Novels by Rachy Writes

Chapter 167Grayson Grant ~•~‘She finally said yes.’ Time seemed to freeze around me and my breath vanished as I read the caption on Zane’s new social media post. He didn’t show Tessa’s full face. He didn’t need to. Even from a mile away, I could recognize Tessa. My phone felt heavy in my hand. My chest tightened as a single, terrible question lodged itself in my mind. What did she say yes to? Getting married? I blinked hard, hoping I’d read it wrong. What the hell was going on? Didn’t they just meet each other like yesterday? Why were they moving really fast? I thought about calling Tessa. She told me she was really busy with work, but she lied to me. Tessa was busy preparing to go out with someone instead. I couldn’t understand why she lied to me. I was certain that her date wasn’t even over. Letting out a deep sigh, I looked at the picture and zoomed in on it. I wanted to figure out which restaurant they were having dinner at. But I couldn’t figure it out from tha

Chapter 166Tessa Ford ~•~“What do you want to talk about? I’m in the middle of something,” I asked Grayson as I applied foundation on my face. I was getting ready for dinner with Zane, and I didn’t need any distractions. “The nightclub. We have an official opening now, and I wanted to ask if you would want to attend.” My heart leaped for joy. “Are you serious?” I asked as if I didn’t hear him correctly the first time. “Yes. It feels so surreal because it took so much time. At some point, I even thought about giving up on it.” “I’m glad you didn’t,” I replied with a smile on my face. Ever since I advised Grayson not to listen to Vito when he threatened to report him to the authorities, I’d been scared. Vito was really upset when Grayson refused to give in to his impromptu demands. What if he had made things worse for Grayson? The fear had sat at the back of my mind for days. I felt like there was a bomb that was waiting to explode. But I felt relieved knowing that the compa

Chapter 165Tessa Ford ~•~“You really went one week without speaking to me? Now you’re showing up at my door for what?” I couldn’t hide the irritation in my voice as I glanced at Zane from head to toe. After he humiliated me at his office, I didn’t bother calling him anymore even though I was really tempted to. Every time my phone buzzed, I hoped it was from him, only to be disappointed when it turned out to be someone else. He didn’t bother to reach out to me. No calls. No texts. No nothing. But he wanted me to open my doors to him. “Tessa, you needed to see things from my point of view,” he replied, his voice almost a whisper. “Just let me inside so we can talk.” “Talk?” I scoffed bitterly. “Talk about what? When I went to your office to find you, you threatened to fire your receptionist because of me.” His face fell and he let out a defeated sigh. “I know, but I was hurting and I needed space.” I rolled my eyes. “Grown men don’t behave the way you did. Grown men communicat

Chapter 164Tessa Ford ~•~As I pulled into Zane’s driveway, I groaned and dropped my head against the steering wheel. What was I doing? What kind of woman had I become? Showing up at his office just because he refused to answer my calls or texts felt reckless.But I couldn’t stop myself. His silence was killing me. I stepped out of the car and made my way to the building. The receptionist asked me to wait in the lobby after I told her I wanted to see Zane. I was happy that he was at work. A few minutes later, she called me back and told me that Zane was swamped and wouldn’t be able to see me. My stomach dropped. He really didn’t want to talk to me. I knew he wasn’t swamped, it was just an excuse to make me leave. But I wasn’t leaving until I spoke to him. I didn’t drive all the way down to his company just to be ignored. “Please, can you tell him that it’s really important?” I begged, my voice almost cracked. She let out a deep sigh. “I don’t think it’s going to change an

Chapter 163Grayson Grant ~•~My chest ached as if something inside me had cracked. I thought I’d finally found a way to get Tessa back to me, but I only made things worse. Back at the restaurant, I could tell that she was pretty upset and jealous, even if I didn’t admit it to Davina. Throughout the night, I kept thinking about Tessa. I wanted to call her that night, but I decided to wait until it was morning. I thought our conversation would end with both of us confessing that we still had feelings for each other, but Tessa caught me off guard. All of a sudden, she started acting like she wasn’t bothered by my date anymore, and my chest twisted painfully when she mentioned that Zane was in the picture after I talked about feelings. When I saw the blog post earlier, I was the happiest person. I was so certain that it would cause a rift between her and Zane. But I was disappointed when she told me that everything was good between them. I knew I had been acting nonchalant and tr

Chapter 162Tessa Ford ~•~After dropping the kids off at school, I went straight to my office. I had a lot to work on, but the entire time I was distracted. I kept looking at my phone, I was hoping I would get a text from Zane. Or even from Grayson. It felt like I was about to lose my mind. But still, I forced myself to work on the dresses that I had to deliver to clients in a few days. After about three hours, I took a break. I had a quick snack and also tried calling Zane for the umpteenth time. I rolled my eyes when the call went straight to voicemail. What was I even expecting? Why did I think it would be different? Frustrated, I tossed my phone on the desk and grabbed a bottle of water. Just as I was about to open the bottle cap, my phone rang. I dropped the bottle quickly and reached for my phone. I thought it was Zane who was finally calling back but I was wrong. “Hey,” I whispered as the call connected. “I wanted to wait for you to cool down before reaching out to

EPILOUGEHalle Wilder ~•~“I’ve never been so happy in my entire life,” I muttered, biting my inner cheek to stop myself from smiling. Lucien smirked. “Are you sure?” I responded with a shrug. “I don’t know…but it’s so weird. Like how can my happiest day be the day you killed my father?” He chuckled. “I thought you disowned him a long time ago? You’re still referring to him as your father?” He asked, raising a skeptical brow at me. I scratched my face. “You know what I mean, Lucien. And yeah, I disowned him, but it’s still ironic how today is the happiest day of my life.” I replied, pushing his hair backwards. “The only person I have an ounce of sympathy for is Chloe.” Lucien sighed. “Chloe doesn’t deserve your sympathy. She was lucky I didn’t even aim the bullet at her head.” I let out a soft laugh. “I’m glad you didn’t. I still feel like my father manipulated her into doing all those things.” “Yeah, but it didn’t change the fact that she tortured you and also tried to kill y

Chapter 109Lucien Thorne ~•~My heart was pounding in my chest as my men and I surrounded Wilder’s house. It was an entirely different house and I was able to get access to it through my inside man in their town. I still couldn’t believe that they burned down the other house just to make it look believable that he actually died in the fire.I wanted to kill Wilder — quickly and quietly. After waiting for what felt like an eternity, the gates finally opened. But just as his car drove outside, I blocked the way with my car. A few of the men also blocked the way. Luckily enough, he didn’t come out with a lot of security. I killed the engine immediately and made sure my gun was loaded. Then I stepped out of my car and went to his car. The windows were rolled down.He was shocked to see me. And he also looked terrified. “What are you doing, Lucien?” He asked, trying so hard to mask the fear in his voice. “What is the meaning of this?” I could tell that the driver and the other

Chapter 108Halle Wilder ~•~When I confronted Lucien about it, a part of me hoped that he would say everything was a lie and Grimm was just bluffing. I just didn’t want it to be true. But my heart shattered when he admitted everything. It felt like the whole world was spinning. I had no idea where I wanted to go but I just wanted to leave his house. He was pleading but I couldn’t listen to him. I felt so hurt and betrayed. Ivy, who had been silent, finally came toward. “Halle, can I speak to you for a minute?” She asked, her voice barely audible. I wiped off the tears that had glistened on my eyes with the back of my hand. “What do you want to talk about? I’m not staying here.” I made it clear before going back to the room with her because Lucien had asked her to help him talk to me. “Just come here.” She took my arms. When we got into the room, she closed the door, folded her hands, and stared at me. “Girl, what are you doing?” She asked, her breathing shallow. My brows

Chapter 107Lucien Thorne ~•~Just when I was halfway to the house, my phone started ringing continuously. I glanced at it and saw Halle’s name flashing across the screen. I didn’t answer the call because I was driving. Well, that was just a silly excuse. The truth was that I was scared to pick up the call. I had no idea what she wanted to say, but I had a feeling that it was about the spell. I mean, what if Grimm had already reached out to her or something?The phone rang continuously. My throat tightened and I felt bad for ignoring her. After driving for a few more minutes, I decided to call her back. I was already going to the house where I would meet her in person, so there was no point ignoring her. I dialed her number and the call immediately went to voicemail. My breath hitched. Why wasn’t the call going through? Different thoughts ran through my head. Did she actually call me because of another reason? Was she in danger and needed my help? I could only hope I hadn’t

Chapter 106Halle Wilder ~•~When the call ended, Ivy tapped my shoulder. “Who was that on the phone? Why do you look so spooked? What did they say to you?” She asked, her voice thick with curiosity. I had no idea when tears started rolling down my cheeks. “Halle, why are you crying? Did something happen?” Her brows drew together as she leaned closer. I closed my eyes briefly, then I wiped off my tears with the back of my hand. There was no point in crying. At least, not yet. “It’s Lucien,” I muttered under my breath. “Lucien called you? What did he say?” I shook my head. “No, Lucien didn’t call me. Grimm called me.” I replied, breathing out heavily. “He told me that Lucien cast a spell on me just so I would believe that we are true mates.” Ivy didn’t respond immediately. She just stared at me in silence. I didn’t know how I felt about what Grimm told me. What was his motive? Why would he say something like that to me? I mean, I felt the connection…the bond with Lucien. Bu

Chapter 105Halle Wilder ~•~Ivy was meant to come over to the house to spend some time with me. I needed company or I was going to lose my mind. Not just the company, I needed my best friend. My eyes had been constantly darting to the clock on the wall, I was literally counting the seconds to when she would arrive. She told me that she was already on her way and I was too impatient to wait. But after about twenty minutes, I heard a knock on the front door. I stood up immediately and answered the door before any worker in the house could even realize that someone was knocking. My lips curled into a small smile when I saw Ivy standing outside. “Hey,” I said, pulling her into a warm hug. “Why are you acting weird?” She murmured on my shoulder, a hint of curiosity in her voice. I broke the hug and my brows knitted into a frown. “How am I acting weird? I’m just happy to see you.” She raised a brow. “Mhmmmm, okay.” She said as she closed the door. “I’m happy to see you too.” Soon