Second Chance-In the mist Book 1 novel Chapter 87

"My dear, I'm so good at reading people. In fact, it's what helped me survive, even my ex-husband's atrocities. And now I am reading you, too. And I see a restlessness that has been in your soul for some time. And if you are here with me, it means you want to break free or, simply as you said, you need my help. Keep in mind that I'll help you whether you tell me. You're Dominic's Luna. And I love Dominic like my own son." 

"I understand, and I'm really flattered that you're thinking of me that way. But I'm not as helpless as I seem" I tried to delve deeper into the explanation and hoped Eve would understand the reason for my silence. In fact, I wasn't even allowed to do what I was about to do, but it was my decision and I was sure it wouldn't affect the Agency. 

"Okay, so if you think it's time to be honest with me, then I'm listening" 

"I will not make this conversation any longer than necessary, so I'm just going to come right out and say I'm an undercover agent." 

Those moments of silence that followed were enough to allow me to recompose myself and carry on. All the while, I was holding Eve's gaze as she grew increasingly shocked. It was only natural that she should be. "Years ago, Tom came into my sights because of some not exactly clean business dealings. Later, I got more into the problem and went undercover. I became his fiancée only to find out what kind of environment he was in and what level his shady dealings had reached. I discovered it was more than that, like drugs, lethal weapons, human trafficking, you name it. He was operating in every illegal domain possible. It annoyed me because I didn't know who he was working for. He kept that aspect very secret until a few weeks ago when I learned about Dominic from you and you also told me about Tom. But something still tells me Tom's domain didn't stop there, especially since he was under orders from someone like Zack Barnett. So now that Tom's been killed and I'm more and more convinced that it was Zack's doing, I'm even more determined to expand my research in that direction."

"Rebecca, but it's very dangerous to do this. Do you think I can let you near Zack? Or him. Do you think he'll let you do it? Dominic won't agree to it either," Eve immediately interrupted me as soon as she understood how serious it was. 

"You're forgetting one very important point, Eve. I'm an agent and I'm not alone. An entire army is after him and his pack." 

"Yes, but you don't know who you're messing with. I mean, you know what kind of beast he is, but the rest of you know? I guess not. How will you be able to deal with a dangerous supernatural being?"

"That's where you come in, Eve" 

Maybe my background and story took her by surprise, but I had no one to turn to now. Eve knew Zack best.

NEW FIRENDS NEW ISSUES

Rebecca's story

Emily Parker's book launch day. The place she chose was, as I expected, the Karma ballroom. It seemed so right for her. 

I was still at Dominic's house, trying to carefully choose what I was going to wear for the evening. The situation was the same for him. 

In the end, I chose a knee-length, red dress with straps and lace back. I tied my hair into a bun at the base of my neck with a few curls framing my face.