Library Terms Word Search Novels & Stories

She said words like consistency and patience but she did not say affordable. When I stepped into the house, Aunt Teresa rushed toward me with open arms. “My poor child,” she breathed, pressing my head against her chest. “You’ve lost so much.” I stiffened before melting into it because I was tired, and when you’re tired enough, even counterfeit comfort feels real. “We’ve been going through your father’s documents,” Uncle Vittorio announced from the living room. “There are things you need to understand.” I slipped off my shoes and followed him in.

I didn't have a salary, talkless of money, to buy a heart. My head…my head's spinning, I can't breathe, I need

I grab them and I scan the page until I find the word I'm looking for. Holy shit. Here it is. Positive.

"Two weeks or twelve months, the terms haven't changed." But even as I said it, I wasn't sure that was true anymore. Somewhere between the two a.m. conversation and this urgent conference room, the terms had started shifting underneath me — and I was beginning to suspect that in two weeks, I wasn't only going to be signing a marriage certificate. I was going to be choosing, eyes open, a man I'd told myself I was only pretending to want.

No vulnerability. Just terms and conditions.

Like wash my dishes or begrudgingly look into that email. One look at the sink behind the living room and my undying love for dropping bad reviews on apps returned. There was another pop-up. It said, Do you accept all terms and agreements? There was also an option to read through their terms but who the hell read those? I did try once, Only because I was bored out of my mind and the only thing I understood was the privacy policy. Plus, the terms could not be some sinister plans to dominate my life so I didn't have to worry about what they contained. It was the permissions you had to be careful of.

Life was good until she saw his naked, chiseled, sculpted body, and that marked the beginning of her endless wet dreams about her boss. Like that wasn’t bad enough, he walks in on her moaning his name. To help his very horny and single and beloved secretary, Isaiah went down on his knees and worshiped her and oh my my did she taste like heaven. With one taste of her and one taste of him, they found themselves wanting more and decided to be each other’s fuck buddy with no strings attached. How long will they fuck each other without catching feelings? Or are they already in love and too horny to see it?

Sunlight streamed through the window onto the back of my hand, feeling warm and pleasant. I looked up, met Alice's sincere gaze, and slowly said, "Officer, your wish will come true. From now on, we will both be safe and sound and live long lives." As soon as I said that, a gentle spring breeze blew outside the window. Magnolia petals drifted down from the trees, scattering fragrant beauty all over the ground. I knew I never had to stay silent anymore.

He barely glanced at the tree before taking off again, checking every building. He was looking for something. Or someone. Mia stopped beside me, breathless, eyes locked on Carl as he tore through every house, frantic. When the last door swung open to nothing, his shoulders slumped. Slowly, he walked back to the tree and sank down beneath it, chest rising and falling hard. "Yara, where are you?" Mia finally caught her breath, muttered, "What the hell is wrong with Yara? She knew you'd worry, but she still ran off like some rebellious teen. So damn immature. She's a grown adult, yet all she does is make life harder for everyone."

Laurence released his suffocating grip on his steering wheel and hesitantly took his keys from the ignition, keeping his eyes peeled on the bustling bar in front of him the entire time. It had been two long months since Mateo disappeared and it was driving him mad. Laurence had zero experience with finding people, but he was learning quickly that this meant you had to be stealthy and sly. No good information lied on the surface, so he had to be careful as he started associating with people that could easily get him in trouble.