Aira X Okarun Novels & Stories

The sunrise over Oakhaven was a cold, artificial gold, filtered through the massive weather-control grids that kept our city in a state of perpetual, controlled pleasantness. Today was Selection Day. Usually, the city would be filled with the sound of music, celebrations, and families gathered around their screens, waiting for the results that would determine who would ascend to the Towers and who would descend into the mines. But today, the air felt thick, heavy with the electricity of a storm that hadn't broken yet.

'Aria I’m sorry I couldn’t be there when you woke up. Merrick and I had to do some damage control out of town for work. You have a day’s reprieve before Merrick claims you. Use it to your advantage and ice that sweet pussy of yours while we are gone. See you when we return... J.'

I yelled out, getting laughs and cheers from the crowd once again. “Thank you, Argo.” Airk said, blushing slightly. “Yes, I spoke to the goddess, but this speech isn’t about that. I wanted to publicly say that I am proud to be Brax’s mate. I love you, Brax. And I am honored to serve this pack as its permanent Luna. I plan to stay here and do my best to be the best Luna and mate for this pack, and it's Alpha.” Airk said, and then he actually gave Brax a kiss in front of all our people!

As a result, SMM can influence hotel chains’ way of building customer loyalty. 6.3 The rise of Airbnb Although SMM has many advantages that can help hotel chains in variable regards, it still could bring negative influences upon hotel chains. With the rising of the peer-to-peer platforms (sharing economy), some SM applications such as Airbnb have appeared (Zervas，Proserpio and Byers, 2017). At first, the expanding of this sharing economy did not draw much attention from the hotel chains, until those online platforms have become extremely popular (figure 2). Then the hotel chains began to realize these platforms can provide substitutions (e.g. homestay) for traditional hospitality services an

Ace traced the seam of his lips with two fingers, "Even better than you, baby girl." Gunnar huffed in annoyance before throwing a protesting Quinn over his shoulder, "How about I give you two half an hour to talk before I let little one steal her away," as Gunnar passed the threshold, he threw back, "I knew you'd come back as soon as you heard about her being in danger." "Fuck you," Ace called back and I had the urge to yell it too. "Love you, too, brother," Gunnar laughed and I forced my ears to hold that sound to remind me what it sounded like to be happy before facing the raging storm that was Ace Astor.

A giant, ugly monster with large nose and eyes, “Oh god, step on the gas. Let's get out of here.” It wasn't able to keep up with our speed, we gladly survive that one. Nonetheless, what I saw can't be defeated by one man alone. We arrive at the headquarters still in a state of shock. I was immediately summoned by Marika Raakel.The IW governor of Norway. She invited me to a meeting. There she explains the current situation. Nero Orantri has been spotted in Norway, thus, he knows the forest very well for he had a mission in Norway back when he is still working for IW. However, the case of trolls that have been sighted has increased. This leads to a side mission, hunt the troll and slay it.

Totally and utterly cynical. After a few more agonising moments and Max growling some things I shan't be repeating in front of my kids, he finally let go and cut a slit in my arm with the Preaesidium Deae Astra. Blood flowed out of the tiny wound but apart from that nothing. "Did I forget to mention that it only works when the Luna of the Stella pack wants it to?" I growled as the wound on my hand glistened for a few seconds before healing and disappearing entirely.

Killarney, Ireland, 1840 Kian O'Braonain was the best friend anyone in the world could ever have. He could run as fast as lightening, climb like a cat, and hit a bird with a stone from twenty yards. While Aaron seldom had a chance to play with his friend now that he was older and had more responsibility, his Ma usually didn’t mind if he walked home with Kian after mass, and the boys would spend several hours running around the base of Torc Mountain, tossing stones in the lake, or running through the village scaring the chickens and the cows.

he asked as he took swift action to gather as many warriors as possible. “I am there, Dad,” Aira’s voice floated in through the link. “Don’t worry about us. Beta Kain is already wrecking havoc among their ranks,” she smirked. “No one is a match for him and his fury,” she added and for some reason it felt like she was implying something else.

Familiar, powerful arms followed by the scent of rain as it hits the forest floor. I look up into Kai’s face, the face I grew to love. His eyes were blood red, double irises still evident and feeling the anger radiating from him as the same question Xamnir uttered echoes in my head. How is Kai still alive when there is clearly a bloody scar on his chest where Xamnir ripped his heart out?