Dan Simmons Novels Novels & Stories

But Simon never looked back. ***

he asked innocently while the crease on his forehead deepened. “Idiot” Simon gasped loudly again as his eyes went wide and almost bulged out from its socket. He was in a defensive stance as he retaliated to Carmina. “I'm not an idiot!” He heard a chuckle from the other line and he knew it was Bammie. “Sis Bammie! Tell her I'm telling the truth that I have a high IQ! Isn't it the reason why you hired me to do this mission? Because I'm smart and not an idiot?!”

I giggle while lifting my Strawberry Daiquiri to my lips, thinking about how no one liked Reid at the office. “Well, if it’s about the Simons case, I know the feeling. Michael’s a saint, but lately, he’s become snappy as shit with me about this case.” I tell her, and she nods, so I know it must be about the same thing. “Anyway, tell me more about this book that got rejected by your editor.” She says, finishing her drink in record time and ordering another one.

They don’t realize otherwise—until I’m standing over them with a stake. Of course, I don’t have orders to kill Santiago. Just question him. He might live if Simmon likes his answers. Simmon hates killing his sired because, according to him, it’s difficult to make new ones. The house is cool, clean, and scented like lemon. I search the rooms, but they’re unused. Perfectly decorated but they smell empty. I open the fridge—a few decanters of blood, and a half drunk bottle of wine, but nothing else.

He just smiled and said, “I didn’t waste my opportunities.” While Simeon thrived, Daniel faced challenges. He had secretly opened a casino, and one night, a gambler won a fortune. The loss threatened to ruin Daniel’s reputation. Desperate to help him, I sold my car and some personal belongings to cover the debt. I believed in us, in our future, and I was willing to sacrifice for it. But as Daniel struggled, Simeon’s success only grew. He became a powerful figure in New York, buying failing companies and turning them into profitable ventures. He was now a competitor to Trenton Corp, and his rise made Daniel’s failures even harder to bear.

"Dan had died. Exactly like me. "I think the door hit us." I blink, and I'm back in the attic, watching Dan scramble for the rifle as a wolf rushes at him. "I thought I was going to watch Darius rip out his throat like—" I swallow my words. Nathan did the same thing to Simon Trevor. Simon was one of those rare treasures that a girl couldn't believe existed. A truly kind person. Someone who refused to assist me because he desired something in return. But he did it because he could. He did exactly that. And he paid with his life.

"Before I returned to my home country, I thought everything would go smoothly. Unexpectedly, Lena appeared out of nowhere. Hunter, for some reason unknown to me, got married to her. Although everyone in the circle currently thinks it's a joke, I know he has real feelings for Lena." Otherwise, they wouldn't have brought people out to show their brothers. "Do you need help from your uncle?" Paige has helped Simeon many times using her the Gomery family identity, but she didn't know what skills this uncle really had, to be able to expand his business nationwide in just over a decade, with a lot of people trying to curry favor with him. It is said that he also has a gray industry, but no one kno

"Terry Simmons is a sick bastard and has a disgusting habit of recording all his encounters with women. "His parents brought this recording device over to me. You'll know the truth of what happened after you listen to this."

I knew instantly who'd done it. Before long, the Internet was piling on. "Ten years is more than enough to leave someone in the dust. Mark seriously thinks he can beat Jerome? The same guy he personally shipped overseas to study? What a joke." Then one comment caught my attention. "Is it just me, or is he actually the guy who used to simp for the Burkes' long-lost daughter they just found?" "Nah, you've got it wrong. That's the Swain heir. Why would he be simping for her?"

"What is the title?" "One night stand with her billionaire CEO." "It should be on the internet then. Let's talk about this when we come back from the meeting." He packed the car in front of the council building. Simon put a bookmark in the novel before setting it down. As he got down from the car, he moved towards the door. Without knocking, he opened the door wide enough for them to notice that someone important is now amidst them.