Bargain Stories

Some are tricked into a bargain. Some are too desperate to refuse. Eighteen-year-old Ines Santoro is betrayed. Welcome to the Green Court, where magic is plentiful, escape is impossible, and mistakes are deadly. Its elven rulers may look divine, but they anger easily, so be careful not to spill any drinks, or breathe too loudly. Mortals rarely last long in their company, but four years into a life sentence, Ines has perfected the act of a dutiful servant, accepting every order with a smile on her face. That is, until she is caught committing high treason by the mad dog prince. But Silas has no intention of killing her. A deadly curse is waking, rotting the king by day and turning him into a bloodthirsty beast by night. And Ines, an ordinary girl with no connection to the curse, is the key to breaking it. Blackmailed into his service, Ines must follow Silas into the dark underbelly of the Green Court. There, the unlikely pair form a dangerous bond-one never meant to begin or last. In the palace, all that glitters hides a rotten core, and the royals are no exception. But then again, neither are the servants.

Gianna Falco gets stuck as she finds out that her father has been seen as a traitor in the most dangerous crime organizations. But knowing her father, she is sure that he isn't and is willing to do anything to vindicate him. After much thought she comes to the conclusion of making a bargain to the don of the syndicate, Lorenzo Saverio who is known for being ruthless and dangerous. What happens when desire and passion comes in between this bargain?

"Convinced that no detail had been missed and every preparation carried out flawlessly, he picked up the shopping bag that held the remaining necessary elements to complete the ritual and entered the circle."

The story is about a wife who saw his husband cheating on her with his young dazzling secretary. She oaths to take revenge on him and summoned a ghostly figure. See what happens next... 👀

Mallory has promised her life to the soon-to-be werewolf pack leader, Dylan, but when the Mafia captures her because her father is a billionaire, everything starts to change. Mallory's family has always been close to the Lunar pack, as they have enough money to cover it up when their secret slips out. But the mafia sets out for her father, and she bargains herself, his only heir, instead of him. Knowing that her time is running short before the mafia kill her father while she is captured, she starts to fall for the cunning mafia boss and questions her love for Dylan and her future with him...

Ricci Luna a librarian at a university in the Philippines makes a flight to New York to ease his burnout and find his self. Nicholas Ford, a business man- a bachelor who was set up to believe that

Loudas Kerioth, sold his soul to the Goetia, demon king Paimon, gets it back-only to discover that the weight of a returned conscience is heavier than the freedom of having none. When his empire collapses and death looms, Lou makes a deal to save himself, unaware that he is merely a pawn in ancient cosmic politics. His actions spark a war between two Great Houses, destroy a moon, and crown a new emperor-all while Lou watches from the shadows, trapped in the galaxy he helped create, haunted by the souls he sold.

Elara hasn't slept properly in years. A rare neurological condition means she can only fall asleep and stay asleep if she's physically tethered to another person. Desperate, she forced to a marriage her estranged ex-boyfriend, a man who broke her heart five years ago. He believes the marriage is purely for business, a convenient arrangement to secure a lucrative financial stability for his family. He's cold, distant, and determined to keep their relationship strictly professional. What he doesn't know is that Elara needs him, not for love, but for sleep. Will Elara be able to keep her secret while navigating a strained, loveless marriage? And what happens when Eli starts to thaw, noticing the dark circles under her eyes and the exhaustion she tries so hard to hide? Will he discover the truth about her insomnia and learn to care for the woman he once loved (and perhaps, still does)? Or will Elara's secret push him further away, condemning her to a life of sleepless nights and quiet desperation?

A lost soul trapped by his past hungers to prove that even the most innocent can be corrupted. So he makes a bargain with deadly consequences. In order to fulfill this bargain he must enter the one place where his nightmares began. And to make matters worse the ongoing attraction to his beautiful victim causes an all out war within himself. Just as he follows his heart and forgoes his carefully laid plans he discovers fate will not be denied. He has to make a choice. To save the girl he loves, damning his soul to enslavement or walk away clean and leave her in hell. Even as his soul cried out in despair he knew he had only one choice. And in doing so, ultimately saves himself. Nova lived a normal life. She had her crazy sister. her grandfather and her friends. Then one night a dark angel appeared in her dream or should she say nightmare. She didn't have time to think much on it as the same dark stranger showed up, invading her life. Little did she know that this was no angel at all. But a demon hell bent on stealing her soul.

Sit down. Take a deep breath. Picture what you want - it could be anything, it could be everything. Hell, picture everything you have ever wanted in your entire life. There's probably a lot, isn't there? Now let all the little things go. The passing fads, the wistful daydreams, forget them all. Think about what you really want.   You know what I mean. Think of that one desire, the deepest, innermost desire, no matter what it is - the one thing you would jump off the edge of the earth for. And now imagine there was a chance. One chance for that dream to come true, no matter how impossible, no matter how ridiculous. Imagine there was a place you could go, a person you could meet, who could give you anything and everything you could possibly ask for . The catch? They'll do it in exchange for years of your life. Welcome to the Carnival. How much are you willing to lose?

Unfortunately, Ursula the teddy bear was the only toy still remaining in the bargain bin. A 250-word flash fiction story.

From a writing prompt I read on Pinterest. A woman can see numbers above everyone's head. What happens when she sees a number higher than she's ever seen before. Feel free to read it like a reader-insert(male/female) since I never describe the main character's appearance(nor gender).

Axel opened the door of his apartment find to himself face to face with the last person he wanted to see. Ever. Due to Axel's gambling addicted identical twin brother's toxic marriage, he and his brother swap places with each other for him to be married to the girl he'd been in love with since the day the boys first met her and his brother to not end broke and homeless. One fateful night, after no contact for 10 years, his brother returns in need of a million dollars and his happy marriage is threatened by blackmail in which if she finds out about, of he could lose her forever.

In the shadowed village of Elderhollow, Alira ventures into a cursed forest to save her dying brother, only to strike a chilling bargain with the enigmatic Veilkeeper. As the price of her desperation looms closer, Alira must choose between her life and her freedom, sealing her fate in the depths of the dark realm. A tale of sacrifice, shadows, and the haunting cost of love.

❝SHE'S A TRUE PRODIGY.❞ A woman, prepared to rule a kingdom with an iron fist, was left to die by her own brother for him to take what is rightfully hers. cover by @rubyruins [00.00.00] all rights reserved © 2018/2019