Them's The Breaks Novels & Stories

Dominic stood beside me on the balcony, the city stretching wide beneath us. Free. Truly free. “You still don’t trust it,” he said quietly. I didn’t look at him. “It’s not over.” A pause. “…Ethan.” His name didn’t need explanation. Dominic leaned slightly against the railing. “He’s alone now.” I shook my head once. “No.” A beat. “He’s focused.” The Break The sound came without warning. Sharp. Wrong. Glass shattered behind us. Instinct took over. Dominic moved first. Fast.

Not owned. And not broken. That's what mattered.

whispering from everywhere at once— “You broke it.” A pause. Long. Heavy. “And now… something worse can begin.”

Our eyes lock, panic flashing in hers as a cold wave crashes over me. My throat tightens, and I force the words out, each one heavy with dread. “The brakes... they’re not working.”

“Now spill.” My hand flew to the bridge of my nose, pinching hard enough to leave a mark. Maybe if I focused on the pain, I could ignore her. “We didn’t break up,” I growled. “There was nothing to break up. It was... transactional.” Victoria’s grin widened. “Oh, transactional. Sounds fancy. What were you, His sugar baby?” I glared at her so hard I thought she might burst into flames. “It’s none of your business.”

, " Break the promise and your account will be frozen" " What?! You can't do that mum ", " Break the promise and see". Ashley grumbled and left knowing fully well her mother was a woman of her word.

I blurted. He laughed bitterly. “Why is that, right? Do whatever it takes, Hernandez. She ran after you so many times, it's time for you to break a sweat too.” “You're buying," he pointed to the glasses and left. I stood there drinking and remembering the night everything started to go wrong. The night I broke Sofia's heart for the first time and all the other times I did it again and again over the years. Yeah, maybe I really needed to make things right.

He saw the suspense on their faces as they waited for him to break the ice. Their eyes now fixed on the me as stood beside Gustavo waiting to be introduced. Emily was more than desperate to hear what the chairman introduces the me as. If I were to be a competition, she would have already lost. She thought I had more class, and looked more confident than she did. "This is Rose. She'll be taking the post of the vice president temporarily." He finally took out the cat out of the bag. He could see the disappointed looks on their faces, he could read their criticism and unacceptance. A woman as the vice president?

I didn't get recovered right away and Brandon hit me with punches and kicks one after the other. In all the close combat contests I participated in, I always won. No matter how big the opponents are, I still manage to win. But in my current situation, with the opponent I'm facing now, it looks like this is my first defeat. My unbreakable record will finally get broken. I didn't try to fight back because based on Brandon's attacking pace, it's impossible to gain a footing again. I just accepted his attacks while listening to the screams of the students. Brandon is really merciless. The bastard even made me a punching bag.