X23 Novels & Stories

screen, in confusion I turn to see what he's looking at and there she is on the screen clinging to another girl, I looked closely at her long brown hair and big wide brown eyes, she was radiating fear "But she needn't worry" Abyss was tipping, the shock caused my heart rate to speed up and I had started sweating and that one word slipped out at the same time Acre said exactly the same thing "MATE".

said another. Dev sat around the living room with his mother and the Saxenas. He kind of felt nervous. One, ever since he could remember, Rajan Saxena, a retired NRI, was never-so-friendly looking. With his haphazard smile, close-cut hair, square jaw and stony face, he looked more like a retired cop than an NRI. Dev dared not look at him. He feared that Rajan with his black, beady eyes could see right through him and access his deepest, dirtiest secrets, one that only he knew.

I wanted to look like the woman who owned the man who owned the city. When I stepped into the living area, Xavier was standing by the floor to ceiling windows, his back to me. He was already fully suited in charcoal grey, his shoulders broad enough to block out the light. He was on the phone, his voice a low, lethal vibration that made the air feel heavy.

Valerie: Morning sunlight spilled across the terrace, warm and soft against my skin as I stepped outside. The breeze carried the faint scent of pine and fresh earth, the quiet hum of the pack grounds far below. Everything felt calmer now, steadier, like the world had finally exhaled after months of choking tension. “Val.” I turned. Xavier stood in the doorway, dressed in a dark shirt with the sleeves rolled to his forearms. His eyes, those steady storm-blue eyes, held something different today. A warmth. A nervousness. A spark I hadn’t seen since the very beginning.

"X-One or X-Two?" "Neither. The signature is wrong. It's—" The wall exploded inward. Not with force. With impossible geometry. Space folding wrong. Reality origami that hurt to perceive. Through the distortion stepped three figures. X-One. X-Two. X-Three. Except X-Three was standing next to me. Which meant—

But it was their specialities that made them truly valuable. Xylo had training as a recon scout and worked a few odd bounties. She had light brown hair and was the shortest of the four. She was in her late 20s, and was in the prime of her athleticism. She hadn’t done any recon work in a couple of years, and was eager to get back in the game.

Bellman says to us. We walk quietly in a straight file behind him, until we get to the administration building. We pass cells on the ground floor and go up to the second floor, Bellman knocks at a door and a guard opens it allowing us into the conference room, in there I see Mr. Spencer at the right hand of a mean looking man who has a scar running across is face from ear to ear which is really ugly if you ask me. There are a bunch of other men in here too but I have never seen them before nor was there any striking thing about their appearance other than they looked well dressed and well fed almost like the room they all sat.

Gordo exclaimed looking at Alice who wasn't far from him. Alice shifted her seat, she then looked at the question in Gordo's hand. "You're on the right track to this point, it's just that you made a mistake in this part Gordo. It should be 3.14 instead of 2.14!" said Alice, smiling. Gordo held his breath when he heard Alice's voice which was really melodious, Alice's sincere smile made Gordo's world collapse instantly. He wasn't wrong, and he realized why Xander and Logan were always there for a special girl like Alice.

Even if she wasn't wearing a bodysuit, she would have been fine. "Oh, let me show you then," Xara had a calm smile on her face. She waved her hands and a pair of red and black dual blades entered her hands, the blades were beautifully designed. Both 2'5ft tall and a few inches wide, it was wavy and there were endless small runes and grooves etched into the blade similar to Xasha's own Storm Caller.

Smart animals. "I won't have this argument with you because this isn't the first time you're coming to our rescue" she continued "a vacant spot is always available for you to work with is as a vet" "You know I can't" I said lightly "I haven't started college but I am really busy making applications but thanks for letting my know I'll never fall under the unemployed" I said hugging her before approaching my cobalt blue jeep which I Chris had bought for me right after graduation.