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Chapter 17
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2020-11-17 02:28:20"Playing hookey?"
Rachel attempted to smile as Becca opened the door to her apartment. She saw her sister take in the sight of her uniform.
"My shift starts at eleven,"Rachel answered. "Becca, I need to talk."
Becca took her by the arm, pulling her in. "I've made some tea, come on."
Rachel silently trailed behind her sister as they walked to the kitchen. Three days had passed since that night and she hadn't heard a word from Galen.
He had taken her words to heart, it seemed. He was done with her. Not only had she put his life in danger, but she'd also broken his heart. It seemed hurt was the one thing she could dole out at lightning speed.
Becca handed her a cup and she took it, sipping absentmindedly, not even tasting it.
"What's wrong, Rachel?Is it about Buck, maybe closing the diner?"
"I wish it were that simple. I got myself into a real mess, Becca. "
Becca's eyes narrowed. "Sister Evangeline?"
"Yeah, and something, or rather, someone else too. "
Becca listened in silence as Rachel told her what happened. Everything, from the confrontation with Sister Evangeline, to her tryst with Galen. When she was done, Becca reached across the table, taking her hand.
"It's a right royal mess,"Becca said."Did this spirit somehow use the wolves to attack him?"
"I think she did. Whatever secrets she has, they're kept in the asylum. And now I can't go back there, because of him,Becca.I hurt him so much by walking away. You should've seen the pain in his eyes. Pain that I caused and it's killing me inside."
"You've fallen in love with him, haven't you?"
"I don't know, honestly I don't. He came into my life so suddenly, at a time when I didn't think I could ever be happy."
"But how does he make you feel, Rachel?"
Rachel smiled, recalling the afterglow of their passion and the long talk they'd had. She'd told him everything about her marriage and he told her about his family, rejecting him, for not killing his brother. That hurt him so much, and in the end, she did the same. It wouldn't surprise her if he avoided her on the street if they should run into each other.
Why should he bother with a woman who would do nothing but lead him to ruin?Not only that,but perhaps death as well.
"Safe, "Rachel answered. "Safe and cherished. I almost gave up on ever letting anyone into my heart again.Then he comes into my life,making me question if maybe I deserve to be happy.Maybe I do matter in the greater scheme of things."
"Then don't you think the choice of whether to be with you or not, should be his?You decided for him Rachel, and if I were him, I'd be pissed. He's a werewolf, for heaven's sakes. Do you think danger is something new to him?"
"I just want to protect him, Becca. If anything happened to him, it would kill me. "
Becca rolled her eyes. "You've answered my questionRachel, you're in love with him."
Rachel grunted in frustration. "What should I do?"
"Go to him,"Becca said. "Go find your wolf"
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