Chapter 131 - Hidden Gems

The minute she heard Madeline tell her not to tell anyone, she immediately thought of Xavier. 

What if this had something to do with him? 

Was she really the right person to tell this to? Could Madeline not tell Briar instead, or her own father?

What she didn't know was that they too knew. She was the last to find out. 

Madeline hadn't intended for that to be the case, but she didn't want to wake her up for something like telling her she had powers. Or could shoot a couple of blasts. 

That seemed extremely rude to do, so Madeline decided to postpone telling her till tomorrow came.

So here she was, standing across from Indiana, about to tell her everything. 

Indiana was getting more and more curious by the moment. The more Madeline hesitated and kept this secret from her, the more Indiana wondered. Was this secret really that important? 

Madeline usually told her everything. Sure, Madeline seemed like a reserved person who kept things from most people since she didn't want to burden them and stir up a fuss.

However, things weren't more different than that.

Madeline had her moments where she kept things from her friends. 

At the same time, she had her moments where she told them everything. They were friends, after all, there was nothing to hide.

Indiana thought that same thing, until she reminded herself she was being hypocritical.

How could she think of telling her friends everything when that would mean calling herself out? 

She still had feelings for Xavier, that hadn't changed. 

However, it must be noted that Indiana never wanted to have feelings for him. 

Indiana thought to herself, 'As the saying goes, the heart wants what the heart wants. There's no stopping it.'

She couldn't stop herself from having feelings for him, and she couldn't force herself to put an end to those feelings she harboured for Xavier.

Seeing him only worsened them. It only deepened the same feelings she had prayed and hoped would vanish into thin air and never return. 

So, she tried to keep away from Xavier. Try to avoid him and never come into close proximity with him.

Staying as far away from him as possible would be better for her anyway. Not only her, but for her and Madeline's friendship.

In her eyes, it wasn't right to have feelings for Madeline's mate. 

She knew something Madeline didn't. Both her and Briar.

Madeline - even if she insisted she didn't - considered Xavier as more than just a good friend.

Ever since one point… 

Things had changed.

Practically the whole of Eudora knew that. 

Indiana could bet Adrian noticed it too.

The only two people in the entirety of Eudora that had no idea of this were the two people that were supposed to know. 

And those two people were obviously Madeline and her mate, Alpha Xavier.

Indiana found it ridiculous they only considered each other as friends. She never once questioned Madeline though. It was her choice.

If she thought of Xavier as a friend, then so be it. Who was she to tell her what to do and what not to? 

No one.

She was a friend of Madeline's, they had established that already. But, there were still some things they kept from each other. Both of them knew that.

It was a mutual thing. 

And besides, some things were never meant to tell other people in the first place.

"Hmm, you're hesitating, meaning it's something important," Indiana finally decided to point out.

Madeline scratched the back of her neck nervously, "Err, I guess you could say that."

A bead of sweat formed on her forehead, "So, last night… I figured out that I…"

"You?" Indiana asked, her head tilted to the side in confusion.

Her mind thought of all the possible combinations. 

Did Madeline figure out her true feelings for a certain someone?

Did Madeline figure out the truth behind her existence?

What was she going to say?

"You're driving me crazy not telling me, come on. Just say it. You'll feel way better once you put it out there," Indiana reasoned. 

"You're right."

"So, it's actually better if I show you instead of tell you. Let's go outside for a bit," Madeline said to Indiana. 

Indiana couldn't help but get even more confused. She couldn't fathom the entire situation. So Madeline had a secret she needed her to keep, but she wanted to go outside? 

"If you say so," Indiana said. 

Following Madeline outside, Indiana looked around. Nothing seemed different. 

"Okay, I'm beginning to get real confused here, what's going on?" Indiana asked.

Madeline stared at her hand, trying to get herself to shoot a blast. 

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"It's a surprise over a surprise, dang," Briar said in awe, questioning him next, "How many surprises did you have hidden underneath your sleeves?" 

A smirk came across Adrian's face, "A few actually."

"I just don't like telling others about them."

"So I'm the exception."

"The one and only," Adrian said. 

He sat right beside her, a safe distance away from the waterfall.

Right, the waterfall. Adrian had brought her to a beautiful waterfall. 

Briar found herself engrossed in watching the waterfall. The way the water cascaded down from the cliff to a small lake… The ripples of water… 

"You have a good eye for hidden gems, I never even knew such a place existed," Briar admitted. 

"I do, don't I?" Adrian said, glimpsing at her ever-so-subtly. 

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Author's Note: It has been brought to my attention that my book's been facing a bug, in which readers can't access the most recent chapter(s). In case anyone is having difficulty reading the newest chapters, try exiting from the book and then opening it again. I hope that works for you guys. And if not, do leave a comment down below, I'll get back to you as soon as possible and try my best to assist you all. 

Alright, that's all from me today.. Love you all so much, mari.