The Covenant Of Water Review Novels & Stories

It was a face I often saw on TV news—Sebastian Kruger, the Alpha King. He gazed down at me, surprise flickering in his eyes as if he had found a lost treasure. “I’ve finally found you, my fated mate,” he said softly, his voice filled with emotion as he looked into my eyes. Deep inside, the werewolf in me howled in excitement. Outside, snowflakes drifted down gently, blanketing the world in white. My life seemed poised to welcome a new beginning.

After riding inside the van, she just found herself standing in a yacht still with Chandler and Luke beside her. Kassandra, just relax and try to focus on the scene... You're safe, remember that. She gulped hard, as Chandler grabbed her, while watching Luke defending himself from Mr. Parker. She wanted to help him, but it was too late. Her body plunged into the water with Chandler. Just open your eyes slowly, Kassandra. In three... two... one... CLICK!

“I woke up... inside of her. And yet, every part of me felt like it had betrayed something ancient. My body wanted her, but the dream made me feel cursed. Like I wasn’t even allowed to feel warm skin again.” “What was the vow?” Bukky asked. I repeated it, line for line, voice flat, eyes dark, I had mastered it: "By the blood that flows from the womb of betrayal, By the ashes of the women we buried unseen, I vow to the Order of the Crimson Shadow, To keep my heart from the touch of a woman. To drink no affection, nor taste the wine of desire. To build no home, plant no seed, For love is weakness, and weakness, death.

But no amount of blinking or deep breathing would change the facts. I didn’t want this. This wasn’t how it was supposed to happen. No first date. No butterflies. No love songs or sweet messages. Just a deal. A business transaction disguised as vows. “I don’t really have a choice. It’s all for the company,” I said in a barely audible voice as I sank beside her, shoulders drooping. “Haze, our family's company is in trouble—serious trouble. From what I picked up last night during dinner, the Fenwick family agreed to help us out financially, but there’s a catch. It benefits them too. Elias is nineteen, but he can’t claim his inheritance from his grandmother unless he’s married. Apparently, that’

"Back when the family was in crisis, your father paid a heavy price to have a reading done. It said that if you married a mute woman whose birth chart matched yours, the family's fortune would be preserved. "But the moment she speaks… the family will fall apart." The reading was not wrong. It just had not foreseen that I was not truly mute–I stayed silent because my words brought misfortune. Connor scoffed. "That's superstition. Tricks to fool old people. Everything this family has now–we built it ourselves. What does it have to do with her? "If she's so capable, why couldn't she even raise her own son properly?" Eleanor hesitated. She had doubted it too. But ever since Connor married Sienna

he said while i tried to see his face but unable to do so. I moved behind him and he turned. I was about to saw his face but felt water falling on me. Water???? I again felt splashes of water and i opened my eyes with a jolt. "Fuck!!! What is this man?" I said to Rohit who is shooting daggers at me. I should be one to do that as he throw the water at me but instead its opposite. "How could you Kabir?" He shouted while i got confused. "What?" I asked. "This...what is she doing with you?" He said eyeing beside me.

We found him at the old stone ring near the river—the place where councils used to gather when the land still spoke. He stood inside the circle. Not looming. Not radiant. Ordinary. Dark hair. Pale eyes. Hands clasped loosely behind his back. Waiting. “You’re trespassing,” I said. He smiled—not unkindly. “There’s no such thing anymore.” Ashael bristled. “You violated the Covenant.” “The Covenant died when she cut the conduit,” the Shepherd replied calmly. His gaze never left me. “I warned you this would happen.” I stepped into the ring.

She hurriedly went out when she heard Kevin calling her, she smiled at him and they went outside because the event was about to start. Carson took a sip of his coffee while staring at the lights of the city. “Good morning.” Albert sat on one of the chairs and put his coffee on a mini table. “About the poison inside those people, why did they plant poison inside them if they can just kill them by hiring people with the killing promise? What happened? Carson asked. “Killing promise is one of the forbidden promises. There were only a few of us who still live and we need to hide ourselves from the higher ups. “ sadness can be seen on his face.

You are not prey. You are leverage. Talia’s voice was a whisper. “Not exactly a lullaby.” Eirwen’s hands trembled, but she didn’t stop. > The Covenant began with lions, not kings. With my bloodline. With the fire you survived. Your life wasn’t spared. It was preserved. Domenik pushed off the wall, closing some of the distance between them. “Preserved for what?” he demanded. Eirwen glanced at him—his eyes unreadable.