Novelas de Astra Vey

LIANAI spent almost an hour standing in front of my closet trying to decide what to wear.Which was ridiculous.It was just dinner.Not a wedding.Not a proposal.Just dinner with a man I barely knew.So why was my heart beating this hard?I pulled out three different outfits before finally settling on a simple black dress that hugged my waist softly. Nothing too dramatic.Still, when I looked at myself in the mirror, I barely recognized the girl staring back at me.Nervous.Excited.Terrified.Behind my bedroom door, I could hear my mother moving around the apartment kitchen. Ever since Kane entered our lives, the tension between us had become unbearable. She watched me constantly now, like she was waiting for something terrible to happen.And maybe that was why guilt twisted in my stomach as I grabbed my purse.Because I was lying to her.I walked into the kitchen trying to act normal. “Jess asked me to stay over tonight.”Mom looked up immediately from her tea. “On a Thursday?”“S

LIANAMy heart was still pounding from Kane’s question when my mother suddenly grabbed my arm tightly.“We’re leaving,” she said quickly.“Mom—”“Now, Liana.”Her voice left no room for argument.I looked back at Kane, embarrassed by how aggressively she was dragging me away from him in front of the police officers. But Kane didn’t seem offended. He simply stood there calmly, watching me with those dark unreadable eyes.“I’ll see you again,” he said quietly.Something about the way he said it sent a strange shiver down my spine.Rain still poured heavily onto the empty streets as we hurried toward our old car parked across the road. The second we got inside, she locked the doors immediately with shaking hands.I stared at her in disbelief. “What is wrong with you?”She gripped the steering wheel tightly without looking at me. “You are staying away from that man.”“Why?”“Because I said so.”I let out a frustrated laugh. “Mom, that’s not an answer.”“He’s dangerous.”“How? He literally

LIANAThe moment my mother whispered his name, the entire shop felt colder.“Oh God,” she said again, her voice trembling. “Kane Mercer.”I looked between her and the man walking toward the door, confused by the fear in her eyes. The robbers had just left us shaking and traumatized, but somehow she looked even more frightened now.The man stepped inside the shop calmly, rainwater dripping from the shoulders of his black coat. He looked around slowly at the broken display cases and scattered jewelry trays on the floor. His expression barely changed.Most people would have looked shocked.He looked annoyed.Not scared.Not surprised.Just calm.My mother quickly stood up from behind the counter, wiping tears from her face like she suddenly didn’t want him seeing them.“Kane,” she said quietly.His eyes moved to her. They were dark, sharp, and strangely unreadable. “Evelyn.”The way he said her name made my stomach tighten. Like this wasn’t the first time they had met.I swallowed nervou

LIANARain tapped softly against the front windows of Hayes Jewelry as I wiped the glass counters for the third time that night. The tiny shop smelled like silver polish and old wood, the same comforting smell I had grown up with my entire life. It was almost nine, and the streets outside were already quiet except for the sound of distant cars splashing through puddles.My mother stood behind the register with her glasses low on her nose, flipping through receipts with a tired sigh.“We made three hundred and twenty dollars today,” she muttered. “That’s barely enough to cover the rent.”I leaned against the counter and gave her a small smile. “Mom, stop worrying so much. Tomorrow could be better.”“That’s what you said yesterday.”“Well… maybe tomorrow tomorrow.”She laughed softly at that, shaking her head. Even exhausted, my mother still looked beautiful to me. Evelyn Hayes had been through too much in her life, but somehow she still carried herself with quiet strength. Since Dad di