Novels by Faith smith

LISA’s POVIt's been a while, right? Well, we have all been so busy with life but I never forgot about y’all my sweet ones. I was in bed trying to sleep but I couldn't, I could still hear my stepmother's words in my head and those of my sisters, it was ringing heavily in my head, and just then I heard someone call my name from outside and I quickly jumped up from the bed with my hands holding my chest like it was about to drop. “Ye.. Yes.. I am.. Ah fuck!”I exclaimed as I stood up from the bed and quickly put on my robe and rushed downstairs. They were seated on the dining table staring at me coming down the stairs like I was some sort of messiah. ‘This is all your fault, Mateo.. I wonder why he insisted I come here when he knows how they make me feel here.’I got down the stairs and flickered my lashes at them with a little smile.“Have your seat, my dear.”My mother said and she stretched forth her arm like she was about to help an old lady to her seat.‘Okay, what are all of th

MATEO’s POVI wasn’t expecting anyone so I initially thought that Royce was pulling my leg. “Royce, who is it at this time? I doubt that I'm expecting anyone because I am not. So, what are you up to?”I was still concentrating on getting my pancake ready. I just knew that I wanted to eat something, but there was no need to stress the chef out.“Sir, someone is really outside.. I'm not sure who it is though, I need to know if I can let the person in.”I nodded with a smile without looking back at him.“By the way, what are you making, sir? It smells good. Is Madam not home?”He wasn't there when we got back, so he had no idea.“Yes, she went over to see her mum, Royce, but she’d got some things for you and your family, you will get them tomorrow, alright?”He nodded and left quickly. I walked, stood by the door and he wasn't joking there was actually someone walking towards the mansion. It looked like a lady.“Lisa?”I said softly and rolled my eyes.“You can't stay a day without me,

MATEO’s POVI arrived back in New York with Michael.. I convinced Lisa to go visit her sisters and mother, on our way back. Pretty sure, y’all might be surprised about hearing ‘Mother and sisters’ for Lisa, but she has always had those, she just rarely went over there, but she went there mostly too. We hardly spent nights together. Her sisters do know me, but not her mum. I got to my room and I sat on the bed for a few minutes thinking about everything that had happened in the past few days.It was a lot.. Astrid confessed her feelings to me, found out about Mikey and Doug, and I think I feel the same for Astrid, but what to do with Lisa? That has been my biggest worry, because she has been nothing but an angel to me since the very first day, so it will be so unfair to just dump her for someone else’s wife..I groaned and rolled my eyes.“Fuck, fuck, fuck.. What’ve you gotten yourself into, boy? This ain't what you came to New York for, you fucking brat!”I exclaimed and groaned out

MATEO’s POVThey both stared at me and Douglas walked up to me and held my shoulders.“What is obvious?”He looked very serious and sharp like he had been caught with a body bag or something.“Wow, relax man.. Chill. You know me, huh? I don't judge.”I moved away from him, sat on the desk, and looked at both of them.“You both didn't really think I was going to find out, right? Nah.. How dumb do you both think I am? Mikey, this is from a place of love, okay? I know my brother well, and I know how he acts whenever he is..”“Mateo, what the fuck are you talking about? What are we doing?”Mikey asked defensively.‘Ah, for a second I forgot he's a lawyer.. He wants to intimidate me.’“Okay first of all Mr Mikey this ain't a court, so chill.. No need to raise shoulders.. We are also getting ready to leave, but I decided to speak to you both, Doug especially.”“We are listening.”Doug said and they both sat down quietly like children.“Douglas.. You are so used to punishing yourself wheneve

MIKEY’s POV“You do not have to worry about my love life, Zade.. I'm in full control of it, worry about yours! And you are wrong about one thing! I never tried to control or dictate your life..”“Mike..”“Listen to me!”, I snapped angrily at him, and then wiped my forehead then smiled at the curtains. “If anything then I think.. Nah, I know for a fact that I gave you too many chances, Zade and you know what you did? You fucked me up over and over again, and now that I think about it, I gave you so much leverage and you know why I did that? Because I loved your stupid dumb ass, but not anymore, so get the hell out!”I was so pissed that I had to control my tone.“Mikey..”“Mike, to you!”“I was naive then..”“Oh, please, do not come to me with all that sob story.. It ain't gon work on me, not anymore at least.. You had your chances, Zade.. You played with them, and now.. Nah, you are way too late.. I'm with someone who truly sees my worth..”“Douglas? You mean the same Douglas whose fa

DOUG’s POV“Were you expecting anyone?”I whispered to him and he shook his head aggressively. “Um.. I need to.. I will have to hide.. Right?”We both jumped off the bed with my heart racing.. I agreed to be official with Mikey, but not go public, especially not this way. I rushed to the balcony, but Mikey didn't look happy at all.“What is it?”I whispered as he followed me there.“Why are you hiding, Doug? Does it matter?”I rolled my eyes, but I wasn't angry, I was.. Not sure, but I thought I would be offended by the fact that he wants to go public, but I wasn't.“Mikey, not like this, okay.. Not this way, huh? Please..”I said softly and kissed his chin. He smiled a little and nodded.He walked away and I peeped through the curtains to see who it was.I just hoped it wasn't Mateo.. Ah, that boy is too smart and cocky to be deceived. Immediately he comes in he will sniff me out.Surprisingly it wasn't Mateo.. Well, I would have been surprised if it were him, because at that time,

(ONE WEEK LATER) JORDAN’s POVI was in my office setting up my files for my meeting ahead with some of my partners when my phone rang. At first, I hesitated to answer it but I did.There were no sounds, so I angrily placed it now and it rang almost immediately again.“Is this some kind of joke or a spam call?”I said as I stared at my phone ringing.. It was a private call too.I answered with so much rage boiling in me.“Who the fuck..”“Hello, Mr America.. Oh, I mean Mr Vegas..”I removed the phone from my ear, stared at it in disgust, and placed it back on my ear..“Who the hell is this? And who is Mr America?”“Ah.. Is this a wrong number?”The man had a very strong and disgusting Italian accent, it was killing me, but I had to see the end of it.“What was your first thought? It's definitely a wrong number.. I'm not your audience, Mr Italian..”I replied sarcastically, using his tone.“Look for someone else to stress, okay?”“Wait, wait, so, you mean that you are not the one who is

LENA’s (LUNA’s POV)It's been a while, yes? I'm sorry for taking so long.. Maverick and I locked eyes, but I wasn't ready, I thought I was, but everything reminded me of Jordan. His touch, his face, his body, his voice. Of course, Maverick is different from Jordan. Hopefully, he is. I've learnt not to vouch for any man anymore after what happened to me, so yeah I can't say for a fact that Maverick is 100% different but I can hope that he is. But, at the end of the day and the bottom line is that Maverick is still a man.. Jordan was a man whom I was madly in love with, and having another guy touch me felt strange, felt like I was losing my mind.We were still so locked in and he was driving me crazy.. I was so wet that my whole body shivered.. I almost stripped myself naked because he is so good with his tongue on my nipples driving me insane.. “Lena.. Hey, Lena.. Are you good?”He finally lifted his head and asked.. “I.. I.. Maverick..”I pushed him away softly and he quickly stood

LENA’s (LUNA’s POV)An attack? A Setup? I knew I wasn't the only confused one at that moment.“Brother, you mean Michael’s men did this to you? How? And why did you leave the house without your guards? I told you that I could handle the situation, right? Why did you still have to come out?!”I held Amelia and smiled faintly at her.“Amelia, why don't you go to your room and try taking a nap, huh? I will take care of Maverick, huh?”“I mean.. He.. I am just worried..”“I know, sis, and I had no idea it would turn out this way..”“What if it was worse..”She cried out and I immediately took her to her room.. Tucked her into bed and promised to look after Maverick. I got back to Maverick’s room, helped remove his shoes, and immediately stood in front of him. He wrapped his hands around my waist, and I caressed his hair.“Oh, God, I thought something bad had happened to you, Luna.. Fuck, I am so glad that you are good.”I used my hands to play with his hair and I lifted his chin so he co

MAVERICK’s POVI received one of the scariest calls in a while and it was from Luna.. She screamed hard about needing help and I was left dumbfounded. I had no idea where they were and all I could do was call Amelia and tell her to quickly check on Luna.I jumped into my car and drove off as fast as I could without taking escorts, or whatsoever along with me.I was scared and my whole body was trembling, but I had to be strong and keep my eyes on the road.But while driving I saw a fleet of cars behind me, but I didn't let that distract me even though they were clearly after me.“What the fuck?”I said as I peeped out the window, but never tried to stop.LENA’s (LUNA’s POV)“Luna, we are coming for you! Wait!”Michael was still on the floor trying to stand on his feet and wash his eyes.. I admit I kicked him hard in the balls.The door swung open and I flew out from there. Some men came, picked Michael up, and left. I was stunned, I was left speechless, and I was close to tears again.

LENA’s (LUNA’s POV)I was stunned and unable to speak. What did they both mean by that? “Moans? Screaming? From Maverick’s room? Are you both serious right now?”They stared at each other, nodded and Amelia held my hands.“I'm gonna hold your hands when I say this baby girl, you ready?”I shook my head, not sure what I wanted. I had no idea what she was about to say but it felt like it was going to break and injure me. ‘Wait, why am I breathing so heavily and why am I sweating? Oh please, Lena.’I thought as I found my hands and body shaking. God!“Amelia! What is it!”I exclaimed and they both laughed.I guess being heartbroken before hasn't taught me anything, right? How can I still be so shocked and not even expect the worst?.‘No way all Ms. Lena’s teaching went to waste. Do I really still want to trust and believe a man? I literally stayed in jail for 5 years for what I had no idea of! Fucking hell!’I was mad at myself, mad at my heart, mad at the girls, and mad at Amelia for w

LENA’s (LUNA’s POV)“Then do not try to hold back, Lena.. Give it all up.”He whispered in my ear and our breathing got deeper and deeper, his face was so close to mine that we stared into each other’s souls.“Lena! It's time to go.”Vee screamed from outside my room, Maverick lifted his head, and I closed my eyes.‘Thank God for that call back to life, fuck I was..’He pressed his lips against mine and my eyes shot wide open in shock.I pushed him away, but pulled him right back in.He locked the door from behind and we immediately flipped me on the bed.‘It might just happen at this point, and I would probably allow it.. The sexual tension between us has been at 100 for days now, and I have been trying so hard to fight it.’I thought as I grabbed his hair and he grabbed my boobs with both of his hands.“I have waited so long to see your titties.. I know I would love them!”I chuckled and bit my lower lip.“Fuck they are so soft.”He was going to take my dress off but I stopped him.

AXELL’s POVAvery called and told me that she and Shawn are planning on running a DNA test on Shawn and Logan. “Has it gotten to that?”“Yes, it is, Axell. I have always had my doubts. No one in my family or Shawn’s is colorblind, so how is Logan colorblind?”“Avery, so if the father isn't Shawn then who is?”“I don't know, Axell, but I would be so glad if he isn't. You wanna come along with us to get the results?”“Have you both run the test? We will give the doctors samples today”I followed her and we did all the necessary things. We got back and I told her I needed to fly to Mexico to meet with the godfathers with some evidence against Lucrecia and Paolo, so they would be punished.She insisted on coming with me, and we took Logan along. It was more like a family trip, and I’d promised Logan that I would fly him in my private jet.Everyone else followed, Bryson and Camila.We stayed at the same penthouse that I and Bryson stayed over the last time. Paolo had no idea when we arri

AVERY’s POVHe stared at me with a face full of surprise, but I overheard all he said last night, and I cried so much in my sleep. I also had a dream of waving and saying goodbye to my parents. I had finally found their killer, so I had fulfilled my biggest heart desire.“Avery..”“All these times, Axell, you were the one behind their death and you never said a word! You are a beast!”“Babe, please hear me out, please. I.. I.. I am also a victim. My parents were killed and I needed to avenge them. Your parents were no saints either. They had a hand in my parent's death, but I didn't kill them, Paolo did”I stared at him. How was I supposed to react? I can't believe I lost my memory for weeks and let Shawn get close to me. I didn't remember anyone, including my son. I can't believe I pushed Axell down through the balcony. What if something bad had happened to him?I stared at him and how helpless he looked. In my sleep, I heard him cry himself to sleep. When I woke up I saw him holding

AXELL’s POVI had several cuts, and I struggled to get back on my feet. I think I broke my leg.“Avery!”I screamed but there was no answer.Did she run away? That was the first thought that came to my head.I saw Logan running toward me, and I told him to go get Bryson and Camila.I was bleeding so much and I couldn't stand on my feet.My guards arrived and they lifted me up to the car.I saw Bryson walking down the stairs with Avery in his hands.“What.. What happened to her..”I tried getting out of the car but fell on my knees.The guards held me back up, but I was determined to go to Avery.“Hey man, I think she passed out when she watched you fall. We need to get the both of you to the hospital right now, get in”“Bryson.. How..”“Axell, get in the car now. You need to see a doctor”I got in and he followed behind us with Camila and Logan.When we arrived I pleaded with them to first attend Avery, but they said we were both important.We got treated in the same ward and were lef

SHAWN’s POVThe truth is I never expected a day like this to come. When I received the call from Camila asking me to come to the hospital I was surprised. Feels like Avery never really moved on from me. She must still be crazy over me. I will use this to my advantage. That dude of hers is popular and has lots of money, I will make sure to extort him using Avery.She has always been very useful to me ever since we met. I saw someone better and I left her pregnant, it was wrong of me, but it isn't new, and I am back now. I saw her son, Logan, or should I say our son. I am not here for him though, I am here to make my life better, so he can wait.“Avery, is there anything you want?”“No. Who are you to me?”Camila was behind me, so I wasn't free enough.“Well, I am..”“He is a friend to you.. A friend”Camila quickly said and I nodded too. This bitch. ****************It was late and I left. I promised to come to see her the next day and she agreed.The next day I came and the day after

AXELL’s POVI was so close to tears, but I had to be strong. I held Logan in my arms, he had been crying heavily upon realizing that his mother didn't recognize him. I can not believe this. How did she forget about all of us including her name? I stared at the doctor and he said we should all follow him to his office.“Mum.. Mummy..”Logan pointed with tears rolling down his cheeks at Avery who kept staring at us in awe.“It is fine, baby. It is fine”I patted on his back and calmed him down.When we got to the doctor’s office, I could see the pain in his eyes. He probably didn't expect that himself.“Mr Axell I can imagine how you and your family must be feeling right now”Camila was wailing heavily, Bryson hugged her and tried to keep her calm.“Logan, mummy will be fine and back, okay? I will make sure of that, huh?”The doctor said and Logan nodded. “Doctor, what is the way forward right now? She doesn't remember anyone, not even her name”“I know that Mr Axell. I guess she was

AXELL’s POV“She came around and told me about my doctor's appointment, which I agreed to go with her. She angrily left the room and said she would wait for me outside, but then I heard a loud thud outside the room. When I ran out I was lying unconscious down the stairs. I think she slipped”She said with a little tear rolling down her cheeks.I looked away, but then..“Wait. The farmhouse doesn't have stairs, does it?”She shook her head.“I wasn't in the farmhouse. I was in your room..”“In my room doing what?”I angrily said to her, and she moved away from me.“I thought about doing some cleaning for you..”“I have enough help around the house to take care of that, you bitch!!!”I screamed and Bryson held me back.“Calm down, man”“If she wasn't in my room, Avery wouldn't have gone into the house and she wouldn't be in this situation now! I also blame myself because I told her to go get you! Ever since you came into our lives..”I fell to the ground again and tears rolled down my c