《Destiny Untold》Chapter 8
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Raindrops fall upon the window panes leaving trails down the foggy glass. The day is dark and humid leaving a heaviness that you can almost feel cloaking everything, leaving melancholy in its wake. It is as sad as it is beautiful and Amara looks upon the mist-filled grounds as she walks by the windows.
Images drift into her mind's eye, blurring with the present. It doubles her vision and she struggles to decipher where she is walking through half formed visions of glowing hands and snapping teeth. The disorientation is so powerful that she nearly collapses but is jolted into the present when she collides with something or more specifically, someone.
Apologies fly out of her mouth before Amara even looks up to see who she had bumped into "I'm very sorry, I was a bit distracted". Distracted is the understatement of the century but she can’t dwell on the strangeness just now. There will be more than enough time to over-analyze the incident once she is in bed tonight unable to sleep.
"You should raise your head and look the person in the eye when you apologize". Although the voice is foreign to her, it demands attention and her eyes snap to his. Golden amber connects with electric blue and a memory of the pack Beta -Carter- standing beside Maddox is pushed to the forefront. Amara offers a small sheepish smile despite the confusing feeling his presence brings. It isn’t fear but definitely something that makes her want to stay on his good side. To her surprise, Carter just shakes his head and Amara gets the feeling he is somewhat amused by her awkwardness. Although, his face gives little away.
"Just be careful, alright?" he advises and she gives him a mock salute which he ignores and looks down at his watch. A large sigh escapes his lips and Amara debates whether to ask if everything is okay or quit while she is ahead and make a hasty retreat.
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Carter regards his future Luna for a moment, eyes piercing and calculating. He is not entirely sure what to think of the girl. He is a cautious man by nature and the family of nomads popping up now smells fucking fishy to him. He makes it his job to know everything that occurs in- and relating to- the pack. The Johansen’s? They are a giant blank with no real record. There are discrepancies in the story the parents paint. Both of the older wolves are too skilled to have simply been drifters with no prior affiliation to any pack.
Regardless, the best way to suss out the youngest Johansen is to watch her closely. Her position as Madd’s mate means she will have a place within Onyx Moon even if her parents turn out to be a problem. The girl herself seems open and the pack members that have interacted with the she-wolf have raised no red flags. With that thought in mind, Carter comes to a decision. A small test to see if he can trust her, at least to some degree.
The decision to stay or flee is taken out of her hands. For a moment, all of the air is sucked out of the room as Carter seems to pin her with his stare. The tension makes her want to look away but she finds it impossible. She nearly jumps out of her skin when he finally speaks again, eyes losing the steely edge.
"Are you busy at the moment Amara?" Now curious as to why he would ask that after the little impromptu stare down, she shakes her head. It is true after all, before he came along she had just been wandering around. The strange experience starts creeping in but she hastily tamps down on it.
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"Can you do me a favor? I'm running late and need these taken to the Alpha. I don't have the time and you would be helping me by doing this. He should be in his office right about now." The request seems incongruent with what she has seen of the man so far. But then again, she doesn’t really know Carter and first impressions aren’t the end all be all. In fact, they are more often than not wrong or misleading. That is probably why she easily accepts. Having an excuse to see Maddox definitely plays no part in her willingness to help.
He extends his right hand towards her with a folder she hadn't even noticed before. Amara hesitates for a second, realizing she only has a vague idea of where his office is. Her interactions with the Alpha of her rather steamy dreams had been kept at a minimum and her already overactive imagination and libido are thankful for that.
“Is there a problem? Perhaps I should get someone else to do it, after all, you seem a little clumsy. Can’t have you rolling down a staircase and damaging that file” Carter snarks, the ghost of a challenging smirk on his lips and Amara resists the urge to call him a jackass.
“Oh thank you for your concern sir! But I think I can handle it. Why, I even managed to put my own shoes on this morning. Look, they are on the right foot and everything!” saccharine sweet sarcasm drips from her lips and she grabs the folder out of his hands, eyes deliberately going dead before she saunters away, shoulders back, head held high. In her haste, she misses the Beta’s raised eyebrow and amused eyes following her retreat.
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Living Selfishly While Working Towards A Peaceful Life
It was a Tuesday. Shouldn't it be Thursday? It was sunny outside. Shouldn’t it be cold? It was hot in his room. Wasn’t it supposed to be winter? He was burning up. Did he prefer being cold or hot? He was hungry. Didn’t he have dinner right before this? His parents were arguing. Didn’t he stop living with them a long time ago? His sister was crying. Why did that sound fill him with dread? It took him a moment to realize, but then it became clear Bai Li had been reborn. Looking at his new life, he resolved to live a peaceful life. He was determined to selfishly avoid his family and not work any more than necessary. Why was nothing turning out the way he planned? Wait, who is this man that has taken an interest in him? Go away. He is 100% straight. More than that, he doesn't want to be involved in messy things. Content warning: Contains themes of homosexual relationships. BoyXBoy. Yaoi.
8 149Alpha - Hell Rider's MC #2 -
~Updating every other Tuesday~ First book: Ripper - Hell Rider's MC #1 -~Note: Cannot be read as a stand alone book ~Bryan "Alpha" Taylor has had it rough in life. He found love early on, but that shattered around him the moment his old lady left. And finding out that he had a daughter who had been abused by said old lady, took a bigger toll on his mentality than what he showed others. And at the age of 43, he's losing hope of ever finding a special someone again. Scarlett Johnson is a fighter. Tossed out of her house at 15 by her parents, she was homeless until she found someone who was willing to take her in. Now, at the age of 35, her past is coming back to haunt her. The police won't interfere, and she needs somewhere to hide. What happens when her brother tells her about a motorcycle club he's in? Could the two save each other, before it's too late? WARNING: THIS BOOK WILL CONTAIN VIOLENCE, TALKS OF SEX, ABUSE, AND TORTURE. *Please do not judge the book too harshly based off of the description. I'm awful at writing them*
8 340The Fight for the Mirkwood Kingdom(completed)
After returning from the battle in Dale, Thranduil becomes lonely and decided that he needs a queen to rule beside him and to keep him company. So Thranduil makes a decree that every eligible woman should be brought him to see if they will become queen or sent back to their normal lives. Alassie and her friend, Kedi, didn't know about this but their parents did and keep them hidden until one day they found a way out if their hiding place.
8 126MATED AGAIN: VMIN
Taehyung accidentally mates an Omega during his rut and the Omega is more than glad to move in with the Alpha. Will Taehyung accept his mate or will Jimin get fed up with the Alpha's attitude?Thank you for giving this story a chance and loving it as the chapters come. Also,If at some point you think this story is not meeting your expectations or you feel you should impose your ideas on me, I want to let you know that I don't give two fucks about your opinion and it would be advisable if you kindly fuck off and find stories that suit you.🥇 NUMBER 1 #VMIN - 10/8/22
8 264Somewhere Only We Know
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8 116Softer Than Lavender (Boy×Boy)
*Completed*Chance meeting between a depressed football player and a male cheerleader on the autism spectrum.This book is for those of us with Autism who dare to dream and for those of us who fall deeply in love.❤Greyson never knew his worth. He was never told to go for his dreams, or that he had great potential. It felt as if he were meant to live as the boy in the shaddows. It was all to much for him to handle. It was rock bottom. One hospital stay and one chance meeting later, the boy in the shadows was seeing lavender.Drew was always an oddball. Sometimes he was proud, other times he felt as if his autism were just holding him back. One thing remained the same though, he really needed a friend. When you're trapped in your own bubble, loneliness always finds it's way in, even when you have a cute lavender bunny to keep you company.
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