Rivals Novel Novels & Stories

Done with this childish rivalry, my wolf growled the truth I didn’t want to face. Rivalries don’t fade when you’re forced into the same territory. They ignite. I knew for a fact that this was going to be a wild ride.

Chapter 20 (Xander's POV) The fight started over breakfast. Which was perhaps the most ordinary thing that had happened since Sophia Laurent moved into my penthouse. It began with a photograph. Rachel Voss had published a piece in the Manhattan Chronicle that morning, not the romance coverage we'd been managing carefully, but something sharper. A corporate analysis framed around the merger timeline, the Phoenix Holdings threat and what she called "the convenient timing of a sudden love story between two lifelong enemies." Careful, pointed and professionally constructed.

The particular kind of rivalry that forms between two people who are too evenly matched to ever fully resolve anything. I watched them read each other across the ring. Ronan was still in the way that meant he was already three moves ahead. Cassian rolled his neck once and settled his weight and his expression went to the same focused quiet I had seen from him in the old training ground the evening he told me something that had been living in him for two years.

He pushed it open just an inch. "It's empty," he whispered. "Come on." We climbed out into a luxurious office. It smelled like expensive cigars and old money. But before we could reach the door, it swung open. It wasn't a guard. It was Cassian Vale, Maxwell’s biggest rival. He was holding a gun, and he was pointing it straight at Maxwell’s chest. "I knew you'd come this way, Thorne," Cassian said with a crooked smile. "But you’re a bit late. The police are already at the gates. And they aren't here for the ring."

The opposing team’s colors, deep crimson and black were swarming the neutral zone, led by the one man who existed just to ruin my life. Ryder Volkov. His black hair was damp with sweat, clinging to his forehead, and his blue eyes were fixed on me with. I knew he had the most annoying smirk underneath his helmet. I really hated this guy and words didn't do justice to how I felt about him. "Watch your back, Elias," Jason yelled, but it was too late.

The very first page made his breath hitch. "My Beloved Rival" The words, written in deep red ink, echoed in his mind. For strange reasons he couldn't explain, his heartbeat picked up. Curiosity pulled him in, and he was about to turn the next page When suddenly, the diary was snatched from his hands. "What are you doing?! Why did you take that?" Ryan's voice was sharp as he clutched the diary to his chest, his eyes blazing as he glared at Zane. "I...I just saw it and... I didn't mean"

"Let's get this over with. I have other matters to attend to tonight." "Other matters?!" Valerie shrieked, the rage exploding out of her. She grabbed a crystal wine glass from the table and hurled it against the wall. It shattered into a thousand glittering shards. "Other matters?! Today is our wedding anniversary! This is your gift? Your mistress gets knocked up, and I'm supposed to do what? Go to the temple and thank Buddha for the news?! What the hell am I supposed to do with this, Damian?!" Damian didn't even flinch at the shattering glass. He just looked at her like she was a feral animal that needed to be put down.

Finally, I broke the silence. “Is there anyone you suspect? Maybe a bittered bussiness rival? Sebastian answered quickly. “There is only one person desperate enough to pull something like this, and that person is undoubtedly Damien.” His answer caught me off guard. I frowned deeply before looking at him again. “Damien? how could that possibly be true. He can’t pull off something like this.” Sebastian’s expression never changed. “You underestimate how desperate that man has become. Desperate people rarely care about how much damage they create while chasing whatever they believe belongs to them. In this case, he’s chasing you. And he’s doing everything to get you back.”

They told me that I will be specially invited by that moron( crown prince). Then I chose a design and chose a design for my sweetest princess Orkhis . We continued to talk about novels , I hope my princess will like my novel. ( I think there will be a fight between Daisy and Jullias over Orkhis , lol) After some time , Jullias helianthus made his appearance. I won't lose to him . He's my rival . I've got to win .

His face was all emotionless as he stared at me with nothing but disgusting, loathing, and hatred. My heart squeezed. I opened my mouth, desperate to say something, anything, but before I could, the voice of the MC boomed through the hall. "Welcome, ladies and gentlemen, to the special event that will shake the whole city of manchester…” The crowd erupted in mad cheers, while others murmured in confusion. “I guess it's time for the proposed competition, see you there, My Rival” Andrian said before going away with the woman beside him. Her distant laughter rang like the horn of hell to my ears.