The Winners Novels & Stories

Bought me a $10 million penthouse in West Hill, too. "Face it—I'm the one winning this time." I stayed quiet, even as she jabbed her manicured finger into my forehead. When I didn't respond, she huffed, bored, then kicked me one more time for good measure before strutting away.

Rosalie embraced her again before encouraging her to return to her place as they prepared to announce the competition winner. Eric returned to the stage to make the pivotal announcement. A moment of silence enveloped the room, and after what felt like an eternity, he finally spoke. "While we expected only one winner, we are pleasantly surprised to announce two winners this year." All the participants fixed their eyes on Eric as he elaborated on the unique qualities of each winning piece, explaining why these individuals deserved the honor. After his inspiring words, he finally revealed, "And the winners of Rosalie's Artists' competition for 2017 are Lena Ross

She always is. But me? I’m not so sure. "In recognition of their groundbreaking proposal," the judge continues, "and their dedication to the prosperity of the kingdom as a whole, we are pleased to announce that this year’s winner is…" He pauses, and the entire room seems to hold its breath. "…Windhowl Pack." The words hit like a thunderclap, I turn away, my heart pounding. This isn’t over. Not by a long shot. But for now, I’ll take the victory. For my pack. For Windhowl. For me.

Not because she was strong but because she hadn't given up. Damien Hale sat alone in his study room. A file lay open in front of him. But he wasn't reading it. His thoughts were elsewhere, something wasn't right. He knew it. He could feel it but everytime he tried to focus on it. It slipped away. “Sophia Reyes wins again” reads one of the newspapers which caught Damien's attention. He slowly picked up the newspaper and saw a picture of Sophia standing outside a court house. Looking calm, confident and unrecognizable.

"Everyone, today is Callista's and my big day. I've prepared some wedding favors in advance. Please, take some and celebrate the day with us." Once he was done speaking, the men who had moved the appliances into the courtyard earlier quickly retrieved the wedding favors from their respective cars. Everyone got to have their share of wedding favors other than Seth and his friends, who were clearly there to cause a ruckus. The villagers opened their tulle bags of wedding favors. To their surprise, branded candies that could only be found in large supermarkets lay in those bags. "Oh my goodness! There are so many candies in this bag! There are also chocolate bars!"

I whispered so only he could hear me. He rubbed my back and patted it a few times. "You deserve it." We had to separate so Declan and the sponsors could give us our prizes. Sam and Leticia were given theirs first, and we clapped for them. They looked so happy and I know it's not just because of the prize they received. "Finally for our winners, the prizes will be given by the CEO of Kingdom Corporation, the COO of Shine Entertainment, and our major sponsors. Thank you so much for supporting us and thank you for giving the audience the show of the year."

Alex hugged me and said "You did it. " I did not wanted to leave his embrace but then have to because they were calling for me and the spotlight was on me. Alex took me to the stage where other winners were also there. The third winner was a guy named Ajay and Second was a girl named Lily and first was me. Josephine was no where . I know that she has also participated but competitions are not something which you can win at whim. For that hardwork and dedication is required which I have done at her place and that's why I am now the winner. When the have me the award I started crying . Judges congratulated me and started consoling me. Then Alex came and he knew the judges. They shook hands wit

the organizer said then he glanced at us. "This only means that the winner is Team Zyfford!"

My heart raced when I heard the bells ring, signifying that someone made it out of the last game. Someone was victorious. I ran down the stairs, into the courtyard, past the garden and into the valley of lilies. Many members of the royal families were already there, waiting for who would emerge as the winner, and the most insane thing happened. There were two winners of the last game. Mist of Umbrathen and Desmond Burton. The crowd applauded and roared joyfully as the two winners emerged from the portal. Mist’s arm slung over Desmond's neck. When Mist's family saw he was wounded, they rushed to attend to him.