Novel-novel oleh Mahan4books

Catherine:If he returned before sunset and found us here, we could never leave…His tone was firm as he said those words.But his body language said something else. His hands were both clenched while he said those words.He stood by the door, stealing one last glance at Albie, his cheek muscles twitched and an angry look on his face while he continued to stare at our baby.Albie was playing inside his bassinet, not having the slightest idea of what was going on between his father and me.That made the whole situation harder and sadder for me…For a moment I thought he’d turn around and say he didn’t mean all of that. I thought he’d tell me that he was ready to leave with us and forget about everything bad that ever happened in his life.I thought that the least thing he’d do was to look at me before he left…But he didn’t, he just continued to stare at his son before he all of a sudden stormed out of the room, closing the door shut behind him.The tears I’ve been holding back all of

Nico:Why the fuck was she still crying, didn’t she know it wasn’t fair to use her tears as a weapon? She was hurting me without even realizing it.I walked back toward her, I lifted her chin up to look at me.“Why are you crying?” She stared at me in silence.“Aren’t you tired of hiding? Aren’t you tired of running away? Is that how you want our son to live? Don’t you get it just yet? You’re not giving Albie any other choice, you’re making the choice for him already, you’re forcing him into this world!” She said,I frowned as I took a step back. She was reminding me of myself, and my father…My father forced me to become like him!He forced my mother to leave us and marry someone else! He taught me that women can’t be trusted.But now, why do I see myself like I was another copy of that terrible man!Was I a bad father already?“I’ll give him the choice!” I suddenly said.“What if he doesn’t choose your world? Are you ready to accept that?” Catherine took a few steps toward m

After Nine months:Catherine:I heard my baby cry for the fourth time that night.I checked my phone. It was three in the morning.“Albie…” I whispered, saying my baby's name.Yeah, I called him Albie.Nico and I had decided to name him Albert, but Albie was his cute little nickname.I picked him up, walked to my comfy chair, and began breastfeeding him.I sighed, staring at how cute he was as he started closing those little eyes and calming down.The last few months, and ever since the night Nico saved me. We never actually talked about it, nor talked about us…Nico sent me with his sister to this small cabinet in the middle of the woods to keep us safe.He said that my father wasn’t his only enemy…I actually had no idea what he meant by that, until his sister, Angela explained to me the other day that her step mother, Marcos’ mother, was angry with Jiro and her son.She explained everything to me, about the agreement between Nico and her step mother…So basically, Nico was only pro

Nico:It took her too long to come back…I didn’t even care if I found someone half way there, but I had to see where the hell she was.I stepped out of her room, the moment I did, I found myself in the middle of a long hallway.I didn’t know where it was leading me, but I decided to follow my feeling, walking with steady, fast steps.I had a weird feeling, my chest tightened with each step I was making.Then all of a sudden, I heard a noise coming from one of the rooms on my way.I froze, trying to listen if the voice was Catherine’s.“Please!” I heard her crying.Then I heard him, Marcos.I started boiling from the inside, grabbing my gun as I headed straight toward the door, trying to open it, but no matter how hard I tried, it was impossible to open that door.I suddenly heard Catherine’s screaming, then within a few seconds it was Marcos’ turn. My eyes widened, and my hands started to shake when I couldn’t hear Catherine's voice.Then all of a sudden, I heard Catherine crying ou

Catherine:As soon as the door opened, my father entered the room, his eyes scanning the place. But he didn’t see Nico who was hiding inside my closet.“Where have you been?” My father stopped only a few inches away from me, holding my arm, shaking me.“It’s my makeup!” I suddenly said.“What?” My father shot me an annoyed look.“You have to call Ellie, like now!” I told him.My father narrowed his eyes suspiciously.“That’s silly…” My father started dragging me outside the room.“I can’t go out like this!” I yelled, fighting back.My father’s eyes all of a sudden glimpsed the ring that was wrapped on my finger.“What’s this? Where did you get this from?” He asked, but I answered him instantly.“Marcos…He proposed to me” My father looked surprised, but glad for the first time in days.“Well then…I guess I’ll look for Ellie and send her in” He said, rubbing the back of his neck.I didn't realize how excited my father was for this wedding until now.I was relieved that my father believ

Catherine:I was all dressed…“This is perfect!” Ellie said.“And you don’t even look pregnant!” She added.I stared at myself in the mirror.The white dress shined perfectly, lighting up my room.“But you still look sad…” She sent me a questioning look.I sighed, “I assume this is an arranged marriage?” She asked.I didn’t answer her, so she shrugged her shoulders and grabbed her mini purse.“Then I guess my work here is done. Please don’t ruin my art with tears, it’s really hard to fix it!” She said before she smiled at me then left the room.I swallowed hard, my eyes roaming all over my room.“Secret door, please…” I begged as I started walking inside my room.The door cracked open, which made me look behind to see Marcos entering my room. He closed the door behind him.I swallowed hard, taking a few steps back.Just looking at him sent terror through me, imagine living with him under the same roof for the rest of my life.Marcos seemed calm while he made his way toward me.“Why ar

Andy’s POV: My eyes widened when the guy turned around, my doubts turned out to be true. Even though he was wearing a black mask, those blue ocean eyes made me recognize him right away. “Harris?” My voice barely audible, a smile crept onto his half masked face. His eyes were locked with mine for a moment, and I knew I was in trouble, just like every time. “surprised?” he said, scanning my look for a moment, then smirked. His eyes met mine again. I was about to turn, but he grabbed me by my waist, turning me around, so I was facing his smiley face. “What do you think you’re doing?” I asked, “can we at least dance?” he said, his hands traveled from my waist to my back. He pulled me close to him. And I could feel my breath fading away. A song started to play, I assume it was the same song that played in Paris, at Caleb’s party, he smirked. “What do you want, Harris?” I asked, looking away from him as he started to dance, making me sway along with him. All the dancers baby on t

Harris’s pov:I was very surprised that Tress finally decided to talk to me. I was trying to talk to her for the past few months.“What do you want?” she asked, her voice annoyed and pissed. “Tress…please, can you listen to me before judging me?” I asked, “I’ll think about it” her voice was more calm.“I love Andy…and I know how much she loves me…” I started, “but I don’t think she needs me as much as I need her” I added, she remained silent for a moment.“I don’t think there’s another good friend that knows what’s good for his friend like you do” I said, “I just want to know what happened suddenly that made Andy leave?” I asked, she remained silent for a moment, “as if you don’t know” she said, making me shake my head.“I swear…I don’t” I said, “you have to stop all the acting, Andy knows about you and Chloe” she said, seemed honest. My eyes widened, “what?” I asked, feeling my heartbeat accelerating.“She knows that you were back to Chloe, and the worst part was that you told Chloe

Harris’s POV:I stood from my seat, her eyes were locked with mine, and I could feel my heart skipping a beat. Andy was there in front of me, still standing at the doorway, but the way she looked at me, it wasn’t the same anymore.We kept staring at each other for what looked like ages, and it was burning me from the inside. I was too weak, and she was a few inches away from me, but I was unable to walk towards her.Suddenly, she started walking towards my desk, then put some papers on it. I frowned, narrowing my eyes at the papers on my desk. I froze looking at her cold eyes, I was about to say something but she beat me to it.“I signed them…we’re no longer…husband and wife” she said, the shock left me silent, I was about to explain, but I couldn’t speak, instead I kept scanning every inch I loved in her, and it was everything, there was nothing that I didn’t love about the girl she was standing in front of me. I made a few steps closer to her.She flinched, looking away from me, I

Andy’s POV:I was still staring at Hector, who was looking back at me. I was unable to move, standing in front of him as if I was a body without a soul.“What were you expecting?” he asked, “that you can do whatever you want, then just run?” he added, I frowned, then looked away from him.“This was your son’s idea…” I started, but he interrupted me, making closer steps towards me, “but you agreed to it” he said, I opened my mouth to protest, “you lied to all of us, especially to my wife” he said, he was pissed, and annoyed.I gulped, not having any idea of what to answer him, deep down, I knew he was right! But I couldn’t just watch while he was putting all the blame on me.“My wife was lying in a bed inside a hospital for like a month, because of your actions, you and my son” he said, I looked down, not able to look at his disappointed face. I was tearing apart from the inside, I’ve never felt much humiliation in my whole life.I gulped, not looking into his eyes, “I kind of expected

Harris’s POV:I knew that I couldn’t do that anymore, I was struggling and fighting back, just to stay away from alcohol. I hated the fact that I was weak, and needy. And it sucks that I had to have the same bad hangover every morning.Which is why I decided to make a promise, that I’ll stop all of this shit, and was trying to occupy my time with various activities, I even started to go swimming, and boxing.Caleb was shocked, still not believing the fact I was trying to stop all of the mess in my life. But all of that didn’t stop me from thinking about her, Andy was keeping my mind occupied, even at work, I wasn’t able to focus. Most of my meetings were no longer interesting, because she wasn’t around anymore.And most of the employees were confused, and negative all the time, and that made me more aware of the upcoming consequences. If I continue in this way, I’ll lose everything!“The doctor said she’s doing good, but…” My father said, “but she she’s still in coma” I said, dad look

Andy’s POV:“Are you alright?” Landen asked, I froze looking at him, then nervously wiped my tears, “yeah…sorry, it was an urgent phone call” I said with an apologetic look, he nodded, “it’s okay to have phone calls, as long as your work is done. It’s also okay if you want to read some of our books” he finished, I felt relieved that he was friendly.“Anyway, if you need any help with these documents, just ask for Elena’s help” he said before leaving me, I received another call, I decided to switch my phone off, since I have some work to do.After I finished all the work, it was lunch time. I headed outside the library after I took Landen’s permission of course.I switched my phone on, and after a moment or two, it started ringing, I frowned, it was Tress. “hey…” I started, but she interrupted me. “thank god you’re okay!!” she gasped, taking a deep breath, her voice shaking.I frowned, “what’s going on?” I asked, “Andy, Harris knows that you were working with…” she started, “Kim?” I wh

Scarlett’s POV:I watched as Anthony made his way towards me, I backed away, still staring at his black eyes, not smiling back. “Scar…come on, didn’t you miss me?” he asked, “I think we should text Eric to come” I started, “what? Seriously?” he said, I gave him a serious look.“Yeah, since you’re afraid to stay alone with me!” I snapped, his eyes widened, “That was nothing!! Scar, you got it wrong…” he started, I shook my head making my way pass him.“Scarlett….Please, listen to me!” his voice was louder this time. “And why should I listen to you? I mean, you didn’t even bother to tell me you were going to London…do you know how much I was hurt? Do you know that I spend the whole night looking for you everywhere?” I said, feeling my eyes watering just remembering that night.“I was supposed to party my winning, but I found myself shattered…” I added, “Scarlett listen…” he said, closing his eyes, seeming sad, and hurt.“No…you listen...can you imagine how bad I felt when I had to find

Scarlett’s POV:I was still not convinced, how could Anna ask something like that? “He’s a really nice guy…” she was still convincing me. She glared at Nat, trying to get some help from her, “You got nothing to lose, you were trying to push everyone away lately” Nat stood, and approached me. “You’re all messed up, you really need to stop making excuses like studying, or…come on, you even started cooking!” Nat shook her head, as if that was the worst thing ever.“Steffen dies!” I snapped, she gasped, placing a hand on her heart, “And so Enzo…and guess who killed him, it was Steffen!!!” I said middle fingering her, her eyes widened, I could see Anna’s arms crossed over her chest.“IS THAT TRUE!!!” Nat yelled, staring at Anna, “NO!! She’s just messing with you!!” Anna said, pulling Nat in a tight hug, and gave me a deadly glare.“If I agree to go on that blond date…can you stop all the drama?” I said, I know already that that blond date won’t work, because I was sure and certain that I w

Scarlett’s POV:“What?” I asked, my mother was talking as if she had just won the lottery, “Mom…he didn’t call, it’s just another game…” I said, she shook her head, “No! Wait, why would you say that? This is your best friend, and he didn’t leave” she added, “He just left because Megan wanted a closure” she said, I opened my mouth to say something but didn’t even bother.I started to walk upstairs, but mom grabbed my hand, “He’s not a bad boy, you think I’d let my daughter love someone like that?” she said, I sighed, “What do you want me to say mom? I can never believe Anthony, he really screwed up this time!” I said, “Even if he was back, I don’t want to talk to him, like never…” I said, she gave me a surprised look.And with that, I went upstairs, but when I was about to enter my room, I stopped, turning around slowly, looking to his empty room that was opened. I sighed, shaking my head, then stepping inside my room.Then suddenly, my phone started ringing, I didn’t bother to see who

Scarlett’s POV:The shock left me breathless, “Are you okay?” Sophie asked me, “Are you sure?” I asked her, my knees trembling, “Positive, she told me this morning!” she said, seeming honest.My eyes widened, he left? Was that his plan from the beginning? To be everywhere around me, to create this whole new world of caring, loving and protecting, and then disappear? Just like that? And take everything with him to London, with Megan…I nodded, “Thank you for telling me” I said my voice cold, Sophie gave me a concerned look. It was the first time that I couldn’t react, or show I was in pain, maybe because I was getting used to it, I mean it wasn’t the first time. He had done this before!It was so hard to focus inside the class, it was literally the worst day of my life, never felt so needy, or weak before now. Staring at the void, spacing out, and not having any idea what was going on around me.*****************“I had no idea…I swear!” Eric said on lunch, I was still staring at the vo

Scarlett’s POV:I had a horrible pain in my stomach, I felt like I want to puke from the shock, I was completely shocked, shattered and confused…Was he pretending all the time? Our friendship was just a game? Why would he do that? Why would he offer to go somewhere and then he ask for backup, saying he doesn’t want to be left alone with me…I could feel my knees weakening, and I couldn’t find him anywhere… but I knew who to talk to, I knew who had the answer.“ERIC!!!” I yelled, walking towards him, feeling frustration, madness and almost ready to throw up my heart from pain.“What is it?” he asked, seeming worried, “what is this?” I asked him, showing him the messages. He narrowed his eyes reading, suddenly his eyes widened, “is that Jason’s phone?” he asked, changing the subject.“Answer the damn question…” I said, opened his mouth to explain, “It’s not what you think…” he started, I shook my head, “okay then…tell me what am I supposed to think?” I asked, “Listen, you really have to

Scarlett’s POV:He placed the necklace around my neck, his breaths tickling my neck, I couldn’t believe he was so close to me. My heartbeats accelerated wildly, as if my heart could never beat faster than that. But I realized I was wrong, my heart could beat faster than that, because Anthony’s words made me lose my mind…“You’re so fucking beautiful, Scar” he whispered, and I was so messed up, I closed my eyes, but suddenly, I opened them to notice he had already pulled back, his eyes still staring at me.“Thanks…” I looked away from him nervously, feeling myself blushing, “how do you feel?” he asked, like I’m about to lose my mind?“I honestly don’t know…I just know that I want to do this” I said, he smirked, “I know you’ll nail it there! I heard you playing, and it makes me feel so good Scar…” he finished, his eyes looking deep into my eyes.“Thanks for everything…” I said, opening the door, and step outside his car.*****************I was holding my violin, heading to the back sta