Loyalty Pawn #2 Novels & Stories

But, I'm determined to get that locket back and present it to my parents for their anniversary. “Here, it’s down here.” A staircase leads down to a door that has a sign on it reading 'New To You-24 Hour Pawn Shop'. We open the door and I am instantly overwhelmed with the smell of cigarettes. The further we make our way into the shop the stronger the smell gets until we discover the source. A man with slicked-back blonde hair and an unruly mustache leans over the counter and just stares at us with a cigar hanging from his mouth. “Can I help you little pretties with somethin’?” He asks and Sammi grabs my hand and squeezes it hard.

He then faces the Alphas, and kneels in front of them. Michael held his hand out, and Jimmy placed his palm on top of Micheal's. "Do you Jimmy Treadwell, pledge yourself to me, Michael Knight, and Asher Thorn, as your Alphas?" "Yes, I pledge myself to you, Alpha Michael, and Alpha Asher, as my Alphas." "Do you pledge yourself to the River Thorn Pack? To be loyal to it, and protect it and its Alphas and Luna?" "Yes, I pledge myself to the River Thorn Pack. I pledge to be loyal to it, protect it and its Alphas and Luna!"

he finishes. My heart stills upon hearing his words, and my hand fist into a ball. When the phone creaks under pressure, I loosen my hold. This is it. This was the last piece of confirmation we needed on Mark’s and his father’s involvement. The man they promised Lissa to must be an allied pack’s Alpha or someone who will fight beside them. “That’s not good,” I say through gritted teeth. “Yeah, Man. That’s why I wanted to call. Does he have some sort of vengeance against your pack?”

"So what if I'm a pawn? That woman can't bear children. In the end, she'll still have me to rely on!" I couldn't help the hollow laugh that rose in my chest. The arrogance was blinding, but predictable. "Do you really think someone like Luna Liora, holding power and gold in her hands, would ever entrust her second half of life to a useless pawn? A pawn ruthless enough to strike against the twin who raised him?"

“This is about loyalty, Cleo. Respect. Two things you lack.” He stopped behind me, his hands resting on the back of the chair, just inches from my shoulders. “You’ve taken advantage of my patience, my generosity,” he continued, his voice growing colder with every word. “But those days are over. You’re not going to get any more chances. You’ve made your choice, and now you live with the consequences.”

"Because in that game, I was just a pawn your father used to strike at the Shaw family while making his disobedient daughter finally give up hope. "He had you find me, trap me with love and cheap tenderness, and finally turn me into a worthless nobody who couldn't survive without you. That way, he could humiliate the Shaw family and me, and show you how fragile your so-called love really was. Too bad he miscalculated." I looked down at her from above. "He never imagined that the pawn he'd sharpened with his own hands would one day turn around and completely overturn his entire game." Tiffany collapsed to the ground. I did not spare her another glance and walked straight into the glittering b

Back then, the estate had no surveillance; that night, only Elena and I were together. No one knew what happened that night. Except me. The footage continued to play. After a bout of chasing and playing, we stopped in front of an ancient statue of the Virgin Mary. At that time, my eyes were clear. I took out a dagger without hesitation and cut my finger. Blood dripped onto the Bible. With the most devout faith, I swore the blood oath that only core Mafia members would swear: "I, Ivy, swear to the Holy Mother, to remain forever loyal to the Family, to forever protect Alexander and Elena... If I break this oath, may my soul fall into purgatory forever..."

The header read: Feasibility Proposal for Acquiring Select Assets of Lane Corporation. A cold smile curved my lips. This was only the beginning. Outside, the city lights began to glow. Below the tower, a lonely, familiar figure still stood, gazing up at the gleaming skyscraper as if staring at something forever out of reach. Perhaps he would wait forever. But that had nothing to do with me anymore. I lifted the pen and signed my name in one unbroken stroke. —Sophia Lane. (The End)

Beta Sylvester said. "Stay calm, Cassian," Ryan mindlinked, already sensing that Cassian was boiling underneath his silence. "We brought gifts for the new Alpha and his Luna," Ryan said to Sylvester. "Thank you," Sylvester said, grinning widely to reveal a gold tooth. "The Luna is my daughter, so I am pleased." "I hope your alphas come with a good deal for alliance," Cassian growled. "Because if I am not satisfied, Blackspire will bear the consequences."

Ruby laid back into the posh white sofa, bouncing a small white ball, to and fro against the wall, "if I had anything special about me, I'd have rob banks with it and wouldn't be broke now." "Thievery is a sin!" "Then I could be the biggest sinner there is in the world." Rydian faked a gasped at the unworried girl and she continued tapping on the, "so are you going to finally tell me what you want from me?" "Are you sure you're ready to hear it? It might need the most heroic deed for the good of the world and if you say you are the biggest sinner, do you deserve to hear it?"