Noble Houses Got Novels & Stories

"We need the Elsher Cartel to intervene." Diego’s eyes landed on Dutton. "The Mortensen family is one of the oldest noble houses. Don’t tell me you can’t even keep the new families in check?" Dutton didn’t react much, but his voice carried weariness. "There’s been a massive reshuffling among the noble families in Avenlith for years. At first, the newcomers kept their heads down. Most of them now serve under the Yale family, and they’ve only grown more arrogant in the past decade. The Ledger family stayed low-profile, but the rest of us? We’re isolated.”

The Society. Nobody wanted to be a pariah, being part of The Society meant you were somebody, you achieved something. The Society could chew you up and spit you out or make you raise to the top. Noble people were most welcomed and desired as everybody sought their companion and wanted to be noticed by an earl, baron or the duke. Recently new group of people has been added to The Society, the rich ones. Being a noble person doesn’t always equal to being wealthy. Quite often the nobles were on the verge of bankruptcy than marrying a nouveau riche might be a life saving matter, thus marriages of that kind occurred more often. Mr and Mrs Netherfells were an example of such marriage.

Seeing Tyger's murderous gaze, Clifford realized the severity of the situation. He stammered, "Wait! Your skills… Even the Monroes would honor you! Why cling to the dead Dragon League? Join us… WE'LL fund your own noble house, and make you Jenaire's most powerful family! Your line will know endless wealth!" Desperation fueled his words. Bribery was his only hope against such lethal wrath. Indeed, noble families were spending large sums to recruit skilled warriors. To safeguard a fortune rivaling a nation's, they needed strength—the kind Tyger and Jacob embodied.

As I followed her, the mixed-bloods glared at me with pure jealousy, and the omegas walked like I suddenly owned the corridor. What in the rotten potatoes was happening? When we reached Gamma Lance’s office, I noticed Gamma Ben’s disgusting chair was empty. Good. That shitass was gone. The omegas whispered that he got transferred to House Ashbourne because his mate was someone of high status. House Ashbourne was the dukedom. They were Betas by blood, nobles by rank, and the Queen herself was an Ashbourne. The Head of every household is given the rank of Alpha, Alpha-Duke in the case of House Ashbourne, which is the highest noble title in the kingdom.