Selflessly Selfish Novels & Stories

she asked. The alpha had many responses for her. He wanted to know from her, if wishes weren't selfish, would people dare to dream. Was it possible for one to hold a wish in his heart that didn't serve his selfish desires? Even good men who hold wishes for others are selfish as the wish makes them feel good about themselves, It was all a matter of perspective, but if observed carefully one might find that no one is without selfish motive in what they do. But he made no such claims. At the end of it, he was still dealing with a goddess and it was with right that he speaks within his limitation. The alpha didn't want the goddess's wrath to befall him and his family.

They knew everything now. “Think about what you really want. Not what your people need. If you give up your chance at happiness, are you really helping? Seven concubae died. Not a hundred. There are more in the world, they can live without your contribution.” He told me. “Do you think so? Can I be selfish like that?” Tears formed in my eyes. I’d always tried to be as selfless as possible. Everything I did was for someone else. My human side made it easier for me to avoid the selfish impulses common to most desire demons. And made this so much harder.

"Rae, we've both been hurt in ways most people can't even comprehend. If being a little selfish about each other is what it takes to survive, then I'm all for it." "Really?" "Besides, I'm way more selfish than you are." I run my thumb across her cheek. "I'd burn down anyone who tried to take you from me. I'd make them disappear if they got too close. And the fucked up part? I don't feel guilty about it." She bites her lip, processing this. "That doesn't sound very healthy." "Probably not. But I don't give a shit." My voice drops. "We've earned the right to be selfish about each other."

“Now that we’ve chosen selfishness.” “Selfishness sounds bad,” he responded, but his face softened. I smiled, damn warlock reading my mind. His knuckles ran against my cheek softly, and I closed my eyes. “It does,” I agreed. “But it is not, not for us. We are letting ourselves choose, be free. Our own choices because they are not determined by others seem selfish, but I do not know how to overcome that feeling. I just know we need to take what we were never allowed to.” I looked at him, and a faint curl of a smile tugged up the scar through his lip. “I have given up too much to another’s cause.”

And look where it got us. How dared I think of doing it again? I stepped back from Red, her touch suddenly burning me. "If you choose her, you'll just let her die too. You don't care enough. You've always been selfish." Selfish. Selfish. Selfish. The word began to pelt all over, leaving welts of pain on my body. The welts were so itchy. I started to scratch. The itch didn't reduce. I need to get out of these clothes.

"If you could have just stood out of your way from being so arrogant and selfish, you might have noticed this. You have a lot more people that care about you than just you. You are a heartless person." Eugene's right. I am the most selfish person in the world. I hurt everyone around me because I'm too arrogant to stand out of my way and think about other people's feelings other than myself. I am a heartless person.

" as he said , I don't understand anything , I was like what are you talking about. "It was really hard for you ,right? it's okay to be selfish . it's okay to prior yourself first . it's okay to take their love for granted . it's okay to be yourself and live your own life " he saying a firm answer as it was the right thing to say. that's right, it's okay to be myself , because it my life from the moment I entered this body.

The happiness bubbling in me slowly drifted away, leaving me empty and guilty. Am I being selfish? Do I care about my dreams more than the people around me? Lock Jade up forever and leave my mother at the mercy of that animal? Was that truly my intention? My shoulder slumped down in defeat and I cried out, cupping my face into my palm. Of course, I was being selfish. Selfish for freedom and accomplishment. So selfish that I had to put my own life at stake. “No, get these thoughts out of your head, get them out," I whispered to myself, trying to shut the accusing words out.

she began slowly, deliberately, letting each word land,” I think you don't know how selfish you are. I swallowed hard, my voice barely a whisper. “ s.. selfish?” She let out a soft, cruel laugh, shaking her head. “Yes. You think about yourself constantly. Your desires, your lust, your… little thrill of being wanted. You don’t stop to think about the people around you, about the consequences. You flit between your Alpha, his daughter, this… Ky girl. And yet, you think you’re untouchable. That no one ever suffers because of you. That everyone is just obsessed with you.”

No one should be able to achieve what I haven’t accomplished. ‘Humans are inherently selfish, and so am I. Don’t blame me…’