Double Indemnity Novels & Stories

Judy asked. Daniel smirked. “Without even thinking.” Judy laughed harder. “She really is stupid.” I stared at the screen, my grip tightening around the phone. Daniel sat down like a man pleased with his own cleverness. “The couple’s accident insurance takes effect in a month.” Judy’s smile changed. “A month?” He nodded. “Yes.” She crossed her arms. “And what if we still can’t get the money from Jeremiah by then?” Daniel’s answer came without hesitation.

Why would I compromise on it for these people who did not matter? I waved away the glass. “Who said I don’t like you? I simply don’t care about you either way. It’s all a misunderstanding. Still, I can’t drink right now for health reasons.” Nia stepped forward and stuffed the wine glass into my hand. “Health reasons? I never heard anything about that. Jonah is humbly apologizing to you, so can’t you be magnanimous for once? Just drink it!” Her gaze was sharp, and her tone was a command.

I lifted the flute to my lips without looking up from the tablet, scrolling through the third addendum of the merger contract with the same focused patience I had once given to Gerald's lies, only now, my attention was rewarded. Every clause was armor. Every subsection was a wall he would never scale. "Page forty-seven," Bryan said from across the low table, leaning forward with his elbows on his knees, a legal pad balanced on his thigh. "The indemnity clause still has a soft edge. If Gerald's lawyers are worth anything, they'll pry it open within the first sixty days post-close." "I know." I set down the flute. "I already flagged it. I'll work on redrafting the language tonight.”

Julian countered, his left hand shaking as he gripped his paddle, the plaster cast on his right hand throbbing with a sickening, violent intensity under his skin. Julian, stop it! Cynthia gasped, her voice climbing into a pitch of pure panic as she stared at the active credit monitor built into their front row armrest. The Continental Credit Union bridge loan has a maximum non collateralized cap of one hundred and fifty million! If that unknown proxy pushes you past that line, you are dipping directly into our primary domestic payroll reserves!

I said flatly, then turned to go pour them some water. "Don't bother!" Manager Sneed slammed a hand down on the arm of the couch, his voice sharp. "Don't push your luck! The hospital has already lifted your disciplinary action, and your bonus has been paid out double. What more do you want? We've all seen the videos going around online. Just because your name's clean again, does that mean you get to forget who gave you the platform to shine in the first place?" I carried two glasses of water over to them. I set one down gently on the coffee table in front of Director Higgins. The other, I kept in my hand as I looked Manager Sneed dead in the eye.

I mutter irritably. I hurry out of the bar, hitting a hard body belonging whoever was about stepping into the bar. And instead of apologizing, all that escape my mouth is “Abeg, wakar well,” without caring to see who it was I hit earlier. PIDGIN ENGLISH abeg, wakar well- - - - - please watch where you are going

"I am with your supposed woman, My Christiana. Bring me 25 Million Dollars. I will call you in the next 30 minutes, if they money isn't ready, you know what will happen to her." "Wait, wait, let me hear her voice." James said and Kehinde and Tamara were already crying now pacing around. "Wake up....what do you want? Just kill me or let me go ahhhhhh!" They all Christiana yell then a loud hit afterwards and the call dropped. "I know that bastard did not just hit her." Deji spat angrily. "25 Million dollars? Greedy fool." Matthew said shaking his head. All the men were angry while the women were in tears.

I am fucked. There was no other way to say it. I was completely and utterly, royally, FUCKED. “You are mine. There is nothing, and I mean nothing, that you can do to get away from me.” Reid quietly growled out for only me to hear, enforcing the fact that the mate bond was not going anywhere.