Novels by Esther Gana

Erus' POV At eight o'clock sharp, I succeeded in clearing my schedule and I drive myself to Naya's house. Brandon was supposed to send a driver to pick them and take them to my mother's house, but I have decided to do that myself. I haven't been to my mum's in a long time, and maybe we can all be reunited there for the first time in seven years…I can see the light from Jordan's window. I thought that Naya would take her and run away, but that's not the case. She wouldn't even dare, she knows that I can find her, even if she decides to hide in the deepest hole. With a rose in my hand, I walk towards the door and knock on it softly. Naya opens the door. Her hair is made, a red flower dress is what she has on, and some simple sandals. She doesn't have any makeup on. If not for her red dress, one would have thought that she is going for a funeral. We stare at each other for a second without saying a word to each other. “I don't appreciate you doing this. I'm not interested in b

Naya's POV It's like I died and returned in a blink of an eye. Of all the people in the world, Erus wants my daughter to meet with his witch of a mother? How can I allow that? When she was the one who ordered the servants to kill Jordan and I. She hated Jordan from the very moment that she was born, and now he wants Luna Bloodton to see her? Brandon reads the panic in my face and he leans forward slowly. “Miss Naya, you are not saying anything…” “No.” I shake my head. “Jordan won't be seeing anyone, not that heartless Luna Bloodton.” “Please, don't say that.” He sighs.“I don't want to see that woman, you have no idea how horribly she treated me seven years ago. Jordan is not going to see her!” “Please, Naya, listen to me. Not as your husband – I mean, Erus' assistant, but as your friend. If anyone knows Erus well, it's me, and I know without a fact that even if you try to keep Jordan away, he is only going to snatch her from you.” He says. “Please, don't give him a reason to

Nays's POV I can't believe that I am being asked this. This is what I hate and I am going to warn Pat never to ask me something like this. As I turn to her, she already has her hand raised to my face. “Yes, I know it's a weird question, but you're my closest friend here, and you shouldn't feel uncomfortable with me. Plus, I'm a lesbian, if that means anything.” I roll my eyes and sigh. “You are a very weird girl, Pat. I don't even know what to do with you.” I try walking away, but she follows me around like a velcro pet. “Are you living with him? Do you have servants waiting on you like a princess? Oh my God, does this mean that you are going to be the next Luna after Luna Bloodton?!” She gasps and holds her hand over her mouth. “Shut up, Pat, seriously.” I hiss at her. “Someone is going to hear you and we will both be in trouble!” “I, maybe, but you, you are never going to get into trouble again! Did you see the way the Alpha walked in to save you the other day? You practical

Nays's POV I have a very eventful morning, I have to go do some chores, and I also have to get Jordan ready for school, before getting myself ready for work. After I am done, I drive Jordan to school and I keep my eyes wide open and my ears on the ground. Even though the blog post has disappeared from the news, I am still paranoid. When I get to Jordan's school, I don't let her out of the car immediately. I look around, making sure that no one is behaving strangely because they know my secret now. “Mum, I have to go now! I don't want to be late!” Jordan whines. “Okay, Jordan. You can go, but if anything strange happens in school today, you ask your teacher to give me a call, okay?” I tell her, holding her by the shoulders. She smirks like the carefree child that she is. “Something strange like what, mummy?” “I don't know baby, maybe if your classmates start to talk about your Daddy?” “But you told me not to speak about him in school.” She frowns. “Exactly, baby. So, if they

Naya's POV The next morning, I feel a heavy weight on my back. I almost scream, but then I notice that it's just Jordan who has turned me into her pony. “Get up, mummy, I need to eat! Get up, mummy, I will be late for school!” She whines. I rub my hands over my eyes and yawn. “Alright, alright, baby, I'm up.” She slides off my back and grins at me. I smile at her too, but then I ask for a minute. I grab my phone as I stand up to my feet as she holds me by my shirt and takes me to the kitchen. I am going to the fridge to get some milk, then bring down some cereal and I pour it into the bowl. I serve Jordan her breakfast and also warm up some milk to use to make myself a quick cup of coffee. I'm not fully awake until I have had my cup of coffee or tea. When I grab my phone and decide to visit the most powerful blog of the city, Moonclaw tea. Tell me why I open the blog site to see myself on the front page?! I spit out my coffee and look at my phone with a squint to aid my e

He looks confused, divided on keeping his eyes on the road, and on me. “Miss Woods, he told me to dispose of them, there was nothing I could do.” He defends himself. “Then if I go through the trouble of getting new papers, does that mean that you are going to get them signed?” I ask. He opens his mouth to speak, but he sighs instead. “He is going to kill me,” “Well, if you don't do it, I'm going to kill you too.” I mutter. Our conversation ends immediately and I look out of the window. “Wait, wait, wait, I need to fill up my tank! I have to go to work tomorrow.” He pulls up just in time in the gas station. “Don't worry, Miss, I have my card here and I can–” “Don't even think about it!” I hiss. I grab my card and step out myself. I pump the gas while Brandon sits uncomfortably in the car. I look at the huge shirt that Erus gave it me. It smells like him, and it's almost intoxicating. It also makes a good makeshift dress for me…I pay, get back into the car, and we resume th

EpilogueMalik is tired, he has hardly slept for more than two hours in the past three days. The reason is that he is putting together the last of his affairs. After all, he is moving to Italy. He has done a lot in the past days which includes making peace with his father's enemies, Tide and Devan gold. It wasn't easy making peace with them, but he did. He paid for their damages and informed them that Jacksons' company is now under new management. He also proposed business deals to them and from what he saw, he will run the company more successfully. He is also discussing a change of name for the company, he wants it to bear his mother's name because she deserves it. He can't forget his brother too. Even though his brother has been the biggest asshole, he was still his brother and for that, he has made a huge donation to a rehabilitation program, Edna did the same. As for his father, he is still mourning the "loss" of his business, but he is not going to suffer. He still has a

Malik has never felt more nervous in his life. He was bold when he told Edna that he wanted to talk with her parents. He was bold when she told him that they are ready to meet with him. He was bold when he drove to the restaurant one fine evening from his hotel room, but the moment he saw her intimidating father, he lost all his courage and his heart fell to the pit of his stomach like a deflated balloon. Her mother didn't see him, she is reading through the menu and talks to her husband, who has locked eyes with Malik. He still feels the impact of the man's punch from the night before. He smooths his hair back, adjusts his jacket, and walks into the restaurant. It's not full, that's because this isn't New York. "Hello. " He says to both of them but he doesn't take his seat. Edna's mother frowns and drops the menu back on the table. Her father only nods at him, that's it. He feels pain so heavy in the back of his throat, but he composes himself. He can't believe that they hav

Both Edna and Malik knew that this was coming after all Malik was just spitting all the unknown facts at him. Edna feels a rumbling in her stomach and she feels like it's just her baby getting scared too. Malik drops the papers in his hand and for the first time, he smiles. He smiles at his father's misery and he even laughs at it. "Well, Dad, you have always thought we were fucking, turns out we were. " He grins like he is fucking proud of himself. "What?!" "I'm responsible, Dad. " Malik breaks it down. " At least it's still your grandchild. "Mister Jackson jumps up to his feet as if his chair just caught flames and he points a finger at Edna. The flames in his eyes are so hot that she is scared she is going to get scaled. "You!!" He screams. " I have always known that you are a good-for-nothing piece of shit, I should have killed you when I had the chance. "Even with all his angry bursts, he doesn't go close to Edna and Malik just leaves him alone to go rant. " I took you

Edna feels like she has just melted into her chair, all numb from her head to the heels of her toes. "What?!" Her voice is so small that it doesn't sound like hers at all. Malik doesn't give her any answer, he is having a staring contest with his father. The tension is tight in the air, they won't say a word to each other. Malik looks calmer but his father looks like he is a bomb that is going to go off any time soon. Edna swallows down an imaginary lump in her throat but she still doesn't feel better, it's suffocating. " Malik. " She turns to him. " I don't understand what you are saying. "He turns to her and gives her hand a little squeeze. " Don't worry, it's all going to be cleared in a few minutes. "She nods and keeps calm, she believes him. He turns to his father and that glare returns back to its place. He leans back against his chair, but not his father. " We are listening, Dad. " He shrugs. " Why did you do it? Why did you kill your favorite son?"" Malik, boy. " Hi

True to Malik's word, a call comes in from the front desk that someone is waiting for her at the reception. It's a good thing that she has put on her clothes and gotten prepared for the person who would be picking her up. She locks up her room and walks to the elevator. As the elevator lowers to the ground, she wonders what Malik is up to. She gets out of the elevator and walks into the reception. There are a lot of people there, but when she sees Rollins, she knows that it's him. Maybe because he is putting on such a fine suit or because she has seen him a few times with Malik, he is one of the few people that work directly for Malik and not his father. He smiles and walks up to her and bows to her respectfully. " Good morning. " He greets. " Good morning." She answers with a very bright smile. " This way, ma'am. " He leads her out of the hotel and towards the parking lot. She sights the white SUV even before they get close to it. He walks ahead of her and opens the door for

Edna's face turns white as Anna's confession is not something that she saw coming. Anna too never wanted the marriage? She didn't want to get married to Malik? That's wild. Anna laughs when she sees how surprised Edna is and she walks to the edge of the bed and sits on it. She crosses her legs over each other and pulls a pillow close to her. She glances at Edna and she understands that she wants to sit beside her. She does too and now they are so close that they can feel each other's body heat. " But did you really believe that those tears were real?" Anna laughs. "Yeah, I have been so worried about you. " Edna says. " I have always wanted to call you but if I left you would still be mad at all of us. ""Nah. " She waves off. " It's kind of a huge relief for me too, so it's all good. "Edna is so confused right now. "But you were so excited about getting married. " Edna can't let this go so easily. "No, I pretended to be so happy because I wanted to make my parents happy. " S