All For Naught Novels & Stories

Being fair and treating everyone equally has always mattered most to Chase Russell. That's why he has a specialized chip implanted in my uterus. Whenever his childhood sweetheart, Joanna Reynolds, suffers from morning sickness or any other discomfort during her pregnancy, every bit of her pain is transferred to me. "Didn't you always dream of experiencing what it's like to be a mother? I'm making that dream come true for you." The day Joanna goes into labor, the pain hits me so hard that I pass out in the hospital corridor. But Chase is in the delivery room, gently comforting her. "How are you feeling? It doesn't hurt at all, does it?" Later, he tells me he wants to hold a wedding

The guys I dated in university, all were not faithful and even though I dated them with an intention of getting married, I knew I couldn't marry a man who was not satisfied with just me alone. I'm twenty three years but still a virgin. I smiled at Henry "You've been my best friend for years now, Henry. I don't see you like a lover" "I know..." He said softly and held my hand "...Hannah, I know you will still love me. I'm willing to wait for you to love me" I sighed "You're willing to wait till when, Henry?"

Kendra’s words rang in her ear Addicts lie. “I saw Dalton today...” Hollis continued, avoiding Whitney’s rhetorical question. “It’s my fault...” She burst into tears suddenly. “I should’ve just...talked to him. God, why do I fuck everything up!?” Whitney listened helplessly as she began driving back to her place. Hollis sobbed out apologies faster than she could get them out, breathing heavily. “I’m sorry, I’m sorry, I’m sorry ok!? Please don’t be upset with me too.”

"It's not messed up at all, Soph. It's human. Maybe this is an opportunity to explore a side of yourself you've been keeping locked away." Sophia snorted. "Yeah, well, maybe that side should've stayed locked up. Things were a hell of a lot simpler before Jake fucking Summers came along with his perfect abs and his 'yes, sir' bullshit." Sophia drained the last of her wine, the crimson liquid leaving a faint stain on her lips. She set the glass down with a decisive clink. "You know what? Screw it. I'm canceling tomorrow night. It's not worth the headache." Emily's brow furrowed. "Are you sure that's what you want?"

Mr. Reed, in high spirits, explained everything to me. "It all came crashing down. Ever since your people left, she's been without any real talent on her team. Charles hired people who didn't know the technical side of things, and the third-party outsourcing company took the money and ran. Now, the creditors are coming after them because of the collateral they put up. Susan's in a bad spot. Lucky for you, you're not the one left to clean up her mess!"

“I thought you had another way.” “This is the only way, Uncle Darius,” I murmured, my fingers continuing to work the tie loose. “I can see you’re clearly not wearing anything underneath this dress. If you undo that tie… you realize you’ll be completely exposed right in front of me?” His voice sounded strained, his breath hot against my cheek. “Yes, I know. But it’s the only solution. And there’s nothing wrong with getting naked in front of you, is there? You’re my uncle… I’m your niece,” I replied softly, my voice barely above a whisper as the string finally came undone.

And what I gave up was my father's life, my family's fortune, and my own life for three whole years. And now, this moth had to wake up.

“Project it. All news feeds. Live streams. Social media panic. The BBC, CNN, Al Jazeera. I want to see the world losing its goddamn mind. Show me.” His hologram flickered, a brief, almost pained shimmer. “I am sorry, Ang. I have full access to the public data streams. But the rest of the world… does not seem to know yet.” I stared at him. “What the fuck do you mean, ‘the world does not know yet’? You just told me the constitution of reality got rewritten at midnight! There should be screaming from every screen!”

"Do you remember the year your mom passed away? We were seniors, and you said you had no home anymore. I held you that day and said I would marry you one day. We'll have children with you and give you a home again. Alan, I came to keep my promise." Outside the window, white funeral memorial ribbons drifted down in the wind. I suddenly felt dizzy. I was so furious I could faintly taste the blood in my throat. I knocked the velvet box to the floor. The ring, worth tens of thousands, rolled away and disappeared into some hidden corner.

Wyatt heard a man’s voice say. “NO! It’s your fault thinking that covering money that was never going to be directly touched by her in your energy would actually work, It’s not my fault you and your siblings are so damn stupid. It’s really amazing that Abaddon lets you even attempt to collect souls.” That time it was Daniel.