The Star And The Shamrock Novels & Stories

Former colleagues kept me informed—Ethan was now avoiding the office entirely just to stay away from her. She refused to resign, becoming the laughingstock of the entire workplace. But the situation didn't last long before another dramatic twist unfolded. One day, a massive banner was hung outside the company entrance. "Chloe Bennett, Shameless Homewrecker!" The video spread like wildfire online. In the footage, Chloe was being beaten senseless by the wife of a wealthy businessman. Slaps, kicks to the stomach—at one point, even a chunk of her scalp was torn off. Bloodied and delirious, Chloe clung to the woman's legs, wailing.

Instead, she flipped to the next page of the journal. March 15, 2024. The screen behind her flashed to life again, showing a photo of Franklin crouching on the ground, tying my shoelaces. Autumn began reading again, "Franklin came over today. The first thing he said was... he wanted to break off our engagement. "He said now that the real daughter of the Westwoods had returned, there was no way he would marry a fake. But hadn’t he always said he loved me? That our marriage wasn’t about the families but about us?

As we approached the heart of the celebration, Stella's eyes locked onto us, a flicker of surprise crossing her features before being replaced by her signature smile—a smile that held a hint of smugness. "Well, well, well," she purred, her voice dripping with sarcasm. "What do we have here? The dynamic duo of losers gracing us with their presence." Scarlett bristled at Stella's taunt, her composure slipping for a moment. "We're not here to play your games, Stella." Stella's smile widened, and she turned her attention back to Timothy's family, her voice carrying in the room. "Isn't it just adorable, everyone? Scarlett and Evie decided to crash the party."

"Now that I have everyone's attention. My name is Alpha Ciaran of the Blood Moon pack, to those who do not know me. The one who is responsible for finding your all and orchestrating your rescue is lovely Mrs. Jones. Hey children were amongst you. The two young twins who happen to also be, what's known as Blue Moon shifters. Before we continue into what that means, we need to get a few things clear here and now. One, we will rest for the night here. Two, in the morning we will all go into the small town for breakfast to learn more about each of you and what pack, or coven you come from. If we are unable to find your families, you will have very grown up decision to make. You can join with Alp

It looks like it was burned into her skin with hot iron. All the air leaves my lungs in a single, silent rush. The living room fades away. The sound of the hockey game on the TV vanishes. All I can hear is the sound of Roselyn’s voice, whispering to me in the dark on the hood of my car three weeks ago. "My brother is obsessed with loyalty, Finn. He runs the family like a sovereign state. Everyone in the inner circle carries his mark. A brand on the back of the left ankle. Three jagged peaks. If you have it, you are his property."

“Okay, I’m sorry. Go on.” He leans back, resting his head on the bed, his arm over his eyes. I stare at his neck, watching his Adam’s apple bop up and down. “I never thought I could be this tired.” He’s talking more to himself than me. Dropping his arm, he straightens and looks at me. “The Star Child…it’s a mistranslation. It translates as Morning Star, not Star Child.” “That is a big jump--” “Yeah, my personal theory is that the Shaman made half of it up – his version is an odd mix between the fairy tale and the original texts, but he got it very wrong. The Star Child. The Morning Star…he’s not a wolf, he’s a vampire.”

And now, when I see that person again, the old things come back like a slow motion movie. But why, right now, she appeared under a mediocre identity, nothing outstanding, completely different from her previous life. And most of all, why did Dinh Quan accept this girl to work at Starlight? Did he also realize something was out of the ordinary and hatch a plan of his own? And is it that her resurrection, bringing with it some variation of some events, causes the circuit of the next sequence of events to gradually change as well? So, Hoang Lam has appeared, these guys have finally begun to appear, and is her peaceful life about to start to become turbulent?