Breaking The Cardinal Rule Novels & Stories

"Those in favor of the CEO’s motion may cast their vote by raising their hands.” The Chairman’s authoritative voice broke the long and heavy silence inside the boardroom. As expected, Lucas DelValle did not ask Ethan for an explanation. Neither did the President. Everyone inside the room already understood why. Ethan DelValle had only one rule—a principle so well-known in the business world that even rival corporations feared it. If you stand with me, stand completely with me… or remove me from my position yourself. It was a simple rule. Cold. Absolute. And no one had ever dared challenge it. Not even his own father.

She reached for a cigarette and kept her eyes averted from Audrey's gaze. "Yes" she answered. "Do you think it's very wrong, Audrey?" Audrey hesitated, then shrugged her shoulders. "Conventionally, yes. Personally, I refuse to judge. You must have your reasons. I don't know them. One shouldn't judge others by one's own standards because no two people are alike" "You mean, you wouldn't be living with a guy if you were in my position?" Penny questioned. "No, i don't think so" Audrey said slowly. "But then it's hard to say. If I and Alex hadn't broken up, who knows what might have happened. You know I was really in love with him at that time"

Four: refer to rules one, two and three. These rules seem pretty easy but breaking them is easier. And the problem Cathy has with all four rules is this: she wants to show her first boyfriend off. She wants to kiss him in public, smack his ass, steal chips from his plate and make TicToc duets for the world to know he's completely hers. But rules are rules and she must keep to her own end of the bargain. What happens when their secret comes crashing down? Will their love be enough to save them?

"Well, your stupid tears can't deceive me anymore. You can't deceive me again! Never! Who was that man you were with earlier at the mall? You were both hugging and sucking each others face. Why have you been lying to me all this while? My mom trusted you! Kareemah did! I had started trusting you!" "I promised not to ever open my heart to anyone but I break those rules all because of you and what did you do in return? You deceived me! You lied to me! You made a fool out of me Maryam! Who's that Man?! Who's he? Why did you want to ruin me and my company?! Was Mr Thakur working with you? Is he working under your orders? Why?! Just why?! Tell me the truth! tell me the truth before I do somet

"You're going to ignore an Alpha?" I stopped walking. Slowly, I looked over my shoulder. "I don't give a damn whether you're an Alpha," I shrugged carelessly, "or a rat." The entire courtyard fell silent. Someone nearby gasped so loudly it almost echoed. Piper's face drained of every bit of color. She looked seconds away from fainting. Without waiting for his response, I continued walking. "Stop right there!" Kael's voice rang out sharply behind me. I didn't stop. Not even for a second. Several students stared at me as though I'd completely lost my mind. No one ignored a Cardinal Alpha. No one. Yet I kept walking.

he finally said, his voice breaking, "was obedience. Absolute, unquestioning obedience. It was the cornerstone of everything, the foundation upon which all else was built. A sub has to obey, without hesitation, without question. To disobey was to break the most sacred rules." He fell silent, his confession hanging heavy in the air. Ava reached out, taking his hand, her touch gentle and understanding. The rules had been a shield, a barrier against the fear of being truly seen, truly known. But in revealing them, in trusting Ava with his deepest, darkest secrets, Carver had taken a step towards healing, towards a love that was real and unencumbered by the past.

“The rules exist for a reason, cousin. And the fastest way to break a man is through his heart.” “You’re a coward.” The growl ripped from my throat before I could stop it. I felt Nitta and Fukui tense beside me, seconds from snapping. But I didn’t care. “The rules ensure that consequences fall on us. Never on them.” My teeth clenched so tightly my jaw ached. Women and children were never supposed to be part of this. Never. But Petros… Petros never played by the rules. He just stared at me, reveling in my frustration, feeding off it. I was close to snapping.

And now, everything was falling apart. I needed to put her to her place once and for all. My vision blurred briefly, warning me that I had to hurry up with Calantha and send her out of here before this beast consumed the both of us. The last thing I would want would be to make her my third victim. Romance was never my forte anyway. Love wasn’t made for a man like me. “You broke the biggest rule we agreed on,” I hissed, still holding back the chaos in my chest. “You didn’t just disrespect the deal we made. You disrespected me. Your king.”

"What are you going to do, Brother? Your precious little angel didn’t even finish playing her piece. And the plan to break my leg has been exposed. She won’t ever make it to the school she wanted." I suddenly remembered something. "Oh, and by the way, your accomplice, Alec, is still lying on the floor of the multipurpose building. If you get the chance, maybe you should send him to the hospital."

“I only have a few rules I need you to abide by when working for me.” “Okay. Lay then on me.” He kept his eyes on the road. We weren’t far from my house now. “First, you don’t let anyone in my house. I don’t want to see any of your friends partying by the pool or going through my private things.” “No problem there.” I chuckled but he didn’t so much as smirk. “Second, you don’t give anyone that code. It’s specific to you and will be monitored.” Wow, this guy was persistent. I mean I’m not a child. I don’t have to be told something a million times to understand it.