Novel Rules Novels & Stories

Three minutes. Scrambling around the room now, Adira was reminded of those early days of her plan, when she would pace back and forth, counting in her head to establish just how much time it took the guards to make their route down her half of the basement. The day she noticed the blindspot, things began to fall into place. Her dream of leaving, of finding a life where she could be more than a pin cushion, an experiment, suddenly seemed more achievable than ever before.

“Classic Mom.” “You’re twenty, Ivy,” she said tightly. “You’re not cute. You’re not interesting. You’re a liability.” “Wow,” I said. “Touching.” “If you want to stay in this house, there will be rules.” “Oh, I can’t wait.” Her eyes sharpened. “Don’t bring boys here. Don’t sneak out. No parties. No mess. No drama.” “So I should probably stop talking to you?” “I swear to God—” “I’m joking,” I said, tossing my keys into the glass bowl on the console. “Mostly.”

Thankfully, it is empty. As I look around, I notice it isn’t merely empty; it looks unlived in. “Don’t you have a roommate?” He smiles, but the smile resembles pain, not joy. “Nope.” Everyone has to have a roommate. It’s one of Aton’s rules that no one should be alone. I can only grunt, “Hmm.” I pluck the bottle from his grip, setting it on the table. The photo of me and Timothy kissing flashes in my mind, accusingly, and I push it away.

Paper trails and buried accounts and the kind of quiet, surgical destruction that doesn't make noise until the floor is already gone. And in this game, The winner wasn't the one who followed the rules. It was the one who wrote the new ones.

Find a way to change rules 34 and 46. What is rule number 34 and 46? I flipped back to the pages I skipped and found my answer within those pages. Rule 34: Demons are not, in any form or manner, allowed to have any intimate relationship with any human. Rule 46: No demon is to lay claim to any human children. This was definitely my dad.

I opened it and began to read. 1. Rule 1: You will never anticipate a future with me. 2. Rule 2: You must not cheat on me throughout your marriage with me. 3. Rule 3: You shall not ask me where I go at night or what I do as it is none of your business. 4. Rule 4: You are prohibited to fall in love with me. 5. Rule 5: You aren’t allowed to interfere in my business or invade my privacy. 6. Rule 6: You will not lie or hide anything from me. I hate betrayal and lies.

he said as he transformed into his wolf and hopped toward the battleground. He halted beside Logan’s wolf and bowed. The Council head looked at the two wolves and bowed after they had bowed for him “Here are the rules. Rule one: no shed of blood no matter how angry you are. Two, no circumstance should there be transformed into the human form. Rule three, no aiming for the brain and the heart. The new rule of disqualifying of the opponent as its back touches the ground is hereby canceled. You win when the opponent surrenders. If there is any question, you can turn to your human form and ask before we proceed.” The council head stated.

I commented. Eun-woo ignored me as he continued, “Rule 4: Don’t approach me just because you wanted to; Rule 3: Don’t try to talk to me if it’s not something educational-related; Rule 2: Don’t act as you know me personally; And most importantly, Rule 1: Never let anyone we’re step-siblings no matter what.” “Whoa… look who’s talking,” I mocked him. “Aren’t you the one doing as you pleased between the two of us?”

Later‍ that n‌ight Ava walked pas⁠t‌ Noa‍h’s room. ‌ S⁠h⁠e stopped. Peeked inside. Noah sat‍ at his d‌e⁠sk.⁠ Writing. She quietly⁠ watched. ⁠Then she knocked. He hid the‌ paper. She‍ smiled‌. “What now?” He hesitated. Then hande⁠d it over. She rea‍d. NEW RULES. Rule‌ 1: Baby can cry. Rule 2: Dad‌ can‌ work bu⁠t come back.

Rule Two: You will answer your phone when I call. Rule Three: No physical relationship. Do not touch me unless I’m plunging to my death. I pause. My pen hovers above the paper. Then I write another line. Rule Four: You will not investigate my past without my permission. That one feels important. And very necessary. Then I add one more. Rule Five: If either of us wants out after a year, we walk away clean. But If I ask you to walk away at any time, you will. Rule Six: