What The River Knows Kindle Novels & Stories

So were her ears, which were very sensitive. Strangely, the path I had taken earlier and the one River was now taking didn’t lead us back to where we had been. Instead, it took us to a place I hadn’t seen before. This was the waterfall I heard when I first woke up here. And it turned out to be not far from where I had fainted. And that was the answer to why the ground beneath me was wet. River continued to run, jumping over large rocks. It was as if she already knew where she was going. It was as if she already understood what she had to do.

I couldn't die. I squeezed my eyes shut, willing the pain to go away. For a few minutes, the world went quiet. The only thing I could hear was a loud ringing sound. Then, I saw the woods that surrounded the river. The same river I protected my people from every year on this very day. The vision changed and I was beneath the river, seeing through someone else's eyes. This person was drowning and smiling at the stars. I jumped out of bed. Was someone drowning? Was someone at the river?

“Thanks, Dad! I can’t wait to play. Maybe we can all play together later!” Antonio chuckled, giving River an approving nod. “Looks like we’ve got a future athlete on our hands.” After giving gifts to all the kids, Riley handed a neatly wrapped present to River. “This is for you,” she said, grinning mischievously. River took the gift from Riley, the weight and size already giving him a hint that it was a book. He eyed Riley curiously, noticing her mischievous grin, and slowly began to unwrap the neatly wrapped present. As the cover came into view, the title “A Book of Newborn Names” was boldly printed on the front. He blinked in surprise, momentarily speechless.

River mutters. “Fine. But if I die in the women’s room, I want a decent memorial,” Lili chirps. I turn to the bathrooms, pulling Lili with me. The next moment, someone hovers close to my free side. “You’ll need me. I can sniff out rats,” River says, swinging her arms forward and back. With her wits, it’s sometimes hard to remember she’s just a lost little girl looking for someone she loves. “I’m sure you can,” I say, patting her head. “You little sewer goblin.” The two girls giggle softly and I take River’s hand.

"The diviner said the thing beneath this ground is the reason my body grows weaker by the day. Dig carefully. Don't miss a single inch." Father's heart shook. He struggled with all his strength against the hands restraining him. "Seraphina! Beneath that ground is my younger sister. She took an assassin's arrow through the heart to save you. Stop this!" Mother answered without concern. "She is only a dead person, Gideon. Eli and I are your family now. Why cling to old grief? You should move on." Father jerked his head up and stared at Mother as if he could not believe it. When Mother first learned that my aunt had died saving her, she had knelt on the ground crying and begged my aunt to open

" That was enough for me to understand. He was not ready to let her go. However, I still had time. And I had my own ways. … That night, the hotel video suddenly spread across the internet. My dad slammed his phone onto the marble so hard the screen splintered, and turned on Vivian. "Didn't you say this was handled? Where did the video come from?!" Vivian's hands were shaking. "I-I really did handle it. Maybe… maybe it was the Mercer family–"