Novel & Cerita Under Currents Nora Roberts

He wasn’t in the mood for games. The woman tilted her head, an amused smirk forming on her lips. "I thought I made that clear over the phone," she said. Her voice was low but steady, carrying a weight of confidence. "You want Audrey, don’t you?" Frank said nothing, his silence an invitation for her to continue. She took a slow step toward him, her boots clicking softly against the concrete floor. "Well, your situation and mine aren’t so different," she said, her tone measured. "My name’s Nora. I used to work as your uncle’s assistant—until Audrey had me kicked out."

XANDER POV PRESENT TIME- NORA’S BEDROOM As I scroll through the dozens of messages in Nora’s phone, the higher my blood boils, it’s going to melt me from the inside. I am doing my best to hold on to my sanity, to not slip into the darkest parts of myself. Those areas I keep in the shadows, the parts I reserve for my work, not for her.

First, I need to get a shower, and then I’ll take care of Nora. Nora’s house is tiny.Just one floor, with nothing much there. Her windows are open and there are no curtains to block my view. It’s dark, and there aren’t any houses close by or any nosyneighbors who might see me sneaking around. It’s the perfect setup.

I squinted and gave the bomb expert a half-smile. "There’s no need to waste time with words.” "Just do your thing, and quick." He nodded and got down to business with his tools. I licked my back teeth. Great. Now of all times I was dying for a smoke. The afternoon in Safrana? It was blazing hot. I had been standing in the blazing sun for what felt like an eternity, and it seemed like the sun was trying to cook me alive.

Whatever comeback she had never made it past her lips. Fab leaned in slightly. “You should probably leave before I forget Carmen said no scenes.” Caleb folded his arms. “Now would be a great time.” Nora looked at each of us, her confidence cracking. She scoffed and grabbed her phone. “You all think you’re so righteous.” “No,” I said. “Just done with liars.” Without another word, she turned and stalked off. Silence settled in her wake. Caleb exhaled slowly. “Well. That was... satisfying.”

“Babe, I’ll call you soon, okay? Something’s come up.” “Okay…wait…can you please get me that triple chocolate ice cream from Deckers?” I chuckled, despite the growing tension in my bones at the name displayed before me. Nora was dangerous, far more than she realized. Her voice was filled with excitement, probably at the thought of ice cream. “Careful….you sound more eager to see the ice cream than me.” “Well, of course….it’s ice cream; and it’s chocolate!” She’d managed to tame a man like me in a matter of days; I knew one thing: I did not care if I had to learn from Decker himself, she would never go without that ice cream. “I’ll get it…..I have to go now, love you.”

BENEATH THE FACADE Behind the façade of wealth and power, a web of secrets awaits. Chapter 90 Nyla’s POV: The first thing I noticed when he walked in wasn’t the way his tall frame filled the doorway or how the air seemed to pause for a heartbeat before moving again. It was me—myself—how strangely calm I was.

From the Nora's Board of Logophile Cherish vb. to hold dear or cultivate with care and affection ========================== Nora’s Pov I still can’t believe she is dating and I don’t know. She is the best sister of the world. We always share the secrets. I can’t even comprehend why she would keep such 6 ft big confidential emotions. I see the whole pot of black concort brewing here and the cloud of black flames are everywhere here. This place is literally weird. The victorian style mansion in the middle of woods of who knows where, bunch of muscle men and women, [who are worth drooling over.], and this sudden news of Rosa’s marriage. I can’t believe this shit no matter what. I know she was

“You were a whore surfing from a whore’s death. Understandable so, and joined a ride among the stars to avoid a whore’s death. A word of honor piercing my throat; I won't suggest that role in the future.” “Maybe next time you can grow a pair of tits and gash yourself out to guards.” Both of them share a small and much-needed laugh but something in the distance catches the attention of the navigator. A shimmering moonlight shines and illuminates a nearby port that is clouded in darkness. Anyone else would not have noticed the combination of rain and blackness but just briefly, Romera sees it. “Well, if the time comes for me to turn into a proper well-founded whore, I do hope I turn out to be

Now she'd have to pair up with a stupid ass for a fucking project. According to her. "Amanda Andrews and Aaron Walker" A long blonde girl smiled at her partner. "Austin Parker and Ariana Bliss." Hearing her name, Ariana sank into her chair. "God I'm cursed. " She muttered. "And you two are working on the reason for pre-marital sex." "Shit." She cursed out. "Mind your words miss Bliss. The project is to be submitted on Friday." She said and the final bell rang. Ari arranged her stuff and went to meet Austin who was beaming at her.