Bad
Uncle
Family
Portrait Book 5
by
Gillian Felix
Genre:
New Adult Drama, Contemporary Fiction
Who
needs enemies when you’ve got family
The
stars are aligned in Adriana’s favor, but secrets have a way of
exposing themselves just when everything is perfect. As Adriana and
Haze’s relationship heads south, Carys is ready to pounce. Will
Adriana’s lies drive the man she loves into the arms of another?
Meanwhile,
Zax is finally with his dream girl, but why can’t he get his best
friend’s girl out of his mind? When she turns to him for advice on
how to be a better girlfriend, can he put his selfish desires aside,
or will he follow his siblings and take what he wants despite the
consequences?
When
Kevin’s lifestyle puts innocent L’Wren in danger, his retaliation
brings his ruthless uncle back to Los Angeles and into the lives of
his family. In Bad Uncle, you’ll get to know the man who has the
power to change the legacy of the Banovic family forever.
For
Readers 18+, Can easily be read as a standalone!
Haze switched his thoughts to Adriana. Every
fiber of his being was in love with her and he was tired of hiding it. He and
Carys had talked about it on their way to New York, and she made a valid point
of saying that he and Adriana were both consenting adults and her parents
couldn’t stop them from seeing each other. She encouraged him to go to
Adriana’s parents, and if Adriana truly loved him, she would forgive him. Haze
was hell-bent on professing his love for Adriana to her parents. He’d planned
his speech and was ready. He was ready to apologize for sneaking around behind
their backs and was willing to take whatever consequences they dished out. He
was willing to do whatever it took to finally be with Adriana in the open.
He walked briskly through LAX. His mission,
while he still had the courage, was to head to Banovic Manor. He texted his
roommate, Chellon, to pick him up at the airport. Haze could hardly wait to get
to the outside a few yards in front of him. With his eyes set firmly on his
finish line, he dodged people coming at him from all directions; then just
outside of Starbucks, L’Wren DaCosta bumped into him, spilling some of her
ice-cold drink down his pant leg. As the liquid penetrated his pants and
touched his skin, it slammed him into the present.
“I am so sorry, I wasn’t paying attention,”
she apologized.
“It’s okay, neither was I.” He dusted the
liquid from his pants.
“I’m so sorry, let me …” She tried to wipe it
off.
“Don’t worry about it. It’s okay. Lemme buy
you another one.” Haze looked at her for the first time and she looked
familiar, but he couldn’t place her.
“No, no, no, it’s fine. I am so clumsy!”
“You’re Kevin’s girlfriend.”
“I knew you looked familiar. Have we met?”
L’Wren asked.
“Haze. I work for the Banovics, part time, but
I’ve seen you at Bacchanal Jake’s.”
“That’s right!”
Haze nodded.
“L’Wren. Nice to meet you,” she introduced
herself.
“Yeah, you too. You coming or going?”
“Just coming back from New York City. I
presented one of my designs at Fashion Week.”
“No way! I was just coming back from there. I
had a gig at that event.”
“Do you want a ride? My roommate should be
here any minute now.”
“Kevin’s picking me up.” She beamed; it was
obvious to Haze that she was very much in love with Kevin by the way she lit up
when she mentioned his name.
L’Wren and Haze walked and talked about the
shows. Once outside, the conversation flowed easily. They were so engrossed in
conversation that they didn’t notice a black SUV pull up a few feet away.
Two
men got out and walked towards them.
“L’Wren?” one of the men asked.
“Yes.”
“Kevin sent us to pick you up.”
One of the men relieved her of her bags. Haze
had an uneasy feeling as he watched the man who spoke lead her away by her
elbow.
“Bye, Haze.” She smiled. “Nice to meet you.”
Haze faked a smile, but his gut told him that
something was not right. He saw them open the backseat door for her and he
started walking towards them. One of the men noticed and quickly got in with
L’Wren and they hastily drove off. He memorized the license plate as he dialed
Kevin. At the same time Chellon pulled up and Haze spotted Kevin’s vehicle in
traffic several cars behind.
Haze dropped his bag and ran towards Kevin’s
vehicle.
“Hey, man!” Chellon called as he got out of
his vehicle.
Kevin spotted Haze and lowered the window on
the passenger side. “What’s going on, Haze?”
“Two guys just grabbed your girl, I think.”
“You shitting me, right?” Kevin looked at him
in disbelief.
Chellon caught up to them.
“Kevin, I’m dead serious.” Haze told them
everything that happened and gave him the license plate of the vehicle, and
Kevin sped off, honking his way through traffic.
“We should call the cops. I’ve got the license
plate, they could help.” Haze looked for both vehicles, but they had already
disappeared.
“No, man, Kevin’s got this,” Chellon replied.
Just then an airport security guard started to hassle them about leaving their
vehicle unattended.
Gillian
Felix has been writing since she was old enough to hold a pencil. She
enjoys creating characters that could be your next-door neighbor, but
would you want them as your neighbor is another story.
Originally
from the island republic of Trinidad and Tobago, Miss Felix moved to
the United States in 1998. Since then she has been involved in the
entertainment industry for over ten years. Her experience ranges from
script supervisor to production manager on many independent features.
She is trained in the Meisner and Stanislavski technique of acting,
which she credits as an asset to her character development and
writing.
Miss
Felix is also an entrepreneur and advocate for children's and women's
rights.
1 comments:
Thank you for hosting me. This series is the love of my life and I am so grateful that you are sharing it with your readers!
xo
Gillian
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