Tangled Words Novels & Stories

It looked like, finally, everything was fine now. * #TBC

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Dorian stood behind her, reading upside down. Isolde sat near the window, the blank paper still crumpled in her hand. Across her palm, a faint ink stain lingered. It smelled like smoke. “None of these are names,” Penelope said finally. “They’re ciphers. Velvet-tier. Mask-level access only.” Dorian nodded. “Slot codes. I remember them. They were designed to anonymize the highest bidders during performances… or negotiations.” Isolde blinked. “What kind of negotiations?”

My anger wavered, confusion rushing in to fill the gaps. I stared at him, the pieces starting to rattle around in my brain, trying to find their slots. Nothing made sense. Everything made too much sense. "I still don't understand, Jaxx. I don't get how this leads to... to this." I gestured between us, encompassing everything we'd built, everything that now felt like it might crumble.

Chapter Two “Do you know what Thor’s favorite word from my vocabulary is? It starts with an ‘a,’ then a ‘tta,’ and ends with a ‘ck,’” Nick said, standing at my back while Thor kept barking. “That’s not funny, Nick,” my voice shook as I went closer to grab my phone, which was on the floor. “He doesn’t like you. He must think you snuck in without permission, but that’s not true,” Nick said from behind without moving an inch.

Without knowing who that was, he didn't care, he just wanted the sound to go away. He was having a hangover and was feeling very terrible. It must be the drinks he had last night must be messing him up. He used his remote to unlock the door and Ariana walked in. She was very furious. “How could you Andrea? Please tell me it's not true. She said, " Tell me all this is just some misunderstanding and you will fix it immediately.” She said looking so troubled and furious.

she reassured Tasha listened patiently, offering words of comfort and encouragement. "It's going to be okay," Tasha said, rubbing my back.