Novel & Cerita The Promise Trilogy

"I can't promise I won't hurt you. I can't promise this will end the way you want. All I can promise is that right now, in this moment, we have the same enemy, and that's enough." I stared at him. "That's all you're offering? A maybe?" "That's all anyone can offer." He stood up, walking back to the bar. "You think Ethan promised you forever? You think your father promised to protect you? Promises don't mean anything, Claire. Only action does." He poured himself another drink. I sat there, my mind spinning, he was right. Promises were worthless. Ethan had promised me a partnership. My father had promised me security. Vanessa had pretended to be my sister, and they'd all destroyed me.

I embraced my new life and left the wreckage of the past behind. … Clement and I traveled to Finholm to see the northern lights. While I was mesmerized by the shimmering sky, he leaned over and pecked my cheek. Perhaps it was the aurora's glow, but when he looked at me, his eyes were dazzling and faintly blue, drawing me in. … When we returned from our honeymoon, the head of a kickboxing club, whom I hadn't seen in forever, reached out to me. She told me the international tournament I had given up on was about to start again, and she didn't want my talent to go to waste.

He never got bored of it, no matter what happened. While gazing upon the night sky, he is deeply reminded of a promise made in the distant past. This promise is significant to him, especially it is somehow related to him, but the reason is unclear as he never said it to anyone. He took a ring out in his pocket and said, "wait for me, I'll definitely fulfill it for you. No matter how long it takes or how hard it is. Your wish is something that should come true." His eyes are filled with so much passion and determination to keep the said promise to that person. From thinking too much, he fell asleep and dreamed how everything began.

During the wedding, visions of another woman in that gown kept flashing in his mind. Kimberly would look stunning in it. He owed her a grand wedding. Once Lotta was settled, he'd make it right with the biggest ceremony. He paced anxiously. "We'll go once Kimberly is safe." Lotta pouted. "But you promised. Every minute we're late means I see less of the northern lights." "They won't disappear if we're a bit late. Don't you have any conscience?" Richard snapped, losing it for a second. Lotta burst into frightened tears. "I-I didn't mean it. I just want to finish your promise on the bucket list sooner, so our lost baby in heaven knows his dad loved us."

Third-person POV Douglas was confident Karli would be the first to give in, just as she always had in the past. Yer three days had passed, and he hadn't heard a single word from her. This time, he finally realized something was wrong. He stared at Karli's name on his phone, mumbling to himself, "Karli, you really have gone too far with your tantrum this time. It's been so long. Why haven't you contacted me yet? Aren't you afraid that I'd be worried?"

Sebastian promised. **********************************************************

•~• The light streams through the high window, my gaze lingers there for a moment before turning back into the aisles. Calm and serene, the library wakes with the sun. Candles I re-light. I've worked night till morning. I await her. Despite everything, I must fulfill the promise she made me swear. That I would be here. Friends make promises and they keep them, she said. I like the idea of a promise. I like that it must never be broken. It is something that requires trust. I do not trust anyone. Not my cousins, not my most loyal advisor, not my subjects- none.

But still it wasn’t enough for Winona to fully forgive Alliah from the future that is about to come. “Don’t worry I’ll protect you.” Suddenly, those words echo. Words that seconds freezes Alliah’s world. Making her asks the questions if everything is true and if she can trust him. But then. “I’ll protect you.” The words that’s echoing inside her mind. Words that is more than enough for her trust. To trust a stranger that she rather would, if that one saved her from the dark ocean that she is almost drowned herself from. But then. “Promises are meant to be broken? Tsk! That’s a lie, for promises are a sacred word to be broken by anyone. Promises are not meant to be broken. They are meant to b

Holding the ring between my fingers, I rubbed the plain gold band softly. I gently placed the ring back in his hands, but I didn’t let it go right away. “This…this needs to come with an understanding. I’m giving you all that’s left of me. I’m trusting you with all that I have left, Z. It’s not much but if you…if you take this and don’t come back…” “I’m never leaving you again. Not for anymore time than I absolutely have to. I promise, Evie. I promise to take care of this…” He squeezed my hand with the ring still in it. “…and your heart.”

So leaving out a sigh, Aadhiyan said, "I promise nothing will happen to you and to our child." "Can I trust your promise? Because I feel like you're not going to keep your words," Aadhiyan got irritated to hear that. "What else I can do?" he asked. "Promise on your god that you will protect us," she asked reaching out her hand. Aadhiyan didn't expect that Rathi can talk this way. He realized that she will turn against him if he didn't promise. Discerning that he's doing this fake promise for their God, he placed his hand on her hand and thus sealing their argument.