The Three Wishes Novels & Stories

The day our family went on vacation to an island resort, my younger sister, Alana Fisher, climbed over a safety railing to get the perfect photo. She lost her footing and, in her panic, dragged me into the ocean with her. The rescue crew was about to pull me out first since I was closer when Mom suddenly took a yellowed paper coupon from her wallet and tossed it toward me. "Corinne, let Alana get on the rescue boat first! This is the last thing your father and I will ever ask you to grant!" When I was seven, I couldn't afford birthday presents for my parents, so I drew a hundred wish coupons by hand. Each one read: [Redeem this coupon for one wish. Corinne has to say yes, no matter what.

"You crazy woman! Why would you assume that I will kiss you? I don't like you. I have high standards for women! You're not my type!" Thane stood up, still holding the part she had kicked. He had a very dark expression, and she knew he was still trying to control his temper. "Three chances! I will give you three chances to kill me and return me to my grave. You will use your power every four months to turn back time. After three chances and you still failed, I will kill that man in front of you!" Thane yelled at her, then slammed the door to her face. She didn't get the chance to talk back to him. Elisia knew that the werewolf king wasn't bluffing. He would kill Adrian if she failed.

I can’t help but think that I am so lucky to be the lucky bastard who gets to take it off of her tonight. We are about to walk out of the bedroom when Crystal taps on my mate’s arm, “Princess, I know what my three wishes are!” Elisa replied, “Can you remember them until after the reception? You can tell them to me when I get you set up in your new home, tonight.” Crystal covered her mouth to stifle a scream, then her eyes dropped, “Now I have to think of a new third wish.” I laughed, “Maybe you should be thinking about want rather than things you need.”

She announced stubbornly, “You know, I think I deserve more than one wish after all that’s happened, so I’m going to make wishes and I want you all to hear them.” “Well, okay then, Miss Warrior, let’s hear them.” “First, I wish that I could have a swimming pool in the backyard. Second, I wish that Seraphiel could come back to us. Third, I wish that everything in those towns would be back to the way it was. That’s what I want. Oh, and that Mama and Michael get married!” She blew out her seven candles, one for each year, and one for good luck. “There! Now, can I have a piece of pizza, please?”

"How about three wishes?" He raised a brow. "How about you don't try to cheat me?" I laughed, pushing him playfully. "I am not. But if you are going to sleep on me, you should be prepared to do that much." He turned to me, and for a second, his eyes drifted to my lips and back up again. He sighed. "Three wishes, it is." "You can't deny," I asserted, my eyes holding his. He nodded. "But I get to sleep as long as I want. No disturbance."

That one was marked with Molly’s name. I wish for world peace. I wish there were no more bad guys. Also, I wish for a brother. Nathan was starting to see the pattern. Three wishes. I wish my sister didn’t bite so much. I wish I had a dog. Also, I wish for a new sled. I wish my parents didn’t fight about moving. I don’t want a new house. Also, I don’t want socks this year. The more snowflakes he read, the more he saw the wishes echo one another. The kids didn’t want to move. They liked their town. They liked their homes.

Molly Molly was making her last rounds through Christmas Wishes, wanting the store to be perfect for the day's opening. She'd finally gotten the trees the way she wanted and they'd sold twice as fast. The Kerstmans had been gone for a few days, and to Mrs. Kerstman’s surprise, the place hadn’t burned down without her there. In fact, Christmas Wishes was flowing better than ever with Molly’s expert guidance keeping the shop up and running. With a free reign, Molly was selling more trees and ornaments than ever.

' "Rob, is my family going to be alright?" "Yes, they will all be fine. It s going to be hard for a while but they will all live pretty happy lives" "Oh thank god... Or Rob hehe. Well alright then. Onto the wishes and reincarnation. And you also said something about other advantages?" "Yes, you're right. You get three wishes, and as for the advantages, you can only get those if you're willing to do something for me." "What's that?"

He stood there awkwardly, clearly struggling to find the right words. I spoke first. “You can go now. I don’t want to hear more apologies. During my time here, I’ve found myself again. I’ve rediscovered the dreams I’d abandoned, and you know me well enough to understand. If I’ve made up my mind, nothing you do can change it, especially when there’s a child involved.” This time, I turned away first. I had watched him walk away from me so many times before that this time, I wanted him to feel it.

He kept staring at her hand but hesitated to say his third wish. "What's your third wish?" Serenity could not help but ask. "I won't say for the time being. I'll tell you when I need to," Jackson murmured. "But when I tell you the third wish… Will you grant my wish as long as it's within your means?" "Yes," Serenity agreed readily. Jackson gazed up at her. "That's a promise. I hope you mean it." "What is your third wish? Why is it so mysterious?" Serenity got curious.