Novels by RishK

Ashley POVWe walked out of the auditorium. I held Adrian and Damien's tiny hands and took them to the parking area. "How was our dance? Mommy?" Adrian asked me with pouted lips. I smiled and nodded. "It was best." I praised them. They both had wonderful performances, but I felt bad that Dylan missed it. "and mine?" Damien asked me. I caressed his hair."It was best," I said, the Nanny holding their bags and following me to the car, I put the children inside the car and slid beside them.I grabbed my phone as I sent the videos to Dylan which I recorded during their performance. But Adrian's eyes were peeking out of the glass window and stuck to the ice cream cart across the road. I already knew what was coming. "Mommy, can I have an ice cream?" He asked."You had a cold a few days ago," I said, but he was not ready to listen."Mommy, please. I'll have one. Just one.." He pouted. "Fine! I will get that for you. But promise me you will not trouble Mommy or Nanny." I said. When Adr

The steering wheel groaned under my clenched fists. My heart ached with twisted pain when I found her wrapped around Luke's arms. No matter how fiercely I tried to bury her betrayal beneath layers of rage, she still pierced my heart with effortless precision. Seeing Carter makes me feel even worse, that kid could have been mine. She was mine once—her laughter, her warmth, her everything. Now, she is having a happy family with someone, but I am rotting in her memories. I was unable to escape the sting of her betrayal.I had not rejected her yet, then how did she find her second chance mate? My head ached. I wanted to grab her, shake her, demand how her heart didn’t shatter like mine. How she could smile so freely while the world around me burned every moment I saw her with Luke.My phone buzzed and took me out of my reverie. Evelyn’s name flashed on the screen, and I groaned. She was irritating and clingy. “Hello,” I growled barely masking my annoyance. “Why are you calling?”“Ashto

The fluorescent lights of the ICU buzzed overhead casting a glow on Carter’s pale face. He lay still, his small chest rising and falling unevenly. The machines beeped like a metronome of dread.I stood frozen by the door, my hands trembling. “Not again.. PLEASE NOT AGAIN..” "Calm down, Cassandra. Everything is fine. Carter is out of danger now." Luke's touch was warm but not enough to erase the terror clawing inside me.I was drowning in guilt, I failed to pay attention to him and this happened. I "I shouldn’t have let him near them." I sobbed. “That atmosphere, that was too much for him.”Luke pulled me close, his chest solid against my head. His fingers caressed my hair. "Don't worry, he will be fine. Just breathe." Luke said. “We were having fun until they showed up. They kicked me out of their lives, Luke. Why do I keep running into them?”"I know that, Cassy." Luke’s voice felt heavier. I raised my eyes and stared into his eyes. "You knew?” My voice barely whispered. Luke’

The morning sun spilt through the curtains as I slipped into a sundress. Today, we were visiting the new kindergarten Ashton had raved about. I wanted Carter to settle into a routine for the next six months until we got back. Asthon insisted on taking care of it, but I needed to see the school myself to ensure his safety.“Ready, buddy?” I asked Carter, he nodded, moving his fingers through his hair.We drove to the school. A vibrant campus and gleaming facilities. After talking about his medical needs to his teacher, we walked out. “Mommy, can we eat something? I’m so bored with Nanny’s food,” Carter whined as he pouted dramatically.I laughed, brushing his cheeks. I missed these moments. “Let’s go there, to that restaurant.” I pointed at Luna’s Den across the kindergarten. Carter’s face lit, and we headed into that buzzing restaurant. Hardly any empty seats were visible, the architecture was so good. We finally found one and rested there.“What’s it gonna be?” I asked, scanning t

CassandraEven though I tried to focus on the file, I could feel Brutus’s sharp eyes on me. His gaze burned my back. The nurses around me were so flirtatious that they only made eye gestures. “Do you want coffee, alpha Brutus?” One of the nurses got up. “Yes..” Brutus nodded, I watched him from the corner of my eyes. Being with him under the same roof and between four walls suffocated me. Why does it have to be him?“But I want Doctor Cassandra to bring it for me.” He said,My brows furrowed and I turned to him. Even the nurses were surprised.“I hope you won't mind, Doctor Cassandra?” He asked with a mischievous grin on his face.I nodded and walked out, I felt like I could breathe better. Now I was no longer sniffing his dominating fragrance. I walked with his usual coffee and placed it before him. I rested on my seat when he stared at the coffee with disgust in his eyes. “Doctor Cassandra, what do you bring?” He asked me, confused.“Regular black coffee, with no sugar and no m

Cassandra I breathed a sigh of relief when Brutus left the guesthouse. The way he stared at Carter, I was afraid that he would recognise him. While leaving, he stared at me with an unusual warning. No matter how much he wanted to scare me off, I wouldn't. "Mommy, look. What Alpha Luke brought for me." Carter tugged my trousers and showed me a helicopter that Luke brought for him. I smiled and rubbed his head. "Have you said thank you?" I asked, and he nodded. "Thank you, Alpha Luke." Carter pouted his lips. His cuteness was overloaded. "You are welcome Champ. I hope you remember our deal." Alpha Luke said, I was surprised. "What's the deal are you guys talking about?" I asked Carter with a puzzled face. Carter shook his head and denied telling me. "That's our secret. Only Alpha Luke and I know about it." Carter ran inside. "Sorry Luke, I couldn't inform you about the ceremony. Asthon appeared in the middle of the night and." "It's okay Cassandra. You don't have t

Alan left for the mansion to meet the children. He had never seen them personally but had seen them on the news channels. He was eager and left early. Now I was alone with Ashley, and I didn't know how to express my feelings towards her. When those men hit me, I thought I had failed as a husband, as a father.When Blood streamed down between her legs, I thought everything was over. I almost lost my daughter, perhaps my wife too. Ashley slowly sat on her bed, everything was so terrifying for her, her hands were still shaking out of fear. "Ashley, I need to say something." I sat at the corner of the bed and held her hand. "I am sorry for everything. You had to suffer because of me. I shouldn't be this careless." I said guiltily. She held my face and shook her head. "You don't have to apologise. It was I who couldn't understand you. You were never wrong from the beginning." She was a little hesitant, so I pressed her palm. The terror was still reflected on her face. I already knew t

"No, I can't leave you." I said, "Not when I know the consequences." I said, gripping my fingers around the gun. "It's not about us but about our baby. Please leave. One of us must be alive. For the sake of our children," Dylan said. We were busy talking and didn't pay attention to one of his men who secretly came behind and pulled me. The gun in my hand fell, and he placed a knife at my throat. "Dylan.." I screamed, the men gathered around Dylan and started hitting him. They punched him and kicked him in the face. "You dared to betray us. Now see what will see, how can you go alive?" The gangster said as he hit Dylan, Dylan's mouth began bleeding. He was badly injured. "Leave him.. You bastards.." I screamed. They turned towards me. The gangster came and grabbed my chin. "We almost forgot about you. You cared about your children the most?" He said and kicked on my stomach. A scream escaped my lips."Ahhh.." I grabbed my swollen tummy. That hit was painful. I started feeling my b

Dylan and I were both shocked when suddenly laughter came from behind. I turned to see the gangster, his men, and Alex had entered the room. They were smiling as they trapped Dylan. “What is all this? What do you want?” Dylan roared like a lion. His fingers pulled the metal bars. Even in the cage, the men behind him were startled. “What do I want? I want to torment you. I want to make you suffer the way you made me suffer,” the gangster replied with hatred in his eyes. Dylan’s eyes sharpened, and he looked confused. He never messed with any gangster before.“Made you suffer?” “The man you got released from jail and then killed was my brother. And I want revenge for that.” Hearing this, I froze. Dylan had gotten the man who set the factory on fire released, but only to have him killed. And I had thought Dylan was the one who set the factory on fire. I had been so wrong. I had caused Dylan so much pain because of this. I regret everything I did to him.“Revenge? This is how you ta

His eyes started staring at me. His gaze lingering on my baby bump before I instinctively sucked in my breath. I have to protect my little girl who was in my womb. I had no news of my two boys, Adrian and Damien. I was praying for them. “Why have I been brought here? What wrong did I do to you?” I asked him. He looked furious, his eyes red as if filled with rage. I wanted to look strong and fierce, even though I was shattered inside, just like a puffer fish. “You don’t know my husband. He’s extremely dangerous. He’ll tear you to pieces and feed you to the dogs,” I growled.But hearing this, the man burst into laughter. He was unaffected by the threat. “Yes, I know him. That’s why I’ve decided to ruin what he loves the most. But I’ll wait, because I want to do it in front of him.”Saying this, he sat back in his chair. His men started handing him a drink. I had never seen this person before. Not even once in my life. I couldn’t understand what was happening. Everything was fine unti

Ashley POV We walked out of the auditorium. I held Adrian and Damien's tiny hands and took them to the parking area. "How was our dance? Mommy?" Adrian asked me with pouted lips. I smiled and nodded. "It was best." I praised them. They both had wonderful performances, but I felt bad that Dylan missed it. "and mine?" Damien asked me. I caressed his hair. "It was best," I said, the Nanny holding their bags and following me to the car, I put the children inside the car and slid beside them. I grabbed my phone as I sent the videos to Dylan which I recorded during their performance. But Adrian's eyes were peeking out of the glass window and stuck to the ice cream cart across the road. I already knew what was coming. "Mommy, can I have an ice cream?" He asked. "You had a cold a few days ago," I said, but he was not ready to listen. "Mommy, please. I'll have one. Just one.." He pouted. "Fine! I will get that for you. But promise me you will not trouble Mommy or Nanny." I sai

Alex POV"Marcov group had expanded its branch in China, Dylan Marcov gave a hint that he would slowly occupy the whole of Asia. Let's ask him about his further plans.""Well.." Dylan scratched his nose and laughed. "I never planned to expand business out of Europe, but it happened." "I heard the Markov group touching the sky since the day you married, what's the reason that you focused on Asia?""My elder son's birth was in Japan, so basically I wanted him to be rooted at his birthplace.""Are you planning this so that your elder son handles branches in Asia and another in Europe?"Interviewer asked."You can say that.." Dylan laughed at every question. My grip on the remote increased when Dylan Marcov's face appeared on the screen. My teeth gritted at his smile, if one person I held responsible for my condition, it was him. "This Bastard.." I slammed the remote on the floor. "What the fuck you did.. You broke the remote. Do you know how expensive it was? It's the second time you