Novels by ~ Naomi ~

Lena's POVI sat in the living roomdrinking the tea he'd made which was a bit sugary but my life was already bitter. A little bit of sweetness wouldn't hurt.Lorenzo and the rest had gone to the police station and I was anxiously waiting to know what the next step was so when the door bell rang, I was up on my feet in seconds to answer it.I opened the door expecting Lorenzo but I came face to face with a man in a tuxedo whose eyes were hidden by the hat and the dark shades he had on.“Who are you?” I asked.“Are you Lena?” He asked and I was a bit skeptical but I answered anyways. Maybe Lorenzo had sent him.“Yes, and you are?”He slowly took off the hat then he reached for the glasses and the tattooes that peeked out of his sleeve was what set off my alarms.I slammed the door before he could speak. He caught it with one hand, barely trying, and shoved it open hard enough that I stumbled back into the hallway."That's rude," he said, stepping inside like he owned the place. "I only

Lorenzo's pov"What do you mean you released him?!" I slammed my fists on the table and the pen holder toppled over.How could he sit there with a floss by the side of his lips and tell me that he had released Derek because of lack of evidence?!What more evidence did they need?Inspector Alvarez leaned forward, both arms on the table. "Mr Lorenzo, I didn't fully release him. For now, the police will be on his tail and if we find anything substantial, we'll have him behind bars in a second." He added."Bullshit," Dante hissed in annoyance. "He confessed to throwing her from the balcony, so what fucking evidence do you need again?!""Language, Mr. Dante." Alvarez warned and I knew Dante wanted to flip him off so bad.I let out a humorless laugh. He was correcting Dante's language? What was his concern?Alvarez turned his attention back to me. “Mr Lorenzo, it is against the law to hold someone when there is no evidence and he was forced to speak under duress. He did it because Jovan wan

Elias Voss POVI hated police stations so much and the funny thing was that I used to be one and I can say that it was one of the most corrupt systems ever.Which made it very easy to secure the bail and toss the file out. I'd been told to come by seven before the day began to avoid any hassle or interruptions from anyone.Derek was brought out and uncuffed. The officer at the desk led me to his boss's office.“Mr Alvarez,” I smiled. “It's been a while since we met. I see you've been keeping the crime rates down.”Alvarez gestured to the empty seat and I sat down. He wasted no time getting down to business and that was the reason why I was happy that he was in charge of this precinct.“It took a lot of forged evidence and testimonies to get the higher ups to turn a blind eye to this case.”I nodded. “I know, which is why Sergei will continue to reward you for your work as long as you keep doing it.”I unzipped my briefcase under his greedy eyes and I pulled out the big envelope Sergei

Lorenzo's POVWe finally got Lena back into the house and she sat on the couch, Jovan's arm still wrapped around her while she quietly sobbed.I stepped outside to the porch to make a phone call. Marcus answered on the second ring."Is Lena okay?" he asked. "I've been trying to reach her for a while now but she's not answering. I'm just—""Calm down, Marcus." I cut him off. "She's fine. I'm at her house with Jovan. He's holding her inside.""Thank god." A breath left him, ragged. "I've been losing my mind out here.""What's going on with the lawyer situation? You said something earlier, before all this.""That's the part I don't understand." His voice tightened. "I called Bertram first thing, figured we'd have him retained before the sun even came up. He turned it down.” He informed me.I raised a brow, confused. Why would Bertram refuse a job from me?“What do you mean he refused to take up this case when you reached out to him?”“I'm as surprised as you are.” He answered. “He didn't

Lena's POVI tried, I really tried to leave but I couldn't bring myself to move an inch knowing that that murderer was in there while my dearest Maria was lying dead in the cold store room of the mortuary.“Ma'am,” one of the policers that'd arrested him tapped on my window. I wound down. “I'm sorry for your loss but you can't stay here all night.”I managed a smile, trying to act all innocent. “I have to get myself together before driving.”He nodded, mumbling something about pulling myself together then he offered his condolences once more before heading to his car.I didn't leave the police station when another police officer told me to. Instead I changed location, parking at the other side where the police station was still in my line of sight.How long would I have to wait before I could finally get my hands on him?Not much, it turned out."Forgot my phone charger," I told the desk officer, breezing past like I belonged there, and made it almost to the holding block before someo

Jovan's POVThe drive home passed in pieces I couldn't fully hold onto, streetlights smearing past the window, my own reflection ghosted over the glass looking like someone I didn't quite recognize.“Mr Jovan, you look stunning today with that tie.” Maria's voice filled my head. She wasn't just an employee or someone who kept tabs on everything I was supposed to do. She was a friend who I could sit and talk to about the bank's affair. She was one of the first employees I got who stuck by me when the bank hit rock bottom.Maria's laugh kept surfacing, the way she used to hum off-key while sorting my mail, the ridiculous, elaborate coffee order she'd memorized within a week of starting the job and never once got wrong in four years.Four years! Four years of working with her and all was gone all because of that bastard!Lorenzo was waiting when I walked in, and I didn't even make it past the entryway before he'd crossed the distance and pulled me into him, one hand cradling the back of