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One Breath, A Short Story

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She pressed her lips to his. "I love you too."

Then, quicker than lightning, a crack echoed around the imposing stone walls. The silence was resounding. The sudden denouement of his death. No-one was breathing. Time stopped completely. Elise was the first to break the muteness.

"Wes?" She had breathed, her voice hitching. "Wes?" 

One by one the adults around us began slipping beneath the water again. The punishment was over. All that was left was a man with a broken neck, and a mermaid with a broken heart.All Rights Reserved

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The Revelation by dstry0515

In the beginning, there was death. The darkness flows from hues of purple and orange, the moon rising to kiss the sun's rays one last time as the darkest cloud of night I've ever seen falls over our tiny haven. I catch Will's face from the side of my vision and my heart tightens slightly. The tick of his jaw wouldn't be noticeable for anyone but me. His best friend, his lifeline. A solemn tear forms in my eye as he wipes his face, another tear falling for the family he lost. I love him. Utterly and desperately so, but, there's nothing I can do about that. The ultimate forbidden fruit, if you will. I reach to comfort him and he doesn't respond. I open my mouth to speak and he looks my way, but the gleam in his dark brown eyes hits the moonlight just right and I fall. My voice escapes my throat and I can't do it. I've tried for years to tell him. 10 years, actually. All this time, I hopelessly remained devoted to a ghost who had given the best of himself to a fiery red-head with a sassy personality and the body of a supermodel. For 10 years, I held to the desperate thought that maybe, just maybe, he'd be someone I could count on. Instead, I watched him marry my best friend, smiled as they welcomed their son. Stood, holding that beautiful boy as his mother was in the first round of executions after the beginning of the Revelation. Helped heal Will's wounds in the aftermath. Cried, clutching the tear-stained shirt of my best friend as his son took his last staggering breath in that first harsh winter. The guilt of my emotions crawl through me. My heart twisting in regret, guilt, desperation, and grief. I loved my best friend. She was so much more than that; she was my family. In this dystopian quick read, join a group of people desperate to recapture their freedom and end a tyrant's reign.

Mysterious Chime (Book #1) by Cupcakie2001

Inching closer to me, he whispered my name once again. "Nora." All I could see was Axel's lips nearing mine with every passing second. Gulping at the building intensity between the two of us, I moved back slowly with an attempt to meet his eyes. Axel, however, had other plans when he turned his body towards me, caging me in place with one arm beside my head. His warm breath fanned across my neck as his lips lingered closer to my ear away from my lips. "Your ice cream is melting, No-Ra. We wouldn't want you dirty now, would we?" His voice came out rasped. ■ ■ ■ 𝑮𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒊𝒏 𝒂𝒃𝒔𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒂 𝒊𝒔 𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝒎𝒆𝒎𝒐𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒔 𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒌𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝒍𝒊𝒇𝒆 𝒎𝒊𝒔𝒆𝒓𝒂𝒃𝒍𝒚 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝑨𝒎𝒏𝒆𝒔𝒊𝒂. Waking up in a beach-alone and cold with all your memories gone wouldn't be counted as a typical day in the life but to Her it is. It's more than the memory impairment does she have to deal with in order to resolve it all. Buckle up, for, it's gonna be one hell of an Amnesiac ride.

Life Underwater by Queen_AngelAce

"Your Highness, there has to be another way." Dad said. "I'm sorry but it has to be done. I'll miss you my babygirl but you can't stay. One day, I will die and the wall will break again. Charles and them will upon you again. And you'll be back and put the wall back into its stable place again." Amber said. I looked at Angel. "I have to give up the world I've grown to love and live in the world I hate?" She asked.

Blood Scry by tiffday98

"I'll be gentle," he said quietly as he bent his head to my wrist. His lips pressed softly on my wrist and I jerked my hand away in response. He froze and wait until I was ready. After a minute of us sitting in silence, I was ready. He took my hand once again and pressed his lips to my wrist once more this time I could hear him inhaling my sent. He made a deep sound in his throat like he was satisfied by the way my blood smelled. ________________________________________________________________________________ Trinity is tired of the life of an immortal. She has stood by her friends through loss, hate and love. She would do anything and everything for her friends but is making a deal with a royal going to far. The man wanted to own her and call her his since the first time they meet. However, she has guarded her heart from everyone except her friends. Can this man break down her defenses by helping her friends or was his game something else entirely?

Double Dog Dare by cacthingfireflies

It felt so right, but I knew it was all so wrong. His body pressed against mine his hands around my waist. My arms wrapped around his neck. I felt his breath on my neck as he softly panted. He had me pinned against the wall. Keeping me from running away like I so badly wanted to do, but at this moment I don't think my legs would allow me to run. My head was swimming and everything was cloudy that's what he did to me. He messed with my mind and twisted everything around. I could never think straight when he was on my mind. And his always on my mind. He messed everything up. I thought I had everything figured out but he came along and now I'm puzzled. My eyes where wide as I realize what just happened, I just kissed Asher Grey. The Asher Grey and it was all because of a double dog dare.

Grace by BaskanBB

The girl, who found herself in the wrong place at the wrong time, experienced a stroke of misfortune. Following this incident, she was drawn into a world completely foreign to her, where she struggled to adapt to her new life. I was face to face with death. I knew it. I hadn't even realized when his hand had grasped mine. Fear overshadowed all my senses. But after what felt like an eternity, I finally felt my wrist. He was gripping it so tightly that blood could no longer flow to my hand. As I lowered my head to look at the hand clutching my wrist, he used his other hand to grab my chin, turning my face toward his. Then, he pressed his lips to mine. I stood frozen for a moment. Then, I let myself go. For a fleeting instant, he seemed to let himself go too. And then, just like that, he was gone. In an instant, he had vanished. The hand gripping my wrist, the lips pressing against mine-gone. And I was left standing there, completely stunned. It felt as though I had forgotten my own name. I started to tremble. My legs gave out beneath me, and I collapsed to the ground. Sitting there, shaking in shock, I finally understood what he was.

Alpha Logan by Daylight428

I smelt something calming, like the smell of rain and vanilla and suddenly, a guy came in charging at Gabriel. Gabriel didn't have any time to react as he was knocked to the ground. I stared at them in shock as I backed away, not knowing what to do. " Leave him alone! " I yell at the stranger throwing my hands in the air. This gets the guys attention and I notice the aura around him, telling me he's an Alpha. He starts stalking towards me as Gabriel struggled to get up, " Run Reagan! " I ran into a wall behind me causing me to fall and put my hand on my head in pain. I felt tingles on my arm as a hand was placed on my arm. I noticed it was the stranger as he made me face towards him. He crouched down at eye level as he stared into my ocean blue eyes with his sincere chocolate brown eyes. My eyes widened when he said the word that I've been dying to hear since I was a little girl. " Mate. " Reagan's been dreaming of finding her mate since she learned about them. Her twin brother found his a few weeks ago and Reagan's been dying to find her equal. What happens when she find out her mates the cold hearted Alpha that she's been told cruel stories about. Will she reject him, or will she learn to love him? ~~~ !! Completed!! ~ This is the sequel to Alphas Human Mate so I recommend you read that before this one. But you won't have to to understand this book. ~ Sorry if there is: • Misspellings • Grammar issues • Wrong punctuation * I'm human *

BitterSweet (Editing){Complete} by Cece5522

"Life is bittersweet... But the further you travel the less it will become bitter and the more it will be sweet. Bittersweet." Ariel. It's an ironic name considering she wasn't a mermaid that was anywhere close to getting her happy ending. Please, that was far from being her reality. In her world, there were no such things as happy endings. Or spontaneous love... until she met Stephen. Stephen. Stephen has been through hell and back and is desperately trying to gain his bearings, but it seems like life doesn't give a fuck until... she walk in... wait... no...SLAMMED in.

Chasing Tide (A Merman's Tale And The Human Who Desired Him) by AlphaKelly

One of the most painful things on earth is to lose a loved one. Whether in death or heartbreak. It's a pain different from all others. You feel every burn, every ache, your senses awaken, and greedily await a memory to sip in and then wreck your entire being. She took everything. His Light. His Heart. His Soul. It had no end. For years it went on like it would never end. But, it did. Just in passing, a normal day, a day like every other, but it was the day, his heart danced truly and his chest tighten as if a fierce wind had passed by, blending with his soul, leaving a suffocating feeling in his chest, a choking sensation in his throat, there was a pressure making it hard to breathe. ******* "My heart has heated for the human and my blood has flown for him. Every time I thought of him, my heart would ache. It would ache so much I couldn't breathe, the feeling of despair, yet sweetness... Even so, I still couldn't stop thinking about him." So...this is how it feels to love a person. "I belong to you, just as this merman belongs to the seas. Like a falling leaf belongs to its roots." "Nothing can stop me from falling into your embrace." ******* ®®

Clouds Over the Sea by QueenMariana

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The Revelation

In the beginning, there was death. The darkness flows from hues of purple and orange, the moon rising to kiss the sun's rays one last time as the darkest cloud of night I've ever seen falls over our tiny haven. I catch Will's face from the side of my vision and my heart tightens slightly. The tick of his jaw wouldn't be noticeable for anyone but me. His best friend, his lifeline. A solemn tear forms in my eye as he wipes his face, another tear falling for the family he lost. I love him. Utterly and desperately so, but, there's nothing I can do about that. The ultimate forbidden fruit, if you will. I reach to comfort him and he doesn't respond. I open my mouth to speak and he looks my way, but the gleam in his dark brown eyes hits the moonlight just right and I fall. My voice escapes my throat and I can't do it. I've tried for years to tell him. 10 years, actually. All this time, I hopelessly remained devoted to a ghost who had given the best of himself to a fiery red-head with a sassy personality and the body of a supermodel. For 10 years, I held to the desperate thought that maybe, just maybe, he'd be someone I could count on. Instead, I watched him marry my best friend, smiled as they welcomed their son. Stood, holding that beautiful boy as his mother was in the first round of executions after the beginning of the Revelation. Helped heal Will's wounds in the aftermath. Cried, clutching the tear-stained shirt of my best friend as his son took his last staggering breath in that first harsh winter. The guilt of my emotions crawl through me. My heart twisting in regret, guilt, desperation, and grief. I loved my best friend. She was so much more than that; she was my family. In this dystopian quick read, join a group of people desperate to recapture their freedom and end a tyrant's reign.