Novels by Ashawrites

Mia I waited anxiously, the small cake trembling slightly in my hands as the candle flames flickered. The soft glow danced against the pale walls of the hospital room, casting shadows that made my heart beat even faster. Everything that had happened earlier…the panic, the fear, the rushed movements, the heavy words…had all been part of the plan. A carefully executed show, one meant to deceive him. The surgery had been successful. Perfectly so. I hadn’t suffered any complications aside from the dull ache that lingered from the stitches across my lower abdomen. The doctors had reassured me countless times that I was healing well, that my body had responded beautifully, that both babies were safe and healthy. I was fine. But none of that mattered right now. I had done this for one reason only…to be the first person to wish him a happy birthday. To give him the most unexpected gift of his life. To let him walk into this room believing he was about to lose everything, only to find

Rolex Two Months LaterI paced up and down the narrow corridor outside the theatre where Mia’s C-section surgery was being performed. The smell of antiseptic clung to the air, making it harder to breathe with every passing second. My heart raced uncontrollably, pounding so hard against my chest it felt like it would tear through my ribs. I couldn’t bring myself to look through the glass door. I didn’t want to see anything that might confirm my worst fears.All I could do was stand there like a coward, praying silently for a miracle.I had never believed in miracles. Life had taught me too many harsh lessons for that. But this time, I found myself hoping the way I never had before. My heart tightened painfully as her words echoed in my head, the ones she had spoken just before they wheeled her into the operating room.“If I don’t make it, just make sure my babies are saved… and don’t spend the rest of your life grieving.”My eyes had darkened immediately, anger flooding through me. A

The rest of the drive back to her place passed in heavy silence.The city lights blurred past the window, but Ava barely noticed them. Her thoughts were tangled, spiraling around the woman Kay had declared dead earlier. Ruby. A human being who had still been breathing hours ago. Someone who she had begged to spare her life.Yes, Ruby had almost killed her. Yes, she had done unforgivable things. But Kay could have saveher...he had chosen not to.That realization sat like a stone in Ava’s chest. Whatever had happened between them in the past…whatever betrayal or pain Ruby had caused…did it truly justify letting a human die? Letting someone suffer until their last breath simply because of a mistake made years ago?Her fingers curled tightly in her lap as the car sped forward.“You can resume back at the office,” Kay said suddenly, breaking the silence. His eyes never left the road. “But you’re no longer needed as my EA.”Ava turned to look at him briefly, surprised by how calm his voice

AvaAva woke up with a pounding headache.It wasn’t the dull kind that faded after a few seconds. This one rang through her skull as though something heavy had struck her head repeatedly. She groaned softly and squeezed her eyes shut, pressing her palm against her temple, hoping the pain would ease if she stayed still long enough.It didn’t.When she finally opened her eyes, the unfamiliar ceiling came into focus slowly. Her gaze drifted from the ceiling to the walls, then to the curtains pulled tightly over the windows, blocking out whatever time of day it was.Memory rushed back all at once.She sucked in a sharp breath and pushed herself up on the bed, the events of the previous night replayed vividly, refusing to be ignore. She remembered leaving work.She remembered placing her resignation letter neatly on Kay’s desk, careful not to run into him. She hadn’t wanted to see his face. Not after everything. She remembered going home, and then…A woman she had never seen before attac

Kay Ruby was nowhere to be found. What had begun as whispered suspicion quickly hardened into confirmed fact and that Ruby had been poisoned too. There was no room left for doubt. The syringe recovered from the private room carried undeniable traces of the toxin, the same syringe Mia had used on her, the security was tightened immediately. No one was allowed near Mia’s ward without clearance and Ruby… she was already gone. She had vanished without leaving a trace, as if she had slipped through the cracks of the system itself. Orders were swiftly sent out to other hospitals within the city and beyond. Ruby was not to be admitted anywhere….The directive did not need a signature for anyone to know where it came from. Rolex. His influence moved faster than official protocols, the doors that might have saved Ruby were slammed shut before she could reach them. Whatever fate awaited her, it would not be softened by medical mercy. Kay learned all of this hours later. By the time he

Rolex“Do you miss me, brother?”The words echoed relentlessly in my head as I walked out of the hospital building. They clung to me like a curse I couldn’t shake off. By the time I stepped into the open air, Kay was already waiting outside in his car. I slid into the passenger seat immediately, slamming the door shut harder than necessary. Without a word, he drove off.I had called him shortly after leaving Mia in her ward and told him about the unexpected call from Maxello. Why I was meeting him, I had no clear idea. All I knew was that it felt necessary…Ignoring Maxello had never ended well in the past.How he managed to get out of jail didn’t surprise me at all. In fact, it was exactly what I had predicted. A man charged with murder doesn’t just walk free unless someone powerful pulls the strings. I already had a strong idea of who was behind his bail. There were only a handful of people capable of such influence, and all of them were connected. “You knew he was out of jail?” I a