The Rule Book Mga Nobela at Kwento

she asked while looking at Raga. "As you read, it's a letter of agreement between us. Inside the letter are some rules that you must abide by. I've written down what rules you have to obey. There are some blank lines, you can also write the rules you want to make. We are free to make rules but we also have to obey each other's rules. If any of us break one of the rules, there will be punishment," Raga explained.

In the very center of the book there is a photograph sticking out. I looked at the large glass window next to the closed door. I can't see anyone and Jacob hasn't come back yet. I looked again at the photo and slowly took it from the book. My chest was pounding with whatever I'm doing. I don't understand what that fear is for. I'm not committing a crime. It's just a simple photo and I'm just damn curious. It's just normal so why am I nervous at the thought of being caught?

“To his majesty, King Broch. It has come to my attention that we have not been aquainted by word or action. I have been in discussion’s with all of the king’s that have been loyal allies with Northleye for many years and I know you to be one of them. It is my upmost hope that we can keep our kingdoms united for the sake of peace for our people. I understand you to have been a friend to Edric and I trust that you are aware of how his rule came to an end. I hope you can find reason to accept this was needed in order for Northleye to prosper once again. Unfortunately, Edric’s rule was one of greed, ruthlessness and fear in his people. I hope to undo the destruction he caused throughout his year

“Here you go,” Niko says holding out an old brown book. Like the mafia rules, there’s nothing written on it, no title, or author's name. not even an abstract design. Just a plain book. At least this one seems to be just an old journal not like the other one Niko described to be bound in human flesh, yuck. The original Mafia rules, not the copy I read but still. I still sniff at it a little. Only smelled old woodsy smell and nothing gross like rotten flesh or skin.

The front cover is bound in iron-threaded leather, and boldly written on it with a black ink is… The Rulebook of the House—La Casa di Sangue (The house of blood) Established: 1997–Amended through blood and oath. The book looks scary. I have not read a single rule yet but I know I won't like what I see. The book is stained with blood and I wonder whose blood is that? Could it be someone they killed in the house? The thought makes me panic. My hands start to shake. I can't control it. And then the book falls to the ground with a loud thud.

I faintly nodded and took the books. "You must finish at least three books, but try to finish all four," she said. Then she pointed at the two books that had purple covers. "These two books have all the history regarding this pack. Who the finder was, the alphas and what they did. New rules and things." she said. Then she pointed at the book with a red cover. "This has all the rules and regulations you should by heart and understand. These are only the basics. You must know them to lead a pack smoothly. Don't slack off with this because it's very important."

A member of the court begins handing out a leather bound brochure to the eight contesting couples. “Rule books.” He says, smiling politely as he hands them out and I wait patiently for ours. He lowers his head and I thank him when he passes me the black leather booklet embossed with silver lettering. I flip it open as I slowly take my seat again. No sabotaging one another… No hidden weapons are allowed unless given for the match… The marriage must… My face pales as I stare at the words on the page, my heart thudding, and that makes Zedkiel sit forward and look at the page over my shoulder.

The shock on their faces matched that of the blacksmith when I told him about my seal. Oh, I also forgot to mention that I wasn't supposed to know about that because knowledge of that meant that I had gone into the King's chambers and touched the Rule Book which apparently, was not to be touched by any woman. The rules in this pack were just so stupid and annoying because they only targeted women and made our lives miserable. Well, I'd finally found one rule against these damn men. “H-How did you know that? Did you go into-”

“It’s been rough on both of us, but we’re almost there.” We talked for a while…simple things, about the preparations, about the guests coming in from other packs. I tried to keep my smile steady, tried not to show how scared I was. Then suddenly, he reached for something on his desk and pushed it toward me. “What’s this?” I asked, picking up the small brown book. He shrugged. “Some rules and regulations for the Luna. Something the elders insisted on. You can read it later. I haven’t had time to go through it myself.”

I nod my head even if I had no idea what that means. He places the book in the table between us. A few words are written in reddish brown on the brown surface. "What's in it?" I ask. "Basically rules, what is expected of a capo, a wife, an underboss, a solder and a couple other things I don't want to discuss. It has a list of punishments for traitors, or when rules are broken." his eyes do not move from me. My eyes looking at anywhere but him. I decided to focus on the book since we were talking about it.