Offside Hearts Novels & Stories

Turns out, sometimes it looked like imagining where someone would keep spare keys. Part Three- The last offer came on Friday. Heat simmered above the road. Cicadas screamed from every tree line. Rae was elbow-deep in the guts of a soda machine when Greg Tolland’s black SUV rolled into the lot. She swore so creatively that even the machine seemed impressed. Mason looked up from the bay as Greg stepped out in another expensive shirt destined to regret Florida. “Don’t,” Rae called to Mason. “I didn't say anything.” “You were about to.” “Probably true.”

He was the boy everyone wanted. I was the girl who wanted nothing to do with him. Until one secret made us enemies, one kiss changed everything, and one lie threatened to destroy us both. Damien Cole is untouchable. But behind his charming smile lies a secret that could destroy everything he’s worked for. His career. His reputation. His future. And he’s determined to take the truth to his grave. Enter Ava Bennett. Unfortunately, Damien Cole has never been good at accepting rejection. Their first encounter ends in disaster. Their second becomes a war. And by the third, Damien has decided that getting under Ava’s skin is his new favorite game. What he doesn’t expect is

But. I was still hoping I guess, that we would be able to work it out. I couldn't hate him, even when I had every reason to. After all, he was the only man I had ever loved. And he was the only man I was going to love. Because the heart is a bitch, you can't make it understand by reasoning with it. It forgets all the hurt someone caused you, all the pain, all the misery. It only remembers those moments when someone made you breathless. Over and over, it just runs toward one person. And unfortunately for me, that one person was Landon.

No doubt about it, he thought as he watched her, she was glowing. He watched the sun sink below the horizon from his found perch. He sat alone, only the crows and remaining birds being pushed by a brisk wind kept his lonely company. The trees rocked gently with the wind’s quiet lullaby and with tear-blurred vision he watched the show. He checked the time on the wristwatch, a gift from Sebastian that hadn’t left its spot since being fastened there a few months previous. 4:30. He had thought that Sebastian must by now be aware of his absence. It doesn’t matter either way. He thought bitterly as he hunkered further down into his coat. He wasn’t directly in the wind, but he wasn’t immune to its

Why the hell was he ignoring her? Just as she paused to catch her breath, the sound of heavy footsteps approached from the other side of the door. They were quick and furious, a stomping rhythm that sent a chill down her spine. Daphne could feel her pulse quicken again, this time not from exhaustion but from a creeping sense of dread.

—I’ll be honest with you, Igor. I’m with Bryan, and I don’t want to play with your feelings. I love you, but as a friend. Maybe one day we can go back to how we were before, but when you take me out of here—Beck pointed to his heart, her expression sincere. Igor looked at her, his eyes sad but accepting reality. —I really hope you find someone nice who values you. You deserve it. He took a deep breath and, with a bitter smile, said:

He jogged to my side and mockingly nudged my elbow, “I saw what Olivia did there, Con. Sick burn.” I furrowed my eyebrows at him. He was trying to toy with me but I wasn’t going to let him get to me. “Whatever, Carter. We’re in the playing-hard-to-get-phase. She’s going to give in soon. I’m Conrad, Conrad Declan.” “Yeah, yeah, yeah.” Carter said. You’ve been kinda cocky lately.” “Cocky?” “Yeah, cocky. You know, overconfident, full of yourself, big ego, arrogant, condescending …”

My heart skipped a beat, my tears moist right then. I dropped to a crouch and held him, pressing my ear against his chest again. I could hear his heartbeat, thumping powerfully through his thin shirt. It was such a familiar sensation. It was Stan's heartbeat. As I closed my eyes, my tears flowed ever so quietly. We stayed like that for a while, and as I wiped my tears, I held Nathan firmly in my arms once more. "Please live a good life with Stan's heart." - Nathan walked with me to the gates of the orphanage, but I never once turned to look at him again.

Even the door to Jeffrey's own office had been tampered with. No one knew for sure what exactly had been stolen. Jeffrey was livid, immediately demanding a comprehensive review of the security tapes. To his astonishment, the team responsible for the surveillance hesitated, their voices faltering as they confessed, "A recent thunderstorm knocked out the system—the lightning fried the wiring, and now all our security cameras are offline." It turned out the cameras were merely decorative. No one could believe it; a theft occurred precisely when the system was down, sending shockwaves throughout the company.

Beatrice remained silent and Ricardo had his attention completely focused on Alicia because even with all the rejections she had already given him that afternoon, he still insisted on having her attention. " But look if it's not the fantastic quartet from school days!” Said João Pedro when he arrived to join us. As always with his effusive temper and banter. "It was more like a fantastic trio, since it was me, Nicolas, and João Felipe. From what I remember, you and Henrique were closer to each other than to us " Ricardo corrected. " Details... " he said and sat down next to Beatrice, who got even shyer after my brother's arrival. "How can you be in such a good mood after last night, Henrique