Risk It Novels & Stories

But clearly. “I’m not comfortable with this framing,” I say. The room stills. Not hostile. But alert. I continue, carefully. “We’re treating risk as abstract. But it won’t land abstractly. It will land on specific people who won’t be in the room when we decide.” Someone responds quickly. “That’s always true,” they say. “We can’t account for everything.” “I’m not asking us to account for everything,” I reply. “I’m asking us to account for this.”

The voice on the other end sounded uncomfortable enough to be expensive. “Adrian, we need to discuss the current situation.” “Now is not the time.” “I am afraid it is,” the man said. “We have reviewed the latest developments, including the media escalation and the recent facility incident. The firm is concerned about exposure.” I shut my eyes briefly. Of course they were. “Exposure to what?” I asked flatly. There was a pause. “Reputational risk. Regulatory risk. Litigation risk. Public association risk.” All the language wealthy people use when they want to say they are considering running.

Liam said. I blinked slowly. “I’m sorry, what?” I said. “At my place,” Liam said. I actually laughed. “Absolutely not,” I said. “It is temporary,” Liam said. “I’m not moving in with you,” I said. “You would not be moving in,” Liam said. “It sounds exactly like moving in,” I said. Liam didn’t react to the tone. “It reduces risk,” Liam said. “What risk?” I said. Liam held my gaze. “Any unnecessary exposure,” Liam said.

It was about risk. Real risk. “You said they escalate,” I said instead. “What does that look like?” His jaw tightened slightly. “Unpredictable.” “That’s not specific.” “It’s not supposed to be.” I exhaled slowly, running a hand through my hair. “You’re asking me to trust you without giving me anything to hold onto.” “I’m asking you to trust that I won’t let anything happen to you.” “That’s a big promise.” “I don’t make promises I can’t keep.”

Tomorrow marks the final time my childhood friends, Ryan Grayback, Kael Redclaw, and Earl Farkas, will accompany me to the northern pole to soak in the ice springs. I am a frail, docile Omega. As a pup, I contracted a heat toxin condition while saving them, and for the past decade, I have had to soak in the ice springs every year to keep it in check. Back then, the three of them knelt before the Moon Goddess and swore, "We will ensure your full recovery even if it costs us our lives, Evelyn." On the eve of our departure, Ryan, who's an Alpha, helps me fold my rabbit-fur cloak. Kael, a Gamma, checks to ensure I have all the medicine I'll need for the journey. Earl, a Beta, packs an extra c

I flagged the risks. Here is where the timing is fragile. Here is where you are exposed and I can’t cover you. Here is the point where, if Ferrand does the unexpected, the whole thing turns on you being right about a person, and if you’re wrong, you don’t walk out. I gave her every hazard I could see, cleanly, completely. And then I stopped.

You seem to think you have already gotten the shares. I tap my fingers on my table. "Because I believe I have gotten it." "Alana, what about the risks?" This time around, I can see the worry on her face, and I know without a doubt it's coming from a place of love. “But what is business without risks?” Tara pins me with a hard stare. “Lana, I am all for revenge, but don’t you think we should just continue the route we have been?” “You mean coming for clients they are interested in?“I ask.

she said, as I shone a flashlight over her shoulder. “There! We’re in,” she said, pulling me along. She yanked my arm through the registrar’s office and my hand that held the light began to shake. “Come on Greco! For a mafia princess you’re pretty vanilla. You need to have some fun and risk in your life,” she said. “I’m pregnant! I can’t be doing risky shit,” I said, matter of fact. I said as we were currently breaking and entering on school property. And about to steal confidential information. I’d felt better all afternoon about getting that money, I felt some semblance of security and now here I was committing various felonies.

some things are worth taking the risk for! ------------------------------------------------------------------ The city with its busy life contemplating the hazardous things with itself is back for us. We have left those heart-capturing sights but we didn't leave our memories there. Or specifically, my memories there. Now, I'm revived that I've my memories that no one can snatch away from me. HA! Who said you can't take risks In your life and get through the past? I know this is a risky thing but some things are worth taking the risk for! And some people and worth fighting for, and believing for.

* * * "Are you crazy? Have you gone nuts or what? I have told you that it wasn't safe. How could you just come out of no where and do something like that? That's the blood of a diseased. " "You got that on you too. " He said quietly while sitting semi naked on a chair. I had his shirt removed since it was stained with blood. Even though,the view beneath his head and further down his neck is quite distracting me, I still managed to yell. "What if it is infectious?" "Like I said,it has that on you too. " This man is driving me nuts now. "That's different,you are not supposed to...." He abruptly got up from the chair, kicking one of it's leg and that steel chair fell on the ground with