Virtues Vices Novels & Stories

When he pulled away, he looked me directly in my eye with certainty and sincerity, "Listen to me closely. I don't know your past. Not yet. When we cross that bridge, we will deal with it. Together. Regardless, I will never regret being your mate. You're my other half, and even though we've only known each other for a day, I don't want to think about a life without you. You're a part of me just as I'm a part of you, and you deserve every bit as much happiness and love that I have to give and more. You're beautiful and strong and I will continue to repeat myself until you believe me. You're everything I've ever wanted in a mate and more. Do you understand?"

I caught his hand and threw it aside, and his chuckle slipped into the cool air. ‘Look.’ He exhaled and continued in his rich bass voice, ‘the Virtuses have a rich history of being rude so we’re masters at it.’ What? I slipped a giggle, which made Ralph smile as he added, ‘the Luxes, on the other hand, are amateurs.’ I backed away with a slanted gaze. ‘Really?’

James interrupted him, saying, “You were tempted by the elixirs supporting the formation’s operation and took them, right?” Quattro lowered his head. His silence proved James’ guess had hit the mark on the nail. Greed, lust, laziness and selfishness were some of humanity’s vices. All of them could be seen in Quattro. Initially, James thought Quattro’s flaws would not be much of a problem. After all, he was loyal and could play a big part in crucial situations. However, Quattro’s behavior worsened over time, and his actions started to affect their overall plan.

Political theory maintains that an individual enters into society with certain basic rights and that no government can deny these rights. In classical political philosophy “natural right” denotes to the objective rightness of the right things, whether the virtue of a soul, the correctness of an action, or the excellence of a regime. Aristotle stated in Politics (1323a29-33) that no one would call a man happy who was completely lacking in courage, temperance, justice, or wisdom. A man who was easily terrified, unable to restrain any impulse toward food or drink, willing to ruin his friends for a trifle, and generally senseless could not possibly lead a good life. Even though chance may occasi

Love is considered to be both positive and negative, with its virtue representing human kindness, compassion, and affection, as “the unselfish loyal and benevolent concern for the good of another. It also has its vice representing human moral flaw, akin to vanity, selfishness, and egotism, as potentially leading people into a type of mania or obsessiveness. This diversity of uses and meanings combined with the complexity of the feelings involved makes love unusually difficult to consistently define, compared to other emotional states.

Veronica was looking at me as if she wanted me to disappear in thin air. " At least her beauty has far more appeal than anything made artificially by the beautician or cosmetic surgeons. Her natural beauty can give inspiration to many poets." Adam said sarcastically. And Veronica got furious hearing that. But Adam got up and they all said good nights. Finally, we came to our suite. " I am really sorry for what Veronica said and really want to thank you for taking everything supportingly," Adam said removing his dinner jacket.

“Why are they making me the villain?” Fingers dug deep into her temples as if she could force the spinning thoughts away. “You saw what I did that night, Iris. It was Florence who spilled champagne on me. But I was not cruel. I did not threaten her. That's it. But now they have twisted it, edited it, so the world knows I am some kind of monster who assaults helpless people.” Iris leaned in, her voice falling to a whisper. “That's life. One video, one falsehood, and everyone forgets the rest. They need someone to despise, and today it's you. But Sophia, hear me, it won't remain this way. It can't.”

"You know what Rita? Before now, I've been feeling a little bit guilty about my feelings for Stanley because he is married to you. I've been concerned about how you'll feel when he breaks up with you but now I've come to realize that Stanley was right all along. You don't worth my worry and neither do you deserve any of my pity." "You're nothing but a cruel, bittered and heartless individual. Your fight is to continue to stay with Stanley not because you love him but because of the fortune you're getting out of him." "I confidently stand before you and tell you that I'm in love with Stanley. I'm deeply and madly in love with him and I'll do anything for his happiness even though it involves

But next to his reflection, he saw the shadow of Angeline. She was the "weakness" he hadn't seen coming. She was the "motivation" that was already starting to rewrite his priorities. He realized then that the "Sinful Virtues" weren't just the rules they lived by. They were the traits that would either bind them together or destroy both their empires. Angeline wasn't just his wife; she was a mirror held up to his own soul. And for the first time, Roman Moretti didn't like what he saw.

"All involved with the ritual are doing well. " "That's good," Erys sighed. Kali could practically see his relief. "Indeed," Len agreed. "I must admit, Nyxie and the tigress are quite entertaining and smart," Salax grinned, making Erys chuckle. Out of nowhere, Kali quizzed them. "Can anyone tell me what the seven virtues are?" The three looked at each other and listed them off. Granted it was slow but they got them all right. Kindness, charity, patience, humility, diligence, chastity, and temperance. "Correct, And I will tell you something that only I know. Nyxie is one of them, so is Nia. Take your guesses." Kali listened as they guessed. Elysium guessed right on charity for Nyxie but they