Novels by miss sterling

“After acting so high and mighty, you still ended up here.”I looked up from the clothes I was folding and Evelyn was in the room, glaring at me. Her bruise was healing, Without saying a word in response, I returned to my unpacking. That obviously infuriated her even more, she marched over to me and grabbed my hand, forcing me to face her.“Why did you come back? You swore you were never going to do this!”I snatched my hand out of her hold and pushed her back. “Don't you ever touch me without my permission.”Shock crossed her features and I took a step forward. “So what if I said I wasn't going to do it? Am I not allowed to change my mind, huh? I want to do it now, why are you so pissed off about it?”“Isabel, you don't want this.”That made me laugh.“I don't want this? You are telling me I don't want this, after your constant pestering and threats? You suddenly decide I don't want this? Who made you my decision maker?” “I am only trying to look out for you!”Her voice bounced off

EuniceI couldn't stop going through the papers Desmond dumped in my home a couple of days ago. He was so close to uncovering anything.The one thing I left for Scott to manage himself, he ended up creating an opportunity for us to be shot in the foot.Picking up my phone, I tried to call her but Scott's call came in instead and I felt a headache coming up. He never calls with good news.“Make it quick.”“Hello to you, mother.” My brows shot up, he sounded chirpy“What happened?” A long pause followed, and my patience ran thin. “If you are not going to speak, you might as welll…”“She is moving back in.”“What? Who is… Isabel?”“Yes, she's going to be here anytime soon with her things. Everything is finally going according to plan.”The smallest of smiles appeared on my face and I released the breath I'd been holding.“I'll be back home soon. Keep her safe and keep Evelyn out of her way.”“Roger that.”Once the call ended, I took a deep breath. Things seemed to finally be working out

DesmondIsabel was completely unreachable. One of the many texts I sent to her went through, she even read it, but other than that the others didn't seem to go through.I already drove round the city and back fruitlessly. I was yet to go to the police station and have everyone breaking their backs in search of her, but it was clear she left on her own. There was nothing I could do about that.Although, it was still unclear on why she decided to just pack her things and leave with no prior warning.“Has anyone gotten a hold of her yet?”I had half the staff trying her line, which was now switched off. They all shook their heads and I gritted my teeth.Just where on earth was she?“You're back.”My lungs seemed to finally work again when I looked up and Isabel stood before me. I immediately walked over to her, but my attempt to hug her was brushed off on the spot.“If this is about me not coming home last night, I can explain that.”She peered behind my shoulders and her lips curled up

Isabel “Ma'am, where are you headed to?”I snapped out of my thoughts and through the center mirror, I looked at the taxi driver, who had been carrying me around for the past hour, but I still had no response for him.For the past hour, I'd just been lost in thought trying to make sense of my reality, but it was so sad it became amusing.The worst part of it all, I still had no money with me. Living so comfortably with Desmond made me forget that I was still struggling to stand on my feet. Heck, I stopped checking to see if any of the jobs I applied for reached out to me.“Ma'am?”Resigning to my fate, I asked him to drop me off at any motel nearby. In a few minutes, he packed and I booked a room. I didn't need to get told that this was already a safety hazard for me, but at least, no one was lying to my face here.I recalled the image from earlier and it felt like I couldn't breathe all over again. I dropped to the floor and buried my face in my knees. The tears I swore wouldn't com

DesmondMy head hurt so bad as I tried to open my eyes. My temples felt like someone was hittng on them. It took a while, but I finally pried my eyes open and I recoiled.Everything about the room was unfamiliar. Where the hell was I?I looked around, my eyes fell on the person beside me on the bed, and my heart sank into my stomach. Brenna was curled up, fast asleep, she seemed naked and so was I?“What the fuck!?”The sound of my voice jerked her awake, and the second she opened her eyes, she scampered away from me.“Please don't hurt me.” She placed her hands protectively over her face, and it felt like I was in an alternate universe.Why on earth would I hurt her? The breath was knocked out of me when I realized what that could imply. There was no way I forced myself on her, I would never do something like that.I ransacked my brain, trying to find out what happened last night, but everything I could recall ended with me blacking out at the bar.“I am not going to hurt you, Brenna

IsabelI remained in the same spot on the couch. My knees were pulled to my chest while I rocked back and forth staring blankly at the wall.It was all a plan carefully crafted by Scott. When Desmond drove off, he walked up to me with fake concern.“He couldn't even wait to hear you out?” There was a jab in his tone, and I did not hesitate to smack him hard across the face.“And what did you stand to gain from doing that?” “I would have at least heard you out, Desmond doesn't care for you like you think he does. He is just with you to get back at me! He knows that if he keeps you to himself, he would win.”My body trembled and I wanted to smack him again, but he caught my hand right on time.“Can't you see? Are you blind?”“What are you talking about?!”“He's keeping you for the sake of the inheritance!”The world spinned before my eyes and if not for his hold on me, I would have tumbled to the ground as I momentarily lost my footing.“If he keeps you from me, the inheritance would g