Don’t Look Back by Bishop Bernal

Book 1 Chapter 2

So throwing my dark brown hair over my shoulder I followed the guy to one of the darker corners of the place. I checked out the guy sitting on the couch. He was handsome if not more handsome then his friend with his black long hair that hung in his eyes. He had this dark scowly thing that was working for him. He wore a dark blue button up and dark slacks. By the look on his face he distant and annoyed. He didn’t seem like he was exactly enjoying being here.

appeared

I smiled feeling the mask that lay against the upper part of my face. All the dancers here were required to wear masks. Mine was blood red with black feathers on the side. I liked this one the best actually. It hid my face more than my other ones. The club was trying to go for a whole mysteries thing not that, that really worked but whatever.

“Hello,” I purred using my ‘s exy’ voice. I didn’t really know if I sounded s exy or completely ridicules but the guys didn’t burst out laughing so that was encouraging. The guy looked up startled then glared at his friend. “I told you I didn’t want a stupid dance! Why are we even here?!”

“Because you need to forget about that cheating mutt you called a girlfriend!”

The man motioned me to his friend so I leaned and straddled the other man and began my dance. He stiffened suddenly and grabbed the back of my n*eck ripping my mask off. Panic surged through me and instantly I spotted one of the bouncers heading our

way.

Let me go!” I cried struggling against his firm hold on my n*eck.

Dude what the hell let her go!” His friend cried shocked.

“What the f uck are you doing

here

Emma?!”

I froze completely shocked. Suddenly I could see the face belund the ark hair. I could see how furious he was at me at the moment. I

could see the shock and disbelief too. What The. Hell

“Luke?” I whispered

“We have a problem here?” I jumped startled as Rob one of the bouncers spoke behind us. I quickly jerked away from Luke and hastily grabbed my mask sl*pping it back on. Without saying another word I ran to the back room and sl*pped in our private bathroom unable to stop the tears from spilling from my eyes. Of all the places why was he here? I could have gone the rest of my life without seeing him again but I did and it was the worst possible situation ever. Oh my g od I’d been giving him a lap dance. Dying in this bathroom in humiliation was very likely right now.

An hour later I gathered all the money I had earned and changed into a black tank top and some tight jeans. I pulled my hair into a tight pony tail and grabbed my things after pulling my leather jacket on. I walked out the back door tears still in my eyes which none of the other girls commented on it which I was thankful for. I sniffled and headed toward my car which had been a gift from my old Alpha.

I was unlocking the door when a hand grasped my arm and spun me around. I gasped as I was pushed against my car sending panic rushing through me. The sight of Luke and his friend didn’t completly stop my panic. “W-What do you want?” I whispered slightly scared. I mean this wasn’t the same boy I knew four years ago. I could see it in his eyes. He’d changed.

“I want to know why you’re not back home! I want to know what youre doing working at a strip club! I want to know what happened to my baby sister!”

My heart clenched. So he still thought of me as a sister? Then why hadn’t he tried to contact me?

1 felt tears slide down my cheeks as I laughed humorlessly suddenly angry. “Her big brother left to fend for her self and her mother died….that’s what happened to your baby sister!” I spat jerking my car door open. I quickly locked the doors and turned the car on

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Don’t Look Back

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ignoring him as he banged on my window.

I speed out the parking lot unable to stop these stu pid tears. G od why did it hurt so much to see him? T’d been fully prepared to not see him for the rest of my life but seeing him tonight hurt so much. He’d left me behind and seemed to move on so easily. He had friends an ex girlfriend, a whole life I wasn’t even remotely part of felt as if my heart was breaking. Taking a deep breath I headed home. Ten minutes later I arrived home at my apartment, which I share with my two other roommates.

I dragged myself up the stairs and into the living room falling onto the black leather couch that was cool to the touch. I shivered and pulled the blanket off the back of it and curled up beneath it pressing my wet cheek against the leather knowing my skin was probably going to stick to the couch but I didn’t care.

Both my roommates were guys. The one I was closest to was Andy. He was a player and a complete jokester. He was pretty good looking with his blonde locks and surfer looks. He would flirt with me all the time, but we both knew he never really meant it. The idea of being with Andy in a way that wasn’t platonic was completely gross to me. He was my best friend, the one person I talked to when things got cr appy. Unfortunately I knew he was at some party right now and I could have really used his company at the

moment.

Adrain my other roommate was…..very private. His dark looks portrayed him as a bail boy and well he pulled it off really well but in a scary way. I admit I was scared he would kill me in my sleep the first week I lived here. I knew Adrain was a wolf though; he had no clue i was one too. I figured that was why he was so secretive. I never really got any alone time with him since Andy was always

near so I never was able to explain I was like him.

Truthfully I was terrified of my 18 birthday. I didn’t want to have my first shift alone. I had always planned to have Luke help me but…. well you know. God just seeing him tonight made me heart ache. He looked so different; at least I knew he was alive. I felt a seb escape my l*ps. Had I really not been worth it to stay behind? Had he even thought about maybe bringing me with him?

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