Something To Hide: A Lynley Novel Novels & Stories

The door creaked open and I quickly hid the oil before Conrad could see it. "What?" I asked when I found him intensely staring at me. "What were you hiding just now?" he demanded, his voice dripping with suspicion. "And how is that any of your business?" I retorted, my hatred spitting out the words like venom. "It's really not my business," he sneered, taking a menacing step forward. "But whatever it is that you're hiding won't save you from me. I'm going to absolutely break you, Louis. You still have a choice... leave Moonreign Academy and crawl back to your castle."

"For that scandalous, promiscuous woman? She played both you and Henry! Didn't you see the concrete proof of her filthy behavior for yourself? It’s everywhere!" Lydia didn't even flinch. She wasn't surprised that her mother wasn't stepping up to defend her this time—she had long ceased expecting loyalty from her family. But Helen's words struck a cold chord of confusion.What was everywhere?Helen’s ranting continued to echo up the stairwell, fading into distant, muffled background noise as Adrian led Lydia farther into the mansion.She followed him in a tense silence until they reached a secluded hallway where two larger entrance doors stood side-by-side. They looked very much identical to eac

Now it was time to find out what she was really hiding. "Yes, Alpha," Warrior Aidan answered my mind-link. "Come to my office.”

‎What else has she been hiding? ‎

he promised. I looked at him before turning my attention toward the document hidden in my pocket. For the first time since returning to Silvercrest, I knew exactly where I needed to look. The enemy was not hiding outside the pack, they were already inside it and deep down, I had a feeling Lyra knew far more than she was willing to admit.

“You disappear for two years and walk back in here talking about mates and conspiracies like you own the place?” “I don’t need to own the place to know when someone reeks of guilt,” Ty said. Then, more quietly, to Alpha Cameron, “Check the silver box in Marian Lancaster’s room. Beneath the false bottom.” Beth made a strangled sound that told me more than any confession could have. Ty had not walked in blind. He had come home carrying secrets, evidence, and a fury so cold it had learned patience. Which meant he had been preparing for this. Which meant he had known enough to come for me before anyone warned me he was near.

"You. Not her." Her lips parted, trembling. "Then prove it. Tell me about her, about you…." The silence that followed pressed down heavier than any battlefield I had ever stood on. My Lycan paced violently inside me, snarling against my ribs. ‘Do it,’ he growled. ‘No more running. She’ll never stay if you keep burying her in secrets.’ I drew in a shuddering breath, then stepped closer. Valentina did not move back. She stood tall, proud, as if daring me to break her with my truth.

“Focus on what exactly, Adrian? On the fact that I'm living with a man whose family name is a headline? Or on the fact that you almost gave the court reason to take my niece away?” “I told you, I've cut ties with that life! Lyra twisted the whole information.” He shouted. “Did she? Or did she just reveal the truth you were hiding from me since?” There was a thick silence this time. His attention was more focused outward and on the danger but I felt him emotionally retreat. It was exactly what Lyra had predicted that would happen the moment things got real, he would choose his own secrets over me.

Lynda was rounder in the face and had cascades of golden curls. I closed the folder, lifting myself from my chair and scooped up Johan's folder too. Walking to the large painting above the fireplace, I pulledd on its bottom edge, prying it free of the wall and it swung on hidden hinges. Opening the safe behind the painting of my parents, I placed the files in there, sealing them off. It was one thing for Marlene to know Johan was around still. She expected it... But Lynda...? Marley didn’t need to know about her… just yet