So It Begins Novels & Stories

In a feverish haze, I heard the doorbell ring. The delivery guy called out, "Delivery for Mr. Hendrick." I smiled as I took it from the delivery guy and thanked him. I was going to laugh at James for being childish. After all, before falling asleep, I had only mentioned that I had a fever. Yet he had already ordered medicine for me. However, when I opened the delivery bag and saw what was inside, my expression froze. Condoms and lubricant were right there in plain sight, and even the toy in my hand made my head spin. Just as I took out my phone, ready to demand an explanation from my husband, a text message suddenly popped up. "This is Sangland Resortworld. Dear Mr. Hendrick, we are de

� 𝗶𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗕𝗵𝗲𝗺. 𝗕𝘂𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗯𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗳𝗲𝗮𝗿. 𝗔𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗽, 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗮 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗺𝗶𝘀𝗲 � �𝗼𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗯𝘆 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀𝗻'𝘁 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗹𝘆 𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗲.

Personally, I want to see what's in that book. I'd spent yet another evening thinking about her. She's the first thing in life that had taken my focus off the endgame, which is not exactly a good thing. I didn't make provisos for being sidetracked because until one day ago, I didn't think there was anything that could sway me from my path. But something about her situation keeps pulling at me, and I know I won't rest until I get to the bottom of this shit.

Unavoidable. And just beginning.

And just like that— The real game began.

And somehow that was the beginning of something being rebuilt. One true thing at a time.

Something had started. And it wasn’t random.

I don’t think so. And this was how our real story begins.

he said to me. The game has begun.

“You can count on that.” Right. “So, when do we start?”