Shattered Innocence Novel 소설 & 이야기

He listened to the stories of the people who came through the shelter doors — stories of loss, of addiction, of abuse, of survival. And amidst all that brokenness, he found pieces of himself he had not even realized were lost. Isla saw the difference in him — not just the way he moved, but the way he listened, the way he cared. He wasn't the same man who had once put ambition first. He was becoming someone new. Someone better. And Isla couldn't help but fall for him all over again. Even as she fought against it. Even as she reminded herself not to trust too quickly.

My voice was barely able to form her name. But she looked at me with so much trust, so much surrender, that my chest tightened painfully. I shouldn't have continued, I knew that but I continued. Slowly and carefully, I went in. Her fingers dug into my back, her breath hitching in pain. When the final barrier broke, a thin line of blood stained the sheet beneath us. It was messed up. It was then that it dawned on me that I've taken her innocence away. The one I rejected. This was complete irony.

She whispered inwardly, though no words left her lips: You are not her anymore, she's dead. Yet, even as she told herself this, she felt the faint ache of longing, the ghost of who she used to be tugging at her. A part of her missed that innocence, that warmth, that smile, that admirable character. But innocence had cost her everything. Caring had left her shattered. Trusting had destroyed her. So she had become this. And she would never go back. The moment was just a reminder for herself, to remind herself how she started, how it hurt back then, how she was betrayed by the people she loved the most.

Almost innocent but almost cruel. Then turned around. Her back was visible to him now, spine straight, fingers brushing the clasp with maddening slowness. She wasn't really undressing. Her innocence was no longer silent. It unapologetically reached for him... curious, burning, brave. Daniel's breath flared behind her. He squeezed her ass hard, making her gasp. ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪

Jinyan stared at her like the world collapsed beneath him. Everything he knew— Everything he felt— Everything he trusted— Shattered. “When the truth finally speaks… no one walks away unbroken.”

"So your last name is Keane, huh? Get ready to spend some time in prison!" Hearing Yuri's provocation, I calmly picked up the most intact fragment from the ground and pointed to the letters carved on its base: Aurelius. "You'd better hold off on calling the police. Maybe look this up online first." Yuri scoffed, still full of bravado. However, the moment Lauren's gaze landed on the porcelain shard, her expression changed dramatically. She suddenly shouted, "Don't call the police yet!" Lauren snatched the shard from my hand, her slender fingers trembling faintly under the sunlight.

AISHA The cold mud caked under my fingernails didn’t matter anymore. The rain pouring down on my shivering shoulders didn't matter either. Nothing mattered. Just an hour ago, I had crossed the pack border, thinking of nothing but survival. But then, reality crashed into me like a physical blow. Leo. Toby. My sweet, innocent little brothers. What was the point of running to save my own skin if I left them behind to face Mabel’s wrath? Mabel was a monster, and she knew they were my weakness.

I thought but kept it to myself as at present I was more interested in listening to him. "You already know about my past and I am not going to repeat it. You know when she left me I was shattered. My trust was broken I was broken beyond repair. I closed the door of my heart for everyone and I promised myself that I would not fall into the trap of innocence ever again because everything is just fake. There is nothing like innocence in this world. But you prove me wrong. You made me realize that innocent still exist in this world. You made me realize that not everyone is like her. You made me understand that if someone has done bad to us that does not mean that we would start weighing everyone

I hit end call. That witch thinks she can get next to me again. I laugh at the thought. I don’t care what anybody says about it. She thinks that she can lie to me, betray me, and everything is going to be okay. I shake my head. What am I saying? Of course, that’s what she thinks. That girl has always been trouble, but against my better judgment, I overlooked that. That’s a mistake I will never make again. She’s a spoiled rich girl who is used to getting what she wants. Her father babied her because her mother abandoned her, and she was his only child. She’s crazy, and spoiled all rolled up in one, and that’s some shit I want nothing to do with.

It hit the far wall with a sickening crack and fell to the rug, the screen shattered into a thousand jagged pieces. I fell back into my chair, my head in my hands, my fingers digging into my scalp. I wanted to be alone. I wanted the darkness of the tomb to finally swallow me whole. I had lost everything—Claudia, my honor, my pack's respect, and the girl I had spent years breaking, only to find out she was the only truly innocent soul among us.