Unsettling Crossword Clue Novels & Stories

The silence from him was deafening, matching the empty, unresolved weight of the boardroom. ​"Don't let them see you sweat, honey," Chris whispered, wrapping an arm through mine as we hit the afternoon sun. "We did amazing. They're just flexing their little administrative muscles." ​"Yeah," I murmured, my eyes glued to the blank screen of my phone, a deep, terrifying sense of dread settling into the pit of my stomach. The boards are locked.

Freddie, too scared to say anything, nodded his head. "I got married yesterday, you would expect that I'll be enjoying my honeymoon with my wife but no, all I've been doing so far, is worrying about my business and trying to clean up the mess that somebody made. Someone in this room leaked information about our shipment and we lost a truckload of drugs. Now, Freddie, I'm not saying that you are that person, but if you know something, it will be best that you start talking because I have a very angry wife at home and an angry wife makes an angry man." I knew Freddie wasn't going to own up to being the person that betrayed me but I liked the chase.

I never got tired of it. I went into the den and turned the tv on. I couldn't even focus on the movie. My mind kept racing to Micheal. I missed him so much. I refused to believe that it was all a misunderstanding. I started to call one of my girls but decided that i isn't gonna bother them on Christmas. I needed to do some to clear my mind. I went into the kitchen to grab me a bottle of wine. Soon as I walked into the room, Damien instantly hung up his phone. I instantly got suspicious. He looked up at me sheepishly.

Ashley wondered how could Arien be so uninterested in trending news. "What happened?" She asked "Hump! Devian Ace announced that he would not collaborate with them and as the result their stocks decreased in the market and all the other companies withdrew their deals. They are finished!" Ashley was jobless now but she was more happy because of the downfall of the Chester. "Really!" Arien jumped up "Devian Ace?" She thought. "Are these all coincidence?" "Silly girl, why would I lie to you? But now I have to find a job" Ashley said.

There was a glimmer of something dangerous in his eyes, he seemed more relaxed, the tension in his jaw had slackened and his grin had widened, he stared down at his hand for a moment, onto his ring finger, unbridled by any woman. There wasn't a being on this earth that could tie down Warren Astor. "So tell me, Miss Ellis, do you have my money?" "No- but I-" He brushed off my words, "Yes, you told me you would have it tomorrow. But I'm afraid my patience has run out." He stood straighter, reaching into his pocket, "Which means you must repay me today in another way," I flushed and I didn't know what had overcome me but my tongue was tired of being bitten back, "I will not do anything-"

The fear was so intense now that my body had begun to shiver. "BE CAREFUL!" he warned harshly. And with those last words, he vanished. A cool breeze of fall air had then rustled the leaves and blown through my sweat drenched hair. Anxiety came over me as I realized what I had to do. I started back up on my bike and raced home as fast as I could, I had research to do. I needed to find out what that elderly couple was and how to destroy them before the wreaked any havoc on the town. I had this unsettling feeling that they were going to attack, but where, when and who were uncertain.

I went to him and sat down beside him, a small table in between us, and watched him sip his drink while he stared blankly into the pool. “I might pass out soon.....” He turned to me. “If you keep staring at me like that.” “Oh, I'm sorry, Alpha. I got carried away.” My hands intertwined began to shiver, only happens when I'm nervous. “You should say it out, I'm sure I might have an answer to it.” “Pardon?” My eyes slightly widened. He turned to meet my flickering gaze, “What you want to ask, go ahead, I might have an answer to it.”

I tried to decide how I felt about it. Comforted, perhaps. By the warmth, by the unexpectedness of the kindness, by the fact that Lucas had grabbed my hand with such complete confidence that being led somewhere by a stranger's child had felt entirely natural. Unsettled too. But not in the way I had been unsettled on the plane, or in the weeks before the plane, that familiar low vibration of something unresolved sitting at the base of everything. This was a different quality of unsettled. Lighter. More like standing at the edge of something than like being caught in the middle of it.

Marcus stepped forward to address them. "Good morning and sorry for the disturbance, but Luna Gwen and I are uneasy about the event that just happened. Those drugs shouldn't be in our territory, but the Baron has found a way to get it in and some of our wolves have fallen. I am going to use this opportunity to ask this. If you are a dealer or user of the drug kindly step out. I promise not to kill you. " he said and paused. I searched their eyes, and no one stepped out.

At the end, she steepled her fingers. “A robust model, Mrs. Williams. Truly. Your forensic approach is impressive.” She paused, her gaze cool and assessing through the screen. “However, we must consider all stakeholder perceptions. Your firm is new, and its reputation is intrinsically tied to your personal… narrative stability. The current media speculation introduces an element of unpredictability. We shall pause discussions until your personal situation is clarified. Good day.” The screen went black. A million-dollar partnership, dissolved in the space of a euphemism.