“But why were you hiding?” Yuma almost demanded.
“Yuma, will you stop...” Her older sister looked embarrassed.
"breaking the condition would mean you are a criminal."
" and trust me, you don't want to be one right now."
"Fair enough, I Accept."
“Impossible!” Endergast exclaimed. “Do you realize how slim the chances are of not only developing a stable mutation, but for it to occur so quickly after exposure?! Like a phoenix rising from it’s ashes, you returned from the edge of death! Remarkable!”
“I’m not your science project!” Mallory spat. As his anger grew, the aura of flames became more intense, moving and vibrating. “None of us are! The lives lost here tonight were more important that your experiments!”
He puffed out his chest, putting on a stern front as he chided his nephew. “I have to tell you, Shawn. I’m disappointed in you. You should know better than to stalk someone’s home and take pictures of them without permission. How could you not know right from wrong? I mean-”
“Who are you to tell me what I can or can’t do?!” Shawn retorted, his hands balled into fists at his side. Eyes ablaze, he glowered at his uncle with renewed energy.
“Do you not trust her?” Hari asked in a low whisper.
“I couldn’t say, but she seems different from most Humaine.” She told the boy softly. “Disturbingly so.”
“Just our fate.” Hari chuckled mirthlessly. “Everywhere we go of late ends up being in ruins.”
“We will go there, nevertheless.” Arden turned to Gazrek. “Lead on, my friend.”
“No! You are not allowed to reject this one. Haven’t you had enough rejecting such good ones before! How long do you think I paid the matchmakers to find you good proposals! But what you insolent brat did!” The beta-mother fumed.
“Then don’t! I keep telling you I don’t want to marry yet!”
"Your family could still be alive. Have you checked --"
"No. They're not."
- A Zombie story about a man who awakens in a Zombie Apocalypse world but doesn't remember any of this. He travels out to find his family and... you'll have to read to find out
The ending chapter comes this week!
“I need you to figure out where exactly in the Love House is Mr. Firth tonight,” asked Taulif as he leaned on the red textured wall behind her. “Hector told me his sources say he will be here, but I have failed to locate him so far in the big, red room.”
“Ah, you mean the big muscular man with a mustache who works at the bank?” Crystal asked as she brushed her hair.
“We will know when we try.” Arden reached down and took a hold of the iron ring.
“I’m not too keen to have a broken back.” Hari sniggered.
“Can we talk?” Magnus asked, sounding as calm and cool as I bloody wished I was. The falsely flirtatious note in his voice did not elude me, effortlessly coiling around his accent. “It would mean a lot to me if you could just delete that photo you took, sweetheart…”
It occurred to me then that he was absolutely banking on me being a good little fangirl and doing as I was told. In fact, he was certainly betting everything on being able to solve this by the grace of me being his unquestioning fan, paid a thousand times over simply for the privilege of his presence.
I gazed back into those stunning, dark-lined eyes I had dreamed of on numerous occasions. A quivering breath drew through my nostrils, stilling my pounding heart as I unconsciously leant towards my idol.
“...Absolutely not,” I whispered.
“I will pay for everything. No tricks or lies. Young Supernaturals like you need all the help you can get, especially for you three. You are all victims of a government coverup.” Mikel explained, which made Chantel spit out her tea!
“A government what?” Chantel babbled, then reached out for a napkin to clean herself.
“Why consciousness? Why is that what fascinates you so, Uxas?”
The answer was stark.
“…Not everyone deserves this gift.”
from ch.19 "Salty Sincerity (Interlude of Uncertainty)"
“Attention citizens, you need to evacuate the area in an orderly manner. There is a client nearby. This is for your own safety.”
I was met with boos and shouts of protest. A woman with a microphone stood on a car and shouted back at me, fury oozing from her every word.
“The Ardour Government has never given a shit about our safety until now! We won’t stop until they agree to our terms and let us evacuate Ardour! No more lies and no more woe! Cancel debts and let us go!”
“Stonedread!” Dainzel and Sora said as one.
“You know of Stonedread?” Eldrek narrowed his eyes at the girl from Winnowood as everyone stared at her in surprise.
“Should I be worried to have such a fierce man as a rival to my son, sir Stringer?”
“I would never consider myself worthy of such trust, my lord.” Daren denied. “Nor do I want to settle down as of now…”
The back of her metal hand, steaming with heat, pressed against his cheek, “Now…now, I don’t have to feel guilty anymore!”
“Ira…no…”
Read on for more: https://tapas.io/episode/1922637
“You don’t have to remind me. Any second you could blow my brains out. I’m just at your disposal.”
“Hey, why would I unnecessarily kill an attractive guy like you?” I teased. Nathaniel didn’t answer; however, I could see him fidgeting with his leg. I guess that comment stirred him up somehow. Cute.
From Chapter 17 of Like Ecstasy
"you see, this whole room is filled with what you would call gunpowder."
"A tiny spark and this whole mansion will go up in flames along with you and me in it."