Standalone Or Stand-alone Novels & Stories

The Dark Shady Cartel's Seven Overlords were named for the Big Dipper stars: Dubhe, Merak, Phecda, Megrez, Alioth, Mizar, and Alkaid. "Excellent!" Howard nodded. "After today, the Dark Shady Cartel will be down one overlord." "Well then, let's see what you've got, King of the West, Master Howard!" Alkaid said before turning to Kevin. "Mr. Kevin Waker, what's it going to be? Made up your mind yet?" "I've heard tales of King of the West, Master Howard, a once-in-a-millennium prodigy. I couldn't resist the urge to see for myself. I trust you'll indulge me," a voice called out from the depths of the estate.

No but nothing, I've decided, you have to stay here, okay? Auntie stood up, the chin of a cup of cocoa that had cooled down, and left the room. This is the aunt's expression when she doesn't want to hear a rebuttal. That's my aunt, a successful but single woman who likes to make her own decisions. So far, it's still like that.

The low groan that leaves his lips sends a hot wave of need straight through me. The tips of my fingers drift over the ink that brands his skin. It begins on the right side of his ribcage before wrapping around his back. The shield is divided into four sections of red and black color. A large golden lion stands on its hind legs in the middle. On top of the shield sits a golden crown. The detail is gorgeous and intricate.

“Tell me who your new guy is—” “How about we say it simultaneously” “Good idea” “One” “Two” “Three—” “The one night stand asshole!” “Arman!”

he said the last word looking at her. And she did too understand what he meant. "We choose to be good or bad. We choose to be controlled or not. We choose to keep fighting or give up. We choose to let peoples words affect us/define us or not" he said, and she stopped moving He did too face her.

Sabi ko sa sarili ko. "I'm sorry. I haven't noticed it yet. But hopefully, I will." Ngiti ko sa kanya. Dumiretso kami sa pantry ng office ni Gabriel Anderson. Nakakatuwa dahil sobrang linis nito. Hindi lang ito basta pantry, parang naging lounge na din ito. May three sofa pieces na mukhang mamahalin. May mini bar na puno ng alak at iba't ibang klase ng baso. May two-door refrigirator. At may kitchen counter na marble-top. Nagpapatunay na isang over-the-edge office ang office na ito.

We stood up immediately and followed him. ‘we will be going to some hotels for benchmarking.’ His pace had increased and I was struggling to keep up. I almost groaned about having short legs like mine. While Asher kept on walking while throwing his long legs in the air. I turned to Tom who was like a right hand man to my boss.We had talked earlier and he was nice. ‘what's benchmarking?’ I asked. ‘Hmm, benchmarking is a process where a company compares its own performance to that of other similar companies in the same industry. It is done usually to identify areas where the company can improve. I think-'

For now though, I buy a nice train souvenir for Ore and we leave to find somewhere to sleep for the night. We see a few taco stands and a hotel in the distance. We reluctantly pass up the food to go secure a room, then we hurry back to the taco stands to grab a little dinner. It is getting late now, and I decide to pick up a pay as you go cell for the time being, so I can call everyone and tell them not to panic thst my line is unavailable and to contact me here. The unexpected expenses are already hurting my head, and I know with Chey that there will be more. I smile to myself.

There was no way I could explain a literal mini version of myself seated next to me. I took one look at Leona and asked if she was hungry. She bobbed her head up and down to show she could certainly use something to eat. I went to the vending machine to grab us some snacks, and as I waited for our drinks to fall out, Leona asked, “What's a one-night stand?” The two young interns who were seated with us in the lounge perked up. My jaw quite literally dropped to the ground. “Did I say something bad? Why is everyone staring at me weird?” she asked, her big eyes scanning the faces in the room.

Alpha Owen shouted at us , His Alpha aura pressed down on me heavily. "Raven" he commanded in his Alpha voice "you will accept the rejection and you will not speak of this to anyone. The pack stability comes first,not your happiness" The weight of the aura in his voice forced me to bow my head down slightly but I still managed to say to him. " you want me to keep silent and let you insult the gift of the moon goddess,this is a crime Alpha and you know it" "You will not disobey your Alpha, I command you " He said with his Alpha voice disregarding the truth I just stated to him.