Heartstone by Tulip at Inkitt

Story Notes

“Alani,” he said softly.

His eyes flickered between mine and the gun before settling on it.“It’s okay. Give me the gun.”

I tried to move, but for a moment I felt frozen. Only my chest moved, rising and falling with each heavy breath.

Ezrah stepped forward, hands sliding around the muzzle, gently prying the weapon from my grip.

“Hey,” he said quietly, his voice steady. “You’re safe. Everything’s going to be okay.”

Summary

A princess who never wanted a bodyguard. A protector who can’t afford to fail her. A mystery buried in blood, secrets—and a single stone. Alani Wales was once a carefree princess—until the night she lost her twin sister in a tragic crash. The trauma stole her voice, leaving her silent in a world that never stops watching. Just as she begins to heal, her life shatters again. On her wedding day, Alani is shot. Now under constant protection, she’s forced to rely on Ezrah Stone—a man who is as quiet as he is deadly. He’s everything she never wanted… and the only thing standing between her and whoever wants her dead. But when Alani discovers her sister’s hidden diary, she uncovers a trail of secrets tied to her family’s past—and to a mysterious, invaluable stone that holds the key to everything. Ezrah has secrets of his own. Protecting Alani might mean defying the very person who gave him the order to watch her. As danger closes in, trust becomes fragile, the truth becomes deadly… and falling for her bodyguard might be the most dangerous risk of all.

Genre: Romance

Author: Tulip

Status: Ongoing

Chapters: 22

Rating: 5.0 1 review

Age Rating: 18+

Prologue

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CHARACTERS

Alani Wales (21)

Luke Heatherton (22)

Ezrah Stone (23)

Prologue

Alani (age 10)

My twin sister’s eyes were usually full of life, bright and cheerful.

But now her beautiful eyes were wide and vacant.

Glassy.

Lifeless.

I squeezed my eyes shut and opened them again. The constant pain in my head and the loud ringing in my ears refused to go away as I stared at her.

After a sudden brutal force hit our car, the vehicle had rolled over countless times before slowly coming to a stop upside down.

Elanor and I still hung from our seats, our seatbelts preventing us from falling onto the roof.

Minutes passed, and it took me several attempts to try and open my eyes.

I groaned as I gripped my aching head which had smashed against the window. My eyes widened as I felt a hot wet substance coat my fingertips.

I drew my hand back.

Blood.

I slowly turned to face my sister, who swayed silently in her seat.

Panic gripped me as I realized she had no movement. Her arms swayed listlessly, a thin stream of blood trickled from her temple, her neck twisted at an unnatural angle…

My stomach lurched.

Necks weren’t supposed to bend like that.

They were supposed to be straight.

“Trembling, I reached out, my fingertips brushing her cold cheek.

"Elanor?" I croaked.

Silence.

A tear escaped, and I nudged her cheek harder. "Elanor, please wake up."

But she remained unresponsive, frozen in place, her eyes like glass, her arms swaying. A dark pool of blood spread beneath her, and a scream tore from my throat.

I screamed for help.

I screamed for Elanor.

I screamed for the driver to awaken.

I screamed to be heard.

But my cries were swallowed by the wreckage.

No one heard me, no one found me, no one woke up.