Tessa Bailey Books Novels & Stories

At his large hands on the table and his eyes anywhere but my face. “Damien,” I said. “It’s just wood,” he said. It was not just wood. Tessa gave books. A carefully chosen stack, children’s stories with beautiful illustrations, the kind that were as much for the parents reading them as for the child hearing them. Tucked between two of them was a small card in her handwriting. For all the nights you read these until you have them memorized. I looked at her over the stack and she lifted her shoulders in that small honest way she had when she meant something more than she knew how to say out loud.

HAVE you ever felt that you might be different? That, in this world, is not how the way you thought about it. But what if behind this beautiful world that you thought it was, lies the secret that would change your life? I am Zeiah, I grew up thinking that everybody around me is ordinary and I am like them, but that's what I thought.

"When did my feet ever betray Lucien's bed? Please drop these unfounded accusations against my name!" "Unfounded accusations? Stop lying through your teeth, you fake!" Tess snaps, her claws digging into her leather bag to pull out a communication pad. With a fast slap of her thumb, she unlocks the screen and shoves the device right into my nose. "See the truth with your own eyes! Did your flesh not execute an affair behind our backs? Your unit was caught by the cameras embracing a rival alpha heir in the open sectors! Do you truly believe the Afolayan Dominion is blind to your dirty games?"

I had just sold the last piece of my soul for grain. Then a voice brushed against my mind, soft as silk, urgent as fire. Talim. Reka. Her mind-link trembled with need and something close to desperation. I can’t wait anymore. Please. The old laundry room beneath the kitchens. I’m burning. Hurry. Every promise I had just made to Vanessa turned to ash on my tongue. I went to her.

It would be annoying if I weren't currently so invested in what he's up to. I suck in a deep breath as I start to scroll through his page. Several posts he’s tagged in are from the game he played last night and there are a few of him at some pub in London. I know from Lilah that Tessa has been bartending in London. Maybe I'll be able to spot her in some of these pics. Or maybe I’ll get lucky and he will have already moved on. I doubt it, but a guy can dream.

Tessa’s POV (as Elena) I wiped my face with my hands as I sat upright on the bed. When would all this end? I was just a young girl fighting for her life, and now this? I had gone to the hospital three times, but nothing—no hint about how we were supposed to switch back. And now, I had to wait for some spirit… till heaven knows when? Zane’s call dragged me out of my thoughts. “Hey, Zane.”

"Do you want me to come with someone?" "Nope! Just asking." "Alright, goodnight, but don't go anywhere." Tessa breath out, Lauren hadn't changed, he was still that cunning and caring type, Tessa left the very next morning even before Lauren or the girl woke up, she didn't know that Lauren was back, she was walking with her hair tied in ponytail, she is hopping as usual.

“I said no. I’m done with you shutting me out, okay? I don’t know what you’ve been through, but I can’t help if I don’t know—” “I don’t need your help.” “You do, you need my help, maybe even more than you know.” “Tessa. What are you doing?” “What does it look like I’m doing? I want to know more about you. I want to know why you have a book filled with names. I want to know who your parents are. I want to know you, Wraith.” “Curiosity killed the cat, Tessa. This… ‘thing’, it’s not going to work.” He said through his teeth.

Cathy muttered as she began to eat her salad. Bailey placed her food tray on the table and seated beside me. Of course, she noticed the obvious. "Wow, what a crowd," she commented with her soft voice. "What's up?" "H-Hey Bailey, what's up?" Alec stuttered and I almost winced at his stupidity. "Just fine," Bailey merely answered, taking her spoon and started eating her mashed potato. It was one of Tiana's favorite and I just realized that everything and everyone around would always remind us of Tiana. Our redhead maiden was everywhere with her perky personality.

They ended the call. Tessa changed her clothes and left the house later that afternoon. She told her mother she was going to see a friend. Diana did not ask many questions. She was still angry about other things in the house. Tessa arrived at Gabriel’s house with the envelope in her bag. Her heart was beating fast. She felt proud of herself. Gabriel opened the door with a bright smile. “Baby,” he said softly. She smiled and walked in. The house was quiet. “I’m alone,” he said.