Novels by owolabikafayat999

“Normally we don't do this Ms. Benson, but honestly, with the three months of rent upfront and your last name? We were more than happy to make an exception." The manager of the apartment complex said with a smile.Right. Her last name. Scarlett kept her smile polite and fixed, but inside, her stomach turned a tiny bit. Of course it was because of her last name. For twenty-four years, the Benson name had been nothing but a golden leash her parents used to keep her choked, but today, for the very first time in her life, it actually worked in her favor. She would take the hypocritical win."Thank you, really," Scarlett said, forcing her voice to sound light and sweet. "I just needed a space of my own as quickly as possible. You know how crazy things can get with family.""Oh, absolutely. I won't keep you then. The keys for the main entrance and the unit are right there, and if you need anything at all, just call the front desk." The manager gave her one last professional nod before turn

Scarlett stood in front of her full-length mirror, turning slightly from side to side.She wore a rich emerald-green dress that hugged her waist before flaring softly at her knees. It was a dress she had bought months ago on a rare whim, only to shove it into the dark back corner of her closet, terrified her mother would accuse her of trying to steal attention. But today? Today she brushed her hair until it shone, smoothed down the fabric, and took a deep breath.[Ooooh!] the System chimed happily, floating right beside her reflection. [Look at you! You look super pretty today!]Scarlett adjusted her collar in the glass. "Thanks."[Just 'thanks'? No 'wow, System, you look great too'?]"You are literally a floating blue square," Scarlett said dryly, grabbing her purse off the bed. "How am I supposed to compliment your outfit?"[Hey, my glow is very stylish!]Scarlett shook her head, a quiet laugh escaping her lips as she stepped out of her room and headed down to her car.When she walk

Scarlett pulled her car into the driveway of her parents' massive estate and parked. Walking up the front steps, she opened the front door, the heavy click echoing through the high ceilings.Immediately, her mother's sharp voice came yelling from the living room. "Who is opening that door in all this heat? Huh?”Scarlett stood by the foyer, completely silent, until her mother walked into view. Her mom appeared and stopped, her face twisting into a scowl. "Oh, it is just you.” She said coldly and Scarlett tried not to frown,“Thank goodness you are here. Where the hell did you go yesterday? You were supposed to be at your father's company, but you just ran off to some bar and embarrassed us!"Without waiting for an answer, her mother scoffed. "Go downstairs and bring up my green tea. And wipe down the hall table while you are at it."Scarlett stared at her. In her past life, she would have bowed her head and hurried to obey. Now, she just tilted her head. "We have a maid for that, seve

Everything was so warm and that was the first thing Scarlett noticed.Her eyelids were too heavy to lift, but her senses were spinning from the overwhelming physical sensations pulsing through her. She was lying back against silky sheets, her breath catching in her throat as a wave of intense pleasure rushed through her lower belly, pulling a breathless, needy moan from her lips. Heavy, broad hands gripped her hips tightly, holding her pinned beneath a broad frame of a man who moved against hers in the dim room.She could not see his face in the dark, but as her shaking fingers reached out to grip his back, she felt the hard muscle of his spine moving with every touch. It felt so good that her head rolled back into the soft pillows, her mind spinning from the rhythm of it all.Then, a sudden thought hit her like a splash of ice water.Wait a second... didn't I just die?Her mind reeled, panic trying to push through the pleasure. She remembered the cold floor, the gunshot blowing throu

"Hold the line!" Scarlett screamed, her voice tearing through the deafening crack of rifle fire as another wave of decaying monsters threw themselves against the rusted iron gates. "Keep the monsters out!"She slammed her shoulder back against it to hold them off, pulling the trigger again and again until her arms burned like fire, watching the bodies collapse face-first into the bloody mud outside. The world had gone to absolute hell over the past year, honestly. It had turned into nothing but crushed concrete, shattered glass, and endless dead bodies of zombies, leaving survivors to crawl through the ruins with zero hope of ever seeing a bright tomorrow.Because why this all happened, no one even knew. Woke up one-day and the zombies were everywhere. But as the last zombie fell limp in the dirt and the heavy quiet of the wasteland settled over the camp, Scarlett leaned against the metal barricade and let out a shuddering breath, her chest heaving as a soft, helpless smile touched