Novels by Rave

The words seemed to please Bernard. He finally nodded, his face still grim. “Call her. I will decide after meeting her.” His voice softened a little and his eyes even moved toward the drink. Veronica nodded with a flattering smile, but the moment she turned toward the stairs, her eyes turned cold and sharp with hidden anger. Her grip on the banister tightened. “Could that foolish girl have realized something?” The way Victoria had fallen, dirtied her dress, and rushed away to clean herself felt too convenient. But she quickly shook the thought away. There was no way. The girl had no contact with the outside world and trusted them completely. With that, she climbed the stairs, missing her daughter who was already hiding in the kitchen. Giselle had come down after locking her sister inside. She had confirmed with the maids that the guest was a rich businessman. She had quickly searched his net worth and found it in the millions. If she played her cards right, she could marry him. Her

Victoria's eyes flicked with coldness, reflecting the red water of the bathtub. But when Giselle stepped closer, frowning at her, Victoria’s expression shifted instantly. She leaned back, trembling, her face showing fear. "An accident happened, and the wine spilled all over me. I need to take an urgent bath since my room doesn’t have a washroom." Her voice shook, full of fear, earning a curse from Giselle, who looked disinterested and wanted Victoria gone. "Ha! Now you want a room with a washroom? Does your greed and shamelessness ever end? How can you always be so greedy?" Victoria frowned slightly at the foolish girl. Did she even hear her? It was hard to believe this girl had once made her submit. "Aunt asked me to clean up here and return to attend the guests." Victoria didn’t waste time arguing. She chose words to silence Giselle immediately. "And I’ll need a proper dress too since I have nothing presentable." She fidgeted, twisting the conversation to get a decent outfit.

“Did you get it?” Victoria showed fear in her eyes, but inside she was smirking. In the past both of them had been fools. She had suffered because she feared Giselle. She had believed that if she behaved well, they might love her one day. Those thoughts had only made her weak. Her aunt had told her the same thing back then. That the Harrigans were rich. They were her uncle’s bosses, and if Victoria caught their attention she could help the whole family. And just like that, she had given up on herself. “Have you gone mute now? Forget it. I do not need your answer. Your face already said everything.” Giselle smirked and turned to leave, but Victoria’s lips curled into a dark smile. “No.” The single word stopped her. Giselle turned and glared at Victoria, only to see her nervously playing with her revealing dress. “Aunt would be angry if I do not listen to her.” Ha. Giselle clenched her teeth. But even she feared her mother and could not argue against that. “Since you dare to go

Victoria stood in the garden and looked at the violets she had planted long ago. The flowers looked even more delicate and beautiful than she remembered. In the past she had spent hours admiring them, wasting her time while waiting for a knight in shining armor to come and save her. This time she would not wait for anyone. “Ah sister, are you looking at the flowers again?” A girl with a gentle smile walked toward her. Her lips were full and curved softly. She had a heart shaped face and bright watery eyes. Her slender body could compete with models. Freckles spread across her nose and cheeks, something she always tried hard to hide. This was her cousin, Giselle. “The guests will arrive any moment. Mother sent me to remind you that you will be the one opening the door and greeting them first.” she said with a soft smile. In the past Victoria had trusted that smile without question and ignored the commanding tone hidden beneath it. Victoria’s lips slowly curved into a dark smile. “It

Glowera town of Archendia country was close to the capital, Nightingale city. Because of that it had grown beyond limits. Taverns, inns, and marketplaces kept appearing one after another, making the town lively and crowded. When Victoria opened her eyes, her body trembled as the memory of pain rushed back to her. Her hand moved to her stomach at once, searching for the deep cut. But it was not there, as if it had never existed in the first place. “I know she is acting. There is no way my daughter could injure her that badly. She must have faked her sickness so she would not need to meet the special guest tonight.” A shrill voice rang out and Victoria froze. She looked around and quickly realized she was inside her aunt’s house again. It had been ten years since she had left this place. The noise outside slowly grew louder and soon the door opened. Her aunt walked in. She had the same brown hair and black eyes as Victoria, but her plump body made her eyes look smaller and her movement

“Was it all for money?” The words felt heavy in the cold of the night. Even though she had fallen to the ground in a pool of her own blood, Victoria still held a kind of power that her uncle and his family could not match as they stood before her, proud and arrogant in their proper suits. But the suits were stained with her blood. The feeling of being inferior never left him. Even after he had slit her stomach and left her bleeding to death, she was still looking at him with the same disgusting expression, as if he were a pest not worth her attention. If only she had understood. “It is to teach you a lesson! A married woman should stay at home and not poke her nose into the matters of others.” She raised a brow and laughed. “So much drama and blood just to tell me I am married, when I never wanted to marry him in the first place?” she mocked while looking at Benard, her husband, another devil in her hell. Her eyes were cold and filled with hatred, though the strength of it weakene

Silence fell in the garden as all eyes landed on Delta Asher, who continued laughing cynically.If there was any doubt of him being a psychopath before, they had definitely dissipated now.The dude was straight-up insane!Soon enough, he stopped laughing, dabbing off tears from his eyes. "Why are you all looking at me like that?" he scoffed, looking away from us. "Any child with a functioning brain will easily be able to tell that there’s foul play involved in this girl’s death."Huh?Before I could say something snarky, Beta Jarred spoke up. "Aren’t you the one who stated that it’s ’obvious’ that she committed suicide, Delta Asher? What’s with the change of heart after this piece of written evidence?"Once again, all eyes fell on the Delta who blinked awkwardly at the Beta."Well... well, it’s obvious now that someone did something to this poor girl and forced her to admit all that bullshit." He finally uttered, pointing at Thalia’s body once again.

"Ashley!" Jarred yelled out, running toward me when he heard my scream.But I was too stunned to even acknowledge his presence, all my attention placed on the thing dangling on the tree.And by ’thing’, I meant Thalia’s dead body, hoisted up by a garden pipe tied around her neck and unto the tree branch as if she was a mere decoration."By the moon," Jarred muttered when he stood beside me, his eyes staring at the dead body with all sorts of hidden emotions.I glanced at him, my breathing increasing as I tried to process everything.There wasn’t much to process since it was quite clear that Thalia killed herself.But why did I have a weird feeling about this? As if there was something more to the whole thing.My stomach churned as I looked away from her dead body, placing my hand on my hand and hoping that I wouldn’t puke."We’ll have to involve the Alpha Council in this. This is getting out of control." Jarred blurted with a resolute voice, bringing

"Uhh..." I was speechless, gawking at what Jarred held in his hands.It was a rose. A white rose, to be specific.It looked so pretty in his hands, even more so when he stepped forward and forced it into my hands."I saw it during my nightly walks in the gardens and remembered you." He muttered, clasping my hands in his.My heart fluttered as I stared into his eyes, my head feeling like I was floating.Gosh, the Beta was something else!"Thank you, Jarred," I whispered with a slight smile curling up my lips, staring at the rose in my hands. "But then I didn’t get you anything and..."I trailed off, my eyebrows furrowing into a frown.What the heck was I doing?"Don’t tell me you’re trying to flirt with me, Jarred?" I folded my arms in front of my chest, squinting my eyes.He scoffed, an amused smirk lighting up his face. "Call it whatever you want, honey. I’m simply trying to be nice to an equally nice friend." He remarked.Friend... I like the sound of that.Jarred gave me a pat on t

Marcus slowly turned his gaze to me, but the expression on his face was not a welcome sight.The corners of his eyes crumpled into a frown, his eyes snapped in a weird mix of confusion and anger as he walked back slowly towards me."What do you mean, ’drugged’?" He asked with dimmed eyes, his interest piqued.I sighed, fiddling nervously with my fingers before I explained. "I had a discussion explaining everything that happened that night with my family and I–""Everything?" Marcus repeated with a complicated expression on his face.My face heated up when I realized what he was insinuating but I quickly shook my head. "Not necessarily everything! I just told them what I felt before it happened and... And the events leading up to it."He didn’t seem convinced but remained silent, folding his arms in front of his chest.I sighed in relief, a little grateful deep inside.Before I left, Marcus seemed like he wanted nothing more than to avoid my existence and never talk to me again.The fa

Long story short, in the process of running out and crying my eyes out, I got hit by a car.It had all happened so fast and the last thing I could remember before I passed out was my head feeling like a nail had been pierced through it and then people gathering around me to help.Now I woke up only to find myself staring at Marcus’s back, causing me to squint my eyes in confusion."Marcus?" I blurted out, the memories of everything that happened before the accident flooding my mind.He swerved his head to me, his gaze softening as soon as his eyes landed on me.Hope.All I could feel at that moment was an overwhelming surge of hope in me thanks to the way he looked at me.Did this mean he still had feelings for me?Of course, he still has feelings for me, the mate bond made sure of that.I opened my mouth, thinking of what to say when suddenly, a feminine voice shrieked with excitement."Oh, my baby." My mother rushed to my side and drew me into a warm embrace, taking me off guard.It

ASHLEYIt had all happened so fast but I could still remember how it started.When my family mentioned that they were inviting some friends over, I knew it wasn’t going to end well.And I was right.Even before they stepped in, the son in the annoying family had asked me an equally annoying question."Did the Alpha chase you out because you cheated on him?"Argh, I wish I could smack those words back into his mouth but I couldn’t. I was too embarrassed and ashamed of myself and let them in as the disaster dinner unfolded.The family settled down at my parents’ dining table, the couple hugging my parents and exchanging pleasantries while their annoying son kept on staring at me with a weird grin on his face.I merely looked at him for a bit before sitting opposite him, fixing my gaze on the table even though food hadn’t been served yet."Oh, Stella, you look so much better now!" The mother of the family remarked with a slight smirk on her face.My mother smiled in return, sitting down