The Loyalties We Break Katelyn Taylor Novels & Stories

“You still love me, don’t you? Even after everything. Even after I betrayed you. Even after I handed my father’s secrets to Candice. You still want to believe I can be saved.” I didn’t answer. I couldn’t. Elaine’s smile turned almost sad. “That’s what makes you so useful, Claude. Your loyalty. Your hope. Your inability to let go of people even when they’ve already let go of you.” In the background, Candice’s voice rose again, raw and furious. “Say it, Killian! Say you’re going to deny them on record. Say you’re going to choose your pack over them. Say it so I can stop hoping for something that was never going to happen!”

And yet, even knowing that, there was a part of me that balked at the idea of turning on her first. Loyalty wasn’t just a word in my world. It was the currency of survival. Betray the wrong person, and it wouldn’t matter how much money or power you had—it would all come crashing down eventually. But Taylor wasn’t the wrong person. She was the kind of person who set fires just to watch them burn. She only ever looked out for herself, no one else. I exhaled slowly, rubbing my thumb over the edge of my glass. One million dollars. The number itself didn’t mean much to me. I had made and lost more than that in a single night, but that didn’t mean I didn’t want more. I could never turn down money,

he announced, looking me up and down. “No, thank you.” I folded my arms across my chest. “I don't bite.” He chuckled. “The answer is still no,” I grunted. He studied me. “Killian broke up with you. You don't need to reject my help because of him. You shouldn't be loyal to someone who isn't loyal to you.” “Who says he isn't—” Shit. I clamped my mouth shut a second too late. Idiot. I was a complete idiot!

“I’ve seen what the city has become, and I want to help take it back.” The leader studied her for a moment, then nodded. “We’ll see if you’re truly one of us,” he said. “But remember, loyalty is everything. Betray us, and you’ll regret it.” Kylie nodded, her heart racing. She had passed the first test, but she knew there would be many more to come.

As the sounds of their passion faded into sleep, Tanya turned away, her heart turning into a block of black, bitter ice. She had been a soldier of the Midnight Moon, but as she walked away from the door…. Loyalty was a debt Killian had just decided not to pay.

I hold the picture up for her to see, “and here is you kissing him. You can't see his face clearly for the obvious reason that his face is buried on yours but you can see his tattoo, clearly identifying him.” I was ready to give her the world, I put her first in everything and that still wasn't enough for her. “I'm an idiot,” I murmured, staring into her eyes one more time feeling more broken than ever. “I never want to see you again. Get out of my house” I say quietly. “Adam, I don't know who's behind this or what they stand to gain from it but I need you to remember the promise you made to me. I need you to trust me and know that I'm telling the truth.” She walks a step closer, “I didn't d

I stood up and grabbed my suitcase. As I walked past him, I paused. "Kaelen," I said softly. "Since the bond between us is broken, then let it stay broken." "Don't give me another reason to hate you." He didn't move. He didn't even look up. I walked past him, and this time, he didn't try to stop me.

But it was always an assumption and now hearing him actually say it made it so much more real and painful. "I love you, Elijah." She tried one last time. "Are you not going to give me even the benefit of the doubt?" "You're only making yourself more pathetic." He snapped. "Just sign the divorce papers, Daisy." She nodded. She had already humbled herself more than enough, she refused to humiliate herself anymore. Even if it meant her heart would no longer beat in the same rhythm it once did. With trembling hands, she picked up the fountain pen, her head hurting from the sound of rain outside.

"What I saw this evening really break me. You broke my heart...No you broke me...I'm broken Kareem! I'm sorry I can't live with a person who don't value my existence" "Maryam please listen to me at least. I don't even remember exactly what happened!" "You were drunk aren't you? You promised me Kareem! You promised me you won't take drugs or drink again! You do....and what will even happened if I listen to you now?...what happened between us will it change? No it won't...nothing can ever change what's between us... It over Kareem and it's late already" "You're now free...you're free to finally be with your one and only safeenah who has been dead but still into your system" she said and went o

Who is your partner? Iris's gaze never wavered. “And why should I tell you that? Whatever it takes to make the Lockwoods pay, I will do.” With a sudden movement, Agent Thompson disarmed Iris, and Agent Lee pinned her to the ground. “It's over, Iris,” Agent Lee said, handcuffing her. Whether you give away your accomplices or not, they will surely be caught.” As Iris was dragged away, Desmond's world crumbled. His girlfriend, the woman he trusted, had betrayed him. He watches as she was dragged away