Innocence Doesn't Get You Far Novels & Stories

"I may have had something to do with that. Father was asking who the new child in the nursery was and all the commotion all night that kept waking him. I didn't want to tell him, but you can't lie to Father, he can smell one from a mile off, so I told him everything. I'm sorry." he raised pleading eyes up to Roderick, begging for forgiveness. Roderick's side and shook his head at his naive sibling

"Don't you think this is a foolish act?" Using suicide to prove her innocence was indeed reckless. "Innocence" might be important, but if one were to die, the significance of "innocence" would be as light as a feather. After all, those keyboard warriors who boast online would feel no guilt. They certainly would not spend their lives regretting Miranda's death.

“What does it make me?” “It makes you accountable,” he finally says. “To whom?” I demanded. “To me. To the pack,” he replied. “So my innocence isn’t enough?” “Innocence is the bare minimum.” My heart stutters. “The bare minimum?” “We cannot afford a scandal.” “I didn’t create the scandal!” I defended. “You were at the center of it,” her said, taking his gaze to the road as he started the car. “I was accused!” I said sadly. Hayden did not say anything as he continued driving.

“You want me to confess to a crime I didn’t commit?“ “It’s not about your innocence right now Raz, it’s about survival!” Zane’s voice was laced with desperation. “What good is your innocence if you’re dead? They’ll kill you. What about Enid? You really want her to lose her mother at three? If you’re still alive, I can help you Raz. Even if you’re exiled, I’ll make sure you’re fine.” My heart clenched. “I am innocent, Zane. I will not trade my life for a lie. Because they’ll kill me regardless of my confession. I will not die a confessed murderer in their eyes. If I die, I die as I am – falsely accused.”

If he had to go through that pain as a child I'm sure it is not something I would think he would like to remember. "See it?" I nod. He turns around and pulls his hair up. I see a black ink like substance, like the one for a mates marking swirled around forming the word ‘inamatus’. "It means loveless, some people often say it is because without your mate you are loveless. I don't believe that though. That I’m loveless. After all, I have Jake." I smiled sweetly at him. He turns back around, a bright smile on his face as well.

She looked trough the documents and felt her heart accelerating. ACE MARTINEZ SENTENCED FOR ONE YEAR FOR BEATING UP ELDERS AND PROFITING NON ESSENTIAL SOURCES . This couldn't be true right? Oh boy how she was wrong. She threw the papers on the floor and ran upstairs . This wasn't true ! She's lying ... Ace wouldn't hit someone who was older . He's not the type of person just do that ! But was he truly the nice boy she knew from the first day of school ? Was it all lies .She thought as she ran to her closet and sat down. She needed to get out of here. Maybe the Queen would help here ? No she made it clear that she couldn't help.

She was an unburdened girl, for she had removed the stupid thought that happened to her. After losing her innocence a while ago, she decided to let it pass. She treats it as her nightmare. She moved on as fast as a thunderbolt. She believed that there is no point in crying over spilled milk. She realized that it is just her innocence, and it is not like it would make her less human. Well, it's just for her perspective, but for those conservative people, if that thing would come out in public, she'll probably be executed for tainting morality. She just shrugged; she is confident that no one will be going to find it out. She laughed at the thought that she can act innocent and pure.

A vague thought crossed my mind making my heart ache. 'Even if someday he's proven innocent, what about you? How would you be able to wash of your sins? An innocent man married to a slut....that stain will always stay with him. Your children will be mocked and scorned upon as their mother would be a slut.....what then? Will it really be ok for you to be with him? Will the society accept you?! Shouldn't you rid him....off your existence?!' ###

Having just found herself being deceived by her true love and lost faith in the whole world, it’s difficult for her to feel bound by shame or any other kinds of moral standards. “Have a good trip,” She spoke softly to the cute little boy, and then printed a deep, gentle kiss on his forehead. The little boy Eric symbolized all her happiness, all her sweet simple dreams in that narrow, smelly but warm and cozy hotel. Now her dream woke up and everything was gone. From now on, she won’t be that kind, simple, innocent Amelia anymore.

I bring bad luck to people around me, but I don't want to see an innocent person go to jail because of me. If Wilfred read this, it would only make his obsession with Ain even greater and make him feel touched. Too bad Nancy was not convinced. "If he is innocent, then the law will clear his name. Just like what happened to me just now. I was accused of being involved in your fall and was put into a life-threatening situation for no reason. That is what innocent means," she said. Seeing how determined Nancy was, Ain knew nothing she said could change Nancy's mind anymore. She kept her phone in her bag and sighed.