The Deal Novels & Stories

If he showed up in smoke and bullets, he didn’t come empty. “What the hell do you want?” I asked flatly. He leaned in, eyes gleaming, and said the one thing I didn’t expect: “A deal.” That word made me freeze. A deal. In the mafia, a deal ain’t just words. A deal is blood, power, legacy...it’s what makes kings or buried families. You don’t laugh at deals. You don’t joke with them. You live by them or you die by them. I lowered my gun, slow, cautious. “What kind of deal?”

He wanted something, and no matter what it was, I was ready to do it. “If you can pay fifty million, I'll let all this go away. You have three minutes.” He didn't need to speak twice, as I ran to my room and grabbed my phone. The screen was cracked a little, but it still had its uses. Was this man joking with me? Fifty million dollars was a piece of cake for me. I could even pay five hundred million if he requested it. “Huh?” My bank app declined the payment. I stared into the stranger's face apprehensively, all the while checking the time. I had one minute and thirty seconds left.

Mia scurried away as Sofia inched closer to him. “I want to know what it’s truly about” He whispered. “It’s about us. It’s about the story of us” Sofia whispered and her eyes dropped to the stand right behind him, across the lasciviously beautiful book cover and the name across it—A Deal With Mr Baron. Truly, this book was about their story. About two people so different that they could swear they weren’t for each other but fate has a real funny way of laughing in our faces. Even after so long, even after so much had changed.

In short, he's 'the man. Yes. I made a deal with him in exchange for a huge amount of money. He wanted my body. He wanted me to be his bed friend. But, you know what? He's never made me feel like I'm just a deal partner. He's never made me think that he only wants my body. He's never made me know that I'm nothing. Instead, he's appreciated me as a lady. Cared for me as a person. Protected me as a human being. I know that we didn't have a great first meeting, but now I know what true colors he has. He's a beautiful person, and that's what's made me like him. He's the real definition of a 'man' — one who takes good care of his special somebody.

“Protection. Security. A way out of financial problems, if that’s what you’re looking for.” I shook my head, my frustration bubbling to the surface. “You’re asking me to change my entire life, to tie myself to you, and you’re making it sound like some kind of business deal.” “That’s exactly what it is, isn't it?” He raised his brow, his voice cold. “Don’t mistake this for something it’s not, Sophia. This isn’t about love or romance. It’s about survival.” The words stung, even though I hadn’t expected anything different. Still, the sheer finality of them left an ache in my chest I couldn’t explain.

The most popular boy in all of Bayter High School. A deal with him could make or break me... and he would never get the bad part of the stick. "Deal." I shake his hand, sealing my fate.

The meeting is about the trillion dollar deal that he had mentioned in the midnight, the same one that made him— "We can't let him have it. He already has everything he could possibly need. I want this deal and I must get it, once I do, I will fulfill my part of the contract so well they will question his integrity..." Daniel stresses, trying to pass a point to Cook and his other officials. The deal seems to mean a lot to him, seeing as his hair keeps falling and he'll return it in place with the same flair as he's using to argue. I tear my eyes away from his face and turn to my phone.

It doesn't mean a thing to him. He is only using me to get over her. His ex girlfriend and it hurts so much. No, It's because of the deal. I wish it could just mean something to him. I wish that I could mean something but of course, that's just a impossible wish that's never going to come through. Once these two months is over, I'll be gone just like I had come and we won't ever cross paths with each other ever again, just like he had said. I stare up at the sky and breathe out. God, why do you have us fall in love with those that would never be ours anyways? Why! Love is really a complicated thing.

(THE ODD THINGS) “DEAL.” Never thought that she would hear the same words that she curses her entire life to become the pleasant one and the very thought of it that turns out to be the most undeniable and satisfying deal she ever witnesses. Haruna draws a smile onto her face as the deal is set and the Supreme one HIMSELF replies with the words. “Well then, I’ll see you soon, Pauleen.”

"I can't believe it. We've been chasing this deal for so long." "Which is exactly why we need to celebrate." Katy picked up the champagne bottle. "I stopped by the wine shop on my way back from lunch. This seemed like the kind of news that deserved something special." I hesitated for a moment, thinking about Zara at home, but the magnitude of this win was too big to ignore. "You know what? You're absolutely right. This is huge for the company." Katy popped the cork with practiced ease and poured two generous glasses. "To the Nexus deal," she said, raising her glass.