The Sacrifice Shantel Tessier Pdf Novels & Stories

“The curse was born from betrayal, Scarlett. Only through betrayal can it be undone” I clenched my fists at my sides, the mention of betrayal fueling my anger. Rand and Cassie. Their betrayal had been what had me here.. Now, it seemed I was tied to something far greater than I could have imagined. But I wasn’t going to let it consume me not without a fight, I can't die twice at the hands of my so-called mates, first now Zane “And what is this sacrifice you keep talking about?” I demanded. “What price do I have to pay?”

I felt like a bolt of lightning strike me when I heard the Words, “Now, open your eyes and make the sacrifice.” My heart thudded against my ribs wildly. I had forgotten about the sacrifice part. “Take my life as a sacrifice…” Alex’s confident voice caused my eyes to snap open. “No, that is not possible. First, you are a golden shifter. Second, you are the one performing the ritual. Offer me something else or be ready to face the consequences.” The voice warned. I would have offered my life but again I was a party to the ritual as well. I didn’t think it would be accepted.

"The registration office... Officer Miller sent me! Someone finally did it!" The Don frowned, his hand resting on Carl’s shoulder. "What are you talking about?" "The sacrifice!" the servant cried, his voice cracking with a mix of terror and relief. "Someone officially signed their life away to the Abyss! The ritual is on! We’re saved!" John stood in the dirt, the secret burning like acid in his throat, watching his family celebrate his death without even knowing his name was on the paper.

How convenient. I turned to face the bewildered crowd and smiled. "Think about it, everyone. Today, he sacrificed me for Vivian. Tomorrow, it could be any of you. If he really wanted to help her, he should've put himself on the line instead of forcing someone else to take the fall." Under everyone's increasingly suspicious gazes, Lionel's face instantly flushed red. His eyes were bloodshot as he opened his mouth, still wanting to argue. But honestly, wasn't this all just about Vivian's so-called tragic family situation?

Celeste exclaimed in surprise. Although Celeste knew that someone was offering sacrifices, she did not know that the sacrifices were living people. It was really too much. “They can sacrifice their own people all they want, but they're using other races instead. This is disgusting!” Celeste said viciously. Celeste wanted to save the woman but had to give up when she recalled that she was powerless.

This wasn’t Holt territory. I was detained for twenty-four hours. And when I came back for her— She was gone. Assigned overseas. Off the grid. All she left behind was a letter. Adrian, We can never go back. The moment you chose to sacrifice me, this ending became inevitable. My life is full—even without you in it. Please don’t look for me again. I did anyway. I searched like a madman. And I never found her. Only then did I finally understand— Love isn’t sacrifice.

“I only ever wanted him to be happy, but since I came into his life, everything has changed. His building burned, his stock fell, his family despises him, and now even his position has been stripped by his own cousin.” She looked down at her belly again. “My babies, you need to know sometimes love isn’t enough. Sometimes love has to let go so the person we love can stand tall again.” The words came out slowly, but they weighed heavy on her chest. Each letter felt like a fresh cut. Yet in her eyes, there was a new resolve not because she was giving up, but because she believed sacrifice was the only thing she could do to protect Xavier from herself. She reached for the small notebook on the t

Yet the loom trembled beneath her hands, every line threatening to slip back into the void. Her fingers stilled. She pressed her palms together, knuckles whitening, fighting the ache in her chest. If she spoke Elira’s name aloud, the fragile work would unravel. That was the law of the sacrifice. The world could not remember her. And still Zara kept weaving, because forgetting was worse than death, and she could not bear to let Elira vanish while breath still lived in her own body.

I placed my left hand on his thigh and he immediately interlocked our palms. Shane opened her eyes and looked back at me. “You shall face a great deal of loss and misery. Your sacrifice for this pack will always be remembered, eternally. But you shall lose a lot. Will you be ready to go ahead?” I frowned. “What will I lose?” Fear gripped me but I did not let it show. “Anything.” Her eyes darted to Xavier. “Everything.” I shuddered at her words. What does she mean? “Then why am I chosen for this sacrifice? Why can’t his mate do it?” I nodded at Lucas and asked her.

“It doesn't need blood or life, but rather something deeper. Something only the one bound to her heart can give.” Thane swallowed. “What kind of sacrifice?” He repeated. Her eyes softened, just a little. “You must give her a part of yourself that cannot grow back. A part that will change you forever. A part you will never recover.” The room felt suddenly too small. Nathan shook his head. “Thane, you know we can't trust her. Don’t…” But Thane was already nodding. Cassidy frowned. “You are not going to think about it? You don't even know what it is.”