The One Where Eddie Won't Go Novels & Stories

My fiancée is beautiful and has a steady job. She's into drones, and she joined a group chat. I hinted to her, carefully, that the people in that group weren't right, and that if anything went wrong she'd be on the hook too. Then I joined the group myself on a burner account, and saw the way Alyssa carried herself in there. Several men who were obviously close with her kept posting flirty stickers. Alyssa's voice messages came back all bashful. “Stop it! You're all married men, and you're picking on me like this!” “Next flight, let's all go camping together.” Their plan was five men and one woman, two days and one night. And a drone taking photographs at twenty-six thousand feet. Y

The elders in the family are big on good omens, insisting we pick a nice date for the wedding for good luck. But after a fortune teller proposes nine potential wedding dates, Edward Colton turns every single one down. It's the tenth time now. Edward shakes his head yet again. I gaze at his handsome face and blurt out, "I think this date is perfect." Edward is busy scrolling through messages in his group chat, not even bothering to glance up at me. "This date won't work. Jolene and the others just mentioned they want to go to Hallibay for vacation. Turn down your mom's suggestion." I curl my fingers tight. His eyes remain fixed on his phone screen, as if he has endless conversations to t

Wong smiled, revealing his brown teeth that kept creeping Jess out as she held on to Jordan, who almost couldn’t contain his laughter. “Okay, sir, will one thousand dollars give us a room number?” Will took out some more money and handed it to him, and he collected it. “Very good, follow me,” he chuckled as he made his way through the corridor of the building and up a crusty staircase. Jordan and Jess followed lastly because she was scared of getting in. “Jess, come on, we need to catch up with them,” Jordan chuckled as she kept delaying their movements. “Doesn’t this place scare you, Jordan? It’s like a drug den,” she said as her eyes darted around, throwing Jordan and Dominic into fits of

Something burned behind those eyes, something intense and consuming, like a tide threatening to pull me under if I wasn’t careful. I instinctively took a step back. He didn’t seem to mind. With practiced ease, he took my hand and slipped it into his coat pocket. … Tonight, the city’s old town district was hosting a light show. The streets were filled with people strolling after dinner, children clutching sticks of candied hawthorn as they ran past. One of them darted by, and I found myself watching them. Keith noticed and gently squeezed my hand. "Do you want one?"

It was time for him to go back and inherit the family business. I was surprised, of course, but more than that, I was happy about it. No matter who Nolan was, my feelings for him remained unchanged. However, just before our departure, I received a text. It was from Shane’s mother. [Indy, are you back? Shane misses you terribly. He’s been waiting for you all this time. Lately, the Etzler family has been competing with us on a major project. Shane wasted three years chasing after you and neglected his career. He lost the bid. He has fallen apart. He has been drinking all day. He’s lost in his despair. We can’t get through to him. Indy, I know you’re a good girl. Could you please come back and

he voiced out placing his hand behind me while he held my hand to guide me. A whimper left my lips as walking began difficult to do. "Let me help" said Edward but before I could process his words, he had swept me off my feet setting me in a panic mode. "Put me down this instant!" I yelled out loud but it fell deaf to his ears as he continued to walk away from the scene. "I said place me down" "Clearly you can't walk so let me help you" "I don't need your help" "Of course you do" he uttered walking in the director where a red coloured car was parked.

Just done. From the sound of Connor's voice, he was heading back to Elencia. I held onto that tiny, fragile thread of hope. That maybe, just maybe, he'd find me. And finally take me away. *** Next morning, Maverick strolled into the dining room, Quincey curled up in his arms. Lucinda flipped on the TV, dead set on her daily dose of news. The three of them sat there, picture-perfect. Real Hallmark moment. I watched from the sidelines, stone-faced. The whole thing made my stomach turn.

Chapter 85 "Sir, perhaps you are just hallucinating!" said one of his subordinates, standing up, especially after Edwin suddenly ran away from the place without any explanation. "It's impossible! I'm sure I just heard a meaningful scream!" Edwin remained adamant in his thinking. Edwin sprinted out of the room, ignoring the others around him. Scanning to the right and left on the snowy night, he didn't recognize any of the passersby. They stared back at him with puzzled expressions.

Not official questioning. ‘Super. You know, this could be like other suspish stuff we’ve been asked to check out by dispatch. All pointless. Like that one old lady who called in, saying someone was trying to climb into her apartment from the dump near her window. Turns out it was just a cat foraging for food.’ ‘Shit never gets old.’ The pair strolled next door, to the Murray’s home with Eliza cussing the damn snow when she stepped into a pile. They met Rupert shoveling snow off the porch with his back slightly bent in a less than normal way.

“You’re stronger than you realize, Lisa. It’s better to be free than to waste away in a marriage that’s killing you slowly.” Lisa’s smile broadened. “You were right. I deserve better.” “To freedom,” I whispered with a grin, raising Josh’s empty plate like a toast. She laughed, making me forget my troubles for a fleeting moment. But then, like a shadow, Eddie appeared. His gaze was on me, making my skin crawl. I looked away quickly, pretending not to notice, but it was too late. His smile was as sharp as a dagger. “How are you enjoying the festival, my queen?” Eddie asked, his voice dripping with mock courtesy.