Breaking The Cardinal Rule Novels & Stories

Jewel Rivers hated nothing more than having to turn back. If she left something behind, she would move on without it. If she took a wrong turn, she kept going. She said, "Turning back is a waste of time. The only way is forward." She even drove right past me without stopping one night after I had worked late. I texted her, "I just saw your car drive by. Can you turn around and pick me up?" Three minutes later, she replied, "Rules are rules. I don't turn back. Take a cab home yourself." - The next day was our eighth anniversary. We had planned to go to the nearby theme park together. Twenty minutes after we set out, my close friend, Jason Smith, sent a message in the group chat

“The structure changed without my command.” I felt it before I saw it. A shift. A crack in the order I built. I stood still and closed my eyes. I reached for the law I had written. It did not answer the same way. “I did not change you,” I whispered. The crown pulsed against my mind. Not steady. Not loyal. Flickering. “I set the rule,” I said under my breath. “No soul crosses without consent.” The rule trembled. Then it bent.

"One month? I can't even fix a blood feud in one month! Three months. Deal. Not a day less." "Fine. Three months," I muttered, taking the pen from him. "Now, the Rules of Conduct. My rules first. Rule number one: Public affection is for the Kards and the staff only. We are a couple for the gallery. Behind this door, we stay professional. I'm still your medic." "I hate that rule," Gio grumbled, reaching for the pen, but I pulled it away.

I broke one of our cardinal rules and he was going to chew me up for it. Never, ever, tell anyone about what job you really do. Think of it as fight club. You don't talk about fight club. And I had broken that rule. Shattered it, really. Teagan walked in behind me. Promptly sat down on the bed as I pulled out my suitcases. Her eyes were glued to my back. As if there was a secret message there that she had to decode. "And how are you feeling regarding all of this?" She asked, her voice a meek imitation of her usual cheery self.

"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

I said as I walked away, ignoring their calls. I was breaking our rules. The golden rules were never to be broken. I just broke two of the five rules: never date or play a weak girl, never hit your best friend because of a girl or a boy, never date your best friend’s toy, and never break the friendship bond even if you are tired of it, and never reveal the secret. All because of her, I was breaking two rules. What made her so special that I was willing to go this far?

" Shame and terror warred across his face. "I only instructed him in the theory. Only words, not deeds. He was not meant to apply it outside of my instruction. I explained the rules. I cautioned him that the darkness is not to be unleashed outside. But…" "But he broke them." Rafe's voice was frost. The master nodded frantically, his breathing gasping. "Yes! He broke all the rules. He took what I gave him in secrets and made it filthy. He practiced alone, in darkness where I could not see. I never let him—I never allowed it!"