Loyalty Pawn #2 Novels & Stories

However, as soon as the funeral procession was over, he threw down the bunch of white lilies impatiently and said, "Oh, my god! Those two old fools are finally dead. They just wouldn't die for years! Luckily, we succeeded this time!" I was shocked. Old fools? Was he really referring to Jerome and me? Casey stared at our tombstones, the hatred in his eyes making my chest tighten in shock. Why did Casey hate us so much? We were both his birth parents! We had invested 20 years of our lives bringing him up to the best of our ability. We had even put his name down as the sole payee and benefactor on both Jerome's and my insurance policies. Just then, my mother-in-law, Daisy Rothbart, went up to C

Now that he has met her and she isn’t someone trustworthy, I am afraid it will affect and ruin our plans. It has been a long-term plan between us to take Damon down together. Kade pledged his allegiance to me and swore to always be by my side from the moment we met. Things have remained that way until now, and with his mate in the picture, I was sure his loyalty would quaver a little, and I would be left with no choice but to forge ahead with my plans alone.

He took off his earmuffs and checked Tyr out. Chasing Wind, who was beside him, introduced, “Pawn, this is Tyr, the new Northern Gate Master of Six Doors.” “I can tell,” Pawn answered plainly without any respect in his voice. “You’re here to be bribed, right?” Pawn said to Tyr. “Tell me, which elder is your father?” Tyr frowned and did not answer. Instead, he took the gun from Pawn’s hands. After he reloaded the gun, without putting on earmuffs, he practically did not aim and just randomly shot.

The adrenaline started to kick in, and I relished the feel of the puck slamming into my pads, each save a small victory. The coach returned, heading straight for the stands, where Coop had been intently observing the practice. I watched as they exchanged a few hushed words, curious about the nature of their conversation, given the earlier drama involving Peter and Jules. Peter had likely stayed behind with Jules. This was just another testament to the kind of loyalty Peter displayed, often going unnoticed or unreciprocated by the others. Coop left the stands soon after, disappearing briefly before returning with Wanda and an endless supply of pizza boxes.

They clinked their glasses together, and drank. As they dropped their glasses, Stanley suddenly started coughing and choking. Lucy's eyes widened in alarm, and she began to slap him gently on the back. "Stanley," she cried. "Are you okay?" Liam rushed to the kitchen and filled a glass with water. But just as he was about to hand it to Stanley, he stopped. Stanley brought out something from his pocket. Something small and shiny. He looked up at Lucy, revealing a gold ring with a beautiful, sparkling diamond.

Maria POV: He left after saying those words. She felt numb as if her life had stopped. She can't even breathe properly. Her knees felt like jelly and she fell on the floor. She sat there crying her life out. She don't know long she sat there and cried. A knock on the door pulled her out of her trance. She looked up and saw the same woman. She saw her on the floor and put the tray of the food on the bedside table and rushed toward her. She held her face in both of her hands and wiped her tears.

, I thought as I rested my chin on my hands. ______________________________________________ Maddie's POV~ *** Walks into a pawn shop*** I walked in and looked around the place, then I took out a little folded paper from my pocket and turned it around a couple of times to get the orientation right. " This has got to be the place", I thought as I stared at the paper. Then I walked up to the counter where there was a really hot guy. " Hello, how can I help you?", he asked. Then I remembered the card that my friend had given to me.

Unfortunately, she took my assent to mean that I wanted to go back out there. "That's good. Freshen up and come to con 2. We moved there after...well, you know." She turned me to face her. "He's the holy Grail for our business. You can't mess this up. So do whatever it is you need to do to fix this. Securing this account is vital to your continued employment here in our establishment." And with that implied threat, she was gone. Chloe glared at me bitterly. "This is an opportunity people kill just to have. Don't fvck it up. Some of us don't have rich parents to rely on." She glared at me some more before marching out of the restroom.

"You think my past makes me weak? My past made me ruthless. I've been stepped on, overlooked, and dismissed my entire life. I've been abandoned at my own wedding. And I'm still standing. Still fighting. Still winning." I picked up a glass of champagne. "So go ahead. Keep whispering. Keep laughing. But remember this moment. Remember how you felt when you realized exactly who you were dealing with." I took a delicate sip, watching them squirm. "Now. One question." I let the silence stretch. "Are you loyal to Alpha Thornwood?" "Of course!" the blonde sputtered. "We would never question the Alpha!" "We are completely loyal!" the pig-eyed woman added frantically.

“There are people that look up to you. This pack. its members. They trust you. and that's why they have not sided with your father. but me, Ryan. You have lost me!’’ He pulled something out from under his shirt—a code of honor, our pack's symbol of loyalty and dedication— it was like a breastplate, Only just a tiny one that fit in his pocket. it was given to him when he took his order and pledged loyalty and allegiance to me and to the park. he stared down at it as a dent in his fingers. and then he looked back at me and there was no longer the same kind of loyalty in his eyes. There was pain, there was hurt and there was disgust.