A Better Man Book Novels & Stories

“Problem, sir?” “This is BL.” He adjusted his glasses slightly. “Yes.” I looked back at the book slowly like it personally betrayed me. “She turned me into a gay billionaire.” Silence. Then Hawthorne coughed suspiciously into his fist and I narrowed my eyes instantly. “Are you laughing?” “No, sir.” “You’re very close to unemployment.” “My apologies.” I looked back at the page again feeling deeply conflicted because on one hand this woman had absolutely lost her mind and on the other hand… the writing was still good. Annoyingly good.

She angles the laptop so I can read better. “Your book gave me permission to leave. I thought I was crazy for twenty years. Thank you for showing me I wasn’t.” I feel my chest tighten as she scrolls to another message. “I’m a man who controlled my wife without realizing it. Your book opened my eyes. I’m in therapy now. We’re trying to rebuild.” “Amelia,” I say softly, pulling her closer. She keeps scrolling, showing me message after message. Thousands of them, each one a story of pain finding purpose, of survival becoming strength. Her hand trembles slightly on the trackpad.

It might not have been this severe, but he had also fallen into drugs. Returning to the country without them triggered violent withdrawals, and he frequently harmed himself. Instinctively, I stepped back. As I passed, Thayer’s eyes widened, locking on mine. Then, with immense effort, he raised a trembling hand, freezing everyone in place. I took a few steps forward, my gaze hard, knowing he had words for me. Through clenched teeth, he said, “The Fairchilds chose you for profit. This marriage… You won’t find happiness.” I smiled faintly and replied in a voice only he could hear, “It doesn’t matter.”

This guy was playing on an entirely new level compared to the men I’d dated. “I’m not a mermaid.” I tried to take the book back, but Golden Man’s grip was stronger than I’d anticipated. “Give that back.” “If you say please.” He smiled, his teeth white and straight and obnoxious. I scowled. “How about I promise not to hit you again and give you an actual concussion instead?” “Americans have a strange way of saying please.” Backed into a proverbial corner, I finally muttered please, very tempted to carry out my threat of hitting him a second time. Holding the book to my chest, I narrowed my eyes at the Golden Man.

He looks at me sadly. - I'm sorry, I shouldn't have... - It's nothing, none of us had planned it. You come, let's eat! I said smiling to lighten the mood. Dinam and I go to the restaurant where we sit at the table where Dinam usually eats. It is a table that is reserved for him, surely because of the privilege he has of being the son of the big boss. So far I can't believe that Dinam has become so rich and famous. He is now one of the wealthiest men in our country and the rest of the continent. And to think that a year ago, he criss-crossed houses and restaurants to even get a job as a garbage collector. Truly, the wheel turns and this life is like a boomerang. Overnight, everyone can find t

-I will fucking kill all of you someday. *** "That one," A well-dressed gentleman, in his mid fifty's pointed at the blue-eyed boy standing in the group. His buyer looked like a man one would meet in the rich district of London. Sauve and sophisticated. The man could even have a wife and children. However, his alter ego might have a lot of boys' skeletons in his closet.

Carlos said confidently. "What the heck! I never dreamed of touching a man, especially you." "You're still a woman. I'm sure you have some hidden desires. I might not be able to control myself if you start seducing me. A man can never back down when a woman undresses in front of him." "You wish! I think I should be the one who should be worried from you and not the other way around. You look like a sex offender to me. You’re the type of man who would grab on every opportunity you can have to get laid."

I blushed, shook my head, and cleared my throat. “I mean, I’ve been planning to give you since you solved the assignment. The book is very important, it costs the owner’s life.” “What?” he asked in surprise. He’s too young to know the story of the book. The book isn’t popular because it’s the author’s first book. He was a psychologist and also labelled a psychopath. What he wrote in the book was facts about human nature, how to read people and how to make them respect you at all costs as their boss.

“And honestly, Claire looks better in that dress than you ever could.” Claire had her back to him. The smug look on her face said it all. Still, her words came out laced with guilt. “Miss Meyer, if you don’t want to give it up, that’s fine. A dress this elegant… there’s no way nobody like me deserves to wear it.” “Don’t be ridiculous,” Lucas said without hesitation. “The woman I love could never be a nobody. Destiny is just living off her parents. She’s not so high and mighty herself.”

My mind was in a complete mess. I did not know how to respond. Noticing my anxiousness, Aaron did not force me to give him an answer immediately, but decided to pursue me once more. The next few days, he took me everywhere. With every date, he proved himself to me, lessening my worries. Suddenly, one day, I realized I was no longer thinking about Lucian. Aaron had eclipsed him entirely in my life …. At the same moment in Lucian's mansion, the lights were dimmed, and the air reeked strongly of alcohol.