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~Brielle My heartrate never slowed. Rushing outside, I slide into Chase’s car, looking over my shoulder at every opportunity. As I shove the key into the ignition, I pray Chase won’t wake up and come out here to drag me back inside to punish me. Who knows what he would do if he woke up to see that I was gone. Turning the key, the car hisses and roars, however, fails to turn on. I try again, harder this time, but nothing seems to be working. “Shit,” I curse under my breath, looking back toward the cabin. No movement comes from inside, although that doesn’t stop me from assuming Chase might have woken at the sound of the car attempting to start. Suddenly, the car sputters a few times before starting up, the engine purring. Relief consumes me, but I don’t dwell on it too long. Putting the car into reverse, I back down the driveway quickly before I reach the road. Then, I put my foot down, wanting to put as much distance between that house and Chase and me. I can’t let him catch m
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~Brielle The Gaze Reader women didn’t let me stick around. Quickly, she ushered me out of her tent, pulling the flap back behind me. When I turn around, the market had moved on, people having pulled down their stalls to return back to their homes. How much time has passed? The sky above me has gotten darker too, ominous clouds rolling over, casting shadows over the littered grounds. It might rain any moment now. Just as I was about to find shelter elsewhere, I notice someone looking at me, standing on the porch of a nearby house. It’s a girl, not looking too old, but definitely a few years older than me. When she notices me looking back at her, she turns around, but doesn’t walk inside her house. Then, she looks over her shoulder at me again. I decide I need to see why she is so interested in staring at me. As I approach, the girl doesn’t move, but she looks away, trying to pretend she wasn’t scrutinizing me. Maybe it’s because I’m not from here, and it’s obvious. Regardless, I’
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~Brielle My heart completely stops for a moment. I somehow knew he was going to find me. I’m not sure how he managed to, but I sensed him coming, I just didn’t want to admit it to myself. Now he stands outside the car door, knocking his fists against the window rapidly. Pushing away from the window he stands by, I curl up on the other side of the back car seat. “It’s okay, it’s me,” they shout through the window, voice muffled. He points to his left eyes, which blazes bright green. Placing my hand on my chest, I try to calm my breathing, searching him for other clues that it is Ren and not Chase trying to gain my trust. “Prove it,” I shout again through the window. From his eye alone I can’t be so sure it’s him. Maybe Chase found out a way to manipulate that too like he does to all things. I can’t risk anything. “How? Come on Brielle let me in. We can talk about this,” he says honestly, trying the handle again. I eye him suspiciously, although I know it has to be him. The way he
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~Brielle The next day, I’m on high alert. Chase just made everything much harder, making him further ahead of the game than me by a mile. I need to know what he is planning, which means I need to get inside his head before he gets inside mine. I’m not sure how to do that exactly, when I can hardly tell the difference between Ren and Chase at the best of times. I decided to spend most of my time outside, since the landscapers had finished while I was taken, and the entire place is looking beautiful. The gardens are blooming, the grounds safe enough now so I could stand right on the edge of the cliff to look around. As I look to the coast of the mainland, I feel a slight pull in my chest. I wonder how my family are doing. Do they care about where I am now?I doubt it. The lake around Ren’s isolated island looks stunning this morning, the warm, beautiful day leaving the surface smooth and glassy. The colour is more of a rich emerald green then blue too, which I can tell many will en
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~Brielle I don’t know how I’m going to get anything out of him. Chase stands when he realises I’m struck speechless from his words. He walks across the sand, looking up at the ceiling of the small cove. I watch him, unsure of what to say to him. If he is going to mess with me, how am I going to get him out of Ren’s head? I struggle to consider that in the moment, however, I try not to let him win already. “I know where you came from, I know you’re just a demon inside his head that is worth nothing outside that body,” I tell him firmly. Chase turns and looks at me, confused expression on his face, as if he can’t quite believe I said those words to him. “Well that’s not very nice of you, is it?” Chase says slowly. I can’t tell if he is offended of not. He doesn’t like to give anything away. I don’t like that. Chase strides across the sand back toward the shore line. From here, I can secretly see why all the girls were so excited to swim with him, and why they were all blushing and
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~Brielle I’m sure what made me do it. As much as I know Chase is a bad man, simply a demon locked inside Ren’s body, I couldn't help myself. I’m not sure what it was, maybe his dangerous allure. Maybe it’s how he roped me in with curiosity, not letting me see any part of him until it was too late. I’d like to think he manipulated me into this kiss, however, I know that’s not true. Through all these thoughts, though, that was the last thing I was worried about. Because it wasn’t just a kiss in that moment. It didn’t mean I was just kissing a demon trapped within an Alpha’s body. It means so much more. Because he’s my mate.As surprised as I was, I didn’t pull away. In fact, it was as if I couldn’t, as if I couldn’t convince myself to do so even if I tried. I’ll worry about the reality of what this means later. For now, I simple concentrate on the feeling of his lips against mine. His hands no longer pin me against the wall, moving down to my waist to pull me closer to his body. I
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~Brielle Ren doesn’t say anything for a moment. I’m assuming what is going on inside his head. He is wondering why I dragged him out to sit on the grass to look at the stars outside his manor, to tell him I’ve found my mate. Surely he’s confused, as he moves his head, looking at me. Strangely, I sense a look of both confusion, and maybe despondent. “So I’m assuming this means you want to get off the island,” Ren says slowly, processing this in his mind. “Which makes complete sense, of course. You’ve done so much for me already, I don’t doubt you’re desperate to get off this island.”Sitting up, I brush my hair back, trying to word this appropriately, however, I can’t find a way. “See, it’s not as simple as that, Ren.”He blinks a few times, not understanding. “Look, something has happened and it has changed everything. It’s not the fact that I found my mate, for that was due to happen sometime soon, however, it’s who my mate is, that is making these complicated,” I tell him uneasi
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~Brielle I’m nervous to see more of the Alpha’s again. Kaden was the first to arrive, walking through the door with that air of confidence you can’t find in any other man. Last time I saw all the Alpha’s they thought I was a foolish oblivious girl who they warned to stay away from Ren. Now, I’m here completely involved in the mess that is both of my mates. That is, if either one is my mate. “How are things?” Kaden says, walking in through the main entrance into the foyer. He opens his arms, embracing Ren for a few moments. I can see the relief all over Ren’s face now that someone is here to keep things in line. “Good since you all agreed to come here. I’m hoping things will be easier now,” Ren mutters, glancing down at me. I nod slowly. I don’t tell him I’m not excited to be in a house with five Alpha’s. Once Malik arrived, Ren excused himself to go see if the cook would be able to make lunch for all of us. I stood in the foyer, watching the Alpha’s curiously. Thankfully, they s
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