delyonworld

"I can't be pregnant for my uncle!" I muttered under my breath, staring at the results in a state of incredulity. 

Skylar has life's struggles all put into one burden on her young shoulders: the fight to balance school and work, to help with her mom under her uncle's hard rule. Life spirals right at the turn of one weird incident that humiliates her, costs her her job when it is discovered she is pregnant.

Then, when it feels like Skylar's world is falling apart, her mother remarries a very wealthy man whose twin sons immediately complicate her life. One has quietly watched her every move, while the other suddenly comes to her rescue, finding her torn between gratitude and suspicion.

As secrets unravel and hidden agendas finally surface, Skylar must manage a world of deceit, temptation, and betrayal. Can she find the way to retrieve her life, or is the danger too much to bear in this new family?

Lurk Color

I never imagined my life would come to this, lying in delay amid the raggedy underbelly of the city where an elite crime syndicate ran its dangerous games. I'd been working undercover for months, insinuating circles I formerly allowed impenetrable. Tonight, it's do or die — prove my fidelity by performing an inenarrable task or threaten to blow my cover ever.

I'm sitting in a dingy, bank-filled room behind a rundown storehouse, watching as masked numbers pass in on the other side of a thick glass window. Every breath I take is laced with pressure and the bitter taste of fear. I know that every move counts.

" Liam, you there? " a husky voice crackles in my earpiece. It's Donnie, my tutor, checking in.

" Yeah, I'm then, " I reply still, my voice nearly lost amid the low hum of neon lights outdoors. I acclimate my cap, trying to look as casual as possible despite the storm of anxiety inside me.

CHAPTER 81