Stolen Moments Catharina Maura Novels & Stories

*** *** Later that day, after Luan had left the mansion, Vera made her move. She walked down the hallway and stopped in front of Luan's study. She glanced around to make sure no one was watching. The hallway was empty. Vera took a deep breath and opened the door. She stepped inside and closed it behind her. The study looked exactly the same as it had before. Vera walked over to the desk and picked up the list. Her hands were trembling as she pulled out her phone. She opened the camera app and started taking pictures. She made sure to capture every name on the list.

Don't break Draven swung, the metal vibrating between them. His smirk widened as their faces hovered inches apart. “You fight like someone trying to change something or prove something. Tell me– what are you hiding” “Nothing you will ever understand” liora shoved with all her strength, forcing him back Dust swirled beneath their feet, the crowd roaring, the betting board moving in draven favour. Her arm trembled. But she had her own fire She waited, binding her time until she saw the smallest gap– a shift in his stance, a fraction of weight on the wrong foot

" Mom spoke as she carefully wrapped the money in a piece of cloth and slipped it into her bag. I knew the moment I stepped out the door, she would stash it away at the bottom of the chest where she kept my sister's bridal things. "I bred shellfish and sold pearls. There's a little town near Darak Island known for it. That's where I made my money." That was too much for Holly. She lost her cool and knocked her stool over. "Yasmine, tell me what's really happening. You were supposed to be having a tough time at the border, how could you…" I watched Holly hopping mad, but I kept up my clueless act. "Who said anything about Anthony going to the border? His orders were for Darak Island, clear as

She approached the grave with a soft, almost tender smile that made everyone's skin crawl. "See? I brought back everything that belongs to you. None of it is left for anyone else." Under the horrified stares of the crowd, she carefully placed the bloody kidneys Anna had taken from me into the urn. When the police rushed in with guns raised, they froze in disbelief. I turned to Mom. She raised her head, laughed, and pointed into the air. "Look, Jenna has returned." I let out a soft, long sigh, as if I had finally released the last thread of attachment.

Beneath the floorboards, the lower door trembled as a focused howl rose from below. Moonlight over the record sharpened to a blade. The burned lower section glowed, and one final line emerged in silver fire. Moon-Witness compatibility confirmed. Marek went utterly still. Galen stopped breathing. Maera whispered a single word: “No.” Mira looked from the restored record to Cassia’s face. Sera’s silver eyes stared back, ancient and grieving and undeniable. The burned record had named the theft. Then the moon itself had restored the line Maera feared most.

They still had their mate. I walked further, instead choosing the smaller shelter near the boutique. It belonged to Mia, Beta Sierra’s mother, but it had been run by her daughter-in-law, Zuri, lately. Mia had gotten a second chance at love after losing her mate Beta Riker, but years had passed when she found her second mate. Why would the Moon Goddess give me one now, only a month after losing my Talia? I entered the shelter expecting Mia, her mate, or Zuri to be there, but the shelter was empty. It would be just Eve and I, alone, for as long as the attack lasted.

Camilla said finally getting a chance to talk about their close call yesterday. "I know, I was scared too, when I got back, his car was just pulling up into the mansion, I knew I couldn't just sit in the room and pretend I'd been there all day, so I quickly picked a change of clothes and headed to the library, I picked up and book, smeared my face with dust then came out again, I almost thought he wouldn't believe me." Vivian explained sounding slightly excited, it felt almost like she'd gone on a heist of sorts, and the fact that she had successfully tricked the mafia lord himself, was an achievement in it's own.

After dinner, I went to the kitchen with Thelma to clear out our plates. By the time Nate was done, he came into the kitchen and told me to come to his room when I was done. I was caught off guard when he came so I didn't say a word at first, all I did was nod my head in response. He smiled at me and I smiled back at him. I can't believe the position I'm in now. I was once an abused person in a relationship, then I was abducted by some people who I didn't know. From there, I became a maid and not long into being a maid, I was now in a relationship with the boss.