The Book That Held Her Heart Novels & Stories

But it seemed fused to her wrist, tightening even more the harder she struggled. Matthew lowered his gaze, looking at her with more disgust than he ever felt for anything else. Meghan suddenly scrambled up, dropped to her knees at his feet, and clutched his pant leg tightly. "Matthew, believe me! I only love you! This must be Danielle's doing! That spiteful woman is jealous of us!" Matthew scoffed and snapped his fingers. A moment later, two bodyguards dragged Rowan over and slammed him to the floor. His face was bruised and swollen, his naked body tightly bound with hemp rope.

I said as she gave me a look, then she nodded her head. “Okay boss, whatever you like. Fifteen minutes.” “Thank you.” I said as I closed the door. Lydia wasn't in my office anymore and I didn’t waste a second. I grabbed my phone. My fingers moved faster than my thoughts, I went straight to the reading app and I saw Inked Heart heart The book loaded instantly, like it had been waiting for me. “The One I Was Never Meant to Love.” My chest tightened again. “Why does that title sound worse today?” I muttered.

That's when she saw something that burst her bubble of happiness. On the refrigerator door, a calendar reminded her that on that very evening, it would be the final of "The Key to the Heart." Sophie tried not to let it torment her too much because Nicholas had declared several times the night before that he loved her, and she knew he had been sincere. However, she was an adult woman and knew that love isn't always enough, that it doesn't solve everything, and it wasn't fair to expect Nicholas to change all his life plans, everything he had planned, just because she had reappeared in his life, and they had discovered that the supposed memories from the past were misunderstandings.

Befriending Mabel seemed a very good idea at first but as Devlin found out, it was harder than it looked. Although he continued giving her flowers and chocolates, she still seemed wary of him. On the day of their promised date, he gave her the book she wanted longingly. She was hesitant at first but when Devlin reminded her that it might not be available again as it was a bestseller, she accepted it graciously by giving him a peck on the cheek which made Devlin’s day. As it was still summer and too hot outside, he took her to the new Al Reem Mall. As they sat in a glass paned balcony overlooking the sea, he asked her what was bothering him for a long time.

Pronto. Do you want your freedom or the woman out of harm’s way? You can’t have both. He thought to himself. He hardened his heart. He needed his liberty, his freedom. Their eyes locked a second later, a shock of understanding firing him. Possibly she felt it, too, for she breathed in, staggered. She righted herself and stopped at the bars, her amber delicate eyes large, her lush, red scarlet mouth open, revealing straight white teeth. She held a book.

Amaia sincerely stated. "You asked me awhile ago what am I doing here... Well, let me answer that question as well. You see, I want to give this book to the woman who has been on my mind and my heart for the passed two years. I want to make her fall in love with me for real, and not just for reel." Kei explained, while giving the book to Amaia. Amaia gasped softly when she read the title of the book. "My Girl, Amaia."

She couldn't figure out Jonathan's true feelings for her, and her eyes filled with uncertainty. The seconds ticked by as they waited for the elevator, dragging on like a slow eternity. The air between them felt thick, heavy—charged with an unspoken tension. Finally, Kylie couldn't hold back anymore and said, "Mr. Sinclair, it's my hand that's injured, not my leg. You can put me down now."

Everyone was shocked by her outburst, she was not usually like this, she was normally calm and collected but she just kept screaming until her voice has gone hoarse and she got exhausted. “Why do I always get left behind? “ She got up and started running outside towards the cottage, she locked herself in and went to her old room. She just couldn’t bear it, she thought she was strong but having a broken heart and a close relative dying, she was crumbling inside. She just huddled in a corner looking up at the photo frame on top of her side table.It contains a photo of her and her parents, it was a picture of peacefulness and happiness. Beside that is a photo of Ami and her uncle, she grabbed t

Excitement took over Ophelia immediately and she rushed to grab the book, it never crossed her mind she would find any book on the ship. "I saw Alpha Finlay sitting right in this spot this morning, he read through a few of the pages before leaving. It's titled A Woman's Heart, is it? Heard it's a book you've read so he brought it along with him to read and think..." Gabe hadn't finished speaking when he looked and saw a very silent Ophelia trembling with the book. She had tears brimming in her eyes and was letting out a sniff. Because that wasn't just an ordinary book she had read. It was her favorite.

When she turned back, the blood drained from her face, and her heart sank into her stomach. "Welcome, dear," the person she saw said. ———————————————————————— Who do you think she saw? The story remains a few chapters to come to an end. Who is your favorite character so far? Book 2 will not be coming until I get enough comments on book one.