They Chose Her Novels & Stories

I am not choosing you because of the curse, she said. She said it alone, with space around it -- the shape of what she was removing from the choosing, what she was refusing to let stand as a condition -- before she said the thing she meant. He was absolutely still. I am choosing you, she said, because of who you are when no one is watching.

My boyfriend, Emmett Carr, and I lived less than five miles apart in the same city. However, we never met more than twice a month. Whenever I asked when he was free, he always said he was busy with a recent work project. That continued until I accidentally discovered his travel records. He had purchased flight tickets for 48 out of the 52 weekends of the past year. He was flying to the country where his childhood friend, Cherry Lewis. was studying abroad. He would leave on Saturday morning and return late Sunday night, rain or shine. He flew there like clockwork, even more disciplined than when he was going to the office. The most recent date we went on was yesterday, at a cafe below h

I paused and looked over my shoulder as she slowly walked closer. “Aiden never picks a girl… but he chose you.” Her words froze me. I stood up straight, letting go of the key in the door. My first instinct was to deny it because I couldn't even believe it myself. Aiden chose me? Out of all the gorgeous girls who threw themselves at him, he chose a nobody. I wasn't convinced, but she didn't care to read the doubt on my face. “Fortunately, I have a way to set things right,” she said, flashing a wicked smile. She pulled out a lighter and flicked it on.

All Kara did was roll her eyes and say he was not worthy of being engaged to me. Not long after, I saw a post online asking the question, "What if the only thing she left for you was a human being?" Kara had refused to let Evan pay his respects to me in the past ten years, and she made sure of that by guarding my cemetery plot on my death anniversary for the entire day. Evan was forced to stand at the gates of the cemetery. This went on for ten full years. However, Kara finally relented in the tenth year. "Go on."

​His face lifted with a desperate flicker of hope. ​"But love isn't what you tell yourself you feel, Marcus. It's what you choose when someone you love needs you." ​I let the silence settle between us. "And you chose to leave." ​Then I walked away. This time, I didn't look back. ​I found Lily in the library after breakfast. She was sitting on the carpet beside the fireplace, surrounded by books and a half-finished puzzle. When she saw me, she smiled and waved me over.

Charis had grown into a poised, confident woman. "I've heard all about what happened with your company. I'm fine partnering with you. If you're willing, I can invest whenever you're ready." She gave me a playful wink. It took me a moment to find my voice. "Thank you." Things between us were going well. After we ate, we went for a walk. "I've waited for you all these years. I refused to settle for anyone else and turned down several people I was set up with." Charis gave me a slightly haughty look. "Just remember, you have to give me a chance this time."

I'd been with Leo Abernathy for five years, and his ex-girlfriend, Cressida Hollingsworth, had spent those same five years trying to come between us. Cressida bet me that Leo would always choose her over me. She had dragged me into a pool and forced me to stand with her on a rooftop ledge, all to make Leo choose between us. Every time, Leo held on to my hand. After her ninth failed attempt, Cressida finally gave up. She stopped coming near me and stopped texting Leo. She even left our social circle, quit her job, and started going on blind dates. I thought I'd finally won the five-year battle. Then, on our wedding day, the wedding coordinator announced the groom's entrance six times,

And then, in a voice that was barely above a whisper, she made her choice. “Vincenzo,” she said. “I choose Vincenzo.”

‘The Goddess may have chosen us a fated,” Ash whispered, almost like he couldn’t believe he was saying those words. When I met Felicity, I never thought I’d have a mate, fated or chosen. Living as a rogue wolf meant giving up that luxury. She came walking into our lives and changed everything. She was truly the most beautiful she-wolf I’d ever laid eyes on. I never thought that she would choose us as her mate. She’d always made it a point to say that she wanted to choose her destiny. That having a fated mate wasn’t for her.

Wes chuckles. “She won’t be mine though.” I look at the floor leaning on my knees. Wes bumped me. “You could choose her. It won’t be as strong, but it’s something. She’d still carry your mark.” I smile. “I could, couldn’t I.” “She makes you happy, Grey. Bond or not. She’s your girl. Take her.” He turns his head to me. “She does fit in with us, doesn’t she?” I glance at my brother.