Novels by Mabby

Adrien's POVI stepped into my home after a long day at work, hunger and exhaustion weighing heavily on me. It was a few minutes past 10, and everywhere was dead silent—no lights coming from the kitchen, no sweet aroma of a home-cooked meal, no silent humming from the kitchen while she cooked. She wasn’t even in the sitting room waiting like she always did. Something felt really off, but she couldn’t have left, right?I increased my pace as I headed to our bedroom, a sudden panic filling me. As I pushed the door, an unsettling feeling of emptiness filled me. Walking towards the closet with my heart beating rapidly, I swung it open. Scanning the walk-in closet we shared, I realized I had made the biggest mistake of my life without even knowing. All her clothes were gone except for the only piece of clothing I had gotten for a woman I had called my wife. Grandpa had insisted I buy it for her on one of our business trips, and knowing the old man, he was going to ask Annabelle. I didn’t w

Annabelle’s POVWhen I arrived I had asked the bartender if had seen Adrien after a brief description of how he looked and he had replied a swift ‘Yes’,he also informed me that Adrien had passed out in one of the rooms available at the club. I had rushed inside the room looking for Adrien but I couldn't find him. I turned to leave but I suddenly felt lightheaded and fell unconscious. I woke up a few hours later but I didn’t put much thought into what happened since I woke up still alone on the bed so I simply continued my search for Adrien who happened to have gone home already.I had gone to look for the bartender from earlier but he had disappeared with no trace and no one seemed to know who I was talking about,that must have been the day those whoring and defaming images were taken.How naive of me to believe it was just mere coincidence but if there is one thing I am sure of is that Adrien will regret ever calling me a gold digging whore. He was going to regret treating me horribl

Annabelle’s POVI fell to the floor as my jelly-like quivering knees failed to hold me up, the tears which I had tried so hard to suppress, finally started to flow and this time I did not try to stop them. I let them drop naturally without thinking about how puffy my eyes would be or the impending headache that was going to come right after. Deeper than I could have ever dreamed, the pain was unbearable. Adrien’s terrible words kept playing in my head like a nasty reminder of how little I mattered to him. How could he treat me as if I was nothing? And to drive out in the middle of the night to be with his ex-girlfriend after everything he had said, it felt as though he was continuously stabbing a knife into my heart. Thinking that loving him would ever be enough made me feel like a fool. I battled for so long just to make this marriage work, always telling myself that maybe one day he would see me, like truly see me, and love me back. Still, at the end of the day, it was all useles

Annabelle’s POVAs the realization dawned on me, a sudden wave of happiness filled me, saying to myself “I am going to be a mother,’’“I am going to be a mother” repeating loud in quick succession as delight burst inside me, I couldn't suppress the happiness, maybe this is what Adrien and I needed, a child to bring us together.But the smile vanished as quickly as it appeared, my thoughts hit me once again. What will be Adrien’s reaction when I tell him?Would this change anything?,Would he embrace this, or would he resent me even more? Would it make him finally notice me? The questions spun in my head, eating me up.What happens if he doesn't want the child? I can't kill my child, it won’t even be an option. What would happen if this simply infuriated him? I tried to brush off the negative thoughts and replace them with positive ones as my eyes stayed glued to the results. Before I knew it it was 10:00 pm and Adrien still wasn't home, couldn't he spare one night for our anniversar

Annabelle’s POVWhy does whatever I say or do set him off? It was the same cycle everyday, always fighting over irrelevant things, it is starting to get really boring. I dabbled quickly at my tears to hide them, Adrien despised them; he had warned me countless times against crying and about how it made me seem weak. I cleaned them not wanting to aggravate him any more than he already was.“Apologies,I didn't mean it that way” I quickly muttered swiping away the stray tears that still escaped,He laughed in response, a distasteful look on his face. My head was throbbing with an existing bad headache and a certain dizziness I couldn't explain. I slid my hands over to his before speaking, "Why do we keep doing this,Adrien? Constant fights will not do anything more than destroy our marriage together ” I asked softly, all of these is starting to pull me down badly,"I won't do anything you don't like anymore,"I pleaded, trying to ignore the emptiness in my heart as I spoke,I would apolo

Annabelle's POVI sat on the couch of the living room patiently waiting for Adrien to come home from work. He was always late and I am used to it already but today feels different, he is never this late, it is 11:30 pm, two hours past his usual time, and still no sign of him, something is wrong. My eyes stayed glued to the door hoping he would walk in as my mind wandered aimlessly on what could be keeping him. Deciding to distract myself from my crazy thoughts I headed to the kitchen to warm up the food I prepared for him. I know how much he hates it but I can't stop performing my wifely duties to him, I can only hope he sees them one day.He has never eaten my food even for one day but I wouldn't stop he does, I have always loved Adrien very deeply and I would do anything to prove it to him, I only wanted him to feel the same way about me but I won't give up, even though his coldness over the years was starting to wear me down, I can’t back down, Not yet.The first time I saw him ba

Unknown POV"Just one job and you couldn't do it right, huh?" I yelled at the good-for-nothing assassin I hired to get rid of those boys,"I didn't think they would notice the bomb early enough to escape" he cried out, the blood dripping to the floor from the knife I rooted deep into his left arm which was the only thing preventing me from putting a bullet through his head, he is in pain at least,"And you had to do it in front of the old man's damn company? Did you know I was in there, what if the explosion had caught the attention of the police and they had seen me sneaking out, do you know what they would have thought?" I asked,"I'm sorry, I didn't know" he pleaded, dead people don't beg right because there is no way he is making it out of here alive,"Do you know what you have caused me? I will have to kill the old man earlier than I planned as this has raised their suspicions, he doesn't look like the type that won't snitch with a bullet to the head and that's not good for me" I

Paige's POV"Paige, what's wrong?" Lisa asked hurrying over to where I stood staring at my blank phone screen in shock,"We have to go to the hospital, now" I answered snapping out of my reverie,"Wait, why? Who was that?" she asked frantically as we both walked out of the kitchen leaving everything behind,"They were attacked, I don't know how bad it was but the doctor said Jace may not make it" I murmured breathing through the pain in my heart as I thought of it,"Oh my goodness, that sounds bad already" she gasped in shock,"I can't take the kids there right now, get the car started, let me inform Mum so she can keep an eye on them," I said heading towards the stairs. The loud beating of my heart was the perfect reminder that even with everything that had happened in the past, I couldn't handle losing him. ****"What happened?" we asked once we spotted a frantic Catherine at the reception,"I couldn't get much information from any of

Paige's POV"How are the wedding arrangements going?" I asked Lisa while we prepared lunch, I had been meaning to ask this question for over a week now but I couldn't find the appropriate time until now,Releasing a sigh she glanced at me, " To be honest, I have been thinking of moving it" she answered lowly,"Why will you want to do that?" I gasped shocked at her reply, I don't know what I was expecting but it was definitely not this,"Why not, Paige, with everything that is going on, Mrs.Russo's death, the suspicions, Brandon, Jay, and Jace playing cops, there is no space for a wedding, Brandon barely mentions it these days, it is like it is not even on his mind anymore and I don't want to seem like the bugging fianćee that doesn't want to understand but it would be a lot better if he told me straight up he wasn't interested anymore instead of ignoring the subject matter" she answered, the sadness in her voice hurt me more than words could express, I didn't realize all these problem

Jace's POVSuicide? That doesn't even make any sense,"That can't be true, Mum was many things but not suicidal" I argued staring at the hospital report,"Something is not adding up," Paige said and everyone nodded in agreement,"It says here, she abused her drugs"I spoke up again letting the shock sink in,"But Mum wasn't in charge of her drugs, she didn't even know where they were kept, I made sure of that" Jay muttered, nothing seemed to be making sense here,"Who hired the Nurse?" Paige suddenly asked,"Peter, he was actually the first person to find out about her sickness" I answered realization dawning on me, I knew something was up with him since that weekend at Mum's place,"Well, if that is the case, Jay, Brandon, come on, I want to have a word with our dearest old man" I hollered grabbing my car keys,"Be careful guys" Lisa yelled as we headed to the door, halting my steps, I turned to glance at Paige with a small smile on my face, although she wouldn't say it, she was obvio

Paige's POVThere has been a looming darkness in the house since we all heard about Jace's Mum's death two days ago, I have only seen him once and that was the night he informed me, he has not been home since then,"I am sure he is fine wherever he is, you need to calm down" Mum cooed but it wasn't working, I am restless and it is all his fault,"He never does this, even Brandon has no idea where he is, Mum what if something bad has happened to him, you know someone is after us, he can't just disappear that way" I replied, the panic in my voice evident,"Calm down my child, he will be home, he is grieving" Mum soothed,"We can't be so sure, what if..." I wanted to say but the loud bang from the front door stopped me and I quickly ran to the door,"Jace?" I called out,"Ohh, you a...re sti...ll here, great. I had th...is cra...zyy dre..am that you le...ft me just li...ke Mum did"he slurred holding on to the wall like his life depended on it,"Have you been drinking? Are you drunk?" I a

Jace's POVIt's been two days since Jay found Catherine, after that night Brandon and I met with them no one has seen or heard from them, we only got a text from Jay assuring us that they are safe, they are still yet to clear the air on all of this."Sir, your 11:00 is here" my secretary informed me,"Okay then, I will be them shortly" I dismissed."Mr. Russo, we were made to believe you are the sole heir to your father's company, so when we have problems with how our business with them is moving we are to question you" one of them spoke up, he was the CEO of Nash Textile and Designs, it was rumored a few years ago that his first son Dexter died of chronic lung disease, leaving him with only one son, Matteo, who from my findings was the black sheep of the family, he was a gentleman to the most of my knowledge but at this point, he was getting on my nerves real quick,"Mr.Nash, right?" I asked for confirmation, he replied with a curt nod and I took that as a sign to continue,"I unders