Novel & Cerita She Chose Herself This Time

"You gave me back myself. And I intend to spend the rest of my life being worth that." She felt those words settle into every part of her. She spoke. "You found me in the crowd," she said. "Not because you were looking. Because the moon pointed and you followed without flinching, even when it led somewhere unexpected. Even when it led to me." She paused. "I spent three years being told I was nothing, and I almost believed it. And then one night under a full moon, you looked at me, and I understood that all of it, every difficult year, had been making me exactly strong enough for exactly this." She looked at him with complete openness. "I choose you. Not the alpha. You. The person in the work

He didn't know that she had stopped choosing him because at last, she had learned to choose herself. And by the time Adrian realized it... it might already be too late.

Not to anyone but herself. I took a small step forward, placing myself fully between her and him. “Ezra, listen to me. You’re not theirs. You’re your own. And right now, you choose what comes next.” Her hands trembled against my chest, eyes wide and wet. And then, finally, she whispered, almost to herself, “I choose… to live.”

Choosing love. Choosing peace. Choosing the life she deserved. And this time, once again, She chose RIGHT. THE END.

"You still choose him." George looked back at him and said nothing. "I choose myself," Kristine said. Nathan looked at her. "That's what you never understood," she said. "This was never a choice between you and George. It was a choice between the life I actually want and the one you decided I should have." She held his gaze. "I choose my own life, Nathan. And you are not in it." The room was completely still. Then she turned toward the door. She heard him stand.

What would make staying feel like a choice instead of a cage. And they'd either give it to her or they wouldn't. But she was done fighting the bond. Done fighting the pull. Done fighting the part of her that wanted to stay. She'd choose. For herself. On her terms. And whatever happened after that, she'd deal with it. Just like her mother said. One choice at a time.

Ninety-one threads and the river and the cold morning light and everything we had survived to get here. "I choose you," I said. "Not the bond. Not the bloodline. Not the network or the war or any version of this that existed before I actually knew you." I paused. "I choose the person who walked into my house in a torn dress and refused to be moved by anything I tried and was moved by everything I didn't." I held her eyes. "I will keep choosing you. Every day. Without reservation." She was quiet for a moment.

Else there'll be repercussions. "I..I don't know what you're saying," I tried to deny but that earned me a smile from her, indicating that my attempt was futile. "How do you know so much about me?" I couldn't help but ask. "I told you, I am you and you are me." She repeated. I sighed deeply as confusion enveloped me and when I sought got clarification, she cut me off. "My time is up." Her eyes were fixated on mine, "Believe in yourself, you're the chosen one for a reason. A lot of people depends on you, don't let them down, Hailey" she said and after which, she vanished into thin air.

“Choose, Elixir. Before someone else chooses you.” She turned around and froze. There, staring back at her, was herself.