A Great Reckoning: A Novel Novels & Stories

However, today doesn't seem to be working in my favor, because just as I reach the door, my phone pings with a message from Arianna saying Selina is asleep, and she will return to her home as she has a business trip with her boss the next day. We bid our goodbyes, and just as I move to continue my short trip to go out and take a stroll, I bump into a figure walking in. The glass of water I'm carrying pours all over her white shoes—which could buy ten of my house. Slowly, I lift my cold eyes to look into the eyes of Eleanora Valesca. Evren’s strict grandmother... I can officially say my life is a mess.

yelled Rebekah, her eyes glittering maliciously. “No…” Iris kicked and thrashed to save her honor. “Leave me. I have apologized to you. What more do you want?” Rebekah stormed towards her and grabbed hold of her. “Go on!” she yelled at the guard. The guard unbuttoned her jeans, but before he could pull them down, the door flew open. “What’s going on here?” Two police officers marched inside, followed by none other than Maddox Laurier.

Twenty minutes later, the car stopped in front of the large establishment. How did this woman single-handedly manage to keep a large empire like it stay afloat? It has always been rare for heirs to keep the legacy of an establishment, that haven't been spoiled all their lives only to be met with a huge responsibility. Of course, they are bound to fail by making sheltered decisions that end up breaking them down. They entered the busy reception and a woman came over to introduce herself. "Kimberly Wells and this is Noah Baker. I have been at the other end of your correspondence. Welcome and nice to meet you," Kimberly stated, while Zack and his secretary introduced themselves, shaking hands.

The little rat seeing that it has done its job, ran away and the woman in red, terrified of rats already collapsed to the ground and started laughing hysterically, realizing that her life was doomed at this point. She had never thought that a simple job she had done so many times would result in her own death. She had laughed and mocked those people who got sabotaged and killed in the past few months. She never expected that the same fortune will fall on her, and now her life was about to end in the hands of a woman with power she didn’t understand. “Do you think that after killing us, you will get what you want?” she spat with spite as she angrily looked at Elowyn who was looking at her as

She made these decisions without consulting me and I knew there wouldn’t be any time to meet Rogers so I just had to give in, once again. “Send him up,” I muttered reluctantly and he went away. I turned on the news on the small TV I had installed for this purpose, to work out and hear the morning news. They were rounding up the business news and entertainment news was coming on, I grinned in anticipation but the image that came up next was not what I was expecting at all. A bad picture of Emma throwing her fist at my face and Rachel watching from the bar. ‘Tech Millionaire, Jason Micheal, receives blow from violent partner over interaction with Rachel Scott.’

Xavier~ "Bella, thank you. Since the beginning, I have had complete faith in you to bring justice to Laila." Aunt Lily hugged Bella tightly, tears streaming down her face after hearing the judge's verdict in Bella's favor. Her voice cracked with emotion. I sat frozen in my seat, paralyzed by the enormity of what had just unfolded. My mind replayed Laila's voice from the recording, her sobs, her pain, and her sacrifice to protect me. What was I doing all this time? Protecting her killers rather than fighting for justice for her death. The shame was unbearable, and I regretted every choice that had brought me to this moment. Fear had consumed me—fear of Jordan Lucas's threats, fear of losing m

“Men like him don’t deserve mercy.” “I want to give him a second chance,” she replied. Second chances. Always the same mistake. I handed her my card. “Unlimited. Use it. Call me when you make up your mind.” I hoped she would. “I think I’m ready to love again,” I told Henry on the phone. “You made up with Rebecca?” “No. The lady from the hospital… something about her just sits right with me.” “She’s married.” “She’s getting divorced.” “That’s fast.” “My heart is faster,” I said, hanging up.

“Not the kind that stays fixed. It felt more like your mind trying to make sense of everything we’ve just been through. And frankly, it’s enough to undo anyone.” I stayed quiet. “It’s the weight of it all—Jacob, the safe house, your mother, the burner phone and notebook, going back to that house, the tapes, the officer, the envelope, the photograph, the breach. Your mind doesn’t just shelve that. It rearranges it—distorts it—until it feels like something you can survive.” He let out a breath, slow and worn. “Honestly, it’s surreal we lived all of that in one night. It felt like time collapsed—like we walked through a week and came out the other side before dawn.”

While others were saying goodbyes, she ran from there and got back to the mansion. Overwhelmed by grief, Arlet sank to the floor, the weight of her emotions bearing down on her. She clutched Raya’s journal close to her chest, its pages filled with the essence of her daughter’s thoughts and aspirations. Tears streamed down Arlet’s face as she allowed herself to release the pain that had consumed her. Her remnants were still there, and everything in the room carried her presence. Slowly, she curled herself on the floor, cradling the journal in her arms, seeking solace in the closeness of Raya’s essence.

he explained. I blinked, still unable to process her sudden dismissal. I mean, even though Thraia is like that, she does her job well; even though Ma'am often scolds her for her behavior. "Maybe Ma'am Eliza won't fire her for no reason, right?" "I don't know," he replied with a shrug. "It's also surprising. It's sudden." I just took a deep breath. I looked out the window of the jeep and saw that I was at the gate of the university.