Novel & Cerita The Next Step Book

Writer's Note Join me in season two with the continuation of Derrick and Emberly's story OVERCOMING. I hope to see you there. Leave a comment and let me know what you think of book one. Please support my writing by giving this chapter some votes. Hugs and Love, Sapphirian J.

Stephan signaled them to allow him to pass, and he continued walking. Stephan stared at him for a while, immediately when he arrived at his front, he admired the boy’s courage and looks. He stood up and holds his hands as they walked to the library. Omar watched him confusedly without saying a word, but followed him. “Arrange those books to the shelf.” Stephan said, pointing at the pile of books.

More, and more. End of Book 1

Secret. Lucas walked over, eyes scanning me as if weighing whether I was ready. “We’re going to do this in steps,” he said, a seriousness in his voice that made me sit up straighter. “Step one: awareness. Step two: control. Step three… you’ll see. But you can’t rush it.” I nodded, focusing on his words. “Okay. Step one. Awareness.”

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It was one step closer to something I wanted. “Do you want to learn more?” Trav asked, sensing my interest. “Yes, please.” My voice was filled with a genuine longing. He handed me a worn book, its cover a deep blue, and I clutched it eagerly. “Start with this one. And if you want more, we’ll go to the library.” I beamed, my heart swelling with the thought of diving deeper into something I’d always wanted to understand. It was a start. A step toward learning, to being something more than I was. Maybe even finding my place in the pack, if I stayed.

“Again.” By the time I managed a full, somewhat smooth walk without books falling, my neck hurt and my pride was in pieces. But I had to admit, my steps did feel different. Less heavy. More… aware. “Good,” she said finally. “You are learning.” “Finally,” I sighed. “Can we stop torturing my spine now?” She picked up the books. “For today.” “What is next? How to breathe attractively?” She gave me a slow look. “We can work on that later. For now, makeup.”

“Step by step. Methodically. Nothing left to chance.” Travis inclined his head once. “Nothing left to chance.” And with that, we turned toward the next phase, each step echoing through the corridor like the measured drum of inevitability.

“Oh, and I have one more thing,” Kara quickly ran back inside, and she came out seconds later with something wrapped in gift paper. She stood in front of me and gave me the present. I felt like a kid on Christmas morning. I unwrapped the gift so fast, my fingers were shaking. Under the wrapping was a book without a title on it, and on the first page it read: “Dedicated to the love of my life, my Ry”. “What’s this?” I asked. “It’s a sequel to my novel,” she said. “Well, it’s still a working progress, it’s a rough draft. But I want you to be the first person to read it,”

THE END Thank you for reading Book 1 If you would like to listen to the playlist of *The Shattered Series*, please click here. In the next chapter book 2 *ZANE* begins.