Book Review My Brilliant Friend Novels & Stories

His rich brown slanted eyes and finely chiseled jaws accentuated his facial contour and it took me a while to realize that the man was none other than my best friend. "Gerald?" Surprise flared in my whisper as I recoiled out of his arms. He was back in the pack? Oh! He must have come to celebrate with me but look at who is celebrating with a view of her cheating fiance. He gave me a sympathetic look and then whispered. "Let's just leave, Beth." Tears burned the corner of my eyes, blurring my vision as I turned away from him. No, I couldn't. If I tried to make it past the lobby, I would just collapse. This was too much for me.

It was really absurd everytime u think about my life as it is now - which was almost every second - so absurd that I'd have laughed if I wasn't the victim of the whole craziness. First I get rejected. Then I have sex with my gay best friend. Then I find out he's not gay, but a spy from another pack. Then he goes ahead to tell me he loves me and proposes to me. Madness. Total madness, honestly. Dear goddess, what next? What would come out next to mock me and the joke I've obviously become to the universe? “No matter how hard you tug, the dress won't get lower than that” Jax said with a slight chuckle and I glared at him.

I walk to the couch and let my body sink into it, closing my eyes as I bask in the relief of finally sitting down. My phone’s buzzing snaps my eyes open and I groan before I pull it out from my bag. My face lights up when I see the name and I quickly pick it. “You won't believe what just happened." I hear a sniff from the other end, like she's been crying. And one thing about my best friend : She doesn't cry. In her words “Mafia Princesses Don't Cry, They Make People Cry." I perk up in my seat, my brows scrunched. "What happened? Why’re you crying Brit?”

Actually doing it was another. Every time Gaspare finished with a lover, he would call me to clean up the room. I wondered which one it would be today. Lily? Or Celeste, who had come last month? My favorite was still Sandra. She only ever made a mess on the bed, never the entire room. When I opened the door, I found an unfamiliar face staring back at me. This woman had features that bore a passing resemblance to my best friend, Vera Toscano. I could not help but smile.

My blood boils when I hear Alpha Magnus say that, but I blame Alec. If not for his stupidity and recklessness, Alpha Magnus wouldn’t be talking about Aria as though she were a commodity when Aria is by far the most beautiful woman in the room. She always was and always will be. Right from the onset, I knew I wasn’t supposed to fall for my best friend’s sister because that would be like breaking the bro code, but I couldn’t help it. I mean, have you seen Aria? Even from childhood, he has the kindest heart I have ever seen. Her long red hair, as fierce as her temper.

I don’t know the extent of his home life and I never push to find out about it but I know it wasn’t good. He once told me one of his favorite things about me was that I never pried into his business, which is ironically what most people hate about me. I’ve been called a bad friend so many times because when someone is crying, upset, angry, irritated, they want you to ask about it but I never do. I guess I just feel like if you want me to know then you’ll tell me. I lucked out with my roommate Lydia, we are great friends because I never have to ask what’s wrong or if she’s ok she will just bust in and tell me exactly what’s going on. She’s the talker and I’m the listener, we work perfectly.

My white Ferrari was parked out front, but he headed straight for one of the black SUVs the guards used. He settled me carefully in the passenger seat, buckling me in. His hands lingered on the strap across my chest for a second longer than necessary. I cracked my eyes open and saw his face in the dim light. He looked torn apart. The man who never broke rules had just fingered his best friend’s little sister to a screaming orgasm in a public club booth. “Killian…” I mumbled, reaching weakly for his hand.

Zinnia “Girl what did you do?” My best friend asked and I rolled my eyes. I was sure her brother had gone to gossip about the situation today. He was being a jerk and he deserved it. “I didn’t do anything he didn’t deserve okay? Your brother was being an absolute jerk. Can you believe that stupid manager embarrassed my sister and me?” “He called us low lives Elinda, and screamed at us in front of so many people. He even referred to us as “cheap girls”. I so badly wanted to smack his face.”

Sarah's pov. In a cozy corner of the restaurant, I sat opposite my dear friend Julia, the soft glow of Amber light illuminating our faces. It had been nearly a month since we last saw each other, and we were catching up over coffee, sharing the details of our lives. Julia, with her mischievous charm, leaned forward and asked with a playful wink, "How's your married life going on, babe?" A blush crept onto my cheeks as I thought about my marriage. It was like living in a fairytale – everything was simply perfect. It was clear that Alex was starting to like me just as I liked him. And what I discovered this very morning would undoubtedly strengthen our bond even more.

she replied and that made me divert my gaze to my brother. "Buddy? Have you met my woman before?" My brother stood up and walked up to us and said, "What I'm about to say is quite unbelievable!-" I frown at that and shared a glance with my girlfriend. What does he mean by that? "I'm a huge fan of yours, Micaela Alvarado! I've read all of your books and I've been waiting for series 2 of your new release Shattered Hearts!"