He Hid His Omega Heat, His Rival Exposed Him on Court novel · Chapter 6 of 24
Chapter 6: Home
Noah watched Thompson put the patch into his jacket pocket and zip the pocket shut.
"Headcount in ten," Thompson said, to nobody in particular, and walked back to camp.
Raven's jaw was tight all the way up the trail.
Noah filed it away, and said nothing, and held his hand in the car the whole drive back on Sunday.
The Grandwell gate had a keypad.
Noah had never seen a keypad on a house before.
The driveway ran a long way between trees, and at the end of it stood a house with every window lit.
"It's a lot," Raven said. "I know. I'm sorry. My mother can't stop buying lamps."
"It's a very good house."
"You're gripping the door handle."
Noah let go of the door handle.
Inside, the table was already laid for three, and a man in an apron was stirring something at the stove.
Benjamin Grandwell was tall, silver at the temples, with the calm face of a man who chaired boards.
A small woman with a knitting bag looked up from the sofa, saw Raven, and then saw the person behind him.
"Mom, Dad," Raven said. "This is Noah."
Nobody moved.
"I like him," Raven said. "A lot. He's top of the medical track. And he knows my secret."
Noah's smile stayed exactly where it was.
Something small and cold turned over in his chest.
Knows my secret.
Not boyfriend.
Not even friend.
The one who knows.
"He helped me, in the tent," Raven went on, cheerfully, because he had no idea. "I forgot the case, Dad. I'm sorry. I had a heat, a real one, and Noah gave me a clearing pill and took me out into the forest where nobody could hear, and then in the morning, well, then he got one too, and"
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