Chains () Novels & Stories

-0- Diane was walking who is ready to run the day, hiding her face under her glasses, with her phone on her ear and a file in her hand looking busy, heading for a café, suddenly her footsteps must be stopped, she bumps into someone, her papers file scattered on the floor, ‘what day is it, is it not the day after all’ rolled her eyes her mind said, she wants to yell at the person, but that person helps her gather the falling file, her eyes light up for just a second as he give her the papers and look her in

Napatawa ako sa sinabi niya ang bumaba na ng sasakyan. Amber stopped in her tracks ng biglang may tumawag. She answered it at nanlaki ang mata. "Heina, I have to go! may issue sa isa sa mga branches ng cafe sa Mindoro. Magiging maayos ka lang ba rito?" sabi niya na natataranta. I nodded and smiled to assure her. She owns a chain of cafes throughout the country at isa ito sa top sa bansa. She examined me for the last time to be sure.

he started untangling her limbs from his body. “Wade, shall we see if the kingdom wide link works?” Wade nodded stiffly. “I’ve linked the patrol.” Marc muttered a thanks as he gave Klara a swift kiss on her forehead before getting to Wade. Wade put his hand on Marc’s shoulder, “Ready?” Both males took a breath before opening their channels, their eyes glazing, pushing to every wolf in the Kingdom “Intruder in Royal pack lands. Ensure he does not get to Silversmith land.” They closed the link and both swayed a little with the strength needed for the link. “Think it worked?” Wade asked, but as the last syllable came from his mouth, howls echoed around them, some sounded within their own pack b

Valentina studied me like I was a display item in a window. She stepped closer. “Hmm,” she said. “If he’s seen you already, you’d be in his bed by now.” I froze. “Wh… what?” She gave a small, cold laugh. “Relax. You’ll meet him soon.” Something in her voice made my skin crawl. I didn’t even notice her reattaching the chains until the metal clinked shut again. “You didn’t answer me,” I said, my voice breaking. “Why am I here? What did I do wrong?”

I asked before pouring another shot at my glass. "Girl, maybe you are the only one who does not know him. FYI he is just the head of Villa Cruz Construction Company. You really got a big fish," she mumbled. "He's the one who caught a big fish. B*tch I am Cassandra Monasterio, daughter of Deyniel Monasterio, the heiress of Monasterio Worldwide," I stated, full of my self. MW is the biggest hotel chain here in the Philippines, we also have 66 branches worldwide.

With it, the exchange became irrevocable. But Eva was not going to close the loop in the way the realm expected. She reached out and took the end of the Chain that hung from her mother's neck. She felt the cold, the weight, the terrible mathematics of it. She felt the realm's confusion, its recalibration, its attempt to process what was happening. The Chain was not designed for three. The Chain was not designed for choice. The Chain was designed for one soul, one debt, one exchange, one final, irrevocable transaction.

I asked. Andy nodded, his eyes dark. “Then why? Why do you stay with him?” He chuckled sadly. “Oh, Mia. Believe me I’ve tried to leave. But I just can’t.” I watched him as pure agonizing emotion played in his eyes. His face was dark when he said, “I’m chained to him, Mia. Whether by design or fate, I don’t know. I just can’t get away from him. I hate him sometimes. But… I… I’m chained to him. I… I have these feelings for him. It’s so fucking confusing and complicated. I don’t know. I just don’t know why or how or what the fuck ever… I just don’t. He makes me happy, and then he makes me angry and pissed.”

In a matter of time, the people at the cafe broke into whispers and mumbling. "Oh my God!", Hannah whisper-yelled. " Aiden Walters is back!" I saw him exit Blossombee taking one last look at me. "Who is he?", I asked Hannah, digging into my pancakes again. She looked at me with a serious expression and spoke " He is bad news, Haven. Aiden Walters is a part of Chains and Smokes- one of the most dangerous gangs in this town. Nobody in this town dares to even cross paths with him. He has a temper and it got him into trouble so many times. He almost killed Ryder, a member of his rival group. Four months back, he fled somewhere for some unknown reason. Nobody knows

"Bold words for someone who lost our anchor client in her first week alone." I stood up. Not aggressively, just enough to shift the balance. I walked to the whiteboard behind me and picked up a marker. "You want a plan? Here's the plan." I started writing numbers, timelines, contingency clauses. I didn't pause. I didn't second-guess. I drew a flowchart of acquisitions we could pursue, partnerships we'd ignored, a new market segment my father had always dismissed as too risky.

ALEXANDER Chris looked into my eyes and chuckled. Then he said, “In the face of benefits, all familial ties and even the most beautiful friendships wither like flowers. No one is born selfless; we are all self-serving. Those who refuse to accept this are simply delusional.” He turned and left the house. I did not see him again until dusk, though my lunch was delivered to the doorstep. When he returned that evening, he brought dinner with him. After we ate, we sat watching the news. A breaking report came on about someone dying in the street. With an expressionless face, Chris said, “The city hasn’t been quiet lately. Everywhere is slipping into chaos.”