The Golden Rose: Book 2 Novels & Stories

Her breath hitched. “Second chance?” Rose whispered. Her tears returned, but not with sorrow this time, with fury. “You call this a second chance?” she hissed. “You take my child, let me die, and throw me back into this hell? What do you want from me?! What kind of sick joke is this!?” Her voice broke into a scream that seemed to shake the air. And then, something shifted. The air in the room thickened. Voices, distant, echoing, began to ripple through the mansion. Familiar ones. Laughter from below. The sound of footsteps, servants hurrying down the hall. The scent of fresh lilies, the kind she’d chosen for the wedding day.

Rosella Ross? I glanced up at the large, fancy clock hanging above Blake’s sofa, with a gold rim and a glass face that reflected the soft light in the room. The seconds felt louder than the silence in the room, ticking away far too fast. One minute was almost up. A sudden surge hit me—raw instinct, sharp and immediate. Survival. Fight. Do something before it’s too late. I clenched my teeth, forcing myself to breathe as my gaze moved across the room—Blake, the guards beside him, the exit, before I tilted my head slightly, stealing a side glance at Lucien, my eyes barely shifting as I tried to read his next move.

They want to dismantle the hierarchy of the entire wolf kind. "Who’s your contact?" I demand, stepping back. "How are you moving across borders unseen? Who’s feeding you intel?" He grins up at me, his teeth stained red. "The Rose." My heart hammers against my ribs. "What did you say?" "The Rose," he whispers, a look of reverence crossing his twisted face. "She blooms in the dark. She carries the scent of the garden and the poison of the grave. She opened the door for us." Wild roses.

Shut the door and climbed back into the passenger seat. “Let’s go.” He said, banging on the dash. THE END **Thank you for reading Rise of a Queen. I hope you enjoyed the adventure. And is it truly the end?** Find out what happened to King Kellen in the third installment of The Delta’s Daughter. The Gladiator Wolf King – Book 3 will concentrate on Kellen and more of your favorite characters. I hope you will join me on a new adventure. The Gladiator Wolf King - Completed and out now!

The once sluggish and dry flowers suddenly blossomed into beautiful flowers and became even more beautiful as they grew together. That's why when Allen passed by their yard, he was surprised to see the blooming plants there. He could hardly remember where he buried the girl's ashes, even though they looked the same and were arranged differently. He was so angry that he hit the back of his head with his own hands and kicked the burn in front of him hard. There happened to be a housekeeper there who stumbled into the yard to clean. He called her and brought her closer to him. He asked what happened to the plants there and suddenly their arrangements changed. The assistant also answered him imm

"If you need it, the gold coins are yours. I only want this bag." "You are wealthy?" The man's tone was slightly mocking. "Right, you can afford the Red Dragon Tooth, so of course you don't care about this." "You saved me twice." She wanted to push it over but had absolutely no strength, so she only smiled faintly. "I have already received my repayment. You can use it to get some things you need." Lin Yilan shook her head, then suddenly remembered. "If it's not too much trouble..." "What." "Could you buy a book for me?" She hesitated, unsure if the request was excessive. "Any content is fine. Just lying here is very boring."

"The astrologer said, as soon as you sign here, your stars will immediately align with Charlie's. You… You have to sign… Please." I took the pen without hesitation and signed my name. As I finished the final stroke and lifted my gaze, I met Adrian's venomous gaze. I could see it clearly now—the signs of his decline were written on his face, darker and more defined than ever before. "Claire… Milton… You bitch, how dare you betray me!" he roared. He was about to lunge at me when his body suddenly froze. He clutched his chest, and his face contorted in agony. Then, he coughed up a torrent of crimson blood.

She grabbed her mother’s old journal, flipped through. Then stopped. "Only the blood daughter will awaken the prophecy. When fire blooms in the garden, the dead will rise." She inhaled sharply. Fire. Garden. She bolted out of the room. Rose Garden – 1:11 AM The flames danced like serpents, devouring the rows of blood-red roses. By the time Yuri, Sang-woo, and Devin arrived, half the garden was already blackened. A single metal stake stuck out from the center, glowing from the heat.

Ren chuckled headed over to one of the tables while I busied myself from dancing and finally got rid of the skeleton. I heard Ren gasp and saw him standing over one of the tables, reading an opened book. “What the hell?” He breathed out. It was rare for him to read books that I got curious and followed him to see the contents of it. I gasped as well. This was not what I was expecting. “He’s...he’s not studying about plants.” I whispered as I read the contents and turned the page. “He’s studying about tamers.” “Rose? Look at this.” Ren pointed to the other book where I saw an inked drawing of the chalice. I stood closer to him as I read the description.

Akshara’s heart pumped more blood to know that she was the next to read that weird book with an eye. The book went to Azile who was got on her feet from an unknown faint. The weird look and efficiency of the book thrilled Azile and pages opened to her in words written in mud, “Awaken Love, Shall Not Be A Delight. Let Thy Onus, Vex Your Soul; Perish In Disgrace.” The prophecy book with an eye moved towards Akshara and stood in front of her. Upon eye to eye contact with Akshara, the book flipped its pages and finally settled in a page to uncover her prophecy; the letters appeared in blood made of gold. The prophecy of Akshara,