Novels by TumblingDrama

Rowen almost snorted. Everyone had been trying to play his family name these days.It was getting ridiculous. Every bottom-feeder in the city thought they could throw the Hart name around like some magic badge that would solve all their problems and make them untouchable. Like saying it three times would summon some kind of protection they had never earned.Despite the pressure and the fact that no one was helping, Van's face remained impossibly calm as she pushed his arm away.There was something about her composure that stood out in all this chaos. Even with everyone else shrinking back and pretending not to see what was happening right in front of them, she kept her spine straight."I only came here, Mr. Vince, because you said you could help—not because I wanted to have anything to do with you!" she protested strongly.And the man only flashed an even stronger smile that caused Rowen's stomach to turn.It was the kind of smile that belonged in dark alleys, not in the middle of the

"What's there to hear? My first loyal dog gave me that to wear before she left the country.And my second loyal dog brought the same thing. Seems you both had something in common—being thieves—or you were just a player." She laughed.Those words rang deep inside Rowen's head, and his temples throbbed.It wasn't from rage, pain, or disappointment. He couldn't even place what it was—just an ancient, hollow twist in his stomach that set every part of his body on fire.Burning so intensely that his eyes turned bloodshot.Now the truth lay bare before him.All this time he had stayed despite Emma's abuse because he believed he was repaying her for saving his life during that crash that took his mother's life—when she had hidden him with a kiss as the assassins attacked, when she had stopped his bleeding wound.Back then, he had seen her as his savior, someone he would do anything for. All this while, it turned out he had been completely wrong.Rowen's hands tightened at his sides as the re

"You thought I wouldn't find out the truth, didn't you? You stole this from the Hart family just to impress me.I never thought in my life that any person was capable of sinking so low. Clearly, I was dead wrong!" she shrieked."If you didn't have money to get something, you could have always asked me for help, Rowen. You know I don't bite. Besides, with your ex warming my bed, I'd do anything for you now," Fred added, a crooked smile tugging at the corners of his lips.Rowen couldn't suppress his look of contempt, directed at both of them for their breathtaking hypocrisy.He didn't bother explaining himself. His face remained cold and unreadable as he stared at Emma, his gaze seeming to drop the temperature in the room."Give it back to me so I can leave. We don't have any business with each other anymore, and I don't owe you any explanation," he responded.Emma's features twisted into something venomous."How dare you?""Do you think walking away will help you in this matter? Do you

For a few moments, neither of them could speak. The echo of Mr. Kane's words continued replaying in their minds.Then Emma's teeth ground together."That bastard," she hissed."No wonder he held on to it like it was so important. He must have stolen it from the Hart family and given it to me. Does he have any idea how much trouble this could bring down on me?" Her voice sharpened with rising panic."You're right. There's no way that ring truly belongs to him, and it could cause serious problems. The Hart family is the most powerful in the city and beyond. We cannot afford to get on their bad side."Emma's expression shifted, fear bleeding into her features as the implications crashed over her."What do we do?" Her voice wavered, her words breaking into anxious fragments.Fred smiled as though the matter were trivial."Fortunately for you, I know the Hart heir personally. I can easily speak to him and smooth things over. Then we'll have Rowen dragged in to beg and answer for what he's

Shockwaves ran across their pale faces and their eyes sank deeper into their sockets.Rowen—the man they had all dismissed as worthless—actually knew Hagen.Joel turned to Rowen, barely daring to look at him directly. He now saw him as someone entirely different, someone almost godlike.When their eyes met, Rowen returned a quiet smirk. It wasn't hostile, yet it made Joel's blood run cold for no reason he could name, his heart freezing in place.He shivered. Memories crashed through his head. He had been working with Fred and knew Rowen well.He knew just how pathetic Rowen had seemed, how he ran around with Patrick like an obedient dog.Joel had always despised it—seeing someone like that hovering around his boss. He believed people as pitiful as Rowen deserved no place in the world.He had always craved the day his master would give him permission to break Rowen's bones to his satisfaction. And when that day had finally come, it turned out Rowen was someone of immense power.So he h

Fear spread through the eyes of the men standing around as they watched their master shaken to his core by the mere mention of a name, for the first time in his life.Joel wasn't scared of anyone and never had been, yet this single name was enough to rattle him completely. There was no question it had to belong to someone extraordinarily powerful.But the question was how someone like Rowen could possibly know someone like that."Tell me, how do you know Hagen?" he demanded."Does it matter?""Exactly!" Joel let out a sharp, dismissive breath."There's no way you know Hagen. You're just throwing names into the air and got lucky!"The members nodded in agreement. That had to be the only explanation. There was no way someone who could barely afford to feed himself without his wife's income would know someone that powerful."You've had your moment and played your tricks well enough. Now it's time to face the consequences of your actions.Playtime is over!" he snarled.They surged toward