Novels by Pen Lord

Rex's POV"I think I should see my grandchildren one more time before going to Cleveland. What do you think, Rex? They deserve to know that their grandma is leaving. And Elena too, bless her poor soul."It was my mother's voice, and I tried to ignore the fact that I wanted her gone already. Her being around only complicated things. With the death threats I was receiving, the insecurity of the state and the upcoming elections, things were surely going to get messy. "These eggs are so good. Everything in general, you know. With Clark here, you don't need a chef around. You don't need these helpers, you know." She said again, dumping the eggs into her mouth.We were in the dining room, I sat at the head, Clark beside me, and my mother directly opposite me. A few years ago, the dining room would've been filled with my wife and two children. But at the moment, I didn't even know if they belonged to me. "Thank you, Mrs King." Was Clark's curt reply. "You know, mum, you've been talking

Rex's POV The line went dead, and I stared at the phone in my hand. No matter how hard I tried, I could see that she was hell bent on making sure that those boundaries were felt and were put in place. Was there still hope when it came to her? Clark and my mother seemed to still believe, but I knew I had stopped believing a long time ago. Just then, the door opened, revealing Clark. He was dressed in a flannel shirt and jeans, two brown paper bags in his hands. He was supposed to get us specially prepared Chinese food from a Chinese restaurant, and I wondered why he had taken so long. "Come on, man. What has taken you so long? How's the food? I hope it's scorching hot, I need it that way."He nodded, then handed a pack to me which I accepted willingly. "I went to see Marie along the road. Decided to tell her the dangers lurking. She deserves to know. At least, one of them has to. And we can trust her not to tell Elena, but keep an eye on the kids as well. Which to me, is satisfac

MARIE'S POV "Death threats?" I managed to voice out, my words coming out in the form of a croak. It was tiring. I could only imagine the reaction of Elena if she heard such news. She was going to go hysterical with worry. "It's actually connected to Rex, but they want to harm the twins. Not on my watch, Marie. I would rather die than see anything happen to those children, Marie. And I won't take it lightly on anybody I catch around them." He paused when the waiter arrived with the iced tea. I accepted it with a smile, sipping instantly. The chilliness and the flavor hit me, and I recognized that the news I had just received had made me slightly dehydrated."However, we're making plans. Serious plans. At the moment, we've decided to take the bakery just opposite the house. From there, I believe that we can strictly monitor the house and pounce on anybody around it."It sounded like a good plan. I was scared. Not even for my life, but the life of the little kids and the life of Elen

Elena's POV"Well, that simply means you're the mother of special children, Elena." Marie began, looking at me as I tried in vain to reshape the biscuits that had seemed to go badly because the dough hadn't been well prepared. "Yes, I know that. They've always been special children from the start, Marie. I know you remember that. The problem now is their father. Is he a special man? I doubt it. He didn't believe me even though he knew the love we shared was extremely genuine. Forgiveness is hard, Marie."I managed to complete, staring at the biscuits before I put them into the oven. Marie was beside me in an instant, tickling me. "I know that forgiveness is hard, but he's the mother of your kids, Elena. You have to consider that. Since he saw you, he's done nothing but try to be a good father, and also have you on his side in support as well. But I can't tell if you're going to support him..."Something inside of me snapped. Why did everybody derive joy in telling me what to do all

LOGAN'S POVThe entire lab was a room filled with unease and tension. For the umpteenth time, I knew that they all had multiple places to be, but were in the room because of a man. A man that we all hated, that we shared the mutual dislike for. Collins Morgan had brought us together once again, and I was certain that they all shared my hatred, that they probably weren't going to rest until he was gotten rid of. "Some days, I wonder why we do what we're doing, Logan. How are we sure he still has these pictures? How do we know he can still possibly implicate us?" It was the voice of a tired Helen, her face pale. "You saw those pictures very well, Helen. That thing gets out, and it ruins not only this company, but all of us as well. We're well known in the city, Helen. We're the children of the founding fathers, the kids that will probably take their place after their deaths. If those pictures get into the hands of the FBI, we're ruined for life. Each and every one of us." I paused to

Rex's POV"Son, your friend at the door, your guest. Isn't he coming in?" My mother asked, looking at me with a smile as she tried in vain to keep an eye at the television. I swallowed hard. How could I tell her that the friend had never made it? That his head had been cut off and was in a special box I had hidden in order not to scare her. "No mum. He actually said he'll be dropping by tomorrow. He just came to give me some information, and by tomorrow, we'll meet properly." My mother smiled at me instead, then glanced at Clark before speaking. "You should talk to your Alpha. If he's not the kind of man that wants his mother to meet his choice of friends, then he should just say so, instead of lying about it. I hope it isn't a woman though, because as far as I'm concerned, you have a wife and two children..."I interrupted, my mind on the fact that Elena and my kids weren't even safe at the moment, haunting me. "Technically, she isn't my wife anymore, mum. Who knows if she'll fi

Henry's POV“Boss.”I got off the treadmill before turning to look at my assistant, Blake, who was standing there like he had something urgent to tell me.“Speak.” I said calmly before taking a drink from my bottle.“J&K sold their company and all ownership transfer has been set to place,” he said, pausing to see my reaction but I just stared blankly at him. “The new owner just launched a new product in Tee Foods name and it was launched yesterday and it has surprisingly blown off the charts.”That got my attention, but only in the business aspect. There was only one way to get that much sales in just a day after rebranding a company, and that was support from even bigger companies. It was a risky thing to do, but the new owner must be one who knows his or her thing well.“And she's the new owner.” He said, turning the iPad with him to show me the woman I had come across in the grocery store the previous day. I've been unable to get her off my mind for a strange reason even though it'

Rosetta's POVI stood in front of the apartment building I had got, finally furnished with everything I needed. One thing I was grateful for was the fact that I was smart enough to buy some stocks a few years ago.Justin spoke about the stock market a lot and I wanted to get it for him as our anniversary gift that year, but thankfully he just had to throw me in prison a week before that. And, the stocks doubled the amount I initially expected it to be by now, twice.I lost myself in smoking while leaning against the rooftop to have a good view of the city. I have never appreciated something this much like I was doing now, and it was just sweet to finally be free from the dolled up life I was living.Maybe going to prison might be a bad thing for others, but it was good for me. It made me wake up to reality and made me stronger than I used to be.Putting out the cigarette in my hand into the ashtray, I walked out of my apartment and down the block to get something in the grocery store

Rosetta's POVGraaaank.The sound echoed through the stone corridor as the warden pulled open the cell gates. I was standing behind it, counting down to the amount of minutes I had left in this place that I've found a bit of peace in these past five years.“Rosetta Miller, you're out.” The warden called. I looked up from my seated position before standing up to leave.I stepped out of the place with a frown while heading towards the locker room to get changed out of my prison outfit.Changing into a much more inviting t-shirt and jeans, I looked at my reflection in the mirror. No one would be able to recognize me anymore. I dyed my brown hair pitch black and made it shorter than it used to be. My bright look was dark and gloomy, showing the amount of experience I've had in this hell of a cell.“I hope we never get to meet again.” I mumbled as I stepped out of the gates, into the fresh air of freedom I haven't felt in a while.I brought out my phone, looking at the time and the latest

Rosetta's POV“You can't keep doing this to me, father. I am also your child.” My voice of protest broke through the silence in the entire room. The room was huge and my voice echoed within it but I didn't care.“I have made my decision, Rosetta. Theo will be taking over the shares instead of you. You did go against me when you decided to get married to that bastard anyway and I took it as a cue to do what I want. Or you think it's unfair?” My father asked, not showing even a bit of remorse for giving what was meant to be mine to my older brother.“You've given him your company, your estates, more than half of your property and you expect me to just sit back and get nothing? You've always been unfair–”“Watch your words with your father, Rosetta. You already got one thing you wanted and how is it going?” My mother spat at me mockingly. “You can't even keep your husband for yourself, how would you keep any of the properties?”“Don't speak about Justin like that, mother–”“Oh just shut