The Seven Lights Novels & Stories

I almost ignored it, because Poppy could connect the number seven to a light, chicken soup, the philosophy of marriage, and glitter shoes in one paragraph if given orange juice. “What light, sweetheart?” I asked. Poppy looked at me like I had just failed the lesson. “The light that talks by itself.” “A lot of our lights turn on by themselves, Pop. Our house likes drama.” “Not that one. The talking one.” She held the seven card against her chest. “The one that said seven too. Near the stairs. It kept saying, ‘Device seven offline.’ And I got scared because I thought seven died.” “Device seven offline,” I repeated quietly.

Firash jogged their way, dropping into an empty chair with his own plate and digging in viciously as if this were his last meal. Stefano looked at Ellie and started talking, "There's a war coming. We don't understand it yet, but we knew conflict had been brewing for years. I saw glimpses of it at the beginning of the year, but not enough of a vision to understand what our future holds. I'm not skilled enough to be able to interpret the glimpse of visions that I see. Grandfather is, and he saw the war. The wolves will fight amongst themselves first, then they will fight against a different force. A darker force meant to destroy magical creatures. There is a group of seven, we don't know who a

'Just a year more' she recited in her head as she comforted herself. As dusk arrived she headed out of her office, tracing her track back home. The city slowly started to grow lively with the light and noise of the night life. She took the stairs to head upstairs. As she opened the door, the darkness that engulfed the room was sparked up with the flip of the switch. The dim light helped dissipate the utter darkness.

"I am very mad at you, Seven. But I can't even do that successfully because I am so worried. Life may be hard, but you have a lot to live for. There's always light at the end of the tunnel." I burst out laughing. "What light? All I see is darkness!" "Don't say that, Seven. You might not see it, but I see a bright future ahead of you. You'll get through this. I'm sure of that." I covered my ears. "Okay, if you say so."

As the first light of dawn peeked through, I saw Samuel. He was gone, turned into a ghost. His stubborn spirit had somehow tied me down too, like invisible chains I could not break. I wanted to get away, never to see him again, but I was stuck. He noticed me as well. His face, which had been ashen, suddenly lit up with an incredible glow. He blinked, tears streaming down his face. "Yocelyn!" He was so overwhelmed, moving to grab my hand.

A cold so complete that it burns--like the void itself. As I watch the last of the shadow creature fade, the darkness of the room seems less complete but it is still oppressive after my latest encounter. Walking across the room, I find the newly installed switch and flick it upwards. The room blossoms into blue light. The innkeeper, Samael, had me install these lights in the tavern after the False Queen offered free lights to any business willing to install them. At the center of each light is an all too familiar blue crystal, like the ones used to shadow walk by the moon drakes.

It could have been a trick of the light or something. "Say something, Luna!" Little tears dropped from his eyes, his beautiful eyes but I couldn't see past the hate. Something was wrong but I was too drowsy to think clearly or offer my mate a reply. At last, I was pulled into darkness and the sounds around me slowly waned. The last thing I heard was Asher calling me the pet name he gave to me. Deliciae.

He did not know squat about his own kid. I was not about to waste more time. I stood up to bounce. "Jo, hold on." Nash's voice cracked, desperate. "Smith Group is on its last legs. Go beg Mr. Reynolds; he's the only one who can pull us out of this mess. If he steps in, I swear, I'll hand you the keys to the kingdom, all of the Smith empire." I paused, then turned around slowly. "I'm not begging anyone. You got it all wrong. This whole mess? I orchestrated it."

His voice blurred slightly in the wind. "I brought you here at last. Didn't you always want to see the stars here?" My spirit floated beside him. My heart ached at the sight of his aged back. He scattered my ashes gently across the surface of the lake. "You will always be the light of my life." I laughed and cried at the same time in the air above him. I felt my spirit slowly fading away. It was a sign that I was about to disappear completely, but I wasn't afraid anymore.

Using my magic while she was feeding from me accelerated A room of six shimmering lights, like candle flame. One of the six was flickering, growing weaker and weaker until only the wick smoldered. There was a seventh light in the room. Only it was cold, dark, and without heat. It was desperate, grasping for the light with everything it had, but it was destined to remain frozen. I pulled from those five shimmering lights, trying desperately to grasp some of that strength for my own before Ariana devoured it. I knew that Alec and Kade were among the five, but I was smothered in layers of agony that were too thick to peel back.