First Order Of Business Novels & Stories

The woman hurried to sign for the package, and I slipped toward the exit. By the time she turned around, I was already standing outside. “Ma’am, I can’t complete this order today. I’ll file an incident report with the app. If you really need pet care, please place a new order with clear details.” I left immediately. At the time, I thought it was just a weird mix-up. I had no idea that from the moment I stepped into that mansion, I was already being targeted.

Finish what you started before you lose your mind.

I look down at the address again. My first task. My first test. I take a deep breath. “Don’t mess this up,” I whisper to myself. Then I straighten my shoulders and start walking.

She'd taken a flight all the way here to my hometown to look for me, and yet, the only things she could remember were the smaller, menial events. "So, you think that I'm going to stop being angry at you just because you've already apologized to me? Is that why you came to apologize in the first place? "What about the next time you forget again? Are you going to accuse me of not telling you about my phobias or allergies again?" Bridget looked up at once. "No way! I just really forgot about them this time. I've been too busy—" "Busy with what?" She froze. I continued, "Busy getting together with your friends? Busy going for barbecues at the beach? Busy meeting up with your high school teacher

Through the memory of her smell on my skin. I palm myself once, just to remind my body who’s in charge. It doesn’t listen. I finish quickly, colder than when I started, and tell myself this will pass. Everything does. Even the things that shouldn’t.

I said as I stood at the top of the stairs, looking down at him in the living room. He put the pen down and looked at me, giving me a soft smile. "No matter what, I want to give you the best, Ms. Caldwell. I know you might not have feelings for me, but you always come first in my heart." As our eyes met, I felt a fleeting pang in my heart, something I hadn't felt in a long time. "You don't need to feel burdened," he continued with a gentle smile. "Just focus on being a beautiful bride."

"Thank you for agreeing to meet me." Alice nodded, sitting down across from him. "Carson. How... how have you been?" Carson ran a hand through his hair, a gesture so familiar it made Alice's chest tighten. "I've been okay. Working, thinking... missing you and Charlie." Alice took a deep breath. "Carson, I need you to understand something. My priority is Charlie. His happiness, his safety, his future. Whatever happens between us, that has to come first." Carson nodded earnestly. "I understand, Alice. And I want you to know that Charlie is my priority too. I know I messed up before, but I want to be a father to him. A real father."

Autumn The first scream came from across the street. Sharp. Human. Immediate. Then another. People stumbled backward from the shattered storefront windows bordering the park as cracks spread through the glass in violent silver lines. Car alarms erupted one after another down the block, shrill and chaotic beneath the low hum now vibrating through the city itself. Not an earthquake. Worse. A resonance. My pulse slammed hard against my ribs. “Autumn!” Jade shouted through the phone. “I have to go.”

"Are you sick?" "Huh? Oh no… I'm alright" I picked up the phone after heaving a sigh. "Come to my office now!" He ordered and disconnected. I got up and walked to the room real quick, he sounded so serious that I was starting to worry. "Sir," I said, staring at the couple of files that he had spread on his table and everywhere else. "Take the black file, arrange a meeting with the overseas clients before the day ends. And the red one, there is a missing report on it, redo it!" He ordered me, I picked the two files which were casted aside from the rest "Right away, sir" I walked out of the room, he didn't even spare a glance at me today. Why was it even bothering me? One more thing, I really

"It's nothing important. I just want to take care of some overdue business." *