The Strain Trilogy Novels & Stories

But as soon as she finished speaking, her pupils gradually dilated, and her hand slipped weakly from my grasp. No matter how desperately I screamed her name, she never woke up again. My heart went completely numb as I reached out to close my mother's eyes. Adrian and I had been together for three years. I couldn't understand how we ended up like this. Just a year ago, our relationship had been sweet and full of affection. But ever since his childhood friend returned from abroad, everything changed. He started becoming distant, constantly setting up "tests" to prove my sincerity. He even said that I had to pass all 99 of his tests before I could marry him.

Soyer yells, his voice gravelly and punishing. I release Thirteen's dress and jump to my feet, desperate to avoid the tail of his gun. Thirteen, however, is slow. She rests on the palms of her hands and knees, her body shaking as silent sobs rock her. "I said get up!" He swings high, bringing his gun over his shoulder before slamming the end of it into her ribs.

The thought came like lightning and sent a shiver down his spine. Mrs. Brown's cruel plan unfolded before Vicky's eyes: she had orchestrated this brutal scene to break his spirit and assert her control. The men mercilessly stripped Sandra of her clothes, pushing her to the ground as they sneered, their evil intentions clear. Sandra's anguished cries and screams pierced the air, but none to listen, leaving Vicky shattered and helpless. He closed his eyes, unable to bear the horror, but the sounds only intensified his anguish and fear. Vicky struggled against his restraints, desperate to save Sandra, but his efforts were futile.

They are—technically selling their daughter to him, for business. He was smiling so sweetly to her, but deep inside, he's filled with contempt. He doesn't want to be used for her and her family's own gains, but his grandfather had insisted he marry her, that the first thing he has to do tonight is to announce they are dating. If not for his grandfather's friendship with the Qins, he would not have agreed.

“So have you finished filing the Leroy report yet?” “Just about. Billy got his plea deal this morning. He’ll do a few years in prison and hopefully reconsider his approach to women during that time.” Greene closed the file. “It’s a shame. He seemed to really love her, but she never loved him back. It’s a tragedy.” Emma shook her head. “He didn’t love her. He wanted to possess her. He wanted to control her life. It wasn’t a selfless act that led him to Leroy’s apartment or that had him stalking her.”

"Let's go have a baby." Easy for him to say. … A note from the author: Thank you for reading The Valiant Trilogy! If you'd like to find out more about this trilogy or read my other series you can find information about all of my books on my website: www.authormeganmatthews.com Megan Matthews loves writing humorous romantic suspense featuring heroes with unbelievable abs, billionaire bosses, and heroines with attitude for days. She lives in Michigan with her techie husband, homeschooled son, their cat, and two guinea pigs.

Dane didn't wait to listen to her anymore as he walked by her, taking the path they had earlier taken, fumbling and cursing at the failed trip, at least to him, the expedition is a failed experience. "I think we should get back to Leslie and Dane." Larry sounded tired and uneasy, his girlfriend have been dragging him through the forest and not giving him a hint on what she was up to, he felt Leslie would have been worried since neither him or Helena were responding to their walkies. He wanted to but Helena had taken it from him and not threw it somewhere in the dark bush. He felt completely different about the whole thing and yet, he still couldn't say a word to her. "Easy cowboy." Helena sp

Too much information was making my head dizzy. Turns out these Strains weren’t as simple as I thought. To put it bluntly, they were anomalies among humans. And their numbers kept decreasing, because ever since the Legendary Trinity was held, almost 80 percent of the participants were Strains. Even though Ash explained everything in detail, I still didn’t understand. If I were part of the Strains, I should have at least one ability. But there had been absolutely no changes in my body.

"What do you mean, sir?" "Send different types," he said calmly. "Not merely to attack them... but to force them to react beyond their established patterns." His voice remained even, yet every word was carefully calculated. "We don't want them to become merely stronger," he continued. "We want them to keep evolving." "Understood, sir." The older man narrowed his eyes slightly. "And the seed-bearing woman... make sure she stays alive." His voice dropped lower and heavier. "Because as long as she remains alive..." "...their abilities will most likely continue to grow." ***

After catching my husband, Jaxson Larkin, cheating on me for the third time, I end up developing aphasia. Out of guilt, Jaxson spends a month teaching me to communicate using "One" and "Two". "One" means yes, and "Two" means no. No matter what Jaxson says to me, as long as it involves Sasha Fuller, I only answer with "One". When he says Sasha is in poor health and wants to borrow the amulet that my mother left behind to bring me blessings, I answer "One" without hesitation. When he says he wants to postpone our wedding anniversary to celebrate Sasha's birthday, I reply with "One". Even when he brings a pregnant Sasha into our home, I still answer with "One". I even thoughtfully pack