Thirteen Keys Novels & Stories

was broken. ——- 10 years later……. JP Corporation had broken record sales this year. After we bought out a small security chain, our sales had sky rocketed. We were now number one in Home and Office Security Systems as well as our own Cyber Security Network. We dominated the entire East Coast with plans of expanding towards the West until we took over the entire States. I had bought out an old sky scraper in Denver as our headquarters. The build wasn’t easy. I started out with a heavy investor and by buying out a few small security companies. Once I got my hands on their systems and contracts, I was able to target all their weak points, seal and strengthen them. I started building sec

"Good Liza, you got this question right." puri ko sa batang aking tinututor. Isa siyang grade 7 student at mababa ang marka sa Science kaya nagpapatutor. Ngumiti sa akin si Liza at saka nagpatuloy sa pagsagot. Tinignan ko muna ang orasan ng kanilang bahay. 7:30 P.M. It's been a week since that encounter with Thorn in his office. After he said no, I immediately left to spare myself from the disappointment. The whole trip was bad, my heart was aching for some reason. And it did not go away until I rested.

The complex is modern and high tech as well. It’s a beautiful day, the sun is shining and the warmth from the sum warms my chilled skin. Summer is my favorite season, keeps me energized. I knocked on the door of apartment 6. Dogs barking, Ruby must have dogs. Dez has been quite secretive about her, this of course has my interest peaked. I wouldn’t be surprised by a shift in his loyalty, after all ones mate is something to be cherished. I want my son happy, not my prisoner. Makers usually turn someone in hopes of eternal loyalty and servitude.

Great. It's a bomb... Katherine thought snidely. Katherine slowly pulled the leather briefcase out of the box and laid it on the crisp white desk in front of her. It was locked, but the key was tied to it with a silver ribbon so that she could easily open it. Katherine detached the key and unlocked the case, shutting her eyes in preparation for the explosion, she was almost sure would come. Nothing. Not a sound, let alone an explosion. Katherine slowly opened her eyes. She took her hand from the key and very warily opened the case. Inside was a brand new Apple Macbook laptop, the power Cord neatly rolled up beside the laptop.

“Today is the actual test. You’ve learned how to pin me down, baby girl. Now I want to see how you’d defend yourself and outrun an enemy in real life.” His tone held no softness. Sadie stood rigid and nodded. “Okay… what do I do?” “There’ll be a test today. There are five keys you need to collect to pass,” he explained, handing her one key. “What is this?” “That’s the first key. The rest are hidden around the house. Some might be on us. The rules: we give you a five-minute head start to search for the keys.

Daisy stood against the light, her face obscured by shadows like a merciless judge delivering a final verdict. "I used to believe Edward truly loved me. I hesitated, wondering if I should let go of my revenge. But that fool… He's as idiotic as ever. He has no one to blame but himself for my ruthlessness. So? Is this secret worth five million?" I could barely think and simply responded, "It's worth it." Daisy let out a triumphant cheer. "I did it! I got my revenge. My child is now rich. I'm the winner!"

“That’s where the guard stays all day. Check around.” “Then why isn’t he there now?” Xavier frowned as he made way towards the counter. He searched on top of the tables frantically, in search for the keys and when he didn’t find it, he searched inside the pockets of some clothes that were hung on a wall with nails. Finally, his hand touched something that sounded like a key and he drew it out of his pocket. They were a bunch of keys all joined together, more than forty of them and Rhea shouted to him immediately.

The next morning, I jolted awake. I grabbed my neck. My head was still attached. Not only that, my fingers brushed against something cold and metallic. A key. A golden one. At that moment, my system came back online. “Host, the big boss actually gave you the third key. You didn’t even have to clear the quest.” The system then pulled up the game map and explained the three-key route. The first key was with the dorm matron. Only obtainable at night before midnight. The second key required passing the exam. The tests were randomized.

What a fucking idiotI was. Clumsily, I walk to the door, flicking through the array of keys that clang as I drop the previous one. There are at least thirty keys in this bunch. I do not know which one opens this door, but I know he uses red keys to get down here, so I hold all seven red keys before me, begging any entity to show me which one to choose. No sign comes, only a cough from Emma behind me, goading me to pick one to shove in the lock, hoping in the back of my mind that luck is on my side and that the door will shift as I turn it.

I promised him. We hug each other. I change into comfortable clothes and started to find the key. I don’t have an idea how they look like. “Can we ask the book how it looks like?” West suggested. I nodded and get the book. “Can we know how the keys look like?” It shows ten keys. “They have different styles.” He commented. “The key of life, destroyer, protector, curse, luck, darkness, light, power, healing, foresee.” I read them one by one and notice it was my abilities and of the councils.