Rule Number 5 Series Novels & Stories

She gritted her teeth, ignoring the pain she felt, and looked up to him, emotionless. "Rule number 5, no friend allowed" he placed his index finger under her chin and lifted her face, swaying it to the side, accessing her. She didn't fail to notice the look of pleasure on his face as he accessed the injury that he had inflicted on it. He whacked her again and she fell to the floor, groaning in pain. She coughed out repeatedly with blood proceeding out of her mouth.

She nodded. The buzzer sounded like a gunshot. Eight bodies hit the water. Sloane took an immediate lead in lane five, her powerful strokes chewing up the yardage. Maya surfaced in lane seven, slightly behind, her turnover quick and desperate. For the first hundred meters, it looked like a standard race. But as they hit the 150-meter mark, fatigue set in, and the water in the pool turned brutal. The waves generated by the larger swimmers in the middle lanes rebounded off the gutters, turning lanes six, seven, and eight into a washing machine.

I never thought mine would be like this. I picked up the marriage contract once again to go through the rules. I noticed there was something off in the fifth rule. “No sex.”

The game became more intense. Every time he scored, he gave me that irritating little smile. Every time I scored, I celebrated just to annoy him. Finally, I managed to get another point. "Yes!" I raised my arms. Damien laughed. "You're celebrating too early." I pointed the paddle at him. "If I beat you, you have to get me whatever I want." He raised an eyebrow. "And if I win?" I hesitated. "You tell me." His eyes held mine. "If I win, I get to do what I want with you, right here.”

I did break so much of rules for him and I never regret that. And now when I see him, I feel proud that I broke those rules of my own. When I feel him on my arms I feel that sometimes breaking your rules bring you happiness in life along with the risks and sometimes when you break the rules, unexpected result might show up and might take your life to next level.

“Hello, everyone. I am the selected host and referee for this year’s competition. Everyone calls me Mr. Andrews. “I will uphold fairness and justice as I have in the past. “The only rule in the ring is that it’s a one-versus-one. “At the same time, no more than three experts can be chosen for each force. “That is all. “Let’s begin.” Mr. Andrews stepped back to the high towers. Simply put, his so-called rules only came about because of the situation at hand. Nobody would oppose the simple rules that way. As soon as Mr. Andrews left, Conrad stood out before coldly chuckling at the Surrey family. “Why are you people being cowards this year?! “You’re the sacrificial lamb now?!

It was stupid but we’d been rolling the dies for hours and each of us had accrued some debt. Normally, it would make more sense if we had to pay the person who made the sixes but Thea had made up the rules and thought it’d be more fun. Charlie on the other hand had forgotten the rules of the game because she was so f*cking wasted. “Oh My God. My tummy hurts.” My temples were wet with tears. Everything felt right again. “Since I’m the only one who isn’t drunk right now, I’ll calculate our debts.” I picked up the board where I’d recorded everything.

"Five years ago, I was merely a shadow of your past. What makes you think I would come back?" My head was filled with questions and doubts. He fell silent. I could see the fear in his eyes, the fear of losing me for a second time. But I was no longer the same woman I was five years ago. I was no longer the woman who waited for him to turn around and see me as I was, not just a vessel for his old memories. "I know I don’t deserve a second chance. I know I’ve hurt you in the cruelest way. But I regret it, truly regret it. I’ve spent five years searching for you, hoping to atone for my mistakes. I... I still love you."

I don't stop; I just run. RULES LEFT UNBROKEN; 1) no sex 4) one on one; no introducing friends 5) 1 year max 6) one date per week each 9) the unsuccessful mate loses bond but no falling out between family members 10) no boasting, bribing or blackmailing.

he asks. "Trying to get an idea of the rules and regulations," I mutter. "What exactly are we looking at here?" he wonders aloud. "I thought it was meant to be some... free-for-all, or something." "That's what I thought, too, but they have plenty of stuff in place just to make sure that people aren't going to get exposed," I explain. "Which, I guess, is a good thing. Since I don't want everyone to know - " "That you've been getting horny just thinking about it?" he teases me.