Onyx In Charlotte Nc Novels & Stories

As she walked up to him, he raised his shaking hand to meet hers. "Hello, it's nice to meet you, I'm Daniel Stern" Daniel said in his most confident voice, trying not to give away that she was doing so much to him just by being there. "Hi, I'm "Charlotte O'Neil, I've come to see you about buying a house in the area and I've heard you’re the best at what you do,” Charlotte said trying to hold back the butterflies fluttering in her stomach, he was the most handsome man she had ever seen.

he muttered, squinting at the sunlight. "Nothing except drool all over my couch," Charlotte replied dryly, crossing her arms. "But I need you to leave now. I have a very full day ahead of me." "Charlie…" he started to say, reaching toward her. But before he could get close, he was met with the low growl and bared teeth of Loki, who had parked himself between them with all the protectiveness of a dragon guarding treasure. "Tonight is the opening of the first hotel in the Country Club," Charlotte said, her tone sharp but controlled. "It's a big night for me, Blake. Don't ruin it."

“Charlotte, there's a call on line two for you. Fiona said over the intercom. Finally, after two weeks, Charlotte had managed to move the warehouse in Brooklyn to a rented floor in a building. It wasn't one of the most imposing skyscrapers in the city, but it was on Fifth Avenue, and it sure as hell had a lot more space for herself and her people.

And in Charlotte’s world, shaped by her mother’s teachings, that often meant the opponent was simply better at hiding the game. ********** The following afternoon, by the sunlight-dappled the surface of the large, ornamental lake in the private park of the Ellington estate, Charlotte sat on a stone bench by the edge of the water. There was a flotilla of fat, self-important geese paddling and squabbling their white feathers brilliant against the dark water. Anthonia Ellington stood a few feet away, holding a small basket of grain and scattering feed to the birds who bobbed and honked in a frenzy, competing for food.

Charlotte sighed, braced herself, and knocked at the gate entrance to Chief Henry Robert's home. The security guard pulled the gate open and peered at her. "Luna, who are you here to see?" he inquired, surprised to see Charlotte. Charlotte frowned slightly, knowing it would be hard for the pack members to stop calling her Luna. "I am here to see Anne. Is she around?" Charlotte asked, to which the security guard replied, "Yes. Is she expecting you? Let me inform her you're here. Come in, Luna." He opened the gate, and Charlotte walked into the compound.

Hamilton. Chateau Ella was Atlanta's most prestigious country club, and Charlotte only remained a member because she was still single and she was included in her mother's legacy membership. She wasn't a fan of the place: everyone who was anyone in Atlanta went there to play tennis, golf, or gossip in the tea room. But she knew what a privilege it was to be able to use its facilities for free, so she did play tennis every once in a while.

Charlotte bit her lip and had no choice but to say timidly, "I'll give you anything, Roanne, as long as you don't hurt Shelly!" "Alright, then." Roanne let out an exhale and smirked. "At 10 a.m. tomorrow, I want you to meet me with five million dollars and a car with a foreign license plate. I'll send you the meeting location tomorrow before our stipulated time. "Remember, you're not to bring anyone with you; you know what'll happen if you do." Charlotte closed her eyes and sighed. "I know." 10 a.m… It was nighttime, and she still had some time to prepare.

"Harper I have been the most rejected person on earth ...and now I don't understand why Orion would do anything to prove a point so unless I'm going to man up we are just going to be examining dead bodies " ******** Charlotte pov When I wake up . I don't see knox around again. This is the second time . I sigh take in a deep breathe . It was hard to refuse to leave my parents but they are only people that I love this planet earth. I stretch my toes and go to the bathroom I drop the new skin care routine products I ordered from A****n on the sink using knox's credit car. It's being an awful week and I couldn't even get up from my bed but the thought of being kidnapped brought a new Sense of fe

"You look stunning as well." Charlotte was dressed in a red cocktail dress that accentuated her short blonde hair and youthful figure. We both turned to look at the huge building before us and marveled at the exquisite work of glass and metal that loomed intimidatingly before us. As more cars drove up and the sound of honking, chatter, laughter and music filled the air I felt a wave of anxiousness pass through me. "Tonight's going to be fine, I know it." Charlotte said as if reading my thoughts though the nervousness in her voice betrayed her strength. I nodded, hoping she would be right.

Six months of someone inside my world choosing the wrong side, I sat with that quietly and let it settle into something cold and workable. "Find me a name by tomorrow," I said. "Already working on it," Reed said. We drove the rest of the way in silence. Later that evening, I went to one of my underground clubs– Oynx. Onyx was one of my flagship establishment, ten floors below street level in the financial district. It was accessible through a members-only entrance that looked like nothing from the outside but looked like everything once you were inside. Dark, low-lit and expensive in a way that didn't need to announce itself. The kind of place where the right people came to do business in th