Novels by Steph Lori

Alexa Ethan’s phone rang, causing him to walk back as though he had just realized what he was doing. Even I, at some point was lost in it, I stood there waiting, and half hoping he was really trying to kiss me. But now, how can I be sure when he throws me a disgusted glare and walks out the door, greeting Chloe? “Shit, we need to remain focused” I said to myself as I went ahead to sit on the bed. There’s no way I can spend the night here anyway, I brought no extra clothes. But a few minutes later, Ethan had returned with shopping bags, he threw one over to me, before settling on the couch, and I checked for myself. I didn’t want to speak to him; no amount of talking would make me understand him. So fine, if my boss said I should sleep in the same room with him, then fine, if he says he doesn’t give a damn about me, fine, if he says he won’t help me out with my father’s case, fine. But I will fish out the killer myself, and if it is him, I will forever curse myself for loving him.

Ethan The sight before me sent chills down my spine. It wasn’t what I was expecting as I had to go search for Alexa since she’d been out for too long. Ella, the young daughter, lay frail on the bare floor as though she was about to completely lose consciousness. “I didn’t mean to,” Alexa muttered, her voice cracking. She was visibly shaking, her eyes on Ella. I walked in and pulled her close into a hug without thinking, breaking the boundary I was supposed to be strict about. “I know you are innocent. I’ll handle this.” She shivered violently against my chest, her tears soaking into my shirt. It felt good to have her in my arms, which is a questionable feeling. This isn’t the first time I’m hugging her, yes, it’s been long, but not that long to make my heart skip more than two beats at a time. “They will, t-they-”“They won’t do anything. You need to calm down, Alexa, you’re still on medications. C’mon let’s head out.” I said as I pulled out a phone, ringing the security. We ha

Alexa She let out a brief laugh in disbelief. “You really did return, desperate to take what’s not yours, huh?” She catwalked, staring me down as though trying to degrade me. I almost felt my confidence being stripped away, just as when I was younger, Chloe knew just what to say to Ethan to make me feel less of myself. But unlike the past, Ethan stayed quiet, as though he also wanted me to be humiliated. I needed to step up for myself. “I thought you were going to die out there, so sad you won’t be able to join your father.” She clicked her tongue shaking her head. “I most certainly do not need you pity, and I have no wish to join the dead. Actually, I have quite the-” “Leave.” A knife stabbed my chest at Ethan’s disruption, his voice cold. I could also feel his hard gaze on me, meanwhile, Chloe was smirking with victory. “Chloe,” Now it was Chloe who was utterly shocked. “I need to have a word with my PA.” Chloe chuckled in disbelief. “You are joking, right? She’s still you

AlexaI watched Ethan turn his back and walked out of the room as though he hadn’t stayed by my side all through waiting for me to wake, as though he wasn’t by my side begging me to stay awake. Bullshit, he could be doing all this out of guilt. But that’s what aches my heart more, if he did this out of guilt, because he knew what happened to my father, or…was he the one who-Shit. It even hurts to think that he’s the one. I tried to let out the frustration gnawing within me with a sigh, but it wasn’t working; I was still stressed. It makes perfect sense that Ethan doesn’t want me to know. Why else would he kill the man who attacked me? He didn’t want me to dig deep. I mean, there’s no way he was that blinded by worry or anger that I was hurt. My heart beats for him, but I know for a fact that the highest emotion he can feel towards me is pity. The door eases open, causing my attention to shift once more, expecting Ethan to walk in, but instead, a petite woman with her familiar brow

Ethan Something is wrong“Where are you going to, Ethan!” I ignore Chloe and get down the car. “Take her home, don’t let her out of the car till you are back at the house.” I order the driver, before walking back to the hall, except this time, I don't gett inside the hall, instead I pull out my phone, ringing 911. “Please be okay Alexa.” I pick up my pace, walking into the thick woods. The sounds from the hall fading as I make my way with the dim light sticking out of thick trees. How do I know she’s in this woods? I sighted her hand purse the minute I got into the car. The gold purse laid on the bench close to the parking lot, certainly she can’t be that careless, besides she’s here for a mission. I'm deep in the woods when something catches my attention, his built is familiar, not just at the party, I can swear I've met him before, plus him standing, like he's towering over something doesn't lessen my suspicion. I try to make my presence less noticeable moving between the tree

Alexa “She’s my date” My heart literally jumps when his hands wraps around my fnger, and pulls me away from behind Ethan. But it does calm everyone down and diverts their attention as he pulls me away from the crowd to the exit. I got my wish answered but at what cost? Because Ethan’s eyes is burning my back, I can feel it as we make it through the entrance, hands interlocked with a stranger I've barely known for an hour. “Are you okay?” Will asks, though I nod, I certainly am not, I am drenched, my plan is ruined, above all, I've lost my face before the people I badly want to get revenge on. “Do you want to come with me? To clear your head?” I shake my head, after all I barely knew him, he wasn’t even among the the list of people in the file I had studied.“I’ll wait here for my Boss.” “The same boss who let you get harrassed like that? If you ask for my opinion, no one there wants you around, their hate is so visibe, it’s dangerouns working with the Bouchards too,” Ethan d

Elena I watch life drain out of Beatrice’s eyes, but before I can say a word, Mikhail grabs my wrist and begins to pull me down the stairs. Not that pitied Beatrice, she clearly still has a thing for Dmitri, she betrayed Mikhail, and abandoned her daughter, what’s more ridiculous is the fact since she came, she doesn’t seem curious about her daughter’s wellbeing. She still hasn’t asked about Esther, my heart broke for her, but it also fuels my determination to be a better mother that she never was to Esther. “Wait! You can’t do this to me, we are mates, a-and I have your child,” She rushes behind us, and this time I am the one to pull back, fed up with her acting.“You have his child?” I pull my wrist from Mikhail’s and walk back to Beatrice, she tries looking past me, trying to ignore my confrontation but I got to her face to spit out the words. “Don’t you ever say that again. I am Mikhail’s mate, I will be the Luna and Esther is my daughter,” I say with so much confidence. It’s r

Elena Mikhail seems disoriented after I told him all I did. I expected him to scold me for being reckless, slitting my wrist, and leaving him in the dark, but he’s just sitting still on the bed and staring into space. “Whar’s wrong?” I draw nearer to him, and he shakes his head. “I know why I wasn’t involved.” Involved? It didn’t seem he was talking about me going ahead of our plans. “They all knew about it, they had the evidence, and Ezekiel just knew the right button to push to get them to release the evidence. Now that it’s out, they are releasing all his crimes and leaving him to face it all by himself. Ridiculous.” He lets out a bitter laugh, which leaves me with the understanding that he is not happy about what is going on right now.“So they decided to use the ‘no family victim in court when a family member is a perpetrator’ card in this case to cover up another ill doings they are about to commit. My absence will hide further truth from disposing, and you getting summoned

Elena Mikhail seems disoriented after I told him all I did. I expected him to scold me for being reckless, slitting my wrist, and leaving him in the dark, but he’s just sitting still on the bed and staring to deep space. “Whar’s wrong?” I draw nearer to him, and he shakes his head. “I know why I wasn’t involved.” Involved? It didn’t seem he was talking about me going ahead of our plans. “They all knew about it, they had the evidence, and Ezekiel just knew the right button to push to get them to release the evidence. Now that it’s out, they are releasing all his crimes and leaving him to face it all by himself. Ridiculous.” He lets out a bitter laugh, which leaves me with the understanding that he is not happy about what is going on right now.“So they decided to use the ‘no family victime in court when a family member is a perpetrator’ card in this case to cover up another ill doings they are about to commit. My absence will hide further truth from disposing, and you getting summo

MikhailSomething is about to happen. I can’t say it’s all good because Dmitri has been summoned to court. It’s even more strange because this is my Pack, I am the leader, but I am excluded from the decisions of not just any pack member, but my…my brother. As much as it feels wrong to call him that, it’s a fact I can’t forever deny, aside from that, there’s Elena with a bandaged wrist. But after Darius had disseminated the information, I was sure about my stance. It was neither good nor bad. Everyone is standing still, waiting for me to end the call, but I was done even before I hung up After Darius explained that the evidence about Dmitri killing our father is already at the court and also is already spreading widely in the pack, it still didn’t justify the reason that they didn’t tell me. “W-what, why are you staring at me like that?” Dmitri questioned nervously, chuckling while I recall how I found the patch of poison in his room, the same poison that had caused my father’s deat

Elena “I’m not sure you would like me to speak about it here,” Ezekiel stretched it and the hiss comes as expected. His persistent pissed Dmitri off. Dmitri says no word after letting out a hiss and Ezekiel had gotten the info that he’s not willing to speak with him in private, so he announces. “The officials are beginning to fall out of your side. And the heritage given to you seems to be holding illegal activities and they are all placing you as the front man.” I hold back a smile when Dmitri turns back to Ezekiel sharply. His eyes are wide, with a little hint of terror as he finally appraoches us. “Don’t you fucking play with me, Ezekiel.” He curses yet he’s still standing right by my side. Victory rolls like a tennis ball within me, he’s speedingly reaching his end, with Ezekiel fulfiling his deal on leaking on how he had killed the late Alpha, also his crimes while he had being away from the pack. Ezekiel bowed his head. You see, I knew he’s that good of an actor, he looks

Elena Ezekiel doesn’t bulge. Not when the door clicked open, not when it clacked shut. He remained still like a rock, snoring and looking annoyingly lazy. I slowly walked to him; he only shifts when the bed dips, but before his eyes can fall open, I aim for his throat. “One move and this knife will send you to meet with your family.” That’s a wrong choice of words; however, he didn’t pity me when I was being harassed and raped by his boss. He had set me up and used me. While that is his level of humanity and his revenge, to which I don’t totally blame him, I also have to fight for my people. It’s sad how we turned out this way, though. “W-what,” The moonlight that filters through the light curtain aids me in witnessing Ezekiel’s fright. The room isn’t relative hot, but I can see sweat bumps sliding down his forehead. “You and I have scores to settle, and it ends today. One of us…is going to die tonight, either you, which would save you from the future torture in your boss’s hands