The Bird In Unbroken Novels & Stories

But just then, a tearing pain ripped through my chest. "Argh!" A violent cough ripped through me, and blood sprayed from my lips. My knees gave out. I crashed to the floor as a phantom hand plunged into my chest and tore my soul in half. This feeling... The mate bond... it's breaking! "No! Evelyn!" I screamed at the sky. "Impossible!" The pain grew more intense. I could feel the invisible thread connecting our souls snapping, inch by inch. Every break was like another slice into my heart. "Austen!" Seraphina knelt beside me in terror. "What's wrong?"

“They want what I would become if I surrendered.” The current slammed us hard against the intake barrier, metal rattling beneath the force, and hands reached down immediately, gloved, efficient, hauling us upward with brutal coordination, separating water from skin, night from light, freedom from containment, and Kenneth reacted instantly, twisting his body to shield mine, taking blows meant to disorient, meant to weaken, his arms still wrapped around me even as commands were shouted and weapons pressed close. “Easy,” a voice ordered sharply. “Alive and intact.”

I have questioned myself deeply and I have come to realize that the environment was toxic. “I literally walk out of that door with my heart in my chest every time because I am scared about what I would see next,” “I just can’t….” Thankfully, Lily was at school. I hated that she was seeing me so broken and disoriented. Rokun touched my arms gently. “I know we shouldn’t be touching because I am just a guard but I want to commend you. You are so strong,” “Most people cannot tolerate half of what you are, they would have done something crazy but you still manage to hold your head up tight.”

“After my parents died, I rarely went out. But whenever you came to Skyspire, I watched you from a distance. I was afraid to disturb you, and I hated seeing you hurt yourself over Adrian.” Then he smiled, almost proudly. “But it is fine now.” I had not known we met so early. I had not known he had watched me for so long. Then I remembered the rumors and hesitated. “When your parents died in that griffin crash, you were there too. After that, your wings...” I stopped, afraid to reopen the wound. Cassian lowered his eyes, then murmured, “You can find out for yourself.” My face burned. Outside the window, the Judgment Flame burned quietly through the night.

Suddenly I heard, "Wheee-aw! a bird sound. "what's a bird doing in this God's forsaken place." I tried my best to get rid of my blurry vision but I could not. I peer harder through the darkness and I saw someone lying in the middle of the dark storm with a bird close to it. The bird was rubbing its small feathered head on him. with the speed of lightning I crawl faster to the place "Dylan, thank goodness!" I said with excitement. the excruciating pain seems to not bother me anymore. I moved him and place him on my back, The bird flew and stood in front of me. "Wheee-aw!, wheee-aw!!, whee-aw!!!," it makes a consistent sound nonstop.

I was prepared for the worst, but no part of me was anticipating being flung backward by an unknown force, landing hard on the ground next to Damian. My adrenaline was running too high to feel anything other than shock and confusion as Damian hurried to help me to my feet and pull me towards the safety of the porch as a large, human-sized raven-esque bird took flight. I turned to look at Mia's equally confused and shocked expression before I turned back towards the burned circle on the ground .... and then watched the black bird start to fly away with the storm. It couldn't be, could it? "Impundulu ...." Jay's whisper broke the silence.

Trembling, I reached for my phone and dialed emergency services. The pain made my consciousness blur, and in my dazed state, I thought I saw Lucas whispering in my ear when he marked me. “I will always love you and protect you.”

"Have you ever wondered what it's like to fly?" I asked quietly, watching as the clouds and birds floated across the blue sky above us. A bird was the first animal noise I had heard when Sapphire had broken us out of my in-ground prison, I had been fascinated with them since, but had fallen in love with them the moment I learned that they could fly. Could you imagine? Being able to fly away from your problems? Never having to look back.

She smiled & opened the door of the cage. "Come on little birdies fly high" She held up the cage and one by one bird fly free. She felt like she broke the cage. She too felt like flying with those birds. She couldn't contain happiness in her heart. Suddenly she heard gunshots. She flinched turning around and the cage fell from her hands on the ground. For a while her ears got numb. Her breathing hitched.