The Player Hides His Past Ao3 Novels & Stories

The tap on the door surprised me and I called for him to enter, wiping my eyes with my already soaked hanky. “Was it too much for you?” he asked, playing into my hands. “I thought I could cope. I – I’m not normally this weak.” There would never be a good time to come clean about this particular secret so I just came out with it. “I’m with pup.” “As I suspected.” He tilted my chin. “Did Alpha Byron force himself upon you?” Should I pretend he had? What if the mass exodus backfired? And if not, would the Lycan take revenge on the wounded Alphas?

Had Albert changed? Could he now release the feelings he had kept buried for so long? Was... was this a sign of a happy ending? Sophia didn’t get any answers before she fell asleep again. ***

"If it were completely up to me, I would never hide you Haven, because I'm proud of what we have. More worse, I would never turn you down if you needed me to just stay but your side." “That's the difference Aamon, you're okay with this because you're a man and nobody will judge you for your taboo love.” The words are already out of my mouth before I can stop them. I've hurt him, I can see it in his eyes, I didn't mean to. Before I can say anything, he's already walking away. I turn around and enter my bedroom, deciding to finish the draft I closed earlier, I open my laptop and the draft is halfway through. My hands dance on the keypad but my thoughts take me to somewhere else.

He sent her gifts every week—never the same, always thoughtful. Even Lucas thought he was serious about her. For three years, Nathan had treated me well—gentle, considerate, generous. He was the perfect boyfriend. The only condition he had was that we kept our relationship a secret. His reason? "You’re still young." I believed him. Until just now, when I heard him say in a completely indifferent tone that I was nothing more than a pastime to him. Just a pastime.

Ronan asked, “Well, do you want to tell people? I think we could keep it a secret, if that’s what you want.” I paused, taking a moment to think about what I really wanted. Did I want to keep my hybrid status a secret? It might make things easier. We were going to face enough adversity as it was, seeing as how Ronan and I were about to reappear in society with a baby that was his. And I had dealt with a lot of trouble with the pack just from being the Acting Beta. I had never been a popular choice, and I knew that the knowledge that I was the mother of Ronan’s child and his true mate would start the office gossip rumor mill up again.

“Don’t. Mention. His. Name.” Nadai’s throat tightened, but she stood her ground. “You can’t pretend this never happened. You can’t bury it under your family, under your country. He’s breaking because of you.” His hand slammed against the wall beside her, the sound a sharp crack in the silence. His face hovered close, breath heavy, eyes cold and wild. “My parents must never know. Do you hear me? They must never know what I did—what I was. Entangled with another male? A lycan royal? It would destroy them. I have explained this before.”

“Let me see it.” No ticking. No wires. Just a plain box sealed with tape. Alex opened it carefully on the counter while Alicia pulled Aiden closer instinctively. Inside was a single photo album. Nothing else. Alicia frowned slightly and lifted it out. Old leather cover. No title. She opened the first page slowly. And froze. Photos. Hundreds of them. Not Harbor. Not politicians. Her. Alex. Aiden. The first picture showed newborn Aiden asleep on Alex’s chest years ago in that tiny apartment Alicia had hidden in after running away.

He stroked my hair as I leaned closer into his arms hugging him partly. "How come no one ever notices the bruises and marks you have?". He spoke up. "I always cover it up". I told him. "I use a concealer but most times i just wear baggy shirts to hide it". Reece didn't say anything instead he just closed his eyes resting on the wall as he muttered incomprehensible words. I looked at his hands which were clenched into a ball of fist. "Nat. I don't think you should stay there anymore". He continue.

His semen didn't make it through me. I'm carrying another man’s pup under the wings of my ruthless husband. This new discovery smells so much trouble? How do I get to hide my condition when the physician is already aware?

She was looking at it closely, trying to decipher what’s beyond those golden irises. “You promised, Zheira. You promised not to read me.” “I’m not trying to read you.” She shook her head repeatedly. “You’re never really good at lying, are you?” He pinched her nose. She diverted her gaze when her cheeks flushed red. “Fine! I just want to know what you’re hiding from me. Why don’t you want me to read you?” Ruffling her hair, he said, “My life is a constant haze of dark mystery. Its stain will cover anyone who stray in its depth. In fact, my past is darker than that serial murder case you’re so worried about.”