Novel-novel oleh Vanessa Pens

Rhys“Almighty Rhys Madigan, pleading for mercy? Who would have thought?” Cory said, mocking me and chuckling.“Come on Rhys, we both know who is the stronger of us” Vincent added.“You guys don't even deserve mercy. You're nothing but bad news” he sneered.“Listen...” I warned them “I am willing to surrender, you can't hurt me or she, you know that” I motioned to Tessa.Vincent started laughing. “Oh please,” he scoffed “like anyone would ever trust her over you”“Let Tessa go, you want me right? Let her live please” A smile crept up in Cory’s expression “You really wanna save this whore?” she asked rhetorically. “That's very charming considering that you didn't find it difficult to kill three people without remorse” “What do you mean?” She snorted “don't play dumb with me boy. You killed my parents and my little sister, remember you got into an accident and you fled, left the scene, left us to die! My parents died because of you, my little sister died because of you!” she screamed

Rhys “What are you doing?” I asked Blair.“Calling for backup, do you think a single gun would save you from your brother? If you did, then you don't know the kind of brother you have. He's dangerous” “I don't need your help. I'm in control, and you're the problem.”Blair laughed.“You're a fool Rhys… they are watching you! better make use of this chance and let me do what I know how to do.I swallowed her insults like bitter lemon drops. “Where is she?”“At an abandoned warehouse out of town”, Blair said as if we'd been discussing the weather.Speaking of the weather, it had begun to rain. A light mist that made it impossible to see anything beyond thirty feet or so, but enough to make me feel uneasy.It also meant that I couldn't see anything outside of the car. And I had to pull over into the parking lot before stepping out. It was a miracle Blair followed and the rain took longer than I expected.I watched as Blair dozed off beside me and a silly idea came into my mind.I gently

DarcyI was tired of fighting, my body was extremely weak, my throat dry from dehydration and the constant ringing in my ears made me almost blind. I felt completely lost and I couldn’t understand why. What did these people want from me? Was this happening to me? Why were these people staring at me? Where did they come from? How had they taken me here? “I am thirsty” I cried out for the hundredth time. “Please” I begged again. “Just give me something to drink, anything at all. Please”. My voice cracked, and I was surprised I didn’t feel any pain anymore. The silence only amplified the sound in my head. It was deafening. So quiet, so peaceful now. The ringing was gone.“That's your punishment for pulling that stupid stunt” One of them hissed. They looked angry. Yes, I had tried to escape again but I didn't even make it past the day.I got punched hard across the face, my head snapped to the left and back to the right, the ringing grew louder but not quite as painful as before, and I

Rhys When I drove down to Vincent’s house, I didn't know what to expect but I made sure I kept my gun closed.Someone whom I assumed was the nanny opened the door and she was holding a baby.For the first time in a long time, I paid attention to their son. He was a spitting image of Tessa... I mean Darcy. He had her eyes. Her beautiful, greyish blue, wide, soulful eyes. He looked just like her. And that terrified me for some reason.It also made sense why she had been fooling me the whole time. I would have probably done the same thing if I was her or done even worse.The nanny looked at me as if she was skeptical of my being there or something equally dumb and stupid because she didn't let me inside. “Tell Vincent I am here”, I demanded. “He's not here” she said. She wasn't rude by any means, she just seemed completely unimpressed with my presence at all.I wanted to tell her to fuck off, but my mouth wasn't cooperating. What a fucking mess.“Who is at the door?” I heard Vincent as

Rhys“What do you want?” I typed and waited for a reply while I began to drive down to the police station.The car was silent on its way there, but the ride didn't last long since it soon became apparent that my phone was ringing. It was the sound of my cell phone ringing that alerted me to where I was. I stopped the car and reached for it.“We said don't go to the police and you are parked in front of one? You really must think we are unserious right?” The voice said from the other line.I looked in the streets but everyone was going about with their business, there was no sign that I was being followed.How did they know where I was?“What do you want?” I yelled through the line as loud as possible just to make sure my message wasn't lost in the noise from the cars passing by.“You already disobeyed us and now your darling wife would pay for it” He sneered “Do not test our patience” “No, no, no” I heard Tessa scream from the background. I could only imagine her franticness and dang

Darcy“Why? You are supposed to be his friend. Why would you do this to Rhys?” I asked the man in front of me. My hands were shaking from trying to break free and my body was trembling with rage. He stood staring at me.“You see my dear, life is not always black and white. There are people who can love others, and those that do will be remembered for eternity. The difference between you and them is that you choose to stay with the light and I decided to go to darkness. That, or it takes too much effort” His face was twisted in amused expression, as though he was watching a child trying to figure out their math homework. But he was serious about what he said.“Rhys has always had things easy, he was always good at everything, he had the women, they loved him, and he loved them back.” He shook his head sadly ‘The thing is, there is no such thing as perfect men, only ideal ones. And unfortunately, there isn't any such thing as perfection in this world, and there's nothing you can do to c

Melissa The next morning, Richard had sent my things over and I was supposed to meet up with him later.I woke up to no sign of Logan by my side and I was glad I had the room to myself.I had my bath and got out of the bathroom with a towel wrapped around my body, my hair was still wet. The room smelled like lavender. It was my favorite smell.I moved the towel to my waist, my back turned to the door while I applied some lotion over my body. The door opened with full force but I wasn't fast enough to wrap myself up with the towel.When I turned to look at the intruder, his eyes were wide, almost comically so and he looked down at me. I felt bare even though I now had a towel over me.His eyes moved from my wet hair cascading on my shoulders and then slowly made their way downwards. His lips parted slightly. My skin tingled as if it was covered in goosebumps all over. I blushed. “Hello,” I squeaked out, my cheeks burning red. What was wrong with me?“I wasn't expecting you, I though

MelissaI felt ashamed that she had caught us in that position but my mind was already focused on something else. This woman was so fucking beautiful. Why didn't he want her?“What is this news I hear? What madness is this Logan?” Her tone was harsh but her words seemed soft, almost as if she was trying to convince herself.“And you, I knew you were trouble from the first time I saw you in his office. Don't you have any shame? Logan and I have been together for more than five years!” Dahlia said furiously, her eyes fixed on me. She took a deep breath and then looked back at Logan.“So it was all for this,” she accused him. I couldn't believe what was happening in the room. “You deceived me, used me, led me on only to be with this slut?” Her tone sounded angry and bitter.I bit my lip.“I didn't lead you on. I called it off and you refused to move on,” Logan was no longer above me. He was now standing casually, looking at the woman in front of him.“And I will not have you call my wi

MelissaThe pain was immediate and excruciating but I kept myself together. I didn't cry, I didn't move, I didn't react. Not for long anyway. It was a good thing that I had learned self-control. “Mother!” Logan yelled angrily. He walked up to his mother and pulled her away from me. “Now you listen to me, that isn't what happens. You don't get to hit her, you don't have a say in this!”“Logan, let go of your mother this minute!” Mr Fitzgerald screeched. “I don't have the patience to deal with your temper tantrums.”“She is nothing but a common prostitute,” Mrs Fitzgerald chirped in. “Why would you protect her.”“I'm not! Don't talk about me like this, especially when I also have the power to make and break your company. You want to be a part of my grandfather's company. My rejection wouldn't hurt you now but we all know you'd barely survive. Don't push me!” My voice was raw, filled with rage and anger, as my emotions were overflowing. I didn't realize it but I was holding back sobs.

Melissa“We are getting married!” Logan announced confidently and the room fell silent.It was typical of him to always have such power over everyone. His aura commanded everyone’s attention with ease, a fact he was very aware of and loved it about himself. But right now he could only focus on one person in that room, so when he looked at Richard, he saw hostility. I am sure of this because that was what I saw.Richard began to chuckle, it was empty and sounded like nails on a chalkboard, which made me more nervous.“Is this some sort of joke?”“No Sir, we were engaged before we lost contact, tell him, Melissa”I was too frozen to speak but in the secrecy of my heart I was glad he had used the term “Engaged” instead of “Married”. That would have complicated things more.Everyone was waiting for me to say something. If I didn't affirm, Logan would keep to his threats, I knew him too well.“It’s the truth Grandfather,” I said with all the dignity possible. Richard’s head turned towards

Melissa“What are you doing? Why are you following me, you said one week and it has barely been 24 hours since I left your office” I growled at the man in front of me.“One week for you to decide. I can go do the rest” he replied. “But I don't think you'll be having much fun on your own. Besides, l am only here to see my father in law” He added with a smirk. “The rest is all up to you. You have my number if you change your mind” Fear. I was terrified. Not just because he knew so much about me that even my family didn’t know. But also because I didn't have a say in this.“Please, Logan…” I whispered as I looked around for someplace safe and away from him. “Act neutral and lead the way” he replied. I could feel his eyes burning into me as I moved forward trying not to think about what would happen if Richard came out of nowhere. The thought of having to explain myself made my stomach churn. So instead, I tried to focus my attention on anything else. He followed me closely as I led

Melissa“Sir your fiancee is here” I heard his receptionist say from behind the door.Logan didn't make any attempt to move so I pushed him.What surprised me was the way my hands tingled as I did it and the fact that he did not object. We stared at each other for a moment before he turned around.But he didn't exactly move from me.When the gracious woman whom I had recognized as his fiancee walked in, she looked more breathtaking in person but there was a look on her face that told me I needed to leave.“Who is this?” She sneered at me, eyes narrowing further when Logan pulled me by the arm and when we were close enough, he whispered “One week” even though Dahlia was there.Goosebumps formed on my skin as I walked out of the door, not wanting to be in that environment.I didn't say a word to Grace as she followed me back to the car.What would I do? I didn't know what he had done with the creep from last night, I didn't know if he was alive, I didn't know anything.Once I got back t