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”

with Emmett. He concurred that Yvette was definitely not one to act on impulse.

or not, she was already at the cave’s entrance with a

hear the voices of the group

Frankie was just

about to

ran

relief when they saw Yvette safe and sound, and seeing the hare in her hand left them momentarily

over to the fire and skillfully prepared it with a knife.

over the fire

chin, and said in a cool voice, “How long are you planning to

over the

past few days, they’d probably be killed by some wild beast by now. Although she rarely took action, she was always there to lend a hand when they

thinking she was just a beautiful woman. They were polite to

abilities. Now, they were in awe of her personality. Bruce, Emmett, Chris, and even the usually joking Frankie were

of this touching

instinctively stuck a leg out

want to give her a hug and express my heartfelt gratitude, but why did I end up

corner, his face full of grievances. She cleared her throat, her gaze very serious “Next time, don’t approach me suddenly, or

‘Oh my goodness, there’s a risk of getting kicked to death?

the corner, nodding his head with a grievance. Emmett

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

at Yvette and suddenly had a

to be kept. Those people didn’t have to worry about food and clothing, and they had money to spend. What was the difference from their current

definitely sneer, but now he thought it was

no expression, as always indifferent, and lazily walked to a place not far from the bonfire with her hands in her

Chris also

and sat next to

roast the meal

wall, and closed her eyes, her

fierceness that

slender, pretty fingers casually

slightly stunned. These past few days, Yvette