Collateral Damage Book Novels & Stories

The radiation damage could worsen, leading to further cellular death or even cancer. There was no predicting what would happen next for them. … One quiet evening, after returning from the research institute, I scrolled through my social media as usual. Amidst the flood of comments, one caught my eye. "I saw Neil Jackson and Lorraine Larsen at the hospital I'm interning at! They're barely ninety pounds soaking wet now. I wouldn't have recognized them if I hadn't checked their medical records!" I just glanced at it briefly and moved on. Just as I posted another educational article by routine, a soft bundle latched onto my leg.

Nicole continued to shout in frustration. "So you thought it was acceptable to take my children from me? To use them in some sick plan so that you could get what you wanted?" "Collateral damage," Nicole smirked and she really was pushing all the wrong buttons now. She was pushing all the buttons she shouldn't have been pressing but she knew she was hitting.

The brass key on the ring snapped in two. The Locksmith opened his mouth. Black ink poured out instead of words. The table displayed older costs before it accepted the new one, as if trying to embarrass them into choosing a familiar brutality. Cost: one key assumes inherited pain. Cost: one anchor relinquishes spouse claim. Cost: one witness becomes permanent recorder. Cost: one public class converts to controlled attention. Cost: one collateral villain is consumed to satisfy outrage. Vance laughed weakly at that last option. "I object to being called collateral. I was at least primary in act one."

The Dock – Southern France The explosive blast tore via the dock, sending hearthplace and shrapnel dropping rain like a hurricane of steel. The roar of gunfire combined with the howl of crashing waves, drowning out the screams of war. Damien staggered from the impact, his dark eyes burning with deadly intensity, ignoring the sharp pain from the deep wound in his side. Blood streaked his combat gear, but he didn’t fall. He never did. Natalia Cross emerged from the smoke, scarred but unbroken, her blade gleaming with cold intent. Her cold, twisted smile deepened as she raised her sidearm, locking on.

The class reunion had just ended when the villa hosting it suddenly collapsed. Priscilla Hobbs and I were both trapped beneath a massive concrete slab. Her legs were pinned down by steel bars, while mine had been crushed, the pain unbearable. Joel Xander arrived with the rescue team at this critical moment. One of his subordinates hesitated and asked, "Mr. Xander, Mrs. Xander's condition doesn't look good. Should we get her out first?" But without a second thought, Joel picked up his tools and began prying the slab off Priscilla.

He didn't want to snatch away her feelings for her as her friend. He tried hard to maintain the pains in his heart and soon the sky started turning black and it started raining heavily. She cried till her eyes were out of her tears and when she turned back, she found out that Ezio had fallen to the ground. Heidi Collin : Soon, the ambulance arrived and took away the dead body of hers but when I turned back at him, he had fallen to the ground.

I was in awe but I would not tell him his ruthlessly handsome because I know he knows it himself. Why am I here again? Yeah, right. Collateral payment because of my so-called parents. Life fucks me harder than Hunter, indeed. I bit my lip so hard to stop giggling when I saw his round ass bouncing as he walked towards the door. He's not only handsome, he's delicious too. Perfect for breakfast, lunch, snack and dinner. I shook my head unbelievably. I was now infected with his dirty mind. "What do you need?" he said in a deep voice. Oh dear gosh, can we just flirt all day with no disturbance?!

Miguel, on the other hand, looked for it on the Internet, in various online stores and auctions. Unfortunately, it turned out that this book had only a few copies and was therefore extremely difficult to find. Most shops either did not know about its existence or never had this book in their collections and only heard legends about it. It could mean two things - either this book simply did not exist, or it was so dangerous that only the initiated had it in their book collections. Maria rejected the first option because she trusted her dreams and gut feelings now even more than before. Therefore, Miguel believed that the second option must be true, and it gave him hope that if they could get

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She headbutted him, grabbed his own blade from his thigh holster, and plunged it into his side. His breath hitched. And just like that, he crumpled. Ashes and Secrets As dawn approached, the villa was a warzone. Four mercenaries lay unconscious or dead. The villa’s upper floor was on fire, Noah’s laptop smashed but the USB safe inside Damien’s vest. “We need to move,” Damien said. “The fire’s spreading.” Noah limped out, bruised but breathing. “I found a Jeep out back. Still working.” Grace looked back once at the place that had been a refuge. Now it was ruins.