Novels by Lily Love

••~Ava~••~"Why will you decide to risk your life escaping from me, without informing anyone?" I looked up at my father, who paced around the room, anger visible on his face.Aleksei sat back down on the couch, a huge smile on his face as he looked between my father and me. He had brought Dmitri back to father, and my half-brother was still tied up in ropes."I will always keep up with my end of the agreement, but the Addams family will never do the same," Aleksei mentioned with a scowl on his face."You don't have to bring my family into this." My father responded and it seemed not to please Aleksei, who turned to one of his gang members and nodded his head. I gasped, seeing a gun pointed at both Klarissa and Dmitri."Since you have failed to keep up with your promise, one of your wards will have to go." I ran over to Klarissa's side, holding her down."You want me, please you don't have to take her life," I begged, tears slowly dropping from my eyes as I spoke."Aleksei, you and I m

~••~Ava~••~"I cannot believe you sold me out to that monster!" I screamed at my father."Ava, I know you are angry with me, and you have every right to be, but as a father, I have to make uncomfortable decisions that involve us." He said, walking closer to me and trying to hold my hands, but I resisted."Don't touch me, father! You are forcing me to walk into the trap of a monster." A tense silence filled the atmosphere. Ever since I realized my mistake of having sex with Aleksei, things had not been the same with me. I could not remove the image of his body from my mind and, most especially, how he had made me feel that night. I promised never to tell anyone about our intimacy, but I never imagined he would stoop so low and forcefully want to have me in place of my brother."I may not know anything about Aleksei, but one thing I do know is that he will not kill you." I looked up at my father. "If he wanted to kill you, he would have done it a long time ago. I am aware he has been s

~••~Aleksei~••~Standing at the windows of my penthouse suite, I looked out to the busy streets of the city where several people moved about their daily activities. My mind was consumed with the thoughts of Ava Addams; I closed my eyes, trying to recall the intimacy that we shared the previous night.For several years, I had monitored her from afar, watching every step she took. As the daughter of my sworn enemy Dominik Addams, one would expect that I killed her the moment I laid eyes on her, but that wasn't the case. There was something about her innocence that drew me closer to her, almost making her the exact price to be claimed.My encounter with her the previous night at the bar was never a coincidence, it was a calculated plan that I had spent the entire evening formulating in my head. I knew our paths were going to cross eventually, and I had sent one of my men to distract her friend while I had my way with her. My thoughts were broken away by the sudden ringing of my phone, w

~••~Ava~••~"Another shot please!" I screamed my lungs out, feeling the effect of the alcohol in my system. I turned around, and my eyes landed on Klarissa, my best friend, who looked worried."Ava, we came to have fun, but you need to get hold of yourself." She whispered as she took the bottle from my hands. "Relax Klarissa, you are always too tight. I came to have fun here." I responded, emptying the content and cringing at the effect it had on my body."Look Ava, everyone is watching us because your behavior as a lady seems mannerless." She whispered again.I placed my hand on her shoulder, smiling at her. "I am fine, Klarissa; I may be a little bit tipsy, but trust me, I cannot cause a scene here at the party. Precisely, who will dare come and say anything about my behavior?" I asked, turning to look at everybody else dancing to the rhythm of the music playing, that is when I saw him;A tall, muscular-looking man whose Green eyes seemed to stare into my soul despite wearing a mas

My reputation is at stake as Mihir and I go through what I’m supposed to tell the press. The home phones have been blowing up, ringing nonstop. I’ve asked MaryAnne to disconnect all the wires. He gives me all the details, somewhat disinterested in whatever I’m going to say there. The press needs to know that I’m coming back to stay with my husband while we plan our perfect wedding for the second time.His hands are locked in mine as we both stare at the journalist.“It feels so good watching both of you come back together,” she says, beaming. “Is there a reason why both of you separated in the first place?”Mihir squeezes my hand, making me talk at once. “All couples need space. We thought that was what we needed. We just didn’t know that we would need space to the extent of actually getting a divorce. We probably got back to our senses and got back together.”Mihir nods his head in approval. One wrong move, and I could get my first night in the basement since I got back.The journa

Mihir doesn’t come home until 2am. He purposely did it.“Oh, you waited,” he says.“Is this all part of your tiny punishment?” I say. “Try harder, Mihir.”He raises an eyebrow. “The least you could do is be grateful. I literally saved you from going to jail. Self-defense won’t help you. She didn’t have a weapon.”Just then, it hit me.“You hired them, didn’t you?” I ask and he smirks. “Was the whole accident scripted too? Is she really in the hospital or is she having her vacation in Ibiza?”“I thought you knew me well, Heather. Why would I waste my time and money to see you cry? Luck was just on my side.”My palms are balled into fists at my sides. He looks at them and frowns.My knees ache. I’ve been kneeling down for the past seven hours.“Who asked you to kneel down, Heather? I thought you'd gotten rid of everything I thought of you.”He takes a chair out from the arrangement at the corner of the room. He makes me sit while he crouches down to my level.He touches my collar bones.

My knees give away immediately. The sight of blood almost makes me gag, but nothing is going to come out of my throat. I curve into a ball, with my knees beneath my chin.What did I just do?The blood continues streaming down the tarred road, painting the ground in red.I feel Mihir squat down to my level. He touches my hair, taking it away from my face. I flinch from the feel of his hands. I’m no longer on the road. I’m in the basement. The dark basement where Mihir punishes me.“You see what you’ve done?” he asks.“I’m sorry,” I say continuously. He touches my hair.“Look at you. It feels so good to see you on your knees after a while. Now, get up.”I stand up immediately and I’m back on the road. A small crowd has started forming.“Do you need help to sort it out?”I feel helpless. I know I shouldn’t be accepting any help from him. But I do. Because I’m helpless. Lord knows what he’s going to tell the police. They would arrest me. He has the money to do so. Talon and I would never

I close my eyes as I answer the call.“Where are you?” he asks. No hello.“It's only been thirty minutes since Mary Anne called. I’ll be there when I need to be.”“Change of plans,” he says. “Meet me at Cons Cafe.”“Asking me to meet you at your own cafe,” I say, with my voice laced with sarcasm. “What’s the catch?”“Be there in twenty minutes.”I realize I’m holding my breath by the time he hangs up. He never lets me hang up first anyway.“Who was it, Heather?” Talon asks.I totally forgot that he was standing in the kitchen with me. My fingers start drumming on the counter on their own accord. “Mihir called this morning. You were asleep.” Talon stiffens at the sound of his name. “He wants to blackmail me with the money I owe him.”He chuckles a bit. “You’ve saved that much. Slap it in his face whenever you see him.”“That’s the issue. He wants to meet me now. At his cafe.”“Then go. I would’ve come, but you know we’ll cut each other’s necks off. Just go.”I have a bad feeling about

My head hurt by the time I got up. Talon’s hands were wrapped around my waist. If he wasn’t sleeping, I would have totally freaked out. I tossed and turned all night. Coupled with the fact that the bed was tiny. This wasn’t the luxury I was used to. But I was getting a hang of it. I promise. It's only a temporary fix and I’ve been incredibly lucky that Talon agreed to share his tiny apartment with me. What would I do without him? Putting up with the cramped conditions is the small price I have to pay to feel the familiarity of a good friend. A divorce is never easy when you’re divorcing a billionaire. Things tend to take longer than a normal couple’s divorce. It all made my head spin when we were going through the process. Managing my single life, staying knowledgeable in my small company’s finances and trying to be a good friend to Talon was enough to make anyone’s head ache.Thankfully, Mihir- my husband had finally signed the papers. Even if it all came too easy, I don’t mind. At

Liam swallowed hard as he waited inside the restaurant. The person that had texted him said she would meet him by 10am in the morning like it was a business meeting. He was dressed in a suit, as he actually had to attend a meeting. He felt extremely stupid for coming to the restaurant to meet somebody that only texted him. It didn’t matter. He just wanted revenge and that was all that mattered. He didn’t even let Maya know. She was still fast asleep when he had slipped out of the house. He couldn’t help but order a cup of coffee. He let the hot liquid slide down his throat as he watched people go to their work places. It made him feel let out. He was supposed to be living the life in his mansion. But his tactful grandfather had stopped all that from happening for a while and he loved Maya too much to get another woman pregnant. Adoption was not in the question either. Maya wouldn’t take care of the child, and his grandfather wouldn’t let an adopted child become his heir. He held his

Mia managed to climb into the bed without making much noise. She couldn’t help but grin from ear to ear as she laid right beside Shaw. He groaned a bit, and buried his nose in her head. She moaned, and wrapped her legs around him as he ran his hands up and down her back. There was nothing she wanted more than his company at that point in time. She snuggled more into him so that her stomach was directly resting on him. He was going to find out about the baby anytime soon anyways. She closed her eyes and allowed herself dream.***The sunlight was gleaming into Mia’s eyes. As she managed to open them, she noticed that Shaw was not in the bed. She frowned before heading downstairs. She was shocked when she saw him in the kitchen. He had already prepared breakfast, and the whole house was filled of the aroma. Grace was just taking the last pieces off her plate as she smiled at her. “Good morning, lazy youth,” Grace greeted, and Mia just smiled. Shaw finally turned and looked at him as he

Shaw was vibrating with so much anger; he couldn’t bear to say a single word to Mia. He kept looking in her own direction of the car, without talking. She also felt his eyes on her, but she didn’t want to be the first to talk to him at that point in time. Her feet were tapping in the car. For some reason, she was extremely nervous. She felt like they had been watched the whole time. There was something that was going on. Something that she had no idea about. Something that she was scared was going to harm her. Was it Liam? The police might have gone to serve him with the FIR papers. But he wouldn’t be stupid enough to still want to be close to her, would he? Would he still want to harm her and take the baby? Mia felt that there was another reason entirely that made him want to take the baby from her. She knew that it wasn’t because he wanted to eagerly be the father to the baby. It was definitely far from that. Her hand flew to her stomach and she clutched to it, like it would calm h

Kim’s phone beeped. She had been expecting the message ever since. She had been pacing around the house. And for some reason, Shaw’s face had filled her brain. She wasn’t able to think properly. All she wanted was the news that she was yet to get. And now that she was getting the text that she had been waiting for, she was smiling. Check the news stations, the message had said. She quickly picked her remote and checked out the entertainment station. Just as expected, the pictures of Shaw and Mia had filled the television. They were sitting there in a restaurant, looking at each other affectionately. Kim was slightly annoyed that she wasn’t the one sitting there with Shaw at the table. But it didn’t change the fact that all of Shaw’s life was now out in the open. He could barely go out in public with her if it wasn’t displayed out there. He wouldn’t have had any idea that she was the one that caused it anyway. He would probably think that Mia was doing everything,and it was Mia’s fau

Mia didn’t know what to expect. She was still glowing from everything that went on the night before. The way he held her while she slept. She woke up to the sight of him looking at her affectionately, scared to move so that she won't wake up. She was extremely shocked that he could be that caring. And she was shocked that he was ready before she finished having her bath. Well, that’s just the way men get dressed, isn’t it?This time, he didn’t take her to the posh restaurants that she was trying so hard to get adjusted to. He took her to one of those homely roadside cafes. As soon as they walked in, the sound of the bell went off at the door. The nostalgic feeling consumed Mia as the smell of coffee and cakes filled her nostrils. She looked at Shaw, and he took his hands in hers as he led her to the inner part of the restaurant. The people eating there were obviously coming just after a run. “We have to go to the office really soon,” she said, with her voice shaking. He stopped in h

“N-nothing,” Mia stuttered, looking at Shaw. Her heart was in her mouth. Grace also didn’t know what to say. She managed to clear her throat and speak up.“Just some female issues,” Grace said. As far as she was concerned, that was the only thing she had to say to keep men from asking unnecessary questions.“Oh alright,” Shaw said, and dropped the cups of coffee. Suddenly, he froze. “Did you both come across Ahmed on your way here?”Grace was about to speak, but Mia gave her the signal to stop speaking. She didn’t want to tell Shaw about anything that concerned Ahmed yet. They had seen him and he smirked, asking her what she was doing at her boss’ house so late at night. She didn’t have anything to say to him, and he told her that she could come and meet him at his office. And that he had all the information that she needed. He knew that she was looking for every information that concerned Shaw and the bridge that her parents died in. She was shocked that he knew everything that sh