The Deception Trilogy Novels & Stories

I begged, my voice wavering as tears clouded my eyes. “Whether he dies or lives, I don't give a damn,” he snapped. I staggered back. The words hit me like a train. I held the tray with both hands now, trying to comprehend what my uncle was saying. “W-what?” I wasn't supposed to be surprised, but I was. The taste of betrayal clung to my tongue. “He's your brother's child. Your only nephew.” “Is what you’re saying supposed to make me change my mind or something? Now, I'm giving you until the end of this week to get the hell out of my house.”

THE BARGAIN. Williams POV. “Williams, you have to understand, Leadership Gold Mine is all I have. It's my legacy, my daughter Mabel's future. I can't let it crumble like this." He pleaded. “And what do you expect me to do about it? Your misfortunes are not my concern.” I leaned back, a smirk playing on my lips. “But your father and I were like brothers. He always spoke highly of you, saying you had a heart beneath that tough exterior. I need your help, Williams." He said, his voice crackling with desperation.

But I couldn’t hear him over the blood roaring in my ears. “You…” My voice cracked. “You killed him.” Ethan’s jaw tightened. “It’s not what you think.” Elias chuckled darkly. “Oh, it’s exactly what she thinks.” I spun to Elias. “You knew.” His smirk was slow. “Of course I knew.” My stomach churned. This was a game. A sick, twisted game between devils. And I was the one trapped between them. Elias took a slow step toward me. “You see, sweetheart…” He leaned in, his breath brushing my ear. “You never really escaped me.”

“If I hadn’t done what I did, you would have lost me, we would have lost everything we have. I couldn’t let such happen.” The weight of his words hung in the air, leaving Isabella frozen for a while. All her beliefs, all her trusts, were shattering right before her eyes. Was he deceiving her? Was he being truthful? She had never experienced such uncertainty in her life. She stood up from her chair, the documents falling from her hands onto the table as she stepped back. "I no longer know who you are." “You don't have trust in me?” Alexander's tone was tense with frustration and a mix of anger. “Isabella, I acted in what I believed was in our best interest.” "can't you see that?"

“The lies. The secrets. The cover-ups. We can’t keep living like this. I can’t.” Richard nodded slowly. “You’re right. And I’m done pretending, Dakota. I’m done letting Helen win. I’m done carrying her lies on my conscience.” That was when he said it. Firmly, clearly, like a vow. “I promise you, Dakota. I will fix this. I will right every wrong. And this time, Helen will face the consequences she has escaped for years. I won’t protect her anymore.” Dakota believed him. For the first time.

It's strange outside, like in the middle of winter. III The warrior climbed. He was near the top; he looked up and saw a stone decoration that was shaped like a head. All he needs was just a jump, one more jump. He hoped that he will succeed. He prepared. Everything was over in a few seconds. To him, it looked like it took hours. The stone on the top was smooth, bluish in color. From a different angle, the original color of the stone was different. The warrior turned, looking at the city below. The city, in these later hours, had a romantic side. Maybe, that's why a large number of tourists come every year to him first. It was strange for the warrior. His mission was clear, to find the docum

“Jesus, you almost gave me a heart attack. Never do that again. You’re crashing at my place because there’s no way I’m letting you stay here unsupervised.” ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I'm back🙂🙂 This is my early Christmas present to you guys. I know I was supposed to release book 3 of the WTAH series, but this book has been in the drafts since last year and I need a bit of a break from the series (book 3's ideas are all over the place and I'm still trying to sort through them). Anyway, this book is a standalone and a short story (the chapters might be short too). I know it already sounds off-putting but I promise it's interesting becau

“Yes, I do and I’m ready to face the consequences for my actions. Just leave Aria out of this. I’m the one who talked her into doing this.” The elder opened his mouth to speak, but another voice interrupted him before he could. "Then the accusation collapses." Every head turned in the direction the voice came from. It was Alpha Lucas who had spoken again. “Are you trying to tackle this again, Alpha Lucas?” The elder frowned, letting out a sigh. Alpha Lucas nodded. “Explain yourself.” Alpha Luas stepped forward. "Article Twelve concerns deception and as everyone knows, deception requires a victim. If Alpha heir Lucian knowingly made the claim himself, then Lady Aria did not deceive him."

"Look at me." He does, and I see it, the fear, the guilt, the desperate hope that I'll accept his explanations and let this go. I've seen that look before, in warriors who've made mistakes they can't undo, in subordinates who've failed and hope for mercy. But this is different. This isn't failure. This is deception. "I'm going to ask you once," I say quietly. "And I want the truth. Not the convenient truth. Not the truth that protects you or Jessica or anyone else. The real truth. Do you understand?"

"We killed my child... my actual child... for a lie growing in her belly!" "It wasn't my fault!" Isabella shrieked. "You made your own choice!" "Shut up!" Felix roared. "You liar! You ruined everything!" "Felix…" Margaret's body started to shake violently as she saw the DNA report in Marcus's hand. "Is… is that really…" "Yes, Mom." Felix turned to her, his eyes filled with a terrifying mix of pain and rage. "We were tricked! We killed our own grandson!" "No… impossible…" The color drained completely from Margaret's face. "What… what have we done…"