Authority Of Greed Novels & Stories

"How did he wake up? Curses!" He growled, his face twisted with frustration and anger. "Didn't the doctors say there was barely any hope? Those so-called specialists are all useless!" His original plan had been flawless! He would use Nina and the child in her stomach to secure the inheritance on Hugh's side first, then use the excuse of handling both families to slowly take over Hugh's assets. But now, Hugh had not only woken up, but his return in such a dominant way also meant that all of Shawn's plans had become useless!

-- Barbara: Humans are the most evil species. Greed drives us to do evil things. There aren't good or bad people, people only mistake the bad that they do as good just because they are blinded with either greed or anger. Trust me, I am not greedy, even if I am, I just want power, to rule and to command. Since little, being in control has always been the thing I have cherished. There’s just something so great about having people kneel at your feet, you feel stronger. You feel like a god playing the people like puppets.

He had given Julian a key role in grant disbursements, a position of immense trust. But the final betrayal was not born of grand ambition or thirst for power but of something more banal and more insulting: simple, venal greed. Julian, seeing the river of money flowing through the foundation, had decided to divert a small stream for himself, believing the sheer volume of transactions would hide his theft.

“Why would the packs be involved in illegal logging?” “The same reason anyone becomes involved in such activities,” Talen sat back down. “Money?” Cameron frowned. “But the packs have heaps of money…” “Why does my father steal from his parishioners?” Heath pointed out. “Because he can. Because there’s money to be made. Because there’s no such thing as too much money.” “Greed is universal amongst all creatures on this world,” Talen agreed. “Every creature has a price.” “Even you?” Aislen wondered. She couldn’t imagine Talen caring about something like money.

To let go of the greed that had made him more and more blind over the years. “It will be over soon.” he said quietly, “just endure it. A few more minutes.” “Fuck you!” I finally roared. The man who stood in front of me was no longer my dad. All the hopes, the dreams, the happiness and the excitement I held in my heart after seeing him alive had disappeared and there was nothing left but loathing. A person who can burn his wife, his daughter and her mate alive for his greed would never have really love anyone or anything else but power.

Can't afford her passing out during one of our makeout sessions. Not like her life meant anything to her father. Adrian was naturally greedy. He wasn't bothered about anyone but his self. Whatever I chose to do with his daughters was purely my business, and not his. As long as I place a huge wad of notes in his palm, all sins and atrocities would be forgiven and forgotten. I have never seen a man so greedy to acquire more fame and power, that he goes as far as selling his daughters out against their will. I have always sat and wondered how poor Evelyn managed to put up with him.

“What? Everyone wanted to vacuum the Authority out of Lucy?” The duke’s mouth opened intending to deliver the usual harsh retort, but the sight of the tired and saddened minister made Greg feel a little bad, so he chose to answer cordially, “Power in status was what I meant, minister. Everyone wants to be in the highest position, to be untouchable, to overthrow the one who sits on the top spot so that they’ll be the one to make the rules.” “Oh. Of course,” Toby noted casually like he heard about a revolution every single day to the point where he was jaded.

I asked, strangely interested but also disgusted with the man. "Money. I've always been greedy and I know that it's a quality many people hate because even God hates it. But I am greedy and I want a piece of everything. I studied for 17 years, getting my degrees and furthering my studies, I'm very well versed in business and money. Now I run a very successful business, my weekly income is in millions and my yearly profits are through the roof..." He leaned forward, "but you see, my mother runs and owns an empire far greater than mine. Greed, Celeste, greed makes me want a piece of that and I won't get a piece of that unless I've given my mother something she's always wanted for me. I thought

The two of us nodded like we had just cracked a code to a secret message. “His greed was the beginning of his downfall. He was going to die either way. Those people he signed deals with… they were going to turn their backs on him and stab him in the back when he least expected it. Because his attention would have been on something else. You see, one thing about greed is that you are never satisfied. You see this and you think it will fulfill you. But then you find out that you keep getting hungry. More desperate. That’s why greed is one of the deadliest sins.” Her words were smooth. “I would have loved to grow old beside him, watch him be the great man I knew he was. But alas…” She shook her

I shout out to the god in my head and it just laughs out loud. “You wanted power. I gave you power!” The god says. Everyone is dead. there’s no one left. All the magic, all the witches. all of them are gone. The deity sucked the very magic and life out of them. All in minutes, “This is not what I wanted!” I say with a shriek. “Yes it is. What did you think would happen? I am the deity of greed. I am always hungry. I constantly need to devour. You wanted power and now you have the power of all the witches you just killed.” The deity taunts me.