The Family Novels & Stories

Chloe tried to interject, but Annabelle’s voice had grown stronger. “You think I can’t see it? You only came because you have no one else! And you dare to stand there and call yourself my family? Did you hear what my father said earlier?” Annabelle’s small hands balled into fists at her sides. “He said family isn’t about blood, family is the people who love you, who stand by you, who protect you. That’s them,” she said, pointing back at me and Ethan, and to our parents. “They’re my family, not you, never you.”

Created a family that shouldn't exist but does. And now we get to live it. Raise our daughter. Build our future. Together. All of us. Forever. Unbreakable. Exactly as it was always meant to be.

Her voice had a trace of bitterness buried under the cool delivery. Something in my chest twisted so tightly I thought I might choke on it. Two hundred and five people, and she still looked like she’d been eating alone her whole life. The West family, or as they’re mostly called, Old West, has one of the largest family networks I’d ever heard of. Old money, old power, old grudges — a web stretching so far across the globe you could sneeze in the North and someone in the South would know about it before you found a tissue for your nose.

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How can they be called family when it's like that? In Arjuna's view, family is someone who continues to provide support or provide a place to lean on when one of its members feels tired. Family is also a place where they should be able to feel safe and be themselves, not put on a mask, so they won't be labeled as an ugly child. However, what the Aini family does cannot be called family at all. They are like predators who are crazy about money and power. Especially Niar.

My sister Mia and I both had a crush on Alpha Felix. But Mia was sweet and knew exactly how to act cute. Felix only had eyes for her—just like our parents. Even when Mia and I competed for the position of Chief Beta, Felix chose her without a second thought. So, I left the pack in a fit of anger, determined to make a name for myself. Six years later, I became the strongest female Alpha in North America, leading the Crimson Pack. But my family and Felix knew none of this. That is, until I heard that Felix’s Crescent Pack was facing a severe financial crisis and desperately needed a powerful ally to survive. I looked at my schedule and let out a soft smirk. The name written next to the 10:00 A

But this… this is so much more complicated than what Liam understands. Adrian places a hand on Liam’s small shoulder. “Liam,” he says gently, “being a family is something really, really special. And it’s not something we can just decide in one night.” Liam pouts, crossing his arms. “Why not?” “Because families are forever,” Adrian explains patiently. “And I never want to make a promise to you or your mommy that I can’t keep.” Liam tilts his head, processing his words. “So… does that mean you don’t want to be my daddy?”

"A baby brother?" "Yes, sweetie," I whispered as I leaned closer. "You, me, your daddy, and your new little brother are going to be a perfect family. You won't ever need to think about her again." Kenny looked down at his book. Only then did I notice that he was reading a book about families. The page he was on read: "A family comprises a father, a mother, and their children." I patted his cheek. “If you miss your mum so much, you can call me mummy.”

"I just never realized it would cause such serious consequences for you!" Tears streamed down Chelsea's face as she continued, "Wyatt, I'm sorry. Won't you give me another chance? I've already gotten back at Patrick for you. "His family has been in a financial crisis these few years and only barely survived because of me. I pulled all the funds, so his family has gone bankrupt. They ended up much worse than I ever was. "Besides, Callie can't be without you either. She's been waking up crying in the middle of the night, asking for her dad. She's not doing well, and I couldn't take care of her properly, so my family sent her to boarding school—"

“It’s fine, Naomi. You seem to have a problem with me now that you are a part of this family.” Though stunned, I quickly got a grip on myself and declined the suggestion. To my surprise, Keith agreed without getting my consensus. I was disgruntled. It was absurd enough that I had to share a bed with my mother-in-law on my wedding night, but she took up the space between me and my husband too. Whitney glanced at me before sprawling herself across the sanctity of my bed. “A good wife shouldn’t be so petty. You should be kind to your husband’s family.”