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CONCEALMENT Chapter 18
EmeraldI followed my usual routine of getting up at the crack of dawn, not naked this time, and went to work to do the morning and lunch rush. To say that I was anxious was an understatement. I didn't know what to expect. I didn't know if Rhoda saying that she hadn't seen anyone around the diner would cause them to not check back in. I was confused and I was nervous and I couldn't wrap my head around intentionally staying to finish this journey, to finish this prophecy. Whatever that is and whatever that may be. As I worked, it was easy for my mind to get off the anxious topic that had been flooding my mind since yesterday. I focused on the customers and fulfilling orders and at lunchtime, switching with a coworker to work the kitchen. Having been in the kitchen for three hours, cooking nonstop, it wasn't until two in the afternoon that I finally got to breathe. Considering it was the end of my shift, I still went onto the floor to see if any help was needed with cleaning. Rhoda ha
CONCEALMENT Chapter 19
Emerald's POVShit. That is all that went through my mind as we stared at each other. It didn't cause a disturbance with anyone on the floor because nobody noticed this gorgeous man, standing outside, looking directly into the diner, at me. I held his stare, trying to remain as calm as possible but I couldn't make out what that smirk meant. Was it one that meant that he found me out and that he had every intention of scoping me out. Or was it just a smirk of someone who found me attractive. I highly doubted the latter approach but it slightly calmed me to think that was the case. Of course, he couldn't have made a scene capturing me inside the diner, not with everyone being human and attracting attention. That didn't mean though that he wouldn't be waiting for me outside with his pack to take me in. I cursed again. I remembered what Luna and Venus had said about no harm coming to me, but I couldn't be so sure. No harm meaning I wouldn't die but what could happen when I was captu
CONCEALMENT Chapter 20
Garret stood outside her apartment alone. Trying hard. Trying so hard that it gave him a headache that he didn't succeed. It was impossible, that's all that came to mind. An apartment that he couldn't hear through, something else was up and he needed to know what. It crossed his mind to go up there himself and figure it out but he refused. He needed to remain patient, as much as his body wanted to act upon everything- he didn't. He looked up to the window that didn't give any sound, feeling as if he was being watched but didn't see anyone. Shaking his head in confusion, he vowed to try again tomorrow and see where it would lead him. Are you really just going to let her go? Questioned his wolf, Thadus. We need answers. In time, he says, trying to calm his wolf as much as he could. Not knowing or having any information about this girl drove him slightly crazy, and if it drove Garret crazy, it only drove Thaddeus even more. Alpha, said one of his pack members in the mind-link. We
CONCEALMENT Chapter 21
EmeraldThe day was the same as any other. For the breakfast rush I had served the customers and then when the chef for the morning went home, I went to the back to do lunch. Once the rush was over, near the end of my shift, I was back out on the floor to tidy up before the dinner rush. Talking to Taylor while we cleaned the tables and swept the floors, it was as if nothing was wrong. As if I wasn't being hunted for being the rogue of the most powerful pack in America. Once I made Rhoda something to eat and clocked out, I was soon leaving to go back home. As I stepped out though, I felt him before I saw him. I didn't have to look to see where he was, knowing that he was yesterday. Standing across the street, at the storefront, leaning against the wall. I didn't feel his other pack members this time and for that, I was grateful but also confused. He knew I was the rogue, didn't he? Why didn't he capture me yet? What was he waiting for?The questions in my head irritated me to the
CONCEALMENT Chapter 22
EmeraldThe night had ended with Lucas and Malena eating the dinner I prepared and teleporting back to home. My night was it's usual way and getting up at the crack of dawn was the same as well. The day continued as it always did and I was eventually clocking out for the day and about to go home to enjoy the rest of my day and my day off tomorrow. Rhoda had said that I deserved a day off and that she wouldn't take no for an answer. If I were to show up tomorrow she'd fire me- or so she says. Having stepped outside of the diner, I looked up, expecting to see him there. But he wasn't. The storefront was empty and I was confused as to why. Once I turned to my left though, I knew why. Because he sat at a street table, looking directly at me, waiting. The seat across from him was pushed out as if he were expecting someone. That someone being me.I knew I could no longer fight it. I couldn't pretend that I didn't see him or that he was, in fact, waiting for me. I knew it and I wish I cou
CONCEALMENT Chapter 23
EmeraldI wanted to tell him.I wanted to tell him why I was finding it hard to accept the fact that he was my mate. Every bone in my body wanted to. But my mind stopped me. I wasn't ready to reveal that part of my life yet. The only reason that the people that did know were because of the situations that led me to them. I didn't want to reject him. I wasn't going to reject him.I just needed time. "Emerald," he said, breaking my train of thought. My eyes went into focus and I looked back into his bluish-green orbs, enthralled with how vibrant they were against his skin. "I hope your silence is because you don't want to be my-"I kissed him. I brought my hands to either side of his face, covering his ears, and brought his lips to mine to shut him up. He was caught off-guard but I would've never known how fast he reacted to me. He brought his hands to my hips, bringing me to him on the floor. My butt settled on his thighs as he got off from kneeling and sat fully on the ground. I w
CONCEALMENT Chapter 24
EmeraldIt was nearly midnight. And I was awake. It was a full moon tonight and I could feel something inside me stirring but it was nothing compared to what new pups were experiencing on this night. For first transitioners, the full moon can be one that makes us crazy. Our wolves would get stir-crazy and want to be released, thirsty to roam free on their own. There were no rules for the wolves once they were released from the human flesh, they were bloodthirsty. For years after my first transition, Lilly hadn't made an ounce of a presence. She was trapped within and didn't make any movement to reappear. So with her gone, practically nonexistent, the temptations at the full moon didn't come out. But with her making a small presence when I touched Garret, and I heard and felt her for the first time in three years, something was softly stirring. I had it under control though. I sat on my pink Victorian couch, fan blasting as I was somewhat hot with a need to go out and release whate
CONCEALMENT Chapter 25
Emerald"Why are you wet?" Garret asked as I settled into his body, not knowing what else to do in my state. "Bath," I state weakly. "Cold bath."With nothing else to say, he quickly brought me to my room and into the bathroom where the ice was halfway gone from my overly hot body from earlier. Without so much of a word, he put me back into the tub, robe and everything, and I gasped at the sudden contact but also welcomed it. I groaned out of frustration and placed my head on the rim of the tub. I could tell Garret felt guilty and not being able to do anything, well not being able to do the one thing that could get rid of this burden. I understood the morals of wanting to do it the right way but I had less than five hours till sunrise and couldn't wait that long. "Isn't there a spell or something you can use?" he asked rushed. "To take the heat away."Looking over at him, my eyes now icy blue, I say while growling. "Personal... gain." He looked confused. I fought for dominance to e
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