Novels by Promise-khennie

The hospital hallways smelled of antiseptic and tension. Shawn paced back and forth like a man possessed, his hands running endlessly through his hair, His shirt clung to him with sweat, his heart pounding louder than his footsteps, “Mr. Darlington, please sit,” a nurse said softly as she passed by, but he shook his head violently, “I can’t sit; My wife is there., My children….” His voice cracked, his throat raw.The doors to the labor ward had swallowed Eva whole just minutes ago, but to Shawn, it felt like hours, days, a lifetime, Every cry, every muffled command from the doctors inside made his stomach twist,And then…“Shawn!”He turned sharply to see his mother rushing toward him, her face pale, her eyes wide with worry. She reached him and immediately grabbed his arm.“Where is she? Where’s Eva?” Daine demanded breathlessly, “They took her in. Mom, she’s in labor. Her water broke at the office,” His words came out clipped, frantic.Daine’s mouth fell open in shock before sh

Shawn looked tired and exhausted in his office. He had to deal with Eva’s midnight cravings and emotional tantrums almost every day for the past two months,He barely had a wink of sleep last night because she woke up crying for pancakes, and he had no choice but to get up and make them for her,He couldn't wake Madam Tess because it was late midnight already,The most annoying part was that Eva couldn't eat it at first because she complained that it was too hot, they left it too cool down for a while, after a few minutes Eva had a bite and complained that it was too cold,She left it without eating it and said she lost her appetite, Shawn was frustrated, but he couldn't scold her for behaving like that because the last time he did that, Eva burst out crying, and he spent thirty minutes trying to calm her down. Shawn was seated in his office, pen scratched against the documents scattered across his desk, his brows drawn tightly in concentration. The weight of responsibility pressed

The living room was buzzing with voices, laughter, and the kind of excited tension that only a family gathering could bring, Streamers of pink and blue hung from the ceiling, plates of food covered the dining table, and balloons bobbed against the walls. The air smelled of vanilla cake and fresh flowers, “Alright, alright!” Ryan clapped his hands loudly, his grin mischievous as ever, “Before we get to the big reveal, we need to settle this once and for all,” “Team Boy or Team Girl?”Eva shifted in her seat, her seven month belly resting proudly against her dress; she placed her hands over it, her smile tender yet filled with nervousness.Shawn standing beside her with his arm draped protectively around her shoulders, glanced down at her sparkling eyes with so much love and admiration before he continued speaking“Team Girl,” Shawn announced confidently, voice ringing over the chatter, “No questions asked.”Eva rolled her eyes, “Of course you’d say that,” she scoffed “I mean, look

Eva's fingers trembled asEvh3 adjusted the folds of her dress. The sun streaked through the tall windows of the registry hall, spilling warm light over the polished floors,Her heart thudded in her chest, faster than it should, almost louder than the murmur of voices around her, “Eva,” Shawn whispered, beside her, his voice low, steady but filled with emotions, “I'm here with you, everything will be fine from now on,” She glanced up at him, caught in those reassuring eyes that always anchored her, “I'm fine,” She whispered back though her hands betrayed her nervousness, clutching her file of documents too tightly,She's finally getting married to Shawn, she's going to be his legal wife, no secret, no lies but he was going to be with her for who she really is. The joy and happiness was overwhelming and it almost felt like it wasn't real and it was all her imaginations, Across the room, Ryan smirked, leaning against the wall, “You look like you’re about to run away, Eva,”“Ryan!” Av

The night before had broken her, she barely had a wink of sleep as the content of Norman’s letter kept replaying in her head,And now morning sunlight pouring across her office desk felt like a cruel spotlight, Ava sat behind her desk, fingers tangled in her hair, staring at the same document she had been trying to read for hours, words blurred into meaningless shapes, She couldn't concentrate, not when Norman’s letter burned through her mind like a curse, Her chest rose and fell in shallow breaths.She gripped her pen too tightly and her inner thoughts spun in her head, ‘I can't live like this… I need answers. I need to see him say it to my face, admit that it was a planned lie to mess with me, some twisted prank. Anything other than what he wrote,”By noon, her decision was made. She couldn’t bury it. She couldn’t wait. She had to see him.She finished up her work at the office quickly and told Ryan that she was running an errand, She left the building and drove to the prison wh

The evening air was calm as the dinner ended and the Darlington's were about to leave, As they walked towards the car, Shawn's hand brushed against against Ava’s lightly,He leaned towards her, his voice low, because he was careful not to draw attention “Ava… did you read the letter I gave you?” He asked, Ava froze for a split second. The letter. She had tossed it into her bag absentmindedly, distracted by everything else that had happened. Her lips parted, but guilt quickly rushed in, Ava was hesitant as she flickered her eyes, “Oh my God…Shawn, I totally forgot about it,” Shawn’s brows drew together.“You forgot?” He repeated, “I thought you were going to read it immediately. I gave it to you,” Ava chuckled nervously and fumbled with her words, “Yes, I swear I was going to read it, but I got distracted with some clients at work, so I just kept it in my bag for later, and I totally forgot about it until now. she bit her lower lip, searching his expression for the disappointmen