Second Time's The Charm Novels & Stories

"You can't even handle something this simple? Why the hell am I paying you for such useless service? "Fine. I'll be back in two days. Tell Charlie I'll bring him a gift." After hanging up, he sent a voice message to Christine. "Don't worry. I only have to stay here for a week. If she calls off the divorce, the media will stop hounding us. I even arranged for some reporters to snap photos of us. Everything will work out." Standing in the shadows, I clenched my fists. So, this was all an act. I'd thought that maybe he'd changed. But no, Vincent Porter was still the same.

It was no longer about building with me, but about measuring me against other men. She thought I wasn’t aware. Well, I was. I just chose not to fight it. And still, I pushed the wedding forward. Because I believed in loyalty even though I hadn’t practiced it back then. But we learn from our mistakes, right? And because no normal woman would willingly stay with a man like me, with the kind of father I had. And also, Serena was my karma. I already accepted that. “How long are you going to keep doing this?” I asked quietly, watching her fumble with the zipper of her dress.

"Cheryl, will you marry me? Not because of your father's expectations. Not because of pressure to escape anything. Just… For me." I thought I would hesitate, but I did not. I knew, with complete clarity, that I wanted to be with the man in front of me. "I will." Barnabas froze for a second. Then, he was so overwhelmed that he fumbled several times before finally sliding the ring onto my finger. "I've rehearsed this moment in my head for almost twenty years," he said softly, almost choking. ... The moment we got back to the hotel, my phone started buzzing nonstop.

“Bite me, I didn’t think I’d survive much more of that. The charmer had to win, and swiftly.” Jayems chuckled and poured them both another drink. “To women,” he proposed, raising his glass. “To relief.” Keilor countered wickedly, and clinked his glass to Jayems’. A thought occurred to him and he cocked his head, causing the loose strands of his black hair to brush across his shoulders. “How do you intend to let the charmer spend her allowance? It’s not as if she can wander through the markets.”

I'm a lucky man Mikel. I love you Mikky. Now and forever. You're my heart, my life. From this day on we start new. Fresh. As they say Second time's a charm and this time we will do it right. Mikel smiled then looked over at Killian. His hand searching for hers, his body relaxed when he found it. His lips twitched with a smile before getting lost in sleep once again. She loved this man with everything in her soul. Dominic's words echoed in her mind. Though her life continued on without him she still got a life of love. He blessed her with a piece of him and she was grateful. Probably his way of taking him with her in this new life. "You're right Nicky. Second Time's a Charm."

Soon anger simmered quickly in her chest. She dialed his number again and to her surprise, the call connected this time. “Anthony…” her voice nearly crackled. She calmed her nerves, maintaining the strength in her voice. “Where are you? I've been calling you for two days!” “I'm at a motel. Is there a problem?” Her brows quickly drew into a frown. “What'd you mean is there a problem?” She couldn't believe her ears. “Where are you? We need to talk.”

She's still in love with Damien Wilson, but her heart keeps getting erratic because of As-blesshisfreakingsoul-ter. And it would be pretty stupid to think about using the latter as a rebound. That's a big, fat no. A kind soul like that doesn't deserve to be a rebound. That thought will haunt her for as long as her memory lets her. Speaking of my Cheeto, is he alright? She scoffed. My, huh? You wish, Meg.

Scarlet's POV Weeks passed and I was already used to the new normal. Sharon has made my life very miserable. Gamma Tyler found his mate some weeks ago and I wished she was like Tyler. I don't know why these ladies crave so much power. When she came, she and Sharon clicked quickly. They made it a duty to make life miserable for me. So far, today has been going well. I went to the laundry to collect some of Sharon's clothes. I headed straight to her room to drop them off.

I kissed my tongue, eyeing her playfully. "What can I say?" She chuckled, pulling me up, "what time is this thing? Let's get you ready for the meet up." "6pm." "It's 3pm. Come on, the process will be long as fuck because we'll have to wax down there -" "It's a meet up, not a one sex date." "Trust me, you'll thank me later." She chuckled, picking up one of her box she loved to call 'The Charm' Rumors from her have it that no man could keep his hand away once you've been touched with the charm.

"But I am really glad you won; I mean Ken was dumb but you were smart enough to see through my evil ways. I have come to reward your smartness.” “Reward?’ He asked confused. “Yes, shut the door and come in and get your gift." He stared at me as if i was insane, then closed the door and came towards me. “You have five minutes before I throw you out,” he snapped. “Now what is this so-called gift?” I licked my lips and ran my hand over my body, while my eyes were fixed on his abs. “Are you fucking kidding me?” He demanded furiously. “Stop pretending Pete, I know you are interested, we are both single so why not?”