เข้าสู่ระบบ"It's either hold a secret." I began to walk again. "Or hold your pulled heart...your choice."I shrugged. He acknowledged my words. It was no threat but a promise. I needed him to do something and that was to keep his mouth shut.I can only wonder if he could actually do this...It had only been a day but I could see the tension building up in Bane. He was becoming a window. It was almost obvious to see that he was hiding something in that thick skull of his.He was fidgety. When spoken to he was nothing but a scrambled mess. Eye contact with him was limited and that weird sense of humor was gone alongside his sarcasm. I could admit that it was quiet but it was not right. He was attracting some concerns which I could not have."Can I get you anything?" A woman approached my booth. Her smile was drawn on but her eyes screamed of exhaustion. I could see how beat she was."Um can you give me a moment?""Of course. Take your time." I could hear the relief in her voice. She turned and wal
"You're dying." I stopped running."I was-" He parked himself by a large oak tree. His body slumped over the large over ground root. "I was coming."As Bane found time to catch his breath, I found time to look around, waiting and watching my surroundings. We were off of territory. Now, anyone could come along. There were no patrols. There were no other members. I haven't even told others where I was going, what I was doing, or who I was meeting."You okay?" I eyed the shadows that were casted by the dreary trees. "Yeah just...need some water." He heaved. "Is there like a lake, or dirty pond around?"Despite me not laughing, I found his humor sort of enjoyable. No wonder he was Bane's left hand."No.""Okay." He wiped away the beads of sweat that had formed on the flesh of his forehead. "I'm ready. Can we go wolf form though? I may be able to keep up. I mean, I'm fast and all but no Alpha. Matter of fact, maybe I should go wolf form and you run in human. Maybe that would help. You know
"We can find something else to do." Renee's lips narrowed."It's fine." I zipped up my fleece hoodie.In the beginning, I wasn't really sure if returning to the gym was good for me. How was I going to confront Carl? How would I explain to him the things he had discovered in my bag?"Are you sure?" She quizzed."It's okay." I shoved her toward the door, smiling to mask the jitters that had consumed me....As I stood in the lobby of the gym, shifting from one foot to the other, I waited. She had run to the bathroom, leaving me anxious and also unsure if I would come across Bane."Finally." I sighed when she emerged."What?" She looked at me, her eyes squinting with a look so strange. "I was in there for like two minutes.""Long enough." I shoved her toward the locker room to change...As I slipped out of my street clothes and into my gym wear, the anxiety within me had increased tremendously. The lies I had created in my mind to tell Carl had now seemed ridiculous and I was again unsure
"So what is this meeting about?" Bane pushed and shoved through thick tree areas. "I'm hoping to find out." I didn't have much of an answer to give him.Truthfully, I was just as lost as he was. I was uncertain as to why he wanted to finally meet me however I found this meeting well overdue."I remember this place." Bane slowed at the bottom of the mount. He glanced up at the peak of the hill, the sight obviously bringing back memories."Cabin." I exhaled."I came here to speak to you when Renee was taken by Kane." I nodded in agreement. The same cabin she was taken from.It was a safe haven and also a place I found fit to meet at. Secluded and isolated from the rest.We walked up the hillside. Our voices, our moves, quiet enough to go unheard. This meeting was planned however we knew to never let our guards down. Bane followed closely behind as we made it up to the cabin porch.I opened the door, finding myself face to face with complete and utter darkness. It was the stench that mad
Exhaustion had kicked in some time ago. With my body forced endure an intense pre workout, I was not sure how Renee assumed I had the energy or drive to step into the combat ring."How about you get in there?" I asked, fanning myself with a small company flyer I had found lying around.She stood beside me, her eyes peering into the ring where a facility trainer and another guest engaged in a simple hand to hand exercise."Fine." Her hands resting on her waist, she approached the ring once they were finished with their session."Hello?"The male spun around to find Renee staring up from beneath him."Yeah?" He tightened his boxing glove."Um my friend and I didn't know that we had to sign up earlier to step into the ring." I rolled my eyes, sucking my teeth when I heard how gentle her voice had become. "Is there any way we can, you know, get a few lessons in?"The guy seemed to look sorry for a pouting, helpless Jess. I could tell he had never met the real woman behind those pleading e
Men! Such fools. I didn't even want to know what Bane was doing to get some answers. I cringed before I slipped out of his arms."Look who would like to know? The man who allowed me to go." My arms crossed."I thought you would want to go Renee." He kicked out of his shoes before he grabbed the television remote. Another excuse. This man rarely even watched television unless a game was on. "You thought wrong." I reached for the remote control.On instinct he grabbed my hand, his grip tightened as his eyes scanned over my bare hand. "What?""Where is your ring?" He seemed concerned, almost displeased. "Safely in my jewelry box." I snatched my hand out of his hold."Why is it not on your finger?" He pressed."Why would I wear it to the gym?""Why wouldn't you?" He stood up. Steam pushed from his frame. "Because it is pointless.""I. Don't. Care." His arm slithered around my aching waist.Oh I get it. This was not about me wearing my engagement ring out. It was about where I was requeste
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