Novels by Vanessa Pens

Logan I woke to the sound of soft snoring, I looked down to find Melissa's head on my arm, her leg slung around my waist, mouth slightly open and little bit of drool on her chin.I smiled, stareing up at the ceiling, thinking back to event's of yesterday before I got home.Jade and I had gotten out of the airplane, feeling completely jetlagged already, we went through the tiresome process of the airport security checking out our luggages and after that we we're off,on our way back home to our respective families.Through out the ride home I had been anxious, I didn't know how Melissa would react to me being back, i decided to call her,to let her know I had arrived and I'd be home soon, but she didn't pick up, so I decided to shoot her a quick text instead.I sat in my car just outside the airport, wondering how it would feel to be back in her presence, how would she react?, what would she say to me?, the fact that she had gone out of her way to make dinner for me was a good sign.I ha

Melissa We stared at each other for a second not knowing what to do. I reached for the dishing spoon the same time Logan did,our hands touched, and we both retreated our hands quickly,I placed mine on my thighs, clearing my throat.“Um…. Go ahead” I said, gesturing to the spoon.He smiled nodding his head then proceeded to dish a surprisingly large amount on his plate, after he finished I moved to serve mine. I took a healthy amount even though I didn't really feel like eating, but I knew he would get worried if I didn't. He picked up his spoon, his eyes shining with excitement and took a bite of the food while I waited in batted breath for his reaction.“Mmm…. My God Mel… this is so good..” he said in between bites, eyes rolling to the back of his head in pleasure.I let out an inaudible sigh of relief, as I chuckled quietly, I guess he really was hungry.“Thank you, I put a lot of effort into that.” I replied with a little smile on my face as I reached for my spoon.“mmm…It's total

Melissa I woke with a start as I coughed up some of the bath water that had gotten in my mouth,I looked around to find myself still in the tub,the water had turned cold and all the bubbles dissolved. I stood with a sigh moving out the tub to unplug the clog so the water could drain, I wrapped a towel around myself, as I watched the water swirl silently down the drain.I looked down at my fingers to find them shriveled and wrinkled up from staying in the water for so long, I moved to stand in front of the mirror, staring at myself, thinking back to all the dresses I had, which one was Logan's favorite.Having decided on which i stepped out the bathroom with a smile on my face, I had already envisioned my look and it was time to get ready,I moved to the closet and picked out the dress, then moved to my vanity table to get started on my makeup, I wanted to keep it light and simple so I decided the simple powder,lipstick and mascara would do.Just when I picked up the mascara,a notificat

Melissa I woke on the kitchen floor, a dull ache in my temple. My vision unsteady for a moment,the edges of my world seeming to spin into a black nothingness,I placed my hand against my head like that could steady the spinning. It took everything I had to push myself up, my knees trembling beneath my weight,yet somehow I managed to stand, leaning heavily against the counter until I was able to shuffle into our bedroom.The bed felt like a refuge,though it offered no real comfort,the one person who could was across the fucking country. I laid there, staring blankly at the ceiling.I tried… Oh God.. I tried not to remember.But the memories kept flooding in as I laid there fading in and out of consciousness, but the memories kept flooding in as the door to that horrible past was ripped open,soon enough the tears started falling,they came slowly at first, one tear drop at a time,till i was a sobbing mess,I pressed my hands against my mouth to try and quieten the noises I made but I coul

Unknown We started at each other, neither one of us wanting to back down, I felt my anger rising the longer she sat there, staring back at me with that stupid smirk on her face, what I wouldn't give to wipe it clean off,she looked at me like I was some kind of moron for not figuring out it was her all along,the thought had never even crossed my mind.She was Melissa's sister, they were supposed to be close,not her trying to end her flesh and blood, which made me wonder what made her hate her sister so much she resorted to killing her husband.I reained in my anger, deciding it was better to have this conversation with her level headed, so I wouldn't do or say something stupid,in the heat of my anger.“You broke into my house.” I finally said breaking the silence.Her smile widened a fraction,she didn't deny it, instead she leaned forward, lowered her voice so only I could hear what she had to say.“You need Logan gone,so do I.” she said matter of factly.The air between us thickened

Unknown I sat in front of the famous Eliana, Melissa's sister. Stareing her down, but she seemed completely relaxed and not the least bit frightened by how I looked at her. She'd been the one to make the appointment to meet today in this shitty little restaurant, it smelt like piss and the booths were stained.EARLIER THAT WEEK I sat in front of my computer, trying to find the missing footage of that night, the night I'd gone out to spy on Logan and his bitch, but it's like it was completely erased from existence.Whoever did this was a good hacker, they broke into my house undetected, erased the footage of the break in neatly, and left a well written fucking note on my kitchen table.I sighed in anger, I've tried to hack into the main system of the security around the other houses for three days now and each time I'd failed. I had started to feel frustrated.I walked out of my room, down the stairs and into the kitchen to make myself a bowl of cereal to start the day. I pulled out

Rhys“Almighty Rhys Madigan, pleading for mercy? Who would have thought?” Cory said, mocking me and chuckling.“Come on Rhys, we both know who is the stronger of us” Vincent added.“You guys don't even deserve mercy. You're nothing but bad news” he sneered.“Listen...” I warned them “I am willing to surrender, you can't hurt me or she, you know that” I motioned to Tessa.Vincent started laughing. “Oh please,” he scoffed “like anyone would ever trust her over you”“Let Tessa go, you want me right? Let her live please” A smile crept up in Cory’s expression “You really wanna save this whore?” she asked rhetorically. “That's very charming considering that you didn't find it difficult to kill three people without remorse” “What do you mean?” She snorted “don't play dumb with me boy. You killed my parents and my little sister, remember you got into an accident and you fled, left the scene, left us to die! My parents died because of you, my little sister died because of you!” she screamed

Rhys “What are you doing?” I asked Blair.“Calling for backup, do you think a single gun would save you from your brother? If you did, then you don't know the kind of brother you have. He's dangerous” “I don't need your help. I'm in control, and you're the problem.”Blair laughed.“You're a fool Rhys… they are watching you! better make use of this chance and let me do what I know how to do.I swallowed her insults like bitter lemon drops. “Where is she?”“At an abandoned warehouse out of town”, Blair said as if we'd been discussing the weather.Speaking of the weather, it had begun to rain. A light mist that made it impossible to see anything beyond thirty feet or so, but enough to make me feel uneasy.It also meant that I couldn't see anything outside of the car. And I had to pull over into the parking lot before stepping out. It was a miracle Blair followed and the rain took longer than I expected.I watched as Blair dozed off beside me and a silly idea came into my mind.I gently

DarcyI was tired of fighting, my body was extremely weak, my throat dry from dehydration and the constant ringing in my ears made me almost blind. I felt completely lost and I couldn’t understand why. What did these people want from me? Was this happening to me? Why were these people staring at me? Where did they come from? How had they taken me here? “I am thirsty” I cried out for the hundredth time. “Please” I begged again. “Just give me something to drink, anything at all. Please”. My voice cracked, and I was surprised I didn’t feel any pain anymore. The silence only amplified the sound in my head. It was deafening. So quiet, so peaceful now. The ringing was gone.“That's your punishment for pulling that stupid stunt” One of them hissed. They looked angry. Yes, I had tried to escape again but I didn't even make it past the day.I got punched hard across the face, my head snapped to the left and back to the right, the ringing grew louder but not quite as painful as before, and I

Rhys When I drove down to Vincent’s house, I didn't know what to expect but I made sure I kept my gun closed.Someone whom I assumed was the nanny opened the door and she was holding a baby.For the first time in a long time, I paid attention to their son. He was a spitting image of Tessa... I mean Darcy. He had her eyes. Her beautiful, greyish blue, wide, soulful eyes. He looked just like her. And that terrified me for some reason.It also made sense why she had been fooling me the whole time. I would have probably done the same thing if I was her or done even worse.The nanny looked at me as if she was skeptical of my being there or something equally dumb and stupid because she didn't let me inside. “Tell Vincent I am here”, I demanded. “He's not here” she said. She wasn't rude by any means, she just seemed completely unimpressed with my presence at all.I wanted to tell her to fuck off, but my mouth wasn't cooperating. What a fucking mess.“Who is at the door?” I heard Vincent as

Rhys“What do you want?” I typed and waited for a reply while I began to drive down to the police station.The car was silent on its way there, but the ride didn't last long since it soon became apparent that my phone was ringing. It was the sound of my cell phone ringing that alerted me to where I was. I stopped the car and reached for it.“We said don't go to the police and you are parked in front of one? You really must think we are unserious right?” The voice said from the other line.I looked in the streets but everyone was going about with their business, there was no sign that I was being followed.How did they know where I was?“What do you want?” I yelled through the line as loud as possible just to make sure my message wasn't lost in the noise from the cars passing by.“You already disobeyed us and now your darling wife would pay for it” He sneered “Do not test our patience” “No, no, no” I heard Tessa scream from the background. I could only imagine her franticness and dang

Darcy“Why? You are supposed to be his friend. Why would you do this to Rhys?” I asked the man in front of me. My hands were shaking from trying to break free and my body was trembling with rage. He stood staring at me.“You see my dear, life is not always black and white. There are people who can love others, and those that do will be remembered for eternity. The difference between you and them is that you choose to stay with the light and I decided to go to darkness. That, or it takes too much effort” His face was twisted in amused expression, as though he was watching a child trying to figure out their math homework. But he was serious about what he said.“Rhys has always had things easy, he was always good at everything, he had the women, they loved him, and he loved them back.” He shook his head sadly ‘The thing is, there is no such thing as perfect men, only ideal ones. And unfortunately, there isn't any such thing as perfection in this world, and there's nothing you can do to c