Reckless Hearts Novels & Stories

I have been listening since I was nine years old and he hid under a kitchen table during a summer storm and told me the thunder was only sky furniture moving upstairs. The text appears slower now, as if each word costs him. THE CITY HAS THREE HEARTS. CORE BLOOD. POWER STACK. RESIDENTIAL TRUST. The phrase is so ugly and so Sector Seven that I almost laugh. TRUST RUNS DOORS PEOPLE THINK ARE CHOICES. I need to remember every word. I need to remember the timer. I need to remember the cameras, the kettle, the fake lemon smell, Damian’s silence beside the plant, the way the child has gone very still under my palm.

"Marcus, gather every able-bodied wolf. We aren't rebuilding the manor today. We’re building a 'Breaker.'" ​The "Tameless Heart" of the North was about to attempt the impossible: to punch a hole through reality itself to reach the throat of the South.

he added quickly, “you can just show your face for a few minutes. Then leave, I’ll stay and handle the rest.” The assistant’s eyes lit up with relief. “That would actually…..” “No.” Drake said it immediately. “You look stressed already,” Jayden pointed out. “A little rest won't hurt.” Drake hesitated but then nodded, reluctantly. “Fine. Just be careful out there.” Jayden's smile came too easily. “Sure.” — The hotel ballroom glowed gold and glass. Music hummed low, expensive and smooth. Men in tailored suits laughed too loudly, women clung to arms that weren’t theirs, crystal glasses clinking like promises no one intended to keep.

"How could you possibly think it was okay to wander off in the middle of the night?" "It was -“ I start, but the next words stick in my throat like lead. The guilt starts to hammer at me for the first time since I devised the plan to slip out. The memory of Erbao sick and struggling before he collapsed in front of me plays out vividly in my mind's eye. What is wrong with me that I never thought of it? Or the scary possibility of it happening again... this time, while I was gone on some illicit rendezvous? "Try 'reckless' on for size," Kadeem spats out, disappointment oozing out of each word. "Or utterly insane."

ԵԾ ƙɿʅʅ, ԵԾ ՏʅΛՄԳɧԵȝՐ, ՅՎ ȝΛՐʅՎ ԺՄՏƙ ՏԾ ՏɧΛʅʅ ɿԵ ՇԾʍȝ ΛՌԺ ՇΛՌՌԾԵ Յȝ ՄՌԺԾՌȝ A heart hollowed black, a soul that will crack A mindless beast, a falling mask To kill, to slaughter, by early dusk So shall it come and cannot be undone

“Funny word, that. People used it when I did anything they didn’t approve of.” Rook’s eyes narrowed. “Not here. Not with me,” he said, each word clipped like a promise. “Reckless means stepping into a room full of predators alone.” I felt the anger flare, sharp and immediate, lighting up my insides. “So you’re saying the Ravens are a room full of predators.”

Chaos. Bones crack and sizzle all around me, those instincts to kill unravelling at the scent of their enemy. Ravenous and overcome with bloodlust, the wolves snap their jaws together with an ache in their gums I now know only too well. My heart is an allegro rhythm that palpitates deep in the furrow of my chest. There's no time to wrap my head around this horrific nightmare, or exert myself in spending a single second immersed in the confusion. I can't think, I can't think, I can't think. If I do, I

, I heard him speak as I straddled him properly. I rolled my hips, slow at first, testing. The friction was immediate and his breath hitched just once but it was enough to make me bold. I ground back harder, circling, dragging myself along the length of him until I could feel every thick inch outlined against me. He didn’t touch me back but I didn’t care. I was drunk , stupid and reckless and it made everything feel filthier. Every drag of my pussy along his length sent sparks up my spine. I arched back, head lolling and throat exposed but still didn’t make any move.

“It’s no dream, sweetheart. We’ve transformed our dreams into reality. Despite all odds, I’m glad you chose me. Did you ever think you’d fall for a reckless man like me? Did you ever think your mom would want me for you?” Iris released a staggering sigh. “Maybe she wouldn’t have initially. But after what you did, she would have been proud of my choice. Yes, I felt guilty at first, but the attraction was too much to ignore. I couldn’t stay away from you, Maddox. You were like a reckless dream, a forbidden one. Yet my heart wanted you – only you. And I followed my heart.” His hold on her tightened as he pulled her to his side and held her there. “A reckless dream, huh? So how does it feel to h

My words leave on a growl. “Good. I’m looking for a little fun. Everyone out.” With a flick of her wrist, every soul leaves, not even bothering to cover themselves at all. I’m left alone with my enemy. A breathtaking one, making my insides burn.