Masked In Nobility: Secrets Of Mrs. Chavez by Selina Gorges

Yvette asked. “Want some?”

Frankie nodded enthusiastically, and Bruce let out an awkward chuckle..

Emmett thought. Dignity? What’s that? Not important, as long as I can get some food

Chris lowered his head and took a bite of the compressed biscuits. 1le thought it tasted good. He’d eaten bugs on military campaigns before; compressed biscuits were good enough. Everso, he kept staring at the steak sandwich Yvette was holding, he involuntarily swallowed.

Seeing their expressions, Yvette was amused.

She chuckled, and she gave a mischievous smirk. “Wait,” she said, then got up and headed for the cave’s entrance.

The others, bewildered, wanted to stop her, but by the time Yvette had already vanished into the night.

They had no clue what Yvette was up to in the dark. Although they were aware of her capabilities, they couldn’t help but

worry.

Yvette had told them to wait, so Emmett, Bruce, Frankie, and Chris exchanged uneasy glances, not daring to move.

In the past few days, whatever Yvette said was like the law to them. They had gotten used to following her instructions, so when she told them to wait, they had no choice but to obey.

It was a strange turn of events, considering they’d never imagined being led by a woman in her twenties, yet here they were, not only willing but even thinking it was fitting

About ten minutes later, as their anxiety grew, Emmett and the others were fidgeting.

Frankie stood up, dusting off his clothes, his face etched with concern. “Where did Ms. Zeller run off to? It’s been ten minutes. Let’s go check on her.”

Bruce looked worried too, fearing something might have happened to Yvette.

He wanted to go out and look for her, but Yvette had told them to wait. If they left and she came back, what would happen then?

Chris was getting anxious too. “Let’s go, we’ve waited enough, let’s go find Yvette.”

Emmett’s expression darkened as he took in the restless group, and he said in a comforting tone, “Let’s wait a little longer. Yvette’s reliable. None of us could match her, and don’t forget that she survived alone in the rainforest at the age of twelve for three months. If she told us to wait, then we wait”

nodded in agreement with Emmett. He concurred that Yvette was definitely not one to act

they debated whether to go look for Yvette or not, she was already at the cave’s entrance with a hare

the voices of the group inside the

Frankie was just

about to

when he ran into Yvette with

and Chris only breathed a sigh of relief when they saw Yvette safe and sound, and seeing the hare in

fire and skillfully prepared it with a knife. She then skewered it and placed

over the fire

still-dumbfounded group, furrowed her brows slightly, lifted her chin, and said in a cool voice, “How long are you planning to just stand

others came back to their senses, looking at the hare now being roasted over the fire. For the first time, and indescribable sense of touching welled up in

wild beast by now. Although she rarely took action, she was always there to lend a hand when

Chris, and Frankie initially underestimated Yvette, thinking she was just a beautiful woman.

personality. Bruce, Emmett, Chris, and even the usually joking Frankie were

of this touching atmosphere, Frankie suddenly

leg out and kicked Frankie

bewildered. He thought, I just want to give her a hug and express my heartfelt gratitude, but why

face full of grievances. She cleared her throat, her gaze very

there’s

in the corner, nodding his head with a grievance. Emmett and the others,

the initiative to sit by the bonfire roasting the meat, and as he passed Yvette, he quietly

and suddenly

finally understood why some people like to be kept. Those people didn’t have to worry about food and clothing, and they

sneer, but now he thought it was

lazily walked to a place not far from the bonfire with her hands in

and Chris

sat next to

roast the meal

lazily leaned against the wall, and closed her

fierceness that didn’t

slender, pretty fingers casually

her sleeping posture, was slightly stunned. These past