Nothing Is Worth The Risk Novels & Stories

He looked at her and spoke softly, "Sharon, I was gambling too. If we lost, we could have lost everything." Sharon shook her head. "I have no foundation, no hidden cards. If I want to win big, I have to take risks. You can't only look at potential rewards and ignore the dangers—that's the same as investing. The higher the return, the greater the risk. Without this gamble, turning the tables wouldn't have been this easy." Thomas asked, "You're not upset that I acted on my own?" Sharon smiled. "You helped me win, didn't you? I'm not about to take advantage and then scold you."

"I don't know." "Cinn, listen to me. It's you who taught me the fundamental rule about risks. It's either you take it or you regret your entire life thinking about how it could have been different if you took a step forward. Now, being the leader of this kick-ass dialogue,you can't step back! You worked so hard to come up to this position and sacrificed so much. All of it would go to waste if you refuse to try it right now." I roll my eyes and exhale. "Fine, I'll do it." ***************

She shouts. I agree with her, “And you like it.” Wyatt shakes her head, “Gross. No I do not. Not at all. Not one bit. Not even close.” She’s so defensive. She must really want some of this. “Just keep telling yourself that.” I say to her. “Nothing about this is professional.” She states her case. “I don’t believe that professionalism was in the contract you signed.” She smacks my arm, “Physical altercation wasn’t listed either.” Good observation, “Be careful what you wish for.” I raise my hand.

Seeing him in love with someone else may be the only way for this stupid and pathetic heart of mine to realize and accept its defeat," I stated bitterly. "Why do you think you have no chance with Caesar when you haven't confessed? You've already stated that there's no guarantee Caesar will reciprocate your feelings. If that is the case, then there's also no guarantee that Caesar won't be able to reciprocate your feelings. What if...?" "I don't want to settle for what-ifs, Raine," I said hastily, "because those what-ifs could be the source of my friendship with Caesar's fallout." "You're overthinking, Brae."

I could feel it and if care wasn't taken… “No shit it’s risky,” Noreo shot back.

Silas pushed. "There’s always the risk of failure when taking a risk." I pointed out. "But sometimes we need to have faith." "Faith," Silas repeated, frowning. "Putting your life at risk isn’t worth that." "Silas, please." Reaching out, I placed both my hands on his shoulders and fixed my gaze firmly on his.

--- Victor stepped forward slowly. --- Looking out at the endless structure. --- “If that’s true,” he said, --- a pause, --- “then it can fall apart just as easily.” --- Because freedom— --- Came with risk. --- Came with instability. --- Came with the possibility of failure. --- Elena nodded. --- “Yes.” --- No denial. --- No illusion. --- “That’s what makes it real.” --- Because something that couldn’t fail— --- Wasn’t truly free. --- Adrian glanced between them.

“And you are being stubborn.” His hand slammed against the table hard enough to rattle the screens. “Naive men die in wars like this.” “And proud men lose them.” The words landed harder than I intended. For a second neither of us moved. Then Damian spoke again, it was slow and controlled. “You think you’re seeing the board clearly.” “I do.” “You’re not.” “And you think refusing every risk keeps us safe.” “It keeps us alive.” I shook my head. “No. It keeps us stalled.”

"I just hope you know that for you, I will do anything and everything will be worth the risk. " End of Chapter ∆∆∆

"I have been here for sometimes and I think you should have trusted me by now" He regarded me for a long moment, his expression unreadable. Then, to my surprise, he smiled. "I want to believe that," he said, raising his glass. "To trust is to risk. But sometimes, the risk is worth it." he said, "You need to prove to me that you worth trusting" I didn't know what to say, so I nodded and took a sip of my wine. The liquid was smooth and rich, but it did little to calm my nerves.