Chapter 24: Behind the Mask

Daybreak found Natalie outside in Blake’s backyard playing with Caesar as she walked the stones of his garden again. She seemed to have healed nicely and was finding herself growing comfortable again in his presence and it made him happy knowing that he hadn’t completely ruined things with his secrets. Yet he knew her time here was short lived. Natalie still had not contacted her parents to let them know she was safe. He figured she was too afraid of being thrown into a room and locked away again and wanted to enjoy her freedom while she could.

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Chapter 23: Pieces of Me

Bright sunlight shined directly into the bedroom and cascaded over a sleeping Natalie. It had been thirteen hours since the fight in the woods and still she hadn’t awakened. Blake was quickly growing panicked. The large bump on the back of her head had slowly started to diminish and yet she hadn’t so much as opened her eyes. He had been sitting up with her since getting her back to his place, watching her every second of the day.

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Chapter 22: Any Means Necessary

“Learn anything?” Blake asked once Jessica made it back to Nick’s place. She handed him the bag she’d taken from Brody’s room filled with letters, notebooks and a map.

“The police have put an APB out on the Rolls Brody was driving that day but nothing’s come up yet. There haven’t been any demands, no phone calls made on her cell since 2pm on the day she went missing and they haven’t been able to trace the phone either. They believe it’s turned off which I can attest to seeing that she hasn’t answered any of our calls or texts.”

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Chapter 21: Taken

“Have you sent word to her parents?” Stone asked as he sat sharpening his nails with an emery board.

“Don’t worry about them,” Brody growled and looked back at the door that held Natalie, blowing a curl of smoke lazily from his lips. “Once she misses her ballet rehearsal her Mom will contact the National Guard and make it breaking news worldwide.”

“Good,” he chuckled and lodged the file towards the coffee table. “Pretty soon her wolf should come looking for her too.”

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Chapter 20: You Again?

- Blake, are you there?

Natalie began a text as she threw herself onto her bed listening to her mother and the ladies of the South Preston Women’s club go about planning another event for the upcoming season. It was the constant parties, constant phony charities and constant smiling for the cameras that made Natalie roll her eyes. None of them ever meant to do any real good for the people of the city. It was all about keeping their names in the papers and proving to the people of Cresting Heights what ‘great humanitarians’ they were.

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Chapter 19: Every Move You Make

Last night was almost perfect. I decided to go to Natalie’s gala after all and surprisingly I enjoyed myself. Well…to a degree. She was beyond beautiful dressed in a gorgeous lilac, silk gown that complimented her well. Watching her set up the event I could see how involved she was with everything trying to make it perfect but deep down I could also see she wasn’t really there. The Charity wasn’t something that interested her much but she did a great job hiding that from the people around her. Or they have just become so numb to her feelings they just don’t notice anymore.

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Chapter 18: Masques

Music drifted softly from the wall speakers filling the large ballroom with an enchanting, soothing melody. Several guests milled about the large room pandering to the upper class and rubbing shoulders with a few hometown celebrities in attendance. Natalie moved about the area tending to those already in attendance and anticipating the arrival of many more. Her mother was in charge of the guest list and although it was agreed to keep the gala at a sensible number, her mother argued that ‘the more in attendance, the higher the amount raised’.

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Chapter 17: Fusion

One week ago...

Blake growled and thrashed violently, throwing punches in the air in front of him as he sat up suddenly on the old, rickety cot situated in the corner of the room. His head was pounding and his gut was wrenched in knots. The stench of blood pervaded the small room causing his already upset stomach to test his gag reflex. Crawling out of the bed, he stumbled through the door of the cabin and into the main room of the place.

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Notice: Next Chapter Post Delay

Hey there everyone!

I just wanted to drop a note and let all of you know what was happening and the reason why the next chapter was delayed. I am currently in the middle of a move, and while I have my electricity on and my computer set up (come on, that was like the FIRST thing I did), I'm not in a position to really focus on the chapter's release.

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Chapter 16: Full Moon

Run! Faster! Blake kept telling himself as he found himself being chased by some unseen force. Darkness grew quickly encompassing the area throwing ominous shadows onto the ground he could see. The moon lit a path through the forest but it wasn’t necessary; he found he could see through even the darkest of nights. Trees broke somewhere behind him as he ducked beneath a low hanging branch to get free of the woods. He needed to get to the cabin, then it would all be ok.

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