Second Time's The Charm Novels & Stories

There was warmth in his eyes I’ve never seen before. I accepted the silver charm as I looked up at the enchanted windchime hovering above both of us. Moonlight entered the hallway from the bushes. The Moon Goddess has never left us after all. True to what Charmaine has said, there was still love swirling beneath his stubborn facade. As we stared at each other, I remembered the time our eyes met for the first time in college. We’re feeling it now too. It’s not impossible to fall in love again. I smiled at Lucien, the first I had since we first met during our college time. I never lost my love. I just need to find it for the second time with the same person at the right moment.

Clarissa It seemed like an eternity that I hid in the cabin, hoping that Beta was long gone. The second Beta, the one who scented as my mate. Scented, not that I accepted him. Nope, that was my beast, not me. And Beta Two was a different Beta to the one I’d met earlier, Beta One. He was also my mate, according to the beast inside me. “What the ever-loving fucked-up shit is this?” I bellowed and then hit the floor, hoping Beta Two wouldn’t kick the door down, thinking he was rescuing me.

Sporadic video chats and poorly scheduled phone sex just didn’t work for him anymore. Charm didn't make a habit of it, either. Mostly because she was too busy dealing with her clingy, arrogant and demanding clients. The corporate financing world also didn't run out of first-class assholes, far as he knew. "What's up with Charm?" Darren squinted at him with a knowing grin. It tilted his lips to the side, etching small dimples on his tan cheeks. "Snubbing me again for some shit I don't even remember."

“Charity was using me all along, then? She couldn’t bag the alpha, so she went for the next best thing.” Charity is a conniving bitch from hell. I can’t believe I was so stupid to fall for her antics. I was about to tell Xachariah about Xeraphina and me when ‘Uptown Funk’ by Bruno Mars started blasting away. My ears pop because the music is way too loud, so I run over to turn the speakers down. As I’m walking back towards Xachariah, I’m hit full force with Xeraphina’s scent. Glancing up, I see her and Tilly bobbing their heads to the beat, with their intertwined hands in the air as they enter the space.

Summer lied, hoping the little girl didn’t know Britney. "Lady, do I look stupid to you? You’re lying; your name isn’t Britney, I can think of a B word that might fit the type of person you are, but my momma told me I can’t say bad words until I’m grown.” Charms said crossing her arms over her chest. “I see you’re no better than the adults who are raising you. My nephew would never speak to me that way, he knew he had to respect his elders. No worries, I will have to teach you some manners once we get out of here.” Summer said, in anger as she went to grab Charms by the arm.

“Thank you, Babe. That’s why I love you so much.” “I love you more,” Taylor said, winking. She kissed his cheek. “I love you so much, I married you.” Taylor smirked, eyes narrowing. “I love you so much, I’d marry you twice.” Charlie raised an eyebrow, teasing. “Oh really? You’d marry me twice?” Taylor chuckled, holding Adrianna. “I’d marry you a hundred times if it meant I got to spend forever with you.” Charlie turned tomato-red. “Well, aren’t you full of sweet words today?”

Next time she shouldn't be suspicious, nor should she bother him so much. Lost in his own thoughts, suddenly there was the sound of footsteps from behind, followed by a woman's voice: "Did you come to the company to find your husband again today?" Minerva was startled and reflexively turned her head to look. She thought whoever made a sarcastic remark turned out to be Charmaine. Now Charmaine is her husband's partner. No matter how much she wanted to, she couldn't avoid it. Anyway, having met face-to-face and not answering a few questions is impolite. She responded politely:

Charlotte had the power move here. "You know," she said, smiling flirtatiously at him. "If things go well between us, this could become real. I never want to break up with you, you know. You incited the breakup. And now that I'm back?" She ran her hand through his chest. "What if we give each other a second chance?" Edmund fought the growing sensation inside of him but it was impossible to shut everything off when his system was still very much awake. Charlotte must have seen the look in his eyes because her next move confirmed that she knew exactly what she was doing.

"This... this is the charm I gave you when we first got together. It’s been over a decade. The cord is already worn out, yet you still wear it..." I snatched the charm back from her, finding her assumptions ridiculous. In our previous life, she had given me a charm, and I had even given her one in return. However, just a few days later, she decided it didn’t match her style and took it off. On the other hand, I had worn mine for a long time. Alas, that was then. This charm around my neck now wasn’t the same one she gave me. It was a new one, something Catherine had specially sought out for me on one of her exotic trips.

My one-month self-imposed break had regrettably come to an end, meaning I was back to work, work and more work. “You know,” Charlie piqued in, his tone made me narrow my eyes in suspicion. “Now that you’re back, there’s this banging hot new club I want to take you to. You know, now that you’re single.” He wiggled his eyebrows mischievously. I groaned, shaking my head more times that I could count. “I’ve had enough of women to last a while Charlie. No, thank you.” Charlie rolled his eyes dramatically. “Urgh. Just one woman Mavey. Besides, you need to explore. Variety is the spice of living you know. Just the other day I ran into this hot Puerto-Rican chic and when I tell you that the sex-“