Holden Cross Novels & Stories

After failing to find me, Nicholas Jennings said grimly, "Astrid Rhode, I don't have time to play games with you. You haven't answered your phone or contacted me in four years. How long do you still want to hide? Maddie has just won the Best Actress award and cannot allow such groundless rumors to ruin her reputation. The window of opportunity for managing this PR crisis is closing fast. You must come out immediately to clarify that it's you in the video!"

Jasper told me. “Psycho calm person say what now?” I retorted. “You have to distract him somehow,” he elaborated. “Yeah, I’m not about to kiss some stranger,” I said. “You have to do something Ava. Fenix doesn’t have time!” Holden exclaimed. I was wondering how he’d managed to fight this long to begin with, but Holden was right. He wasn’t even fighting anymore. I had to go against everything in me and reach out to hug Cas from behind.

“Something’s—” A loud metallic clang cut him off. Elena gasped. A chain of spiked metal—thick, heavy—had been stretched across the road ahead, partially hidden under debris and wet leaves. "Trap," Holden snarled. "A deliberate one." The car skidded, fishtailed, and came to a halt inches before slamming into a cluster of fallen tree branches. Holden didn’t hesitate. “Reverse,” he ordered. “Now.” But before the driver could shift gears—

A tiny figure shot out from the shadows in the hallway, crashing into my arms. "Daddy!" Naomi cried, clutching my shirt as she buried her tiny face against it. "I missed you so much, Daddy… Please don't leave again…" I froze where I stood, my hand resting on her soft hair. My fingers brushed the curls—her natural waves, just like mine—and something in my stomach fluttered ever so slightly. When I looked up, Willow was standing near the stairwell, holding a bulging canvas bag. Stray hairs fell across her forehead, tousled by the wind.

“Oh my God, Leah! Where have you been? How come you didn’t know that Alex and Sky had a big fight last year?” “Really?” I asked. I didn’t even know who Alex was, and I didn't care. “Yes. They were good friends before Quinn and Finn transferred here. But Sky stole his girlfriend. And last year, Alex failed his exam and is now our junior,” Flora said. “Stole?”

The company was accused of plagiarism and infringement. Dana was not planning to stay idle throughout her stay in California so she decided to research about the CRUZ company. It was created by the Cruz couple and when Manuel died, Henry took over as the CEO. Dana had to confess that she had been hearing of the CRUZ company in the past years during her stay in Italy. Their works were distributed worldwide and sold in many different countries. Their designs were superb and so were the paintings which were made by their first son.

I hope I got that right. - Yes, you did. Will smiled and then drank. - May we continue? Will nodded his head to Peter. - I will go undercover, no questions asked. I'm an illegal trader passing through New York. - That's it. Give me daily reports on what you find out. No hurry. The important thing is to get to Canino. Daryl's codename made Morgana's shoulders twitch. 'Damn it!'