The Beginning After The End Tessia นิยาย & เรื่องราว

Tess sipped her water. She pulled Alessia up with her and walked to the restroom. After making sure no one was in there, she faced her. "You're being abused?" "What do you mean? No, I'm not being abused. It really is the trend." She was tapping furiously on the sink. Tess removed her glasses immediately and Alessia covered her eyes quickly. "It's okay, lemme see," Tess said calmly. She slowly removed her hands from her face. Tess gasped. "What happened to you?"

“Someone appreciates my range.” The loud bell clanged from inside the cage, signaling the round was over. At the sound, the room's energy shifted. It didn't get calmer, but instead grew looser, as if the room took one collective breath. Cain stepped back from Rico and turned toward his corner. A younger biker pushed a white towel through the fence. Taking it, Cain wiped the blood from his mouth once, but his gaze moved past the towel and again landed squarely on me. Tess noticed immediately. “Do you want the bad news or the worse news?” she asked quietly. Her eyes fixed on the beer taps.

“Yes. I saw an opportunity to free myself and I took it. Saving that asshole was the only way apart from the fact that Silas told me to keep my mouth shut. I am done with Graham. I won’t reject him, but I am going to watch him die because nothing else would be enough for me. The matebond is the most beautiful thing one can experience, and I have seen that with all three of the Alphas of GrayCrest with their mates. But not everyone is so lucky and sometimes the Moon Goddess does make useless choices. So the only thing left to do is to take your destiny in your hands. I am done with mates. Next time I will make the choice for myself—not some bond or some goddess.” I smiled at her, my heart swe

Next to them, a full wall of glass reflected the bright sky and drifting clouds, the scene so picture-perfect it almost looked staged. Gabriella leaned back in her leather chair, smirking to herself while thinking, "Look at those legs and that build. Damn." Benedict reached out a hand as if meeting Tessa for the first time. "Nice to meet you, Ms. Hall." Tessa looked at him for a moment, then smiled faintly. She dropped the half-eaten apple core into his palm. "Thanks." She hopped off the desk, grabbed her down jacket and bag, and said to Gabriella, "Gabby, I'm heading out. See you later."

“Tess, you’re right. I never truly understood what you wanted. I’m sorry, and thank you.” He finally exited with dignity, and I, too, finally ended this endless tug-of-war, ready to restart my own life. A year later, I returned home. My first stop was to visit the orphanage and Ms. Grey. The orphanage was just as warm as I remembered. Laughter and playful shouts from the children echoed the yard. When she saw me, her smile was gentle and kind. “Tess, it’s good to have you back.” We sat on the wooden chairs in the courtyard and caught up.

Even though it had only been a year and two months since they stepped away from that life together of constant argument, it felt like it was far behind them. “If you run into any trouble in the future, you can come to me,” he suddenly said. In the end, he did not even dare to look at my mother. He would only occasionally look up. After saying this, the woman sitting beside him tugged at his shirt. She was as beautiful as my mother, but she had gentler features and did not look as fierce. She was like a yellow daisy standing in a corner and stood out like a sore thumb amid shades of gray.

“I’d love to see how an eighteen-year-old girl plans to survive with a sixteen-year-old sister. You’re both fools.” Tessa turned one last time, eyes blazing through her tears. “Maybe,” she said softly. “But at least we’re not leeches, Mr. Tiago.” And with that, she opened the door and walked out of the mansion—her mother’s home—for the last time. ~~~FOUR YEARS LATER~~~ ~~~ Velvet Ember Bar, Sydney ~~~ The bar pulsed with its usual rhythm — clinking glasses, low laughter, and the hum of neon lights cutting through dim smoke.

"That cursed bastard? The one everyone says won't live past thirty?" But Marcus only folded his arms, his silence confirmation enough. A hot rush of disbelief surged through me. Tessa, the girl I thought too timid to defy me rejected me hours ago and then walked straight into the arms of my greatest rival. The Alpha King?! Bianca's voice cut in, syrupy sweet. "She didn't even say goodbye to us," she purred. "Didn't even look back. She practically ran into those fancy royal cars, like she couldn't wait to leave us behind. Tessa literally wanted the title. Luna Queen."

Tessa's POV I stared at the ceiling for a long time, trying to process what had happened. I was still lying in bed, with Darius sleeping beside me. "Did something happen to us?" All I could remember was getting drunk and him kissing me. But how did we end up in my room? I cautiously peeked under the blanket. My eyes widened when I saw my naked body. Something did happen! "I got my revenge." "Eek! Lizard!" I screamed, jumping out of bed.

"Charles, you need to end things with Tessa." The air crackled with tension. It was like a jolt to my whole system. Grace looked at me with confusion. Lucian's eyes widened. Ryon's jaw dropped. Astarte's words hit me like a physical blow. End things with Tessa? Sure, I had been working towards ending our bond, but just like that? Immediately? "End things with Tessa?" My voice cracked, a terror like I'd never known took over me. "What does that have to do with anything?"