Jaded Novels & Stories

(for my anklet for him to anchor himself to me even in death)? Nina looks at her stunned before they both start laughing. Suddenly, everyone in the room who speaks Spanish and knows what she said starts laughing. “Oh Amory, you knew he would do that to you”, Emilia says to her. “What else is in the box”? Loyalty turns her attention back to the box and lifts out a ring. Every one of Jonny’s siblings' gasps, while Nina smiles as she shakes her head. The ring is nothing like I’ve ever seen before. It’s a blue diamond heart set in a titanium band that’s surrounded by pink sapphires. Loyalty examines the ring closely before she says, “porque un amor como el nuestro es igual de raro” (because a lo

James merely smiled at the remarks, which sounded a bit sarcastic to his ears. While everyone greeted her respectfully, Adair kept her gaze fixed on Zared. “Hahaha!” Zared laughed scornfully. “The Jorvath War King, they say! Who knew an ordinary ex-member from the Timaeus Sect’s Mount Elixir would one day become a prominent figure with a title like that? What’s the matter, Adair Gretti? Are you going to turn against your previous teacher after becoming one of the Jademora Empire’s Thirteen Warriors by currying James Caden’s favor?”

This get away is more of a toxins related one. I need to get my mind off this bullshit. Now. S H A T T E R E D "ASSHOLE!" I grunted while laying another punch to the jocks now broken, bloody, damaged face. He was almost knocked out cold on the dirty alleyway ground as I kept his body pinned down which was almost two times bigger than mine. He pissed me off at the wrong time. I looked up for a split second during my chain of punches and that's when I saw it. The red and blue flashing lights.

He started mumbling. I walked faster. I went to the edge of the platform and leaned over, looking for the train. Nothing. Come on. Come on. I glanced at my watch yet again. Already five minutes late. I wondered how much longer it would take. I wondered if Jonah would leave. I couldn’t blame him. “You lost, baby?” I turned and saw a large man standing over me. He was unshaven, and when he grinned, I noticed that he was missing teeth. He leaned in too close, and I could smell his terrible breath. Drunk.

"Traitors!!!" I sobbed profusely. "Hahaha... I don't think I like your energy sweety." Jade laughed, getting up from the bed and headed towards me. "What did you actually think was gonna happen? That my darling fiancée and to soon be the father of my child was gonna leave me and get married to something like you?" She said such hurtful words to me and didn't feel just even a little bit sympathetic at all. She was so heartless. To me, this was not the person I called my friend.

Today I learned the art of parking, and tomorrow I’d begin my one-woman mission to burn this pack to the ground. “That was agonizing.” Jada croaked, and I turned to give her an offended glare. She pried her fingers off the door’s handle, which she’d been gripping so tightly her knuckles had turned white. Hakeem made a sound low in his throat, which prompted me to turn my head. “You too?” I scoffed, narrowing my eyes as I noticed his face was several shades paler than usual. He smiled, but it was strained. “You did a good job.”

"Barely." ​"It’s 4:59, sir," I replied, stepping forward and placing the silver flash drive on the polished mahogany surface. "The edit is complete." ​Luke finally looked up. His eyes were sharp, scanning me with a clinical detachment that made me want to shrink. He reached for the drive, his fingers brushing against mine for a fleeting second. I felt a jolt—a phantom spark of the connection we once had—but his expression didn't change. He plugged the drive into his computer, the silence in the room stretching until it felt suffocating.

I take a seat on the other side, directly opposite my brother. Jade closes her eyes and takes a sniff of her tea. I watch Trey watch her. As soon as her eyes snap open, he looks away. “This has lavender, right?” she asks me. “Yeah,” I reply. “I swear the scent is going straight to my brain,” she says, taking a deep inhale of the steam. “I already feel more relaxed.” “I know, right?” I look at Trey as he silently takes a sip of his own tea. Is he going to say anything?

Once in position, the pain stops, and his face relaxes. “Right, who is next?” He asks as everyone takes a step back. “I’ll go,” Jaden strolls forward confidently as he turns and lets Gabriel pierce him with his spider-like claw. He hisses before rolling his shoulders. “The claw is a mix of silver and wolfsbane. It contains some of my healing saliva to help us all build a tolerance to it. If Teddy uses it. It won’t have the same effect.” Jaden arches a brow. “You should have said that before you poisoned me,” he grits out, his eyes darkening. Tension crackles in the room as Jaden squares up to my brother.

He looks solemn and uncomfortable. “He seems to be in pain, look at how stiffly he moves.” I nod, “He’s pulling his shoulders back to prevent his shirt from stretching over his back.” “Maybe Malachite gave him a good swipe,” Aminta grins at the idea, “She did get Jared fair and square with that swipe.” “If so he deserved it and she went out with a bang.” Alpha Zared steps in front of the pyre, his face is troubled. His scowl deeper than usual. Bags under his eyes and he looks stressed. I find some schadenfreude in his appearance.