Novels by Starr Writes

~REGINA~"I can't believe I was paired with that bitch. Now, I am wishing to pull out."Brandon had said that for the umpteenth time since we arrived at the mini coffee booth on the island. He had showed up at my room this morning, offering to take me out before the whole fake dating thingy would start tomorrow.Being that staying in my room was torture because I couldn't stop thinking about tomorrow, and Karina was probably still in bed with her boyfriend, I readily jumped at Brandon's offer. Besides, he was just doing his job. And I needed a distraction.Surprisingly, he was paired with Billie, but not for fake dating like Kristen and I. Theirs were more like playing games together."She's too stuck-up and snobbish to even ski." He continued, over the rim of his mug of latte.I couldn't help chuckling, for the first time since I woke up this morning. He wasn't gloating about his looks now and how girls were falling over themselves to get his attention. Who would have thought we woul

KRISTEN~An hour later, after dinner, Billie was pacing in front of me, her face contorted into a deep frown. I had a feeling it had something to do with the event I refused to pull out from. It certainly did.But I made no move to stop her pacing. I merely leaned on the cabinet, my ankle crossed and my hands folded across my chest— one hand technically. I used the other to balance my chin as I stared pointedly at her. Her glass heels were clicking furiously on the tiled floor with each step she took and damn! They were disturbing the peace and quietness in the room.I let out a loud snort, but that didn't seem to get to her. With one hand placed on her waist and the other pinching her lower lip, she paced from one end of the room to the other.I let out a sharp exhale, deciding that I needed to stop her else we wouldn't be getting enough sleep tonight. Speaking of sleep...Today would be the first time we would be sleeping together on the same bed. And somehow, my body pulsed at tha

~REGINA~Was I expecting this turnout? Hell no. Was I spellbound for a few seconds? Hell yeah. I mean, what were the odds that the man I was trying to remind my already thumping heart that we could never be together because of his marital status, and this lady and her funny mapped-out events were trying to bring us together again."What kind of stupid arrangement is that?" Kristen's fianceé broke the sudden ice that descended on the dining hall. Everyone was busy glancing amongst themselves. I bet they were trying to know the people who were just called.Everyone except Karina and Kristen. Karina was shell-shocked as she glanced from me to Kristen.Kristen's fianceé sprang up to her feet, causing me to flinch lightly. Her murderous gaze was on the woman, whose gaze was focused on the event list, probably to start from where she stopped— as though she hadn't just dropped the bomb. "I came to this resort to spend some quality time with my fiancé and you are pairing him with another, h

~KRISTEN~Billie and I had a little stroll around the resort before we finally decided to prepare for dinner at the resort dinner hall. I was the one who suggested the stroll because I needed to clear my head a bit before facing Regina again. During the stroll, while Billie rattled on about how her business trip went, I mulled over what happened between Regina and I yesterday afternoon and I realized that in the peak of my desires, I didn't take permission before crashing my lips against hers, neither did I do so when my hands strayed down her chest. And being that she had already found out about my engagement, I bet she would be feeling bad. God! I didn't want her to have a bad impression of me.So, while Billie was taking so long to wrap up her preparation for dinner, I decided to take that opportunity to make a quick stop at Regina's bedroom before the dinner would commence."Hey," she threw me a quick glance from the dressing mirror. "I will be right back."She nodded with a smi

~KRISTEN~It wasn't my style to go kissing a lady that I just met but there was this irresistible pull I felt toward her that I couldn't quite resist. Yesterday evening when our lips touched, I didn't realize what I was doing. I was so drawn to her that I temporarily forgot that I was supposed to be engaged. My hands forgot as well, because they trailed down her body on their own accord, wanting more than anything else to feel the warmth of her skin. But I wasn't carried away for long. Thanks to her phone. But then, I didn't know whether to be thankful or disappointed because as soon as she walked out the door, her exit brought a certain coldness to the room— to my soul— surprisingly.I had never felt this kind of coldness before and this had nothing to do with the winter cold.I tasted her. I felt her warmth and now, with her parting, that was all I could think about. Leaning against the cabinet that was close to the door, I couldn't help relieving the incident that took place minu

~REGINA~Tossing endlessly from one end of the bed to the other, and ended up not getting enough sleep. I was yet to wrap my head around the fact that I kissed Karina's brother, plus the fact that he was freaking engaged!But why the hell did he kiss me!!"I mean who goes about making out with another woman when he's engaged?" I mutteredI still couldn't get over how shell-shocked I was."He... he's your brother?" I had stammered, and Karina nodded vigorously, totally oblivious to the shocked look on my face.I could still remember the way his eyes danced around my face before he broke into a soft smile of recognition. "Glad to see you again!" That smile had my heart soaring. The fact that he didn't pretend not to know me like my asshole ex gladdened my heart, despite being disappointed that he only mentioned the saving from drowning part.I sighed for the umpteenth time since the day dawned, sliding tiredly out of the bed to open the large curtains and send the sun rays in.The firs