Novelas de Elma's Pen

The music shifted. The previous upbeat, lively melody bled into the slow, hauntingly rhythmic notes of a grand waltz. It was a melody that felt less like an invitation to dance and more like a beautifully orchestrated trap. Around me, the sea of masked nobles parted, shifting effortlessly into pairs, their silk and velvet gowns swirling under the glow of a hundred crystal chandeliers.I kept my chin held high, my posture perfectly rigid beneath the weight of my gown. To the rest of the room, I was merely another guest hidden behind an elegant disguise. But to him, I knew the mask was completely transparent.Across the polished marble floor, Alaric moved.He didn't rush. He didn't have to. The crowd seemed to intuitively sense the sheer danger radiating from him, quietly stepping aside to clear his path. His obsidian mask covered the upper half of his face, yet it did nothing to dim the sharp, predatory intensity of his gaze. Those dark eyes had been locked onto me from across the hall

The d’Astier estate was no longer a place of quiet desperation. With Marquis Vincent behind bars and his assets frozen, a strange, electric tension had taken over. Evelyne sat in front of her vanity, watching through the mirror as a team of seamstresses scurried around her like nervous birds. In her past life, she would have worn a gown of soft lavender or innocent pink, something designed to make her look approachable for Alaric. "Take it away," Evelyne said, gesturing to the pale silk dress the head seamstress was holding. "But Lady Evelyne," the woman stammered, "this was the design approved by your cousin, Lady Seraphina. It is the height of..." "My cousin is currently indisposed," Evelyne interrupted, her voice cool and final. "And her taste is as outdated as her father’s loyalty. I want the midnight velvet. The one with the silver embroidery that looks like frost on a windowpane." The seamstresses exchanged worried glances but obeyed. They knew better than to argue with the

The dawn didn't bring light to the Iron Tower; it only turned the shadows from black to a dismal, bruised grey. Evelyne hadn't slept. She had spent the night paced the small square of her cell, calculating the time it would take for Sir Kaelen to reach the docks and for the Marquis de Valois to mobilize his private guard. In her past life, the Marquis de Valois had been a man of iron, stubborn, greedy, and the only person Alaric truly hesitated to cross. By handing him the evidence of Vincent’s smuggling, she hadn't just saved a guard’s sister; she had handed a wolf a piece of fresh meat. The heavy thud of the Iron Tower’s main gate echoing through the stone floors told her the hunt was over. An hour later, the door to her cell didn't just open, it was thrown wide. Alaric stood there, but the Ruthless Prince looked different this morning. His hair was windswept, his boots were splattered with fresh mud, and his eyes were burning with a dark, manic energy. In his hand, he held a ta

The silence of the Iron Tower was supposed to break a person. It was designed to make you listen to the frantic pounding of your own heart until you confessed just to hear the sound of another voice. But for Evelyne, the silence was a canvas. She sat by the small, barred window, watching the moonlight cut a silver path across the stone floor. She wasn't thinking about Alaric’s touch or the heat of his gaze. She was digging through the graveyard of her memories, looking for a specific name. Sir Kaelen. He was the guard captain assigned to the night shift of the Iron Tower. In her past life, Kaelen had been executed three years from now for a crime he didn't commit...the theft of the Queen’s Sapphire. Evelyne knew he hadn't done it; she knew it was a setup by the palace treasurer to cover a gambling debt. She also knew that right now, in this timeline, Kaelen’s younger sister was dying of a wasting sickness that only a specific, expensive tonic from the Eastern Isles could cure. A

The Imperial Dungeons weren't the damp, rat-infested holes the commoners whispered about. For the nobility, the Iron Tower was a suite of beautiful, windowless rooms, elegant prisons where the walls were thick enough to swallow screams and the silence was used as a weapon. Evelyne sat in a high-backed velvet chair, the only light in the room coming from a single candelabra on a heavy oak table. She hadn't been shackled, but the presence of two silent guards outside the door was a reminder that she was a guest in name only. The door groaned open. Alaric stepped in, alone. He had shed his heavy armor, now wearing a simple black tunic that clung to the hard lines of his frame. He looked less like a Prince and more like an executioner who had stepped out of her nightmares. He didn't speak. He walked a slow circle around her, his footsteps heavy on the stone floor. Evelyne kept her gaze fixed on the flickering candles, refusing to give him the satisfaction of seeing her flinch. "You'r

The ride back to the d’Astier estate was a blur of dust and deafening silence. Every noble who had witnessed the accident looked at Evelyne with a mixture of awe and deep-seated suspicion. They had seen her save Prince Julian, but they had also seen the assassin’s cloak. In the world of the court, a savior was often just a villain with better timing. When Evelyne stepped through the grand oak doors of her home, the atmosphere was suffocating. The servants scurried away, their eyes downcast, and the usual warmth of the foyer felt like a tomb. "In the library. Now." Her father’s voice cracked like a whip. Duke d’Astier was standing at the top of the stairs, his face a pale mask of terror and fury. Behind him, partially hidden in the shadows, stood Seraphina’s father, Marquis Vincent. Evelyne didn't hesitate. She handed her riding crop to a trembling footman and climbed the stairs with a grace that felt entirely foreign to her younger self. She wasn't the trembling girl who would hav

I stayed by the door long after he left. Just… standing there. Like if I moved, everything that just happened would suddenly become real. My fingers brushed against my lips slowly. He didn’t say it. He didn’t say “this ends here.” And that alone? That told me everything. I went downstairs to find out what my mom interrupted us for and I almost got upset. She just needed me to help her on a post on Instagram. Like what do you mean you interrupted such a beautiful moment because you needed help with a post on insta??After helping her, I let out a quiet breath and turned, walking back to my room. I got to my bed dropping onto it again.My heart was still racing, but this time… it felt different. I stared at the ceiling, replaying the way he looked before he left. I couldn't tell how he felt or if he was going to give in or completely push back if I tried again.A small smile tugged at my lips.“Yeah…” I whispered softly. “You’re slipping.” I rolled on my bed excitedly and force

I tried to sleep but it just wasn't coming so I stayed on my bed for a while, staring at nothing, thinking about you know who. I think I might be a little obsessed at this point. I smiled to myself, because yeah… I had him. Maybe not fully, but enough.A knock on my door pulled me out of my thoughts. My heart jumped a little. Could it be him? I don't think so tho.“Who is it?” I called out, trying to sound normal.The door opened and this time, It was Mac.He stood there for a second, not saying anything, just looking at me.That same look and my heart started doing that thing again. I sat up slightly, pretending to be casual, Trying not to look too desperate, meanwhile I just wanted to jump on him and kiss the fuck out of him.“What?” I asked.He stepped in and shut the door behind him, that alone made my stomach flip.“You need to stop,” he said.That was really straight to the point.I blinked once, then smiled.“Stop what?”His jaw tightened.“You know what.”I tilted my head, wat

I tried to sleep but it just wasn't coming so I stayed on my bed for a while, staring at nothing, thinking about you know who. I think I might be a little obsessed at this point. I smiled to myself, because yeah… I had him. Maybe not fully, but enough.A knock on my door pulled me out of my thoughts. My heart jumped a little. Could it be him? I don't think so tho.“Who is it?” I called out, trying to sound normal.The door opened and this time, It was Mac.He stood there for a second, not saying anything, just looking at me.That same look and my heart started doing that thing again. I sat up slightly, pretending to be casual, Trying not to look too desperate, meanwhile I just wanted to jump on him and kiss the fuck out of him.“What?” I asked.He stepped in and shut the door behind him, that alone made my stomach flip.“You need to stop,” he said.That was really straight to the point.I blinked once, then smiled.“Stop what?”His jaw tightened.“You know what.”I tilted my head, wat

I tried to sleep but it just wasn't coming so I stayed on my bed for a while, staring at nothing, thinking about you know who. I think I might be a little obsessed at this point. I smiled to myself, because yeah… I had him. Maybe not fully, but enough.A knock on my door pulled me out of my thoughts. My heart jumped a little. Could it be him? I don't think so tho.“Who is it?” I called out, trying to sound normal.The door opened and this time, It was Mac.He stood there for a second, not saying anything, just looking at me.That same look and my heart started doing that thing again. I sat up slightly, pretending to be casual, Trying not to look too desperate, meanwhile I just wanted to jump on him and kiss the fuck out of him.“What?” I asked.He stepped in and shut the door behind him, that alone made my stomach flip.“You need to stop,” he said.That was really straight to the point.I blinked once, then smiled.“Stop what?”His jaw tightened.“You know what.”I tilted my head, wat

I didn’t even bother closing my door fully when I got to my room. I just pushed it halfway and dropped my bag on the floor, letting out a slow breath.My heart was still beating faster than normal. Not because of what just happened…But because of what didn’t happen. He keeps pulling away.I flopped onto my bed, staring up at the ceiling, replaying everything again.The way he looked at me, the way his voice dropped, the way he stepped back like it physically cost him something.I smiled slightly.“Yeah… this definitely isn’t over,” I muttered to myself while rolling to the other side. I just laid there in thoughts for a while. I didn't even know when time went by. A soft knock on my door made me sit up. I smiled cause I hoped it would be Mac. “Yeah?” The door pushed open a little more. My mom. Of course. She leaned against the frame, arms crossed loosely. “You’re home,” she said. “Yeahh... I took the bus,” I replied casually, sitting up straighter. She nodded slowly, studying

Dinner that night was both awkward and wholesome. I avoided eye contact with Mac throughout the dinner and it seemed like he was doing the same too. I was a bit upset with what he said but I wasn't going to give up just like that.That night I barely slept, not because I couldn’t…but because I didn't want to.Every time I closed my eyes, it replayed. The way his hands felt, the way he looked at me, the way everything almost went too far…And how close we were to getting caught. And I would honestly do anything to do that again.... I mean except the almost being caught by mom part.I turned over in my bed, letting out a quiet sigh and eventually forced myself to sleep.The next morning felt… normal, like yesterday didn’t even happen. I got ready slowly, dragging things out longer than I needed to, because part of me didn’t want to go downstairs.When I finally walked into the kitchen, my mom was already there, scrolling through her phone while sipping coffee.“Morning B,” she said casua