Novels by Endless A. Z

Adeline's POVAfter Kayden left me in the office, I sat in the chair and stared at the wall.Hours passed, or maybe minutes. Time had lost meaning.Belle was out there. Somewhere…scared, hurt….Maybe dying.And I couldn't find her.I'd failed.The thought kept circling over and over. Like a record stuck on repeat.I'd failed to protect her. Failed to see the danger. Failed to stop this before it was too late.My phone sat silent on the desk. No new messages, no demands, and no updates.Just silence.The worst kindA knock sounded at the door but I didn't answer.It opened anyway revealing Kayden standing at the threshold."Adeline."I didn't look at him.He came closer and sat on the edge of the desk."The search teams are still looking. Marco has fifty men covering the entire industrial district. We'll find her.""Will we?""Yes.""You don't know that.""I have to believe it. And so do you."I finally looked at him. "What if we don't? What if they've already…." I couldn't finish the se

Adeline's POVV arrived ninety minutes later.She was a tall, sharp-featured woman, carrying a discrete black case. She moved with the precision of someone who'd done this hundreds of times."Blue Ray." She nodded at me."V. Thank you for coming.""You said it was urgent." Her eyes flicked to Kayden. "This is the husband?""Kayden Gravano.""And you've authorized enhanced interrogation?" V asked him directly."Whatever it takes to find Annabelle," Kayden said.V nodded. "Show me the subject."They moved Grey to a secure interrogation room and strapped him into a chair.V prepared the injection with practiced efficiency."This will feel like drowsiness," she explained. "Your inhibitions will lower and lying will become extremely difficult."She injected the serum into Grey's arm.Kayden and I watched through the one-way glass. Marco stood with us. Victoria and two other Council members had also arrived.We watched Grey's eyes begin to glaze. His body relaxing."How do you feel?" V aske

Adeline's POVThe command center was chaos.Maps were spread across tables, surveillance footage on multiple screens, phone records being analyzed. Marco coordinating search teams through headsets.I stood in the corner, feeling useless ..helpless.Every instinct screamed at me to do something. Find Belle, save her. But I didn't even know where to start.Kayden was on the phone with the police, officially reporting Belle missing, providing descriptions, last known location, everything.My phone sat silent in my hand. No new messages. No updates.Just that video playing on repeat in my mind. Belle crying, scared and bleeding."Adeline." Dr. Chen approached with a laptop. "I've been analyzing the video. Looking for any clues about location.""And?""The background is deliberately obscured. Dark. No identifying features. But…" She pulled up an enhanced version. "Listen to the audio."She played it. Belle's voice. "Addy, please. I'm scared…."Then, behind her voice, barely audible was a

Adeline's POVThe east wing suite stopped feeling like a comfortable prison on day two.By day three, it felt like a tomb.I'd been allowed my phone but nothing else. No laptop, no network access, just four walls and guards.Kayden visited when he could. We had brief, tense conversations where we pretended everything would be okay.Belle had stopped responding to my texts.Eleven days until the wedding.On the morning of day three, they came for me.Tech specialist Dr. Chen, looking apologetic, accompanied by three people I didn't recognize and two Council members, Victoria and Vincent."Mrs. Gravano," Victoria said coldly. "The Council has authorized a formal technical interrogation.""I've already told you everything.""You've told us your version. Now we verify it."They set up equipment, laptops, recording devices, monitoring systems.One of the specialists, Teresa, sat across from me. "How long have you been Midnight Cerulean?""Ten years.""And you've worked alone this entire ti

Adeline's POV"Remote access," Dr. Chen said, her fingers flying over the keyboard. "Someone's been controlling Belle's computer remotely. They can see everything she sees, and access everything she accesses.""For how long?""I'm checking the logs..." She pulled up data. "Jesus. Three months. They've had access for three months."Three months. That was before Grey proposed, before the wedding was planned."Can you trace it?""I'm trying, but—" She shook her head. "It's bouncing through too many proxies. Whoever set this up knew exactly how to hide their tracks.""Because they learned from me," I said bitterly. "I taught them how to be invisible."Kayden appeared in the doorway, looking exhausted. It was almost 5 AM. "What did you find?"I showed him the evidence. "Someone's been using Belle's computer to spy on us, the entire family. Everything she's seen, everything she's accessed, they've seen it too."His face darkened. "Belle has been to family dinners, events. She's been in th

Adeline's POV"I need to call Belle right now."Kayden was already moving. "Do it. Put it on speaker."My hands shook as I dialed. It rang once, twice, then three times."Pick up, pick up—""Hello?" Belle's voice, groggy with sleep."Addy? It's like midnight. What's wrong?"Relief flooded through me. "Belle. Are you okay? Are you safe?""What? Yeah, I'm fine. I'm in bed. Why?""Is anyone there with you?""Just Grey. He came over after hearing about another attack and wanted to make sure I was okay." She paused. "Addy, you're scaring me. What's going on?"Grey was there. Of course he was."Put Grey on the phone.""Why—""Belle, please."I heard rustling sounds, then Grey's voice. "Adeline? What's wrong?""How long have you been at Belle's apartment?""About an hour. I heard about the attack, got worried." His voice was concerned, genuine. "Is everything okay?""Everyone's fine. I just needed to check on Belle.""She's safe. I promise. I'm here, and I'm not going anywhere tonight."The

Loe's POV The first night in the cabin felt like walking a tightrope over a pit of fire. Mom and David were in full holiday mode, dragging out board games and mulled wine after dinner, insisting on "family bonding" like we were in some cheesy Hallmark movie. Kai and I sat on opposite ends of the plush sectional couch, the massive stone fireplace crackling between us, casting flickering shadows that danced across his sharp jawline and those hazel eyes that kept locking onto mine like magnets.Under the table during dinner, his bare foot had slid between my thighs, pressing up against my core through my leggings until I had to grip my fork so hard my knuckles turned white. "Pass the salt, Loe?" he'd asked innocently, his voice smooth as silk, while his toes curled just right, making me shift in my seat. I'd bitten my lip to keep from gasping, heat pooling low in my belly. Now, as Mom dealt out cards for some ridiculous game, his gaze promised payback—and more."You two are awfully qui

Loe's POV The drive to Aspen took six hours that felt like sixty.Mom and David were in the front of the SUV, singing off-key to Christmas carols, passing a thermos of spiked cocoa back and forth like teenagers. Kai and I were in the back seat, supposedly “napping,” with a blanket thrown over both our laps “for warmth.” Underneath that blanket, his hand never left my thigh.The second the car hit the snowy mountain roads, his fingers started tracing slow, lazy circles on the inside of my knee. Higher. Higher. Until the tips brushed the edge of my panties through my leggings. I bit the inside of my cheek so hard I tasted blood.“You okay back there, Loe?” Mom called, glancing in the rear-view mirror.“Mm-hmm,” I managed, voice strangled. “Just… car sick.”Kai’s thumb pressed right against my clit through the fabric, one deliberate stroke. My hips jerked involuntarily.He didn’t even look at me, he just stared out the window like he wasn’t currently torturing me in front of our par

Loe's POV I’m naked, curled up under Kai’s bed like some guilty secret, my heart hammering so hard against my ribs that I’m convinced David can hear it echoing through the floorboards. The sheets dangling above me still reek of sex and cedar, his scent clinging to everything including my skin. My thighs are sticky with the evidence of what we just did, my hair a tangled mess, and my phone, that absolute traitor, is buzzing like a furious hornet on Kai’s nightstand, threatening to give us away.David knocks again, louder this time. “Kai? Everything okay in there, son? Sounded like you had company or something.”I hear the mattress creak as Kai shifts above me, trying to play it casual. “Yeah, Dad. Just… on a late-night call with a friend. Gimme a sec to wrap it up.”The buzzing stops for a blessed second, then starts right back up. Mom. Of course it’s her. My mind races, why is she calling now? Did they suspect something? The air feels thicker, heavier, like the room itself is clo

Loe's POVThe front door creaked open downstairs, voices drifting up. Mom's light, bubbly laugh mixing with David's deep, rumbling chuckle. My heart seized in my chest, pounding like a drum in the silence of Kai's room. We were both still naked, the sheets twisted around our legs in a tangled mess, the air thick with the musky scent of sweat and sex. The evidence was everywhere. My panties dangling off the edge of the bed, the condom wrapper crumpled on the floor, and the faint red marks on my skin from where Kai's hands had gripped me too tight."Shit, shit, oh god," I hissed under my breath, my voice trembling as I scrambled off the bed, my legs wobbly from the hours of relentless pleasure. My body still hummed with aftershocks, every nerve ending alive and sensitive.Kai yanked on his boxers in one swift motion, his eyes wide but still burning with that possessive fire. "Fuck, Loe, hurry," he whispered harshly, tossing me my shorts from the floor. "Put these on. Now."I caught

Loe’s POV The phone's shrill ring cut through the tension like a knife, making me jump. Kai froze, his body still pressed against mine, hands gripping my wrists above my head. His breath was ragged, chest heaving. "Ignore it," he growled, his lips grazing my neck.But it kept ringing…. Insistently. As though, our parents knew exactly what we were up to."Shit," I whispered, reality crashing back. "They'll worry if we don't answer."Kai pulled back, his eyes blazing with frustration. He released me, stalking to the nightstand where the extension phone sat. "Yeah?" he barked into it.I slid down the wall, legs shaky, and pulling my knees to my chest. My skin tingled where he'd touched me, the ache between my thighs throbbing. How had we gotten here? From stolen glances to this…pinned against my bedroom wall by my stepbrother.Kai's voice softened, faking normalcy. "Hey, Dad. Yeah, everything's fine. Loe's just... studying." He glanced at me, a wicked glint in his eye. "We'll be go

Loe’s POVI’ve always been the rule follower. The one who colors inside the lines, who gets straight A's and never misses curfew. But ever since Mom married David nine months and twelve days ago, those lines have started to blur. It's not David…..he's this big, teddy-bear kind of guy who makes Mom laugh in a way I haven't heard since Dad left. No, the problem is Kai. David's son. My stepbrother.Kai is twenty-two, just a year older than me, but he might as well be from another world. He's got this brooding intensity, with dark hair that falls into his hazel eyes, and a body sculpted from hours in the garage gym he built himself. Tattoos peek out from under his sleeves in intricate designs I’ve caught glimpses of but never dared ask about. He works odd jobs, something with cars or construction, always coming home with grease on his hands and that faint scent of motor oil mixed with sweat. It's intoxicating, in a way that makes me feel guilty just thinking about it.We live in this