Free Book Trading Novels & Stories

“We have an arrangement, a trade-off. That’s all.” She shook her head, dragging her thoughts to the present. Her hand trembled as it hovered over the jewelry box on the dresser. She opened it, staring at the contents—expensive meaningless trinkets, diamonds, emeralds, and rubies Dominic had given her over the years—pricey, cold tokens of what had never been love. She removed each piece and placed them into a bag.

Aaron spoke first, his voice rough. "I sorted all your research notes from school. And those snowleaf plants you liked, I had them transplanted with the soil into planters. They're in the trunk." He spoke faster, as if he were afraid I would cut him off. "I'm not trying to keep you. I just…didn't want you to have a hard time adjusting up north." I looked at him, but didn't take anything. Kevin held out a black card and a set of authorization papers. "I set up a research fund for medicinal plants in your name. The first deposit's already been made. It's not compensation nor a trade. You'll need it in Northland."

A small crowd gathered, some giggling, others genuinely intrigued. "What’s this?" asked timid little Aoi, clutching her Hello Kitty pencil case. Takuto grinned. "This, my friend, is where fortunes are made. You bring me your pencils, erasers, or—if you’re feeling bold—limited-edition scented markers, and I’ll issue you tradable snack bonds in return." Right now the Market Opens today... The first trade of the day was initiated by Takashi, a burly six-year-old with a notorious appetite. He slapped down a premium mechanical pencil (0.5mm lead, retractable tip).

"You're hot, and I like your personality. I thought maybe… maybe you could help me get over her." "But I tried, and I can't." "I just can't!" "I love my Alpha! And I'm only ever going to love her!" "..." He said everything I wanted to say! Because of this weird connection, Ryan and I became good friends. Later, he was stressed about whether to confess to his Alpha. My advice was: "Don't." "One wrong move, and you could end up a rogue, cast out from your pack." Just like me. Ryan was scared too, so for three years, he hadn't said a word.

Now, the lavish points needed for David’s next breakthrough were in tens of thousands. If they were too little, it really would not do much. After all, Sole was only a second-tier city. Even if everyone participating in this underground trade fair was from Sole’s top circle, not everyone could come up with good things to sell. The genuinely good things must be the last things from the organizers. Those should truly be priceless. So David was going to wait and see. Time passed by slowly. Free trading was a very important link in the whole underground fair and it would last for a long time.

I looked down at the small basket in my lap, filled with spoils of Beatrice's war on the flowerbeds. Suddenly, the wheelchair came to a stop. I looked up and saw Maisie standing at the end of the path. "Great. We finally get out, and now we run into her," Beatrice muttered and immediately turned to leave, but I stopped her. "Bea, I want to talk to her." I'd been feeling a lot better lately, and the books called it "terminal lucidity", so I was afraid that I'd never get to say some things I wanted to.

She was hoping that she could at least get a book for free since she didn’t have any crystals she could use to buy any books. When she walked into the bookstore, it was just a small room with a few shelves and among the books on the shelves she found a book she wanted. She picked up a catalogue first and read what was inside. She was allowed to pick two books for free and the rest she had to buy. Since a miracle was happening to her, she decided to take her time in order to pick two books that could help her in money making. She chose the herbs and flower introduction book; she believes that she could do well with it.

"The company's been in trouble for a while now, but to attract investors, he created two sets of books. The external accounts are fake. Only this one is real. "There's already a funding gap of nearly 300 million. Even if I drop the lawsuit now, he'll have a hard time surviving," Dad said calmly. I flipped through page after page, my heart growing colder with each one. I didn't say anything more and quietly left the study. Probably worried I was taking this too hard, Dad brought Mom and me to a welcome banquet for one of his friends that evening to help me relax. I didn't expect to run into Owen and Lila there.

"Trade. Right now we have an abundance of everything you need. These can be traded in exchange for an alliance. The only catch is to keep this a secret from the royal family up north." The silence was sharp. "Why should we—" "The royal family wanted this perk exclusively for free," I cut in with a lie. "But I'm tired of dealing with them and prefer to trade with the real businessmen who know what the fuck they're doing directly. After all, profits are going to be huge. I plan to give priority to those who offer a higher price for unlimited long‑lasting stability than you'd have continuing to work with Red Fang. How does that sound?" I took the sack of silver I'd given the kid and threw it on