Can You Keep A Secret Novels & Stories

“Will you tell the Prince?” For a moment, I hesitated. The thought of Max finding out made my stomach twist. He’d lose it—completely. And knowing him, he wouldn’t just yell; he’d make sure Steven regretted ever stepping foot here. “Let’s just keep it a secret,” I said finally, my voice lower than I intended. “Max will blow a fuse if he knows.” Even as I said it, part of me wondered if keeping secrets from him was becoming a dangerous habit.

“I’ve noticed. He kind of likes to annoy you.” “Oh, it’s his life mission.” Mrs. Fisher cleared her throat from the front. “Alright, who can tell me the first step?” Dead silence. I looked at my desk. Eye contact meant certain death and I wasn't prepared for that. Ella leaned closer, whispering, “I don’t get why letters get to hang out with numbers. It just feels wrong.” I smirked. “They call it algebra. I call it identity theft.” Her laugh escaped before she could stop it, and Mrs. Fisher’s gaze snapped to us. “Is something funny?”

“With a printed note: Hold your tongue or lose it.” “F-k,” she said, surprised. She wasn’t sure what she had expected, but it wasn’t that. Heath raised his eyebrows. “Someone knows that you’re the Secret Keeper, Aislen, someone who shouldn’t. Maybe they worked it out, or maybe it’s someone that you have confided in.” “The only people who know are you guys, Talen, June, and Lauren,” she protested. “June or Lauren,” Heath repeated, looking to Cameron. “Lauren…?”

"That's the part I can't get past. You didn't tell me." "Because I knew you would react like this" Bella said. "Cold and distant and acting like I betrayed you when all I did was keep one secret to protect the peace between us." "One secret" I repeated. "One secret destroyed everything Bella. Don't you see that. One secret is all it takes." I stood up. I needed to get out of this room. Needed air. Needed space to think without her looking at me with those guilty eyes.

Elara's voice came out louder than she intended. "You should eat anyway." Elara didn't move an inch. After a long silence, she finally spoke. "What if..." She hesitated. "What if someone investigates, and finds out?" Elizabeth folded her napkin carefully. "They will." Elara frowned. "Then what's the point? This is dangerous.” Elizabeth looked at her for a long moment before continuing with her food. "You are asking the wrong question." "I don't understand." Elizabeth's voice remained calm. "Secrets survive because people protect them." She picked up her coffee once more. "When protection fails..." She took another sip. "...you remove the danger."

She smiled and nodded then, knowing she couldn’t ever speak to anyone about what had happened between she and her husband behind closed doors. She had known nothing about Bradley hiring more security. It was something he did often. Always changing them out. Peter was the only one that he had kept on for an extended amount of time.

He was also someone who had gotten hurt by a secret that I knew, by a secret that I told. "Jason stop," Justin said softly. Leave it to him to try and protect me. "You don't know what you're asking her to do." "Yes I do. Why don’t you stay the fuck out of it Justin." I sat straight up in my chair, understanding where everyone was coming from. All of their secrets were exposed and known by everyone, while mine was continuously buried in the closet. "Well let’s see," I began, "I do have a lot of secrets--."

Shhh, don't tell anyone. "We keep it a secret."

I’d been so blessed with amazing wonderful friends. But I was keeping a huge secret from Jenny. And I wanted to tell her so bad.. about that part of me. But I couldn’t. I had no idea how she would react. But secrets always had a way of coming around and biting you right in the ass. I was holding on to this secret for now. And it wasn’t the only one. Two secrets. Secrets that could ruin people. Ruin lives. Even ruin me.

"Is there something that you want to talk about?" Stuffing some grapes into my mouth, I nodded and set the bowl on top of the drawer. After, I swallowed, I moved closer to her before laying my head on her lap. "I'm so confused right now," I said as she began to gently stroke my hair. "What is it?" She asked. "If someone you really love kept a big secret from you, what would you do?" I blushed lightly. "Uh... I'm asking for a friend, by the way." Her hands paused for a moment and she hummed thoughtfully. "It depends on what the secret is. If it's murder or something like that, then it's best to forget about them."