The Golden Truth Novels & Stories

Something unlatched inside me I hadn’t known was set. “Strategy,” she went on briskly. “You’ll need one.” “For Nytherra?” “For my grandson.” A glint. “Three practices.” I braced. “Hit me.” “One—The Three Truths. When the air thickens, say three true things before anything else you might later wish to swallow. Simple. ‘I am afraid.’ ‘I want to understand.’ ‘I don’t know the rules here.’ Truth grounds a wolf faster than commands. Give him yours; he’ll give you his.”

On New Year's Eve, Gwen Hurst and I attended a reunion with our old classmates. After several rounds of drinks, someone suggested a game of Truth or Dare. Gwen was the first to lose and drew Truth. "What was your biggest regret when it came to love?" She answered without hesitation, but her gaze kept drifting toward her first love, Nikolas Stratton, who was sitting nearby. "My greatest regret was not ending up with the person I loved most. Instead, I married my backup and settled for a life of compromise." The room erupted in shock. Everyone thought I would storm out in anger, but I only smiled and gestured for the game to continue. When it was my turn, the question became, "Have you ev

'Yes, I've found it,' he suddenly said, picking out a gold ring from the rest of the treasures. Then, gathering the rest into the little box, he locked it and kept it aside. 'This is a gold ring,' he continued. Then tossing it up with his right hand and allowing it to drop into his left palm, it sparkled with all the beautiful gems that decorated it. 'It is the most treasured thing I have in this house. It is highly refined gold. The beautiful sparkling gems that adorn it are twelve in number. They are some of the most precious stones ever found on earth. The most valuable parts of the stones were extracted and reduced into the twelve sparkling points on the gold ring. In a circle, th

I took a deep breath, forcing myself to calm down. If my encrypted phone wasn't safe, I'd have to try something else. I pulled out a pen and paper. Grandma always said a true healer needs only two things: deep knowledge and sharp instinct. I would design a new recipe. From scratch. This time, I wouldn't give her a chance. I turned my phone off. I couldn't trust any electronics.

“What truth?” “Well…Your beautiful wife told me her husband has a very impressive situation. He has a tool but does not know what to do with it.” Her laughter returned quietly afterward. “A real man with everything that comes with being a real man and still cannot satisfy his own wife. Honestly, Mr Jeffery, that sounded tragic.” The grip around his phone tightened harder until the veins beneath his skin became visible. Silence stretched heavily between them for several seconds. Mei smiled to herself while listening to that silence because she already knew the words had landed exactly where she wanted them to.

Not yet. But because something told me quietly and clearly in the back of my mind that before this was over I was going to need every single thing I had learned. Stone City had taught me one truth above all others. Survival wasn't luck. It was preparation. I lay back down on the bed. Closed my eyes. Somewhere below me Ryan Thompson was handling things. Above him I was learning them.

“The gate will try to manipulate each of us individually. But we have to act as a unit. No one goes first alone.” Marcus studied the doors. “Crimson is passion. Gold is power. Silver is integrity. Any personal choice without the others risks everything. The only way to proceed safely is through the door of truth, silver.” I hesitated. Desire flared in my chest, flaming with temptation. The crimson door pulsed, warm and inviting. I felt drawn to it, an instinctive pull that made my knees weak. What if we could take the easy way? What if I could have what I wanted without consequence?

“Your necklace. May I see it?” Seolurrie showed them her necklace which is hidden inside her clothes. She didn’t take it off. She felt that something bad will happen if she took it off. “Hmm. It looks like an ordinary necklace for me. Are you sure what you saw was real?” “I don’t have time to be delusional. I know that what happened was real. The truth, just like how true that I came out of a gate.” “Not everything that you said can be true. There are no evidence about everything else except the fact that you came out of a gate. And a few more days you will get your hunter license. You know what will happen, right?”

“Of course you know Drew what I was talking about. It is about you, Lexus, and the Golden She-Wolf.” “What about that?” “What about that, Drew? You are claiming, Ms. Daffodil as your mate and Lexus also claimed her as his mate. So, who between the two of you are saying the truth?” Trixie’s voice was almost in high pitch. The truth is, she is getting pissed off with Drew because it is very evident that Lexus is the real mate of the Golden She-wolf and not him. Whoever the Golden She-wolf belongs in the end, that someone is the one who tells the truth. Now, if you’ll excuse me, I still have so many things to do and you are already a disturbance,” Drew said with an obvious feeling of irritation

After setting a date to meet Gordon, I wiped my tears and slipped off my wedding ring. Stepping out of the room, I ran into George, who had been lurking outside. "Who were you talking to about meeting in a week?" he asked. Realizing he overheard my call with Gordon, I dodged trouble with a quick lie. "Emma has always wanted to see the Northern Lights. I'm taking her once she's stronger." George didn't suspect anything and pulled a bank card from his pocket. "You've had a rough time. Take a trip to clear your head," he said. "Call me if you need anything. There's a million dollars on this card. Consider it my way of making it up to you."