Winter Rise Novels & Stories

Faris I woke up to sun shining on my face. The morning brightness waking me up. I got up and sat on the bed, eyes still closed because of over drinking last night. I felt hung over and my head was aching. I roamed my hand on the night stand to get my mobile, it has always been my habit to check my mail early morning from work and start then start out my day with working out. I couldn't find find my mobile or my nightstand.

Ava’s POV The cold of winter is starting to let go around Valley Creek. It's not quite spring yet. But just enough to make the mountain different. With less than the full force of the sun, the snow is beginning to melt on the lower ridges in the afternoon. Now ice is slowly falling from the roofs of the buildings. The wolves that prowl the hallways don't have the same acute survival anxiety in their shoulders for every second of the day. The mountain remains vigilant.

Wedding day Winter woke up after hearing noises from the hall area, she freshens up and walk out of her room, She entered the hall of her mansion; it was not like how she saw it before, it was completely transformed now, expensive lights were hanging at each corner. The wall was studded with mirrors, and colourful light gave an amazing view to the entire hall, the room reflected everyone.

The frost hadn’t yet left the ground when Aria stood beneath the scarred sky, her hands clenched beneath her cloak. Spring had sent out cautious feelers—buds curling against the wind, grass inching toward green—but Moonrise still bore winter’s weight in its bones. Much like the valley, the people within it were thawing slowly, hesitantly. This, she thought, was the hour that would decide the future—not a prophecy’s fire, but the fragile breath between wars.

Celeste was inside, doing one final sweep of the apartment. The air was brisk and quiet, filled only with the faint rustle of winter wind threading through the city streets. There was a stillness in it. Like the city knew they were leaving. Cedric and the rest of the Winters family would take a different route, gathering the few remaining wolves that had followed them from the old territory. They would return home the long way, giving the others space to settle in and prepare. Victoria hoisted a bag into the trunk when she heard the sound of boots approaching behind her.

Sure enough, he saw the blue fog outside recede like a tide, withdrawing all at once. The entire Wraith Graveyard fell silent once more. Andrew asked, "How often does this tide appear?" Rosemary replied flatly, "So, you're not completely stupid. At least you're asking the important questions. Fine, I might as well tell you. The Cerulean Tide appears roughly every three hours, but it doesn't happen every day. I haven't figured out the pattern yet." Andrew ignored the veiled insult in her words and continued, "How long have you been inside here?"

I need to regain my strength and hurry to find out about this condition. I hear the door close as Rex leaves my room, and then for some reason, I catch a faint whiff of Aurel's scent, just as Simon had mentioned. Could she really have a unique human scent, I think to myself as I open my eyes. The scent becomes more distinct as we're in close proximity. I try to sit up, staring at my hands that changed a while ago, even if it was only briefly. The pain was intense. What would it be like when I'm fully revived? Not just that, my body temperature starts to rise, as if I'm being infused with an intense power. But shortly after, the powerful surge diminishes along with the fading presence of my w

It grounded me more than I liked to admit. We were only two days out from the Luna Ceremony, and Crescent Moon was wound tight as a drawn bowstring. Banners fluttered along the main paths, their colors snapping in the winter air. The ceremonial circle had been cleared and re-cleared, the ground smoothed, the wards layered so thick I could feel them humming beneath my skin whenever I passed too close.

Every wolf present saw the desperate madness in his eyes. The next second, the invincible Alpha jumped straight out of the second-floor window toward the Forbidden Forest without a second thought.

As I wondering what's waiting for us back home. True to his word, Xavier flew us back to Cortina. Though not exactly when he originally promised. Now that I was much better healed, Xavier decided to extend our stay for an extra week and a half. We spent the time as if it was our honeymoon. We went snorkelling, ziplining, parasailing, even canyoning. My favourite activity however was when Xavier rented Quad bikes for us. We raced along many of the trails, until we came across this secluded waterfall. We left our quads, then walked up to the top of the waterfall. Together we jumped, and spent the rest of the day swimming. It was a truly amazing vacation. Bali has quickly become my favourite pl