We Were Here Books Novels & Stories

Indecent Advances Leah locked the sliding door behind her. She proceeded to walk to the laundry room at the end of the hall and left the plastic laundry hamper on the counter. After that, she went downstairs to the kitchen. The underlying scent of marinated pork greeted her. Sitting there, spread out on the marbled kitchen counter, were aluminum trays of skewered pork and poultry liver and innards. The meat lay sprawled, ready for a bbq to celebrate a new book and magazine issue launch. Paul had her do it since he was hosting the barbeque. Leah put her back into preparing, so her attention was entirely on them when the kids got home.

"Nothing to worry about though, we've got it managed. You are saChapter 16fe here Mar, with me." I just nod, feeling at ease with his presence. "So, care for that tour now?" ....

“It’s a thing we do to newcomers,” I give her an awkward smile. “I see...” “Not that anyone has been here for a very long time,” The girl named Lily suddenly says. She looks angry, but it’s not aimed at me. I get the sense her poor attitude is for the angels who kidnapped her. “We got kidnapped from a summer camp around a week ago. There were more of us, but we are the only ones who haven’t gotten eaten yet,” I gasp. “The angels have eaten some of you already?” I didn’t know that.

I decided to visit my mother's homeland, the Lowland Pack—a place she always described as a land of eternal spring. Cecilia had never liked the harsh winters at the Snowdrifter Pack's homeland. She would be happy to have a resting place in a land filled with warmth and flowers. … The next day, I decided to go to the Snowdrifter royal palace to reclaim my assets. Strangely, the once-bustling palace was eerily empty. Filled with doubt, I headed toward the treasury hall. "Liam, do you really plan to return all the assets to Sofia?" Mia asked, slightly out of breath.

Wasn't it better to be judged by what you do and say, and not by something that happened a lifetime ago? "Okay, I'll take up where I left off a while ago," began Nell's father. "Our junket boarded a convoy headed north the next morning. We were gone for almost ten hours. When we returned to our hotel, armed Army Green Berets and Marines were everywhere. We all rushed inside to find out what was going on. To our horror, we found an actual war zone. Everything was shot up. Blood was everywhere. Bodies with tarps over them were strewn across the lobby and even up the stairway. We were quickly ushered into a large meeting room at the rear of the hotel and reunited with our loved ones. You can im

Mari Kristine We have traveled all over the city just to find a place to stay for tonight. Unluckily, all of the apartments are occupied. The same with hotels and other inns. This is ridiculous! I have suggested to Dos that he must bring me back to the apartment so I can ask the landlord to stay there. But he always declines my suggestion. He implies that if we go back there, the landlord would pester me again. Not just that. Dos said that he already picked me up so he must find a good place for me to sleep. He was fuming mad when the hotels owned by him were all full. He said that he was so confident since he owns many hotels here in our city.

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"Chuck asked me to get him an important document and a change of clothes… Can't wear what we were wearing yesterday, since things got a bit intense…" Susan's provocation was barenaked, as she dropped the thick photobook as Lisa watched, the contents a mess as everything spilled out. Lisa could see the blissful smiles on her and Chuck's faces—it was just so ironic now. "Whatever." Since she was leaving forever tomorrow anyway, she ignored Susan's provocation, walking past Susan to reach for her bedside drawer. However, Susan followed her and snatched the tiny totem she reached for! "What are you doing?!" Lisa sprang to her feet right then, glaring at the totem as Susan lifted it high over her

Unnaturally quiet. Seraphine was still talking excitedly on the projection, but Raelor’s attention was entirely on me. An inexplicable unease rose in his chest. Two days before the ceremony, I went to the Healing Sanctum to collect some spare moonlight herb. I did not expect to run into Raelor and Seraphine in the rest chamber. She had just finished a pup examination. Raelor stepped out to speak with Chief Healer Halven Gray. Only Seraphine and I remained inside.