Leveling Up Novels & Stories

As the wedding date steadily approached, Mason and I grew closer with each passing day. One evening, instead of sending his chauffeur, he picked me up himself and drove us up the mountains until we reached the summit. Pointing at the starry sky, he asked, "Do you like it?" I found the gesture amusing and teased, "Is the starry sky your gift?" He lowered his eyes, shook his head slightly, and pressed a finger to his lips. I instinctively fell silent.

Orlando and I had been together for ten years. I'd looked after his sick mom, sweating out a fever of my own, and where was he? Knocking back drinks with Rosalind, playing therapist to her broken heart. I swallowed my pride at work, getting chewed out by my boss, while he spent the night companying Rosalind because she had cramps. Then, when I got the news my mom had passed, I tried calling him, desperate for support. But nope—phone off. After a wild goose chase, turns out he was at Rosalind's graduation. That was it. I gave up. But Orlando wouldn't let go. Red-eyed, he begged me for just one more chance.

A low electronic tone pulsed suddenly through her skull. LUS INITIALIZATION COMPLETE. Evelyn jerked upright violently. Damian swore. “Okay, seriously.” A translucent blue screen flickered across her vision. LOGISTIC UTILIZATION SYSTEM ONLINE. PRIMARY OBJECTIVE: MAXIMIZE HOST SURVIVAL PROBABILITY. CURRENT SURVIVAL RATE:3.7% Evelyn’s stomach dropped. Three point seven percent. “That’s comforting,” she muttered under her breath. Damian blinked. “What?” The screen shifted again. FIRST-TIME HOST REWARD PACKAGE AVAILABLE.

The young man smiled faintly. "Good. That's better." The training lasted almost an hour. There were no winners. No real losers. But Raven felt something. He was improving through some of Darren's attack techniques. Quick thinking in combat. Ding. The transparent screen reappeared. [LEGACY OF THE FIRST ALPHA] Authority +1 Reason: Accepted guidance instead of arrogance. A true Alpha never stops learning. Current Authority: 13 *** Raven understood. The system... It always rewarded decisions and hard work, not results. As they rested under a large tree, Darren tossed a bottle of water.

I was so disappointed in him that I didn't want to talk to him. When I stayed silent, his doubtful gaze shifted into a mocking sneer. "No matter how much you copy, you're not 19 anymore. If you're leaving, just leave. What's the point of playing these little tricks with me?" What did he just say? "Actually, it's fine you're here. Saves me the trouble of looking for you." He pulled out a checkbook, tore a blank check, and tossed it my way. "Name your price for your ten years of youth."

I shook my head slowly before raising my gaze back up to meet his and as they connected, the bastard turned, running off. I kept moving regardless. And when I got into the reception, I noticed the amount of eyes that flung in my direction. “Is that Brandon steel of Steele Conglomerates?” “It seems so. I can't believe it. He looks far more sexy in person. Oh heavens how I wish he'd look at me.” “Shh. Don't you know he can hear you?” “I don't care, Layla. I'll shoot my shot either way.” I lost it at that.

The effect is greater depending on how deeply you’re trusted; gains a hypnotic effect at lv5] [Name a pet, you might just have it! (Level 1): The possibility of you taking that stubborn pet increases if you name it, even more if it likes its name! So don’t be a sucker at names or you lose your pets; becomes a taming ability at lv10] }

“Mommy! Daddy! When are you coming back?” “Hi, baby. Where’s Dree?” Lee asked, wanting to make sure both her children are okay. Dylan manipulated the phone to show Dree on the carpeted floor, playing with toys. The housekeeper was sitting close. Their daughter babbles a lot, but she doesn’t know how to video chat. She has no interest in the rectangle thing with moving images on it, even with the sounds it emits. Dylan had to wave at her from the other side of the phone before she responds with her own waving hands and a coo.

Reward: 50 soul points. The e-ghost groaned. What did the system take her for? A super e-ghost?! Then again, the reward was rather tempting. Each upgrade for purchased skills cost 5 soul points to level up and the one skill Laura wanted to level up quickly was the Internet Consultant skill. This shared xp sharing thing was too slow!