Above All Others Novels & Stories

The drawing was crooked: a family of four, all smiling with their eyes squeezed shut. The waiting room was so quiet that the ticking clock on the wall sounded loud.

A murmur rippled through the council. Merek studied her like a collector eyeing a rare blade. “You’re dangerous.” “To those who deserve it.” He smiled, but it didn’t reach his eyes. “We have rules for a reason. Power unchecked becomes corruption.” Kael spoke. “She’s my Luna. My pack. You don’t get to touch her.” “You forget, Kael.” Merek’s voice sharpened. “You don’t own her.” “No,” Luna cut in. “But he respects me. Can the same be said of you?”

meeting. -We come home Nicolas. I don't really have the mind to hang out with these rich kids talking to them about things they won't be able to understand. -Excuse me sir but you forget that you are as rich as them and even more than them! -Just Nicolas! I am rich. They are rich kids. There is a difference in the fact that I earned the money with my own hands while they inherit those from their parents. -I understand sir but it surprises me that between rich you sometimes denigrate yourself.

My vow settles deep, steady, unshakable. No more tears. No more weakness. No more love. Only war. And in this war, I won’t just win. I’ll make him wish he had never left me alive.

I said, “I don't know what that beast did to you but you really think a mere slave like me will touch him?” “You don't know the high Lord Maximilian well don't you?” I arched an eyebrow. “What pains him the most is touching things that belong to him. Slave or not.” “Fool.” I hissed as his fangs grew past my surface flesh. “That beast couldn't care less about replaceable objects. I really thought you knew something tangible about the high lord. Have you seriously not heard about the presia box?” The vampire eyes widened and I relaxed. I had him hooked.

She said happily. "No, I would go back home without you. You are free to stay." Kabir said and turned to look at his wife, her face was wrinkled from the anger that overshadowed her face. He was sorry he had to cut the trip short, but his priority now was the mother who could die if he denied her of his medical expertise. "Okay, I promise to get you the latest Cashmere of your choice." Clara's face brightened a little, " And also the latest Samsung Galaxy Note."

“I'll be honest. I think it's great that she trusts you enough to allow you to be around her, just don't push your luck. Let her herself come to you and preserve her from the touches, this can affect her if you go overboard '' he explains, now with his chin up and looking seriously at each one of us. '' All good. '' We answered in unison. “And one very important little thing: no way let other men get close to her but yourselves. We obviously agree with her. We would never allow another man near her, she would stay away from anyone who inhabits this world for too long.

The truly valuable material that mattered was stored in my hard drive, which I kept with me at all times. "Keep my hand-me-downs if you love them so much. I'm not interested in the secondhand items or woman anymore." He turned purple with rage. "What are you getting at?" "Figure it out yourself." With that, I grabbed my laptop and walked out. Hailey had been standing by the window the whole time, so she had heard every word. Her expression was ugly, but she dared not say a word because Julia Morrison from a partner company was standing next to her.

"Luke, why don't you have a good talk with your fiancee? After all, you're quite capable at work. It's a waste to lose your job like this." I smiled and shook my head before looking out the window. "No need. The world's so big. I want to see it." Mr. Babel's eyes were filled with more confusion as if he could not understand. "The workshops outside are nice, but ours isn't bad either. Things will get better." My smile widened.

-ADRIAN POV- I've built my career on the principle that control is everything. It's the only thing that separates the people who succeed from the people who get swept away by circumstance and emotion. Control is knowing exactly what will happen before it happens. Control is building systems that work regardless of external chaos. Control is keeping the world at arm's length so nothing can touch what I've carefully constructed. And I'm very, very good at control. Which is why the assignment Marcus just handed me is simultaneously the most strategic opportunity of my career and the most genuinely irritating thing that's happened to me in months.