Novels by Yheni pens

Luca’s POVI stood frozen with the world around me shrinking until all I could see was her.Jessica.Her wide, panicked eyes. The way her shoulders rose and fell with sharp, uneven breaths. The way her fingers curled into her palms, like she was bracing herself for a fight she had already convinced herself she’d lose.And her words—They kept repeating in my head like some broken record. She thought I had taken those pictures.She thought I had violated her.The realization was more hurtful than a blade to my chest, it felt deeper with every second she stood there just looking at me like I was a monster.My jaw clenched so tight it ached. My pulse beat faster than normal against my skull.I wanted to tell her she was wrong.I wanted to shake her, to force her to understand that I would never, ever do something like that to her but I couldn’t because right now, all she saw was a man guilty until he was proven innocent.Jessica sucked in a shaky breath, “Say something,” she whispered.

Luca's POVI stepped out of the bathroom as I rolled the condom packet between my fingers with a lazy smirk already playing on my lips.Jessica had been the one pushing for this, and fuck, I was already getting excited thinking about how much I wanted her—how much I had always wanted her. I guess taking things slowly wasn't in the cards for her. "Hey, you might want to—" I was saying but then I froze.She wasn’t there, She wasn't in the room, on the couch where I last saw her. I frowned as my eyes scanned the living room. The spot on the couch where she had been sitting was empty.Perhaps she was thirsty after the steamy moment."Jessica?" I called out as I glanced towards the kitchen. No response.A strange feeling had already begun to crawl up my spine, the kind of unease that didn’t make sense yet. Maybe she was in the other bathroom? I walked toward the door, listening. Silence.She still wasn't anywhere.Is she trying to play games with me? I wondered. Jessica really wasn't the

Jessica’s POVI should have known Ava wouldn’t let this slide.The moment she got me alone after I had agreed to go on a date with Luca, I could see it all over her face—the disapproval, the concern, the desperate urge to shake me out of what she believed was a mistake.I understood that she didn't want me to have to go through that trauma but I promise I was fine. "You can't be serious about this, Jess," she said with her arms crossed as she stood in front of me like a mother about to scold her child. "A date? With him?" She asked me incredulous. I let out a sigh, I had already anticipated this conversation. I knew she was speaking out of a place of concern but I could handle myself. "Ava—" I was saying. "No, hear me out," she cut in as I saw the way her eyes burned with something close to frustration. "I'm not saying Luca's a bad guy, okay? I actually think he's annoyingly charming in his own way. But you... you've been through so much, Jess. Are you sure you can handle this?"

Jessica’s POVI wasn't supposed to be know what he was going to say. At least, that’s what Ava had whispered to me the moment Luca showed up and Coran had called him away to speak with him. Ava had reached for my hand when I wanted to follow them and she had tried to pull me away from going with them. “Leave it to Coran,” she had urged me in a low but urgent voice. “You really don’t need this right now.” she had said to me and she was right, I didn’t need this. I didn’t need Luca showing up at Coran’s house, invading a space that had finally started feeling safe for me. I sure as hell didn’t need the way my heart stuttered the moment I sst my eyes on him, nor the way the world suddenly seemed to shrink down to just his presence the moment o noticed him standing there. But none of that stopped me from standing up and ignoring Ava’s grip."I'm just going to check up on them and let them be." I said to her as I ignored Navia's eyes on me and I quietly followed Luca and Coran as they d

Luca's POV I wasn’t supposed to be here,I know that much but the moment I heard Navia casually mention a barbecue at Coran’s place—and the fact that Jessica might be there, I shut my thinking.I already had it planned out, I was visiting a friend in Milan. An old pal, but upon hearing that she was going to be at Coran's place on Saturday, I just knew that this was my chance to see her and if I got lucky, get to speak to her. I had called, rescheduled my visit to Milan for a few more days and prepared to visit Coran's mansion when no one was suspecting. I had spent days trying to figure out where Jessica had disappeared to and everyone refused to tell me, they were all acting clueless. Not Ava, not Coran, and definitely not Jessica herself as she had somehow either deactivated her phone or blocked me from contacting her. It was like she had vanished into thin air, and I had been left with nothing but restless nights and this growing frustration that gnawed at me at every thought of

Jessica's pov The afternoon sun was warm and it's golden rays were sprawled over estate as I pulled up to the gates of Ava and Coran’s mansion. I had debated coming because I was a bit hesitant for reasons I didn’t want to acknowledge, but Ava had been persistent, She kept texting and bothering me. Begging that I came. What had finally pulled me to the bathroom was a particular voicemail she sent to me. "Jessica, it's just a casual barbecue. You need to get out of your apartment for once," she had insisted over the phone. "And before you ask—no, Luca won’t be there. He’s traveling to Milan for a few days. You won’t see him, I promise." Those were her exact words. That promise had been the only reason I had agreed on visiting. Well, plus the fact that it's been days since I last saw Coran. He wasn't one to bother me, but I knew he wanted to see me as well. Now, as I stepped out of my car and adjusted my sunglasses against the blinding sunlight, the sight of the grand villa stole

~Ethan~I stared through the car window at the laughing duo; my gaze was locked on them for a while before I spoke to my bodyguard, Thane, “Have you checked that guy's background?” I asked.Thane continuously tapped on his laptop, and minutes later, he pushed it in front of me. My gaze skimmed through the details, and I froze.“His name is Dawin? From Scott's family, and he works at the St. Louis clinic, the same clinic that Aria works in, right?” I raised my brow at Thane, silently demanding the authenticity.Thane nodded, wearing that look of confidence.I sighed and returned the laptop back to him. I watched them for the last time, and something stung in my chest. Maybe it's because that is the happiest I have ever seen her. I have tried to get close to her, tried to talk things out with her, and probably asked her why she left without looking back.My memory flashed back to that day … the day that changed everything for me, the day that killed something within me.That particular

~Selina~My heart wrenched into a bottomless pit; my gaze didn't leave the door even though Ethan's assistant was long gone.I was dumped into shock, confusion, and the biggest thing I felt was guilt. Guilt that I didn't know what my kids looked like, the guilt that I even pushed their father away, and the guilt that I wasn't there for them while they were growing up.I dipped my head into the pillow and burst into a long round of tears. Aria entered and met me sulking; she was shocked to meet me in such a bad mood.She threw her bag to the side and sat beside me. “What is wrong? Is everything alright?”I quietly lifted my head from the sheet, and the moment Aria saw my red face, she screamed. “WHAT THE FUCK? What happened to you? Have you been crying for so long?”I sniffed and wiped my red nose.I didn't answer her, rather I went straight to the bathroom and rinsed my face with water. I glanced out through the window and realized that I have laid down for a long time.The sun had se

~Selina~“Who is Sage?” Ethan repeated, his outstretched hand held my phone. My face distorted and I barked loudly at him, “Why are you with my phone? Are you that shameless?”He wore a confused look for a while, he tried to defend himself but I quickly cut him off. “What are you doing here by the way and where is Aria?”I glanced round the room but there was no sign of Aria. Cold air surrounding Ethan, making the room temperature drop by several degrees.“At least, you should give me a chance to explain myself. Aria has an emergency at the clinic and I only dropped by to check on you. When I entered, I saw the phone on the floor and the moment I touched it, the screen lit up,” he unloosened the tie that was knotted around his neck.He coughed slightly and continued, “There was a text that said Sage wants to meet you and I was just curious, that was why I asked.”Upon listening to his valid explanation, I instantly felt bad for lashing out at him. I took in my bottom lips and muttered

~Selina~I panicked and stared at Ethan, hoping he could come up with a convincing statement. Aria stared between us before she dropped the fruit bag in her hand and walked up to me. I anxiously rubbed my hand over my dress as I expectantly waited for her to lash or probably curse at me but to my surprise, she gently held my hand;“Did he trouble you? Oh my God! Why did you look so pale? You probably need more rest, “Aria calmly petted me while she gave her brother a fierce gaze.“The doctor obviously said she needed to rest her ankle, why are you troubling her? She has never even met you before, why should you scare her like that?” She blasted him. I glanced down at my finger, picking at my nails to hide my discomfort.How did she jump into an assumption that I just met her brother? The only truth there was that I never knew Ethan was her brother.I sighed and changed from my sitting position to a Laying position, Ethan's gaze fixed on me as his lips curved up into a smirk.“Do you

~Selina~My gaze locked with his as he towered above me; he helped me adjust at the end of the seat before he took his own seat beside me. He made me lie down and placed my head on his lap; my heart beat increased and my face flushed at this gesture. The driver started the car, and the moment the cold air touched my face, a loud yawn escaped my mouth.I quickly palmed my mouth in embarrassment; Ethan glanced down at me, and a thin smile formed on his lips. He appeared nonchalant with the shameless attitude I just displayed. He rested back on the headrest with his eyes closed, his two hands supporting the weight of his head. I couldn't resist staring at how peaceful he looked.I got so lost in staring at him that I didn't know his eyes were now open; he gave me a fonding look before he gently teased me, “You can pay me to model for you. I will just remain in this position for you to stare as long as you want.”That word he uttered sounded like a flirt to me. I quickly turned my head

~Selina~Vicky stood in front of me with an evil grin, “Oops, look who we have here?” I winced, staring at her with pity. Vicky has leaned down a lot; we used to be best of friends when we were in guitar school, but somehow, things changed.The guy she was madly in love with turned out to have a massive crush on me. She overheard when the guy asked me out, and that short moment forever ended our friendship.“Hi, Vicky.” I swallowed the saliva that gathered in my throat. Vicky gave me a disgusted look and stretched her hand forward.“Hand that brat over to me.” I stared down at the cute girl looking at me with bulgy ocean eyes. Her eyes were silently pleading with me, and I don't know why, but I felt drawn towards her.I pulled the girl closer to my lap and returned a fiery look back to Vicky. “What is your relationship with her? Why are you scaring her?”Her face twisted in anger, she dramatically placed her right hand on her waist while her second hand was pointing a warning finger