Novels by Marycruz Matías

Looking at the man who had come into the little house, Nayara being held by Aaron couldn’t stop staring at him. He seemed to be a good man despite how well dressed he was because in the little mind of Nayara, all the people who were as well dressed as him couldn’t be any good. They used to be merciless, ruthless, they always thought the world was made just for them. If only the little Nayara knew he was her father.What to say about the woman who was in front of him? What to say about her heart? Amber was shaking, after so long she had Damien in front of her. At least her last wish had been fulfilled.“I t-think I’ll take the girl to the park, Amber. I guess you have too much to talk about with your… with your guest.” Aaron didn’t even know how to refer to him.“Yes, please, take the baby to the park.”“Let’s go, my love, let's go, I’ll buy a big ice cream.” Aaron lifted the girl up. “Shhh! Don’t say it out loud, my mommy won’t let us buy an ice cream.” The baby said, putting a finge

How to express that love that had to be hidden from the one the heart was loving when it wasn’t allowed to? How to express the love he had for her when she wasn’t there? How to say that knowing her in any part of the world but not close to him was killing him?More than six years had gone by since the last day Damien had seen her. More than six years had gone by since the last day Damien dreamed of taking care of her, being by her side even when he wasn’t allowed.“Amber… Did you say Amber?“ Damien asked breathlessly.“Yes, Amber, she’s an amazing woman, she’s the best cook I’ve known… Oh! And her daughter, her daughter is pure innocence.”Damien was going to faint. Soon Damien was going to fall on the ground. Daughter? Amber after five years? She was a mother after five years? Was it the reason why she decided to run away? No! Damien had just heard badly, she couldn’t be a mom.Suddenly, Damien felt dizzy, the old lady ran to him and took him by his arm.“Hey, young man, are you okay

Damien’s gaze was called by the three little dishes on the watermelons. His gesture changed at the mere instant he recognized the prepared food as one of the most delicious dishes out of that town. Maybe he’s just found the perfect taste he could adopt for one of his franchises.“What’s this?” Damien pointed at the dishes.“Oh! This? I just bought something to eat. It’s delicious, the girl who prepares this is extraordinary, I’ve always told her to open her own kitchen but she doesn’t want to. Do you want to try it?” The old lady asked.Damien, for the first time, felt the warmth of someone honest. Amber had been right all those times when she said there were people out there more truthful than the ones around us.“Please, I would like to try it.”“Why don’t you come with me and accompany this old lady to eat? It’s hot outside.”Damien couldn’t help but smile. Why do the best people have to be away from him, even Amber? “Take a seat, boy, take a seat!” The old lady said, giving him

“You look like a princess, Mrs. Hansen!” One of the women who had helped her to get dressed said. She was happier than the same bride.“You’ll be the most beautiful bride that day, I swear.” Another woman said.All Nancy was seeing in front of the mirror was a woman who had gotten everything she wanted. There was nothing in the world she couldn’t get. She had realized that.A proud smile was drawn on Nancy’s face. She, dressed in a bride white dress knew sooner that she expected it to be, she was becoming Mrs. Slimth, the wife of a man who had no one, no sister-in-law to have to get along with, no mother-in-law to have to sign an agreement of peace, no father-in-law brainwashing his son saying she was marrying him just for his money. There was anything in the world she could ask for aside from being Damien’s wife.“No one like me,” Nancy said to herself in front of the mirror. “In two weeks I‘m marrying Damien Slimth. Proud of me!” She said, pulling up the dress. She was showing so mu

Flashes dazzling in his eyes, around 25 people were there ready to write down every single word that was about to come out from Damien’s mouth. The room where the press conferences performed was full of reporters. Finally the Slimth family was going to say something about their success. It had been years in the same position and barely Damien decided to give his precious time to answer fool questions but this time it was different, the reason why he was there was none but for the good of the person who could be anywhere but far from him. What to say about the man in the designer blue suit who was busy moving his eyes from side to side like he could measure in that way what to say and how many were going to listen to him? Maybe he had forgotten the press conference was going to be aired. “Mr. Slimth, what do you have to say about your current position in one of the most important companies of food? Is it true you will have to leave the position if don’t have a family soon?” Someone ca

Damien’s chest was going up and down like he had run in a marathon but the truth was he had indeed run in a marathon but a marathon of fears.Having Mr. Hansen in front of him, knowing he had ordered his men to beat him up if he dared to make a false move or even raise his voice couldn’t be for anything good. “Get your nasty hands off of me! What am I doing here?!” Damien raised his voice, hiding his real fears.“Are you really asking me that? I can’t believe our dear Mr. Slimth has no clue of what going on here.”“Let go of me! I don’t understand why you’re doing this.”That stupid question coming out of the mouth of the person who had taken the innocence of his daughter. “Did you really think I wasn’t going to know anything? Such a pity! You took the virginity of my daughter with lies and now, you’re going to pay for that!” “What?” Damien asked in such confusion. “What did you say?”This time Damien wasn’t being sarcastic or anything. He didn’t understand what the man was talking