All Chapters of Keeper of my Heart: Chapter 21 - Chapter 30

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Chapter Twenty-One

*Warning, Sexual Content Further in Chapter*Harken drags his feet the entire way to class after dropping Noel off at hers, rushing off in excitement that soon vanished once she was gone. He has quickly realized her presence is the source of his peace, the only thing that can keep him grounded. Whenever she is around, he feels like he has control over his raging emotions and can better keep himself in check.When she isn’t there, he can’t shake the edge to his irritation, quickly lashing out at the smallest things and taking on a whole new personality of anger when pushed far enough.The moments when he blacks out, his inner demon consuming him, spitting through his mouth words he never knows he has spoken until it is too late, attacking anyone he feels is a threat. When he comes too, everything is a blur, and he is left to deal with the after math.I never want her to see me like that. Who knows what I’m capable of during those times if she is around.It’s a fact he can’t bury, how h

Last Updated : 2022-10-14

Chapter Twenty-Two

“Do you mean Harken? He isn’t here, he went to work I think.”Priscilla scoffs and pushes her way into the house. She scans the room as if confirming he really isn’t there, before turning her glare back on Noel.“Are you aware of what the hell happened to me today?”Noel shakes her head and glances towards the basement door, seeing it still firmly shut.“Come up stairs, I need to get changed and you can tell me what happened. I was going to call you after I got out of the shower, a few things happened after I dragged Harken out of there,” she says and tugs Priscilla to her bedroom.Shutting the door to make sure her dad doesn’t hear anything that happened, she turns to her closet to pick out clothes.“Alright, start from the beginning,” she says. Priscilla takes a seat on her bed and crosses her arms, suddenly looking pale.“It honestly happened so suddenly, I barely remember how we got on the topic of it, but I remember mentioning something about Nolan and Karl being pigs while we we

Last Updated : 2022-10-15

Chapter Twenty-Three

“Just the person I was hoping to run into,” Nate says and holds his arms out, as if expecting a hug from her. Noel stares blankly, not moving from her locker. “Why are you looking for me?” “I’m here to pick up a few things for Nolan, still recovering at home, but I’m not sure where his locker is. Mind helping me out?” he asks. “You were hoping to run into me, just to show you where his locker is?” Nate knows he has been seen through but continues to nod with a grin. She huffs in annoyance but leads him down the row of lockers, anyway, stopping just a few down when she gets to Nolan’s. “Do you know the code?” she asks. Nate presses his lips together and gives her a guilty look. “You aren’t here to gather things from his locker, you purposely looked for me because you have something you want to say. So, just say it already, I have to get to class soon.” He lets out a fit of laught

Last Updated : 2022-10-16

Chapter Twenty-Four

“What the hell is that going to solve?” Harken grits through clenched teeth. Scott sighs. “If you’re right, and Nathan James plans to use all mean necessary to have you cooperate with him, then we need him to act so that we can catch him during. Until he makes any sort of threatening move against anyone, there’s nothing I can do, and it would be a waste of time to report this with no evidence. Threatening someone on the sidewalk doesn’t count unless there was another witness and slight actions to back up the claim, otherwise it’s just empty words.” “So, I’m supposed to just wait for this bastard to do something? It might be too late by that time, this is a murderer we’re talking about, with a connection so powerful he was able to dodge jail time and get released early. We’re not just dealing with Nate James, anymore, there is obviously someone bigger behind him, and we have no clue who the hell that can be, yet you just want to sit back and wait?” “Does Nate see me as a means of pro

Last Updated : 2022-10-22

Chapter Twenty-Five

“Well, there isn’t really anywhere to start. You’ve just been acting weird ever since we got back from the winter break trip in Florida, I haven’t seen you very much and every time I do try and spend time with you, you’ve always brushed me off with the same excuses. After a while, I wasn’t sure what to think, I’m able to focus on school and make time for you just fine, and I don’t know why you’re trying to save so much money when I know my dad will help you out when the time comes, he isn’t going to kick you out onto the streets after this.” Harken waits patiently for her to finish her rambling. “Sorry, that was kind of mean,” she mutters. “I didn’t mean to make assumptions or compare; I just don’t know what’s going through your head right now.” He figures now is as perfect a time as any to bring up the impending topic they’ve both been avoiding for weeks. “You really can’t think of why I’m trying so hard to save as much money as possible?” She frowns and shakes her head, causing

Last Updated : 2022-10-23

Chapter Twenty-Six

Harken is torn between running out of there with Noel right this second and running after Nate to beat the crap out of him for having someone tailing Noel all this time. He is the biggest fool for not putting it together sooner and allowing this to have gone on for so long. He has naively thought that he was the only one being watched and under constant danger, but that was never the case. The target has been Noel from the beginning, and Nate has merely been confirming his own beliefs through Harken’s reactions. “Is everything alright?” He jumps at the quiet voice of Noel, standing right behind him. “Why did you come out?” he asks. “I peeked through the door and saw Nate isn’t here anymore, I thought it was okay to come back out,” she shrugs. “Why are you just standing here?” He continues to stand there and look down at her, a mix of emotions in his blue eyes. Wrapping his arms around her he pulls her

Last Updated : 2022-10-26

Chapter Twenty-Seven

Noel awakes to find herself in Harken’s bed once again, this time remembering passing out on the couch with Priscilla. Unlike before, Harken isn’t there when she gets up, the bed still warm from where he laid. Groaning as she stretches out of bed, a knock comes at the door and she freezes, thinking it’s her dad until she hears the soft voice of Priscilla calling. “Are you awake yet?” Noel opens the door with a curious look. “Where’s Harken?” Priscilla shrugs, already dressed and ready for school. “I think he left earlier this morning, an emergency with Abel he said, he sent me a text early this morning,” she says and takes out her phone, showing Noel the message from Harken. “Weird. What do you think happened so early in the morning?” Noel wonders, walking into her room to grab a change of clothes and hastily throwing them on. “Beats me, hopefully, it doesn’t have anything to do with my dad this time.” “This time?” Priscilla nods. “The last time he had Harken cover the pub for

Last Updated : 2022-10-31

Chapter Twenty-Eight

“You can see that I’m perfectly fine now, dad. You don’t need to keep staying here, I’m sure you have tons of work to do at the office.” Scott has been pacing the length of the hospital room for the last few hours with Harken sitting numbly in the corner looking at his phone. He wants Scott to leave just as much as Noel but knows the minute he opens his mouth, wanting to have a moment’s peace with her to calm his anxiety. Despite her sitting there completely intact, he can’t shake the foreboding feeling he has felt since leaving the crash scene. Abel left an hour ago, claiming he was going to go back and check out the cameras again, giving Harken the idea to check if any neighbors have cameras around the Ashford house. “The hoarder next door,” he mumbles to himself as he remembers the sketchy neighbor always eyeballing his motorcycle every time he came ripping down the street. It’s a vintage bike for sure, but not something meant to sit and collec

Last Updated : 2022-11-04

Chapter Twenty-Nine

**WARNING Sexual Content Included in Chapter**~*~ After agreeing to listen to Abel’s story, they climb out of the car and walk over to the nearby children’s park, barren at the time with everyone else in school or at work at this hour. They pick a picnic table near the sandlot and sit down. He takes a deep breath and contemplates where to start, still unsure of where the sudden feeling of wanting to share with her has come from. Since coming to Bisbee, Harken has been the only person outside his family with whom he has confided his secrets and stories with. “I’ll start by sharing that the father I have with me here is not my biological father, to give context to the story. He helped my mother and I get away from the abusive man I once called my father, the man we escaped Cairo because of. He is a military man with a high ranking and even here it’s no secret how corrupt the government-run military is in Egypt. My mother had met my father online as j

Last Updated : 2022-11-06

Chapter Thirty

It’s been a few days now since the accident and Noel is finally able to return to school with not as much damage done as she expected to her studies and grades. The police report came back that the brakes were at fault and needed to be replaced before the accident, which caused them to seize when pushed down at full force.Noel remembers specifically, however, that Priscilla’s brakes stopped working before she tried pressing down on the pedal, a clear indication the brakes weren’t working well before she even tried using them at all.But even Harken and Abel confirmed that a thorough check was done of the car before it was impounded, Priscilla’s parents refusing to let her drive it anymore.Harken has also been spending a lot more time at the pub with Abel, spending most nights at his apartment down the street so they can work easier, still tracking down the man who broke into the bar and dealing with Mayor Wright trying to buy out the entire block of businesses.Noel has been trying

Last Updated : 2022-11-15

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