Rachel Roth Titans Novels & Stories

Other than that, she is pretty good at hiding anything else. I have to be careful around her, or I don’t know if I’m able to control myself. I mean, just a glance is enough to screw my mind. I don’t even know what would have happened if I hadn’t left the bathroom. I guess that was what Rachel had in her mind before attempting to act by throwing the only piece of clothes that was covering her nudity. I don’t want to control my feelings, but I have to if I want to give Rachel what she deserves all this time.

She was dressed in clothes so colorful they almost hurt my eyes after the drabness of pack life and the somber tones of Austin’s mansion. “Hi!” she chirped, her voice as bright as her outfit. “You must be Selena! I’m Rachel Moreau, but everyone calls me Rach. Mr Thorne hired me to, like, totally get you up to speed on stuff!” She bounced on the balls of her feet, radiating an energy that felt completely out of place in this cold, quiet house. I just stared at her. This bubbly creature was going to teach me how to be...what? Less like a wild animal dragged from a river?

“That you fought against your own. That you burned through the ranks of your enemies like wildfire. That the Moon Goddess herself has touched you.” His words carried weight, and the crowd shifted, waiting for my response. I exhaled slowly. “I fought to protect. I did what I had to do. Nothing more.” It seemed like Gareth did not believe me because his mouth twitched. "Yet, authority such as yours is rarely granted without cause." His gaze shifted to Kelvin and then to Logan. “And rarely wielded alone.” I knew where this was going before he said it. “Tell us, Rachael.” Gareth tilted his head. “Have you taken a mate?”