Novels by Essie Neh

It was a bright and sunny day, and if there was one person who appreciated it even more than anyone else, it was Helen Knight. No matter how little time she had spent in jail for a crime she had actually committed, the resentment in her was still just as fresh as the day she had been arrested.It had no

Don't forget to give me your opinion!***"What were you trying to prove by asking all those questions, Gail? What were you trying to prove?", Cory asked calmly, his tone belying the anger practically oozing out of his pores."Why are you being so defensive? I ju

It had been two weeks since Gail had suddenly appeared in our lives. By our lives, I meant, my life, Cory's life and the pack members' lives! She had made her presence known like any other Luna would've; going about introducing herself to all the members of the pack, smiling and playing with the kids, socialising with the teenagers and the adults around her age, and reassuring everyone else.Everybody loved her. Everybody. Except me of course, with obvious reaso

This is another book. I'll upload three chapters and you let me know if I should continue***I stood in the midst of everybody else, watching the Alpha speak. I smiled as I looked at him. He was muscular, not too much, but was just brawny enough. His red hair shone and even though I couldn't see his eyes from where I stood, I knew those blue orbs of wonder to perfection.I smiled again. I wondered what he had to say that necessitated a pack meeting. Until I

There's a repetition in the last chapter, I'm sorry. I'll try to fix it soon.***Landon stared at the happy family at the sidelines. There Ana was, with Jack and their son, Eden on the dancefloor.

It had been such an amazing week, Ana thought and sighed breathlessly. Jack was the most amazing person ever. He had spent all week doing things with her. It was most probably the most amazing week of her life to date.She had to admit, yes, he had hurt her a lot. The

Jax stared at Reine with a fascinated look on his face. There was no more pretending that he was not completely obsessed with this woman. And the more the days went, the more he felt like she was made for him. It was a few weeks after their truce and after a dinner home, they had ended up in the bedroom. Reine was standing naked in front of him and he had apologized beforehand because he didn’t think there was going to be anything gentle about the sex they were about to have. Jax placed his cold fingers on Reine’s aching nipples. Reine gasped and looked up at him. "Jax?" she let out breathlessly. "Shhh," Jax said, then bent his dark head and slipped one nipple into his mouth. Reine arched her back involuntarily and clutched at Jax so she wouldn't stumble and fall.

JaxI stared at the expectant look on Reine’s face. I didn’t know what exactly she was expecting me to say but I knew she thought it was nothing good. For what seemed like the thousandth time, I wondered who exactly had hurt her to the point where she didn’t trust anybody at all. I stared at her in silence for a while, marveling at her beauty.I couldn’t even deny it at this point. I had feelings for this woman, no matter how much I had tried to turn them off. I hated the fact that she was keeping secrets from me and I had wanted to punish her for it by being distant.I didn’t know how to even start asking all the questions I had. I shook my head to clear my thoughts. There was a clearly questioning look on her face, and I knew she expected me to speak.

I almost couldn’t believe my ears. After I had spoken out for him, defended him, even though my heart had been racing, he was treating me so coldly. I was beginning to hate the fact that I had growing feelings for this man. I was a little numb. Rejection had never had me feeling this way. If anything, before I had been used to it so it was never something that I particularly dreaded. But with how Jax’s tone switched when we got into his office, I wondered just how much I had attached myself to him, how much importance I had given him. Because the way my heart had shattered in that moment was not healthy. I was definitely going to cry tonight. I had pushed the tears away enough. It wasn’t even healthy at this point. Honestly, I couldn’t explain why exactly I was so hurt by Jax’s rejection if anyone asked. It wasn’

JaxI stared at Reine as she stood next to my desk, my mind racing. I didn’t know what to make of her demands of the previous day. Of course, it was part of the contract that she got whatever sum of money she asked for, so long as it was a reasonable sum.For some reason I couldn’t explain though, yesterday had put things into perspective. No matter how great the relationship between us was, it was still business. She and I were using each other to attain our objectives.I had no idea what she needed the money to do and after the previous night, I had almost given in to the temptation of calling Dylan and getting him to send over what he had found on her. But I had told Reine I wouldn’t pry into her life and I was going to respect that promise.She looke

The next morning was terrible. Sandra had come to check on me and I had muttered something to get her to leave. I wanted to be alone. I had sent the money to my dad as soon as Jax had sent it and there hadn’t been as much as a thank you.I had called him and he had confirmed that he received it.Jax on the other hand, I had texted him and told him I had received the money, with a thank you attached to the text. I don’t know what I expected after his sudden change of attitude but it was not for him to ignore my message so blatantly. I felt so embarrassed.But I asked myself why exactly he had kissed me.I had to admit that my mind had gone to the kiss more times than I wanted to process. It had been very short, with minimal contact. Just his lips and the tip o

ReineI stared at Jax then looked away. I didn’t know how exactly I was going to tell him I needed money. I had thought about it a thousand times and still no damned idea. The best thing was to just ask directly. If the esteem he had for me, if he ever had any at all, dropped, I was going to have to accept it. Just like I had accepted every other terrible thing that had happened to me.“Jax…” I started.He furrowed his brows and leaned towards me. There was worry written all over his face and I felt it was genuine.“What’s wrong? Talk to me,” he said.I resisted the urge to let out a bitter chuckle. In that moment, I could not explain how much I hated my father. I had never imagined t

It had been two weeks since I had decided to give Dimitri a chance. And I did not regret it. If anyone had told me just how sweet my boss could be, I would have disagreed. The person I was seeing was a completely different person. I could not count the number of times he had brought me flowers. My bedside table was practically overflowing with vases at this point. I even had to tell him to stop.I picked up the second bracelet he had given me and I smiled. I knew Dimitri wanted to give me so much more. But that was not what I wanted for now. And I loved that he was trying his best to respect my choice. My heart was very full, and I realized that what he said was right. If Dimitri had been this gentle with me when we met, we would not have been able to stop ourselves from mating.Today was the day Kendra was coming to Russia. I had not told her anything about werewolves, and I did not even know where to start. But I was going to tell her, because she was my best friend. So, when I hear

Two days had gone by quickly, and by the time I was getting into bed the next day, I still had not seen Dimitri. I did not know how to feel about that. I had met several people and even explored the castle, but still no sign of him. I guess he had taken what I told his brother extremely seriously.I sighed when I got into the bathroom. At this point, I did not know whether I wanted Dimitri to leave me alone or not. I wanted to see him, I could not lie. But was it too soon? Was I going to burst out again when I saw him?So many questions, no answers.I stopped in my tracks when I got back into my bedroom. Dimitri was standing by the window and he turned as soon as I got out. We stared at each other for while, neither of us speaking. I did not know what to say. So, I stood immobile, waiting for him to tell me why he was here.“I’m sorry for not informing you before coming, especially since you did not want to see me. If my presence bothers you, then I will leave you alone.”His tone was

When I woke up, it was to Dimitri staring at me with a worried expression on his face. The worry eased a bit when I opened my eyes. He was no longer naked. He had a robe on but I could not forget what he looked like without a stitch of clothing. And suddenly, everything came back to me. I took a deep breath and closed my eyes again.Dimitri had turned into a wolf in front of me. Dimitri had fucking transformed into a wolf in my presence. I opened my eyes again and stared at him. “Did I imagine all of that or did you really turn into a wolf in front of me?” I asked, needing some confirmation.“You did not imagine it.”“Damn,” I winced, then I sat up in bed. I frowned when I realized I was actually in bed. “How did I get here?”“You fainted. I carried you,” he explained and I nodded. That explained the piercing headache.“Can I have some painkillers before you explain any more of this to me?” I asked quietly. Almost as if he had been preparing, Dimitri took a glass of water and two pil

After Dimitri gave me the bracelet, my mind had been wandering. Was that some sort of declaration? Was Dimitri trying to tell me something? He looked tense, almost as if this trip was taking a lot from him, and the last thing I wanted was to ask him even more questions. So, I just stewed in my thoughts till we reached the airstrip. Dimitri helped me out and we were ushered in the plane - or should I say private jet - by a pretty hostess. We got on the flight quietly, neither of us wanting to break the silence. Although my thoughts were heavy, I found that silence with Dimitri was very comfortable. It did not feel like all the other times. We got in the comfortable seats and I sighed in contentment. Dimitri chuckled a little and I looked at him and laughed. Then I admitted quietly, “This is my second international flight.”He raised one brow. I was tempted to ask him how he was able to do that but I stopped myself just in time. I knew I was a weirdo but there were limits to everythin

“What the hell do you mean by you’re going to Russia?” Now, this was how I would have expected my best friend to react when I told her my boss wanted me to go to Russia. Or, “Oh my goodness, Russia! Girl, take me along with you, so I can find myself some Eastern European hunk!”That would have been funny and a lot more believable.But all she had said was, “You’re leaving for Russia tomorrow. Okay, I see.”That was it. No questions, no surprise, no strong emotion. I was in my car driving to the mall to get some essentials. It was summer in Russia and I needed some lightweight clothes like the one I was wearing. I had done some research but I still needed to call Dimitri Rustanov. After all, it was his home country.“Why do you sound so…?” I trailed out, unsure about which word to use.“Why do I sound so what?” Kendra asked and I rolled my eyes. I bet she knew exactly what I was talking about and she was just being coy. And I truly did not understand why she was doing that.“So quiet!

Willow’s POVFor some reason I could not explain, I just felt like the day was going to be different. I woke up with no anxiety, and weirdly enough, I was happy to go to work. Maybe it was because, for the first time in a while, my boss had treated me like it mattered. Was it that easy? Was I that easy? A few words here and there and I had already folded.Maybe Lennon was right, the last thing I needed to be doing was forgiving someone who had offended me so soon. Dimitri Rustanov had not even apologized, and I doubted he was ever going to. But just because he had said a few nice words, my mind had been swayed.I sighed as I got out of the shower. It was hard living with so much negativity. I had never been someone to thrive with these kinds of negative emotions. Instead, they plummeted my mood, and it had been so obvious the past weeks. The last thing I wanted or needed was to feel even more of these emotions. If whatever Dimitri was doing was fake, then I was just going to play righ