Novels by Perry Gomez

I flinch at the loud sound of the gun. My eyes squeezed shut, my body quivers non-stop. My heart skips a beat as Kristen's body falls lifeless with a sickening thud. Slowly, I open my eyes, my brows furrowing as fear washes over me. Kristen is dead, blood oozing out of his forehead. I swallow hard. “He was a bother; you don't need someone like him,” Luke says, wiping his hands and tossing the gun aside. He comes in front of me and crouches. I'm shaking with fear as I stare down at him. I gulp again, my eyes frantically searching his. “Y..you killed him” I stutter, my voice hoarse. Will he kill me too? Does he know that I found out about his secrets? Will he kill me the way he had Gabbie killed? My mind races with thoughts, and my body trembles non-stop. I recoil as Luke reaches out to caress my cheek. His eyes seem lost, his voice airy as he says, “I can't have everything he has, I'll just take you,” he says, ignoring my question. My mind remains on Kristen, my body recovering f

My eyes sweep past Kendrick and three other men, my eyes locking onto the big projector screen. I feel a pang in my chest. “Elodie,” I hear Kendrick call out to me, but his voice is muffled and distant in my head. I don't even want to look at him as I stand face-to-face with the large screen. Charlotte's image stares back at me, and the room starts to spin.What had John said again? Kendrick is looking for someone, and it's been going on for a while. On the screen next to Charlotte's image is a radar, accompanied by many other materials around the room. Then it hits me, and it feels like I've been punched in the gut. It's not Luke Kendrick has been searching for; it's Charlotte. I feel my heart clench in my chest, my body searing with internal misery. How was I so stupid? My eyes trail down to the table with papers scattered like autumn leaves on it. I slowly approach the table, my mind tuning out Kendrick's voice as he calls out to me repeatedly. I pick the papers up, my eyes s

If Charlotte really is Camila, and her death was a fake, does it mean Luke purposefully had it all planned knowing well enough Kendrick would go crazy because of it? His sudden travel to God knows where, is this his way of escaping the consequences of his actions? I lean back, multiple questions running through my mind at once as I stare down at Gabbie's letter. Even though some part of me wants to believe that Luke is innocent, a bigger part of me doubts it.Nevertheless, today I'm going to uncover the truth. If Gabbie truly is dead, then Luke is as monstrous as his deeds. I avert my eyes outside the car's window, my expression dull. So this is York town….. “Kael” I call out suddenly, my eyes fixed outside the window. “Ma'am” Kael answers. I pause a little, weighing the pros and cons. I don't wish for Gabbie to be dead, but if she is, I can't visit her home uninvited and empty-handed. I finally respond “If there are any flower shops nearby, I'd like to buy a bouquet” Minutes aft

Kendrick remains speechless, unsure how to respond. His lips are slightly parted, Elodie's voice echoing again and again in his head. Elodie retrieves her hand from his, feeling insecure as his response is a stunned silence. Kendrick opens his mouth to speak, but Eugene suddenly enters the scene. His face apologetic, he says “Sorry to interrupt you two love birds, but” he looks at Kendrick “Kendrick, we have a problem” Eugene leads them both down to the cabin far from the party. Inside, they meet Mayor Harrison and some of his escorts, and the cops. Elodie and Kendrick are both puzzled as they step in. “Mr Holland” one of the cops greets with a stern voice. Kendrick responds in the same manner, “What's this about?” The cop answers calmly “Sir, we'd like you to come with us to the station for questioning” “What?” Elodie's eyes widen with a mix of shock and confusion. Wait, why!??Kendrick remains calm and collected, with no signs of change in his voice or expression. “Why?” The

As Elodie reaches home, she manages a calm facade until she locks the bedroom door behind her. Finally, alone, she lets out a shriek, freeing her mind. Her face curls up, memories swirling inside her head. Unable to contain the emotions, she grins cheekily from ear to ear, her cheeks burning red. After a short twirl around the room, she dives underneath the sheets, wrapping herself up like a burrito. They kissed! Again! Only this time, it was more passionate, filled with whispers of love and muffled moans. Her heart was pounding hard, she felt so alive. This is it! Note to self: Kendrick is sexually attracted to her and cannot resist when she kisses him. As the memories replay themselves in Elodie's mind, her smiles slowly start to fade as Luke's face comes in. Her shoulders drop. She didn't even have the time to ask where he planned on traveling to. It's good tho, he needs some time away from this house. Speaking of which, Gabbie never returned with any message. Did she succeed

Elodie takes a step back, Luke's features coming into view. He's dressed in a caramel-colored suit, topped with a waistcoat and tucked into a pair of neatly pressed trousers. His bedhead brown hair is roughly swept to the side, giving him a cool but professional look. His brown eyes search for Elodie's in question. Still as handsome as ever, Elodie remarks inwardly. She responds “Ah, well, I came to see you. I want to talk over lunch” Talk about what? For a fleeting moment, Luke's face turns into a slight frown, but he quickly changes his expression, raising an eyebrow “Talk? What's wrong?” He asks. “Nothing much. Are you too busy?” “No,” Luke responds almost immediately. He can't refuse her, he doesn't want to. He'll just have to remind himself to be careful, Elodie can be very observant. “So, tell me, how have you been?” Elodie asks, seconds after they take their seat in the cafe next to the company. Luke throws her an incredulous stare “Is this what you want to talk about?”

“What? I completely forgot about that” Ava chuckled dryly. Albert hummed low, though he didn't believe a word she said. Who would forget being promised such a large amount? He told her politely “Thanks to you, Liam's surgery this afternoon was successful….” On the second floor landing, Thelma and Evie stood side by side, peering down through the railings at the scene below.“What do you think they’re talking about?” Evie asked, her voice laced with curiosity—They couldn't make out what they were saying. “I don't know” Thelma replied, her eyes narrowed. Her tone was stiff, irritated, as if the very sight of them at the table soured her mood. They both watched as the maids moved in silently to take out the plates and silver. Albert stood up from his seat, nodded to Liam, and then left the scene. It was just Ava and Liam alone together. Something about it made Evie's blood hitch. The silence between them was unnerving. Why did Albert have to leave? Now, they were drowning in an awkw

Kain blinked twice. Not that marrying Evie had slipped from his mind, he just seldom put it into thought. Work had been hectic lately, with gathering up stocks and profits while handling investments. The thought of setting up the wedding soon gave him an idea. He nodded in response after a short while. “We haven't agreed on a date yet, but everything is coming up just fine” The car pulled over once they had gotten to Ava's place. “We're here,” Kain chimed as the engine hummed to a stop. “Thank you so much” Ava smiled. “I don't want to trouble you for later. I'll ask James to bring me back around evening time” He nodded at her, his eyes studying her. He instantly wished he knew what was going on in her head. It was almost impossible to read through her constant smiles. He responded “Sure,” and kicked start the engine. Ava waved him off and went in to meet Rose. She found her mother standing near the window where she was busy peeking through. She was still reeling from last time’s

Ava stepped out of the house, her suitcase rolling quietly behind her. She never planned on leaving like this. It felt sudden even though she had served her time. The month was over. In truth, she wasn't wrong for going, but the abruptness made it sting. She simply didn't want to see his face for now and that hurt more. Liam was well enough. He didn’t need a caretaker anymore. When she reached the gates, Kain’s car pulled up. He stepped out just as she was about to pass, and their eyes locked. The look on Ava's face was unlike anything he had ever seen. She often had a sweet, happy expression, but right now, her eyes were clouded with sadness. His heart hitched. He had thought his plan to he flawless. Killing two birds with one stone. Not only would Ava's discovery and questioning lead to exposing the truth to him, but he would get to see Liam condemn himself in Ava's eyes by hiding the truth from her. But, what he hadn't anticipated was how Ava would have felt. He walked towar

Ava walked into the tea room, her steps quiet but steady. The air smelled faintly of roses from the garden outside the large window panes. Thelma was seated comfortably gazing through the window at the yard as though she had not a care in the world. Her posture was relaxed, her hands folded neatly in her lap. For once, she allowed herself to breathe. After all, Kain had told her not to meddle in the household matters for now. And if Kain said not to act, she would simply sit still and let time run its course.“Madam Thelma,” Ava called softly.She blinked, pulling herself from her thoughts. She turned, her eyes flickering with curiosity before she gestured for Ava to join her.“Ava,” she said, her tone warm but laced with surprise. “What are you doing here?”Ava lowered herself into the seat opposite, and instantly, the memory of her first day in the mansion came rushing back. Thelma had been the first familiar face she encountered, the first voice that welcomed her warmly. But the

For the first time since she had stepped into the Blackwood mansion, Ava's heart felt heavy as she climbed those steps. Her brows were furrowed, her eyes staring blankly. A throb pressed against her chest, fingers trembling, dread curling in her veins. Liam wouldn't. She kept muttering to herself over and over again, almost like a prayer. Liam wouldn't betray me like this. As much as she wanted to ignore her heart, she couldn't. She wanted to shut the thought out, but it kept clouding her. The corner of her eyes crinkled. All she ever did since coming here was for his sake. Why would he pay her with evil? Maybe there was a reason. Maybe there was something she didn’t yet understand.Whatever it was, she was going to find out. While walking up the stairs, Evie was coming down. She had returned from her ‘errand’ earlier on. The moment she saw Ava, a frown settled on her face. But as she got closer to her, her frown turned to confusion. Ava's eyes were wet, her jaw clenched. Her ste

“Hello? Finn, is there a problem?” Albert asked. He was shocked to have received the call. He was currently on his way to Presidio Bay General Hospital. After what Liam told him, he had to move fast. The sooner he secured Ava's job, the better. “Ava and I have great news” Finn grinned from ear to ear. Ava, beside him, couldn't contain her excitement either. She wondered if Albert was still with Liam. Albert blinked twice “Ava? What is she doing there?” “I'm sorry but this can't be discussed on a phone call. You have to get over here as soon as possible” said Finn, deliberately building suspense. “Is this about Liam's condition?” Albert asked. Instead of a straightforward answer, Finn said “You will be thrilled to know of our recent discovery” Albert's lips parted, but before he could say a word, the call was cut. He stared at the blank phone's screen. He had a feeling the ‘good news’ had something to do with Liam. Everything else can wait. He beckoned to the driver to change cou

KILLIAN'S POV"Run back to whatever hole you crawled out from Scarlett," I said to her without paying her much attention. Alex's dead body was still here and I was already devastated by the sight of her lifeless body."You bastard, you should be the one to crawl into your hole," She said in full confidence thinking that was a better comeback. "Killian do you have any last words?" Jack asked. These people are fueled with so much audacity. "I'm not dying today Jack," I said as he charged at me.There was something about how Jack fought. It was quite unusual and different from his normal technique. It was as if he was"I can see that you are having a hard time keeping up with my attacks," Jack said as he continued to strike me."You wish, I'm just getting warmed up," I said not admitting it because I didn't want his ego high.I continued my attacks on him and he didn't give me a good opening for attack. Scarlett came behind me and I saw her with a mini dagger. This bitch, What's she tryi

RUFUS'S POVI ignored Mabel and commanded my men to follow me as we made our way to Manor. After hours of traveling, we weren't that far from Manor any longer as we took a shorter route to meet up with the fight. We were meant to take longer but the bitch escaped, I got a mess from the men I put in charge of her. Having her captive would have given me an upper hand but the idiots I sent on the mission didn't deliver.Mabel didn't speak to me throughout the rest of our trip as I shunned her. The stupid brat tried preaching love to me. I don't care about anything else except getting my title as the protector and ruler of all four realms and I won't stop until I achieve it. "King Rufus, are there any changes to our plan?" Jordan asked as he was aware that Valeria had escaped. "No, we are sticking with the original plan still, with or without her in our custody. I wanted to spite them by having her and maneuver my way into victory but that bitch beat me to it.Bandits didn't disturb us in

VALERIA'S POVI pretended like I was unconscious as they carried me away. "There's been a war proposal between the princess's pack and that of Manor," one of the men said. "Yes, and do you know the most interesting thing, the princess pack thinks that it's Killian who kidnapped her. They don't, it's us so currently they are going all out at each other," The other responded saying. Then I realized that it wasn't Killian who requested my abduction. The way they dropped Ryan off was so strange as they didn't bother to just end his life as he was already greatly injured. Maybe they wanted him to struggle and bleed to death. So if it isn't Killian who took me, who then? I asked myself but no one came to mind. I didn't have time to find out who the person was as my people were currently at war and I needed to be there. So I had no time to waste anymore and I needed to act fast.The men stopped and it was my perfect opportunity to escape. I chanted a few spells to loosen up my ropes and then

JACK'S POV.I felt somewhat pumped with energy for this fight and I'll try to use my ability to my advantage. I just have to hope that I don't experience spontaneous transformation without control as it has been reoccurring for the past week now.After a few days' journey, we got to Manor and we took the shorter route."Are we ready?" I asked everyone and they nodded. "None of you should dare die, else I'll kill you myself, to the princess," I said bringing out my sword and we all raised our sword to the air and charged into the Manor's gate.Some entrance guards tried to defend the gate and stop us from entering but we sliced through them, they were poor souls but they chose the wrong side too. More soldiers came from inside, hindering us from entering.Not relenting, I countered their attack. They saw me as a traitor who came back as they didn't know the true story. That didn't matter now as I had no time to explain myself. One of them managed to kick me off my horse and I would hav

JACK'S POVKillian has taken Valeria and the bastard dares to remain silent even after the king sent him a letter. Everything is set and soon we would be out to battle. He cannot escape it, not this time his end is here."Are we ready yet?" I asked Sigil."The king hasn't given us a go-ahead yet, he is asked to stay in his chambers until he is fully healed and he would want to join us in battle," Sigil said."We cannot wait, it's been five days since he sent the letter and Killian hasn't responded, we don't know what he could be doing to Valeria, so we should not tarry any longer," I said to Sigil."I completely agree with you Jack but the king's order,""I'll go speak with him now just to make preparations, I'm sure to come back with a positive response," I said heading to the king's chambers."Who's there?" The king asked as I entered."It's I, Jack," I responded as I moved closer to her bed, he didn't know I was the one earlier because he was lying facing upward and the door was qu

KILLIAN POVI wondered how the spell didn't work on my parents, but it didn't matter how long they were in prison."So does anyone have anything else to say?" I said to the people. "I'm all ears, anyone?" There was absolute silence and I loved the fear and terror I commanded."In the absence of none, everyone can go about their normal business," I said and they started leaving, including the elders."Sebastian," I called out looking around but could not find him. "Sebastian!" This time I called louder than the first time. Then I saw him coming from the hallway. "Yes Lord Killian," he responded, running towards me. "Where did you go?" I asked him."I'm sorry my lord, I went to quickly make use of my chamber pot," he answered and I gave him a look of disgust."Next time keep such information to yourself," I said. "Okay my Lord, my sincere apologies," he said."Keep it to yourself, have you assembled the men?""No my Lord, you said that I should gather everyone for the announcement first