Novels by Mac Nicholas 🖊️

The night looked like it was the best moment to witness as guests all over the city trooped into the Foden Estate in their numbers. Even though the premises of the Greenland Villa didn’t look like it was not going to be able to contain the sleek cars that were lined up like metallic snakes inside the parking lots, anyone who saw the luxurious cars was going to think that they had walked into an automobile company. Inside the hall were guests in their numbers, brandishing their expensive outfits that matched the color of the day- white. The chandeliers hanging above them scintillated their glitter into the champagne flutes that the sommeliers were serving the guests. Whispers, laughter, and exchange of pleasantries filled the air, but it didn’t sound like they were going to be able to overshadow the live performance of the best orchestra giving their best by the corner of the large hall. Everyone anticipated the arrival of the long-awaited celebrant, but Lucas seemed not to b

Scarlett didn’t think that drinking the juice squeezed out from a crushed red plant was going to have any good effect on her, but it was going to be ridiculous for her to think that the son she had not seen for over twenty years was going to try to kill her. She didn’t know Lucas as a Doctor, but those long years were enough to build mysteries that she and the others were yet to discover.She got rid of her fears, grabbed the glass from Lucas, and gulped down the red liquid.She groaned and twisted her face at the bitter taste of the herb, returning the glass to her son while she struggled with the cringe. Lucas nodded with a smile. “You have done well, Mother. Now we wait for the results.” His confidence seemed like one of the few things that was keeping his siblings from asking questions.Logan was ready to call the family Doctor who was on speed dial just in case things went wrong while Briana held onto her mother.While the suspenseful silence lingered, all eyes remained

Lucas couldn’t stop his legs from taking two steps.He didn’t need anyone to tell him that the woman he was staring at was his Mother.Flashes of memories filled his head as he stared in disbelief. Over two decades of being apart from the woman who birthed him caused him instant pain.Scarlett saw two men who looked alike, but she knew which one of them was her lost son. Tears freely trickled down her face as she looked at Lucas, wishing she could get on her feet and run to him. She turned to one of the bodyguards. “Move faster.” She ordered, and the young man didn’t waste any time in adding more force to the wheel. Lucas knelt in front of his Mother, sniffling as he grabbed her hands. “I never thought I was going to see you again. Mother!” The last word made him gasp; a new reality was setting in.Scarlett leaned forward and embraced him, and he didn’t mind the tears that dropped on his suit. While Mother and son were still engrossed in the euphoria of the moment, someo

Silence took over after the echo of the gunshots cleared out. Pedro’s eyes widened, mouth agape while he recoiled. In an attempt to disassociate himself from the situation, he fled from the premises. Lucas paid attention to Daisy, and certain that she was still breathing, he faced Gerald. “You shouldn’t have pulled that trigger!” His steps quickened as he marched to Gerald, eyes red with annoyance.Gerald’s hands were shaky, and his attempt to tighten his grip on the gun failed. After he missed the first two shots, the next plan was to fire the third. “Stay away! Don’t come close!” He tried to muster the remaining courage that he had, but Lucas was already standing a few inches in front of him. Two slaps followed. His gun dropped, and blood oozed from his mouth. “Do you know who I am?!” He began to crawl away, trying to flee in a hurry. Lucas picked him up, pinned him to the wall, and glared at him. “Who are you again?” “I am Gerald Anderson! No one treats me th

Pedro looked like he had seen a ghost, but it wasn’t long before he managed to get a hold of himself.“How are you cured, Daisy?! You are meant to be in a wheelchair!” Pedro was still stunned, he looked at Daisy’s healed body, there was no scar to indicate that she had a terrible fire accident. “I am here to reclaim my company, Pedro. I need you to step aside.” Daisy was direct with her demand. She didn’t have time to exchange words with Pedro who was part of her family’s negligence.“What?! No way!” Pedro refused at once, he was enjoying so much power and wealth as the CEO of the company, and he wasn’t ready to let go.“Father asked me to take over when you got yourself burned in that fire. There is no way I am disobeying his instruction.”“This company belongs to me, Pedro! It’s either you leave or I will be forced to throw you out!” Daisy was gradually losing her patience, but Pedro was too blind to see it.“You have lost this company, Daisy! Did you ever think of how it has

“I am sorry, Sir. But as much as your face looks a bit familiar, I do not remember ever meeting you.” Daisy said after staring for so long.Lucas sighed, and then he decided to reveal his identity to her and free her from her lingering suspense.“Five years ago, you helped a young man who had just come to this City in search of greener pastures. You saved him from being robbed, and offered him some money.”“Oh, yes. I remember. That happened a long time ago, the man was standing in the middle of the road very late at night. I was on my way home from a business meeting…” Daisy nodded as soon as she remembered.“Well, that man you saved is me. I am sure that you don’t remember my face because it was very late at night.” “No way!” Daisy gasped. She figured that Lucas was telling the truth when she looked closer. “It’s you!”“Yes, Daisy. It’s me. I searched for you after that night just to thank you, but the only thing I could remember was the name on your number plate. Buffet…”

The teenage boy who had come to deliver the bad news had to take a seat next to him while he struggled to get a grip on himself. “I am coming with you, Maya.” Liam said, and the he led her to his car.He drove as fast as he could while Maya was still unable to deal with her restlessness. From afar, she could see that the five children were standing outside the house with tears gathered in their eyes.“Dave! Audrey! Billy! Are you guys okay?” Maya ran to them, and they embraced her tightly.“They want to destroy our home, Maya!” Amy cried, and Maya consoled her at once. While Liam walked slowly to Maya and the kids, he had his eyes on the bulldozers that were set to demolish the old mansion. The two drivers inside the bulldozers were just waiting for further instructions from their supervisor so that they could crush the building into pieces. “You must help us, Emrys. I beg you…” Maya said, and then she sniffled to control the tears that were almost dropped.Liam saw ho

Liam returned to the tavern as early as he could. By the time he arrived, Maya was already up and serving some of the early customers to grab a drink. From afar, Liam could see that there was a customer who looked like he was about to cause trouble, and he hastened his steps as he marched toward them.“Why are you so uptight, pretty? Come here!” The man seated on a round table grabbed Maya’s hand and pulled her backward.He was young and vibrant, more than the usual customers who flooded the place. He didn’t look like he was used to such a place, and it was obvious that he had come for her.“Let go of me, I beg you,” Maya said politely, but the man refused to budge.“You should be very grateful that I have my eyes on you, Maya. I have so many girls flocking around me, waiting for me to pick them.”“That’s good for you then. But I am not interested.” Maya attempted the umpteenth time to free herself from the man’s grip, but that was to no avail.Then she saw Liam approaching,

As the griffins approached, soaring toward them while they screeched with reverberating echoes, Liam was caught between facing the one on the right or the one on the left. To ensure the safety of the dwarves who were the main targets of the creatures, he pushed them aside and grabbed one of the griffins.While the other was still far away, attempting to soar at Kiro, Liam hurled the first at it, and they crashed midair. They both fell, making painful screeches that made them cover their ears. “Let’s go!” Liam gestured to everyone, and they made their way out of the castle before the creatures could struggle to get up from the floor.“Return the castle to the sea!” Liam instructed the druid, and he quickly gestured with both hands. Before the griffins could soar out of the castle, it had already been engulfed by the water, and Mr. Gary fell to the ground and sighed heavily.“That was very close.” He remained on the ground for a while, and then the dwarves joined him one afte

Liam and his companions were surprised at how short the dwarf was, he was barely more than two foot tall.“Neo? Can you hear me? Are you there?” Bari grabbed the bars of one of the cells and tried to peep inside, but his height became a hindrance, stopping him from being able to see who was inside. “Neo? Are you there?!” Bari said with a louder tone, but there was still no response.“Help me!” He turned to face Liam who hurriedly walked up to the cell and dragged the door away effortlessly.“Neo?!” Bari ran into the cell as soon as he saw his brother on the ground. “Neo?! Wake up! Wake up!” Bari cried. All efforts to get his brother to open his eyes had failed. Liam stood by the entrance of the cell, watching as Bari struggled without being able to wake his brother up.“I think we should check the others,” Maya suggested, and Liam quickly moved to the next cell. As soon as he pulled the door and hurled it away, he saw another dwarf, curled up by the corner and shaking prof

The three of them looked ahead, attempting to see what was ahead of them, but there was nothing, not even a shadow.“Whatever that was, it doesn’t sound friendly all all.” Mr. Gary said with a shaky voice, struggling to get a grip on himself just like Maya who hurried to stand behind Liam. “Stay close, guys. Whatever that was, it senses us as threats, and I am sure it’s going to come out from wherever it is.” Liam said calmly, looking ahead while the others stood behind him. The growl came back again, accompanied by louder echoes that reverberated from several corners of the dungeon. They could hear the sound of chains rattling from some of the dungeons, but that was the least of their troubles. As soon as the echoes from the growl went silent, the sound of heavy tromping on the hard floor followed suit, causing more tension in the bodies while they kept their shaky eyes staring in its direction. Taking in a deep breath, Liam exhaled some of the tension inside him while he he

After almost an hour of driving on the road, they eventually arrived at their destination and alighted from the car before heading down the hill that led to the sea. The hill was located on the outskirts of the city, a place where anyone hardly came, and they could hear the sound of birds and crickets chirping from a distance, and owls hooting from the top of the trees where they nestled. Darkness was already upon them, and even though Maya was afraid that she could fall from the hill as they climbed down, the thought of Liam being close to her made her continue. “That’s the sea over there, Lord Emrys!” Mr. Gary pointed as soon as he saw the sea, still surging under the effects of the wind, cascading from one point to the other while the three of them moved to it, eager to accomplish their mission.Standing in front of the sea, Liam and Maya looked at Mr. Gary who was the only one who knew what next to do, but the look on his face showed that he was struggling with a strange fe

It had been a month since Julius was brought out of prison, and everything was going as everyone had hoped for. He had been of good conduct, keeping to the conditions that were given to him by Jason. But that didn’t mean that any chances could be taken with him. His reputation as a notorious criminal who had claimed lives made it quite difficult to trust him. The fact that he had been exonerated from the guilt of his actions was too much grade for him, and it would have been foolish of him to let it go to waste. He had spent the entire month begging for Shirley’s forgiveness, but she kept her distance, maintaining a mutual relationship with him which was based on the fact that they had a child together. Xavier on the other hand was old enough to understand that sometimes things don’t always go the way we want them. Even though he wished that his parents could be together someday, he also knew that his mother was only trying to be safe. She didn’t want to have to repeat the sam

Days turned to weeks, and then to a month. Jason fulfilled his promise to Xavier and made sure he went to one of the best schools in the city. He knew that the boy still thought about his father even though he stopped talking about him, probably because his mind was occupied with school assignments, and some of the things Jason got him involved in just to make sure he stayed away from silly acts. Seated with Lord Walker, Jason waited patiently for the old man to speak, aware of what was about to be heard. “Jack?” Lord Walker leaned forward before he continued. “I know that Julius isn’t particularly the best Uncle in the entire world, but he is still family. I know that this is a very difficult decision for you to make. But you have to do this for the sake of the boy…” Lord Walker paused for a few seconds just to be certain that Jason was listening to him. He sighed softly and continued with a more audible tone. “Keeping him there way cause be painful for the boy even thoug

Standing in front of Jason was Clark, the same best friend who turned out to be one of his enemies. He had lost his charm and confidence and almost looked like a better. He couldn’t even look at Jason for more than a few seconds before he bent his face to the ground in shame. It appeared that his outfit was oversized, but that was only proof that he had lost a lot of weight. “Why are you here, Clark? I am sure you didn’t just come to stare at me.” Jason broke the silence between them, staring at Clark with a smirk on his face. Brenda would have asked a few questions, but as soon as Jason mentioned the name of the man standing in front of them, she remembered some of the stories he told him about how his best friend betrayed him and went after his wife. She was only interested to know why Clark was there. “I am here to ask for your forgiveness, Jason. I also want to appreciate you for getting me out of jail.” Clark managed to say with a shaky tone. He couldn’t even look at Ja

It had been three days since Xavier and his mother pleaded that Julius be set free but nothing had been done about it. Jason was taking his time to make a decision about his step-uncle’s fate. It seemed like it was going to take more time before he could be able to come t a conclusion. Lord Walker himself was wondering why Jason had not said anything about it, but he also knew that he was worried about his safety. After seeing and hearing what Julius was capable of, Jason had no other option than to keep the decision pending until he was done with some of the plans he had in mind. First, he enrolled Xavier in high school. He attended one of the best schools in Granada Hills, and the goal was to make sure that the young man didn’t need up on the streets ever again. Shirley on the other hand was going through a rehabilitation process. She was made to speak to someone and undergo struct measures of check which were often conducted to make sure she didn’t go back to her old habi

The next day, it was finally time to bring back Lord Walker from the hospital after his recovery. Jason went together with the Butler, Brenda, and Xavier who insisted that he was going to go with them. Not only was he eager to see his mother, but he also wanted to see his Grandfather who almost sacrificed himself for his sake. By the time they arrived at the hospital, the old man was already seated on the bed while one of the nurses attending to him handed him over his drugs and a glass of water. “Thank you, my dear.” He said to the nurse as soon as he was done with his medication while he handed over the empty glass to her. He turned to his visitors and the brightness of his face increased at once, causing him to gesture to them at once. “I know what you are about to say, Jack…” He shook his head, but that wasn’t going to stop Jason from expressing himself. “That was really silly, Grandpa! You almost got yourself killed!” Jason walked up to the old man ahead of the other

Xavier hesitated for a while, but he eventually mustered the guts to move. “Go ahead.” Jason urged him as soon as he took the first steps, and he continued moving, eyes on his father who was shocked to see him. Julius could tell that Xavier was truly his son, he didn’t think he needed any DNA to prove that. The resemblance was alarming, and the fact that the boy reminded him of himself when he was about the same age was enough. But he didn’t seem like he was the proudest father at that moment. He was glad that he had been given the opportunity to see his son, but he was equally ashamed of himself. Unable to get closer to the iron bars, he stood where he was, waiting patiently for Xavier to get closer to him. The boy stood in front of his father, staring at him without knowing what exactly he was supposed to say at that moment. The reunion wasn’t as pleasant as he had expected it to be. Father and son remained for over a minute, but their eyes said a lot to each other while