Star Crossed Novels & Stories

--- The stars are liars. Their light reaches me long after they've died, painting promises they'll never keep. The Shattered Star's power hums beneath my skin, a cold, celestial itch that no amount of scrubbing with marsh reeds can cleanse. Eden calls it a gift. Kael sniffs it like a pending storm. But I know the truth-it's a requiem, playing on loop.

Then, without ceremony— The old traveler embraced her. Astra froze. Her hands remained at her sides. As though she had forgotten how to return a hug. Slowly... Very slowly... She lifted her arms. And embraced the Witness back. The Sea erupted with silver and gold light. The blooming tree burst into endless flowers. The forgotten lives cheered. The stars rearranged themselves again. Not into constellations. Into bridges. Connecting one another. Connecting every lonely light across the sky. The Keeper wiped tears from its face. Connection...

"But how can I possibly let you go? How? To the moon and back, my dear! Always and forever, you are my one and only star..." When they break apart, Chase gives her another passionate kiss. Same location. It's right smack in the middle of your forehead. After a while, Stella's body begins to disintegrate into iridescent specks of yellow. Chase is surrounded by small, shifting pixels. In a quadruple-kiss formation, four pinpoints of light touch his forehead. Then... The small golden flecks rose in a spherical shape as the morning wind whipped around us. Gradually heading back up into the heavens from whence it originated.

Xander asked, his voice thick with a father’s fierce, protective love. Evangeline looked at the golden eyes of her daughter, seeing the strength of the pack and the wisdom of the stars reflected within them. "Astra," Evangeline said, her voice multi-tonal and serene. "Astra Lyra Cross. The star that leads us home." The chapter ended with a panoramic shot of the planet. The teal clouds were gone, replaced by a sky of deep, peaceful violet. In the St. Louis Arch, Emma turned to the cameras and smiled, the news of the birth already rippling through the "Unity-Feeds."

I did a quick scan of my surroundings, and then I saw it–a star like cross insignia on the wall. Starcross. I was in Starcross pack. Moonclaw’s sworn enemies, and the fun part? I was the Pack's Luna. My lips curled into a predatory smile. Fate’s indeed a bitch.

The Hollow Star blazed so bright it blinded the wolves below. Valeborne’s voice boomed from the Rift above. “You are mine, Hollow Star. You cannot sever our bond!” “I can,” Iris said. “I sever it with my life.” She spread her arms wide, a sob breaking free as she whispered to Aiden, “I love you.” Scene 4: The Sacrifice of Stars With a final cry, Iris unleashed her power. A beam of light shot upward into the Rift, colliding with Valeborne’s shadow form. The Rift screamed—an otherworldly sound that split the air and made every wolf collapse, claws over their ears.

she said suddenly melted. Langit placed her index finger on Hreen's lip. "Shush, I don't need anything, the second chance you've given me is more than anything, thanks my wife." "Thanks for this, too," Green replied. "Can I hug you?" Asked Langit for Green's nod in reply. Green's mom's tomb became witnesses, two hearts returning to one another. They embraced beneath the night sky, while taking vows to try to stop hurting each other. "Why the Daisy, not the rose, the jasmine, or the orchid?" Asked Green intrigued.

She heard Lisa mumbling something. “S-Starlight…..” “Hello? Lisa. Lisa!” Grace sighed as she looked at her hand. The call disconnected. She tried again but Lisa’s phone was switched off. Orion. She had to find him.