard me wrong, I am Selene the Moon Goddess and I am here to give you instructions.”

I turn to him with an awkward smile. “Oh um, nothing.” I scratch the back of my head and turn in front instead. Can’t do anything around here. Serena clears her throat from the passenger’s seat before clicking something on the display. “You’re gonna love this song, Dante.” She murmurs and I purse my lips as I take my phone out and open Rafe’s number. ‘You didn’t tell me about Serena! Ur dead meat.’ I type. I look up as a soft romantic song plays i’m the background, eating the earlier awkwardness in the car.

Damon responded gathering her face up in his hand. “So I am distracting.” Serena said with pouted lips. “In a good way but when you pout your lips like that, mia dolcezza, I think of nothing more I want to do than kiss you till you melt against me and we are intertwined never to be separated.” Serena smiled, her green eyes twinkling… she loved this man “Come back to me” she implored. “I will, soon.” She watched him leave, her heart filled with dread. “He will be back.” Santos told her.

A thousand sorrys tangled in the blue depths of his eyes, pleading with me to understand. My lips parted, but no sound came. I couldn’t breathe. Couldn’t move. Because for that heartbeat of a moment, I was back in the cabin, hearing the quiet rush of the river and feeling his hand brush against mine. “Kai, there you are!” Serena’s voice broke the spell, sharp and dripping with sweetness. She had already risen from her seat, gliding toward him like a queen reclaiming her king. Her arms stretched out, reaching for him in an embrace that would seal everything I feared true.

Her red eyes soften as they meet mine, a small smile gracing her equally red lips. I know you are in pain. But in order to save her you need to come back to us now my love. She says softly before fading away. Serena immediately takes the spot that the figure once was and wraps her arms around my neck, humming a soothing siren song in my ear. I wrap my arms around her and hold onto her tightly, allowing her to bring me back to a state of calm.

“What am I supposed to do?” “You’ll know when the moon turns red,” Serene said. She looked up at the sky, where the pale moon was slowly eclipsed by a bruising crimson. Her smile turned sad. “My time is up, Tamara. But I need you to do something for me. Something for the one still fighting.” “Anything,” I promised. “Tell Kat that I will always love her,” Serene whispered, her form drifting away like smoke. “And tell her… tell her to stop being so stubborn and let people in.”

I clear my throat. “Yes, we are sharing our fated mate. She’s the Beta of this pack.” Serena nods at me. “I……I…..I fucked up, Serena. I promised I would let you know when I found my mate, but I never called.” She sighs and stands up. Serena stalks toward me, and she slowly bends down when she gets within a foot. Her mouth gets close to my face, and my heart practically leaps out of my chest. She stops moving, and time seems to suspend for a few. Serena’s lips gently touch my cheeks. She straightens up and looks at me.