Damaged Alpha by Samantha Leal

Author:Samantha Leal [Leal, Samantha]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-05-03T05:00:00+00:00

The store and café were packed and each little table had been filled with people of the town either out to have a relaxing and entertaining night, or with aspiring poets who were sitting nervously in their seats practicing their work.

Melissa had moved from her table and she was standing in the doorway that joined onto the bookstore. She was becoming more nervous by the minute and she felt the anticipation creeping higher within her as each new person stepped into the store.

“Someone thinks it actually is him, you know…” a girl said as they walked past her and went into the café side.

“Don’t be so ridiculous, I saw that guy earlier and went on Google, it doesn’t even look like him…”

“Well, the media seems to be wondering where he is, you never know…”

The conversation filtered around her, and although Melissa heard it, she didn’t pay it too much attention.

She was too busy looking over her shoulder and expecting Nate to appear at any given moment.

The lights suddenly dipped in the café and the music on the piano quietened down as Rachel took to the stage and grabbed hold of the microphone.

“Hello all!” she said and there was a little cheer and mumbles back of hello from the crowd. “Welcome to this month’s slam, I’m sure we have a night of incredible talent lined up for you all. The bar will be open until ten so feel free to order drinks and have them delivered to your tables. Let’s get this show on the road!”

The crowd cheered and the first poet got to his feet and moved to the front of the stage. Melissa recognized him and knew he had been to these nights before, and for that reason, he didn’t look as nervous as the rest of the aspiring artists in the room. She smiled as she watched him take hold of the microphone in his hand, and then he pulled a crumpled piece of paper from his back pocket and began.

Melissa had no idea how these people had the confidence to get up there and pour out their heart and soul, but each one was powerful in its own way and she found it incredibly inspiring to watch. She was so engrossed in the moment, and savoring every last word and emotion, she momentarily forget that she was waiting for Nate, and it wasn’t until she felt a pair of strong hands on her shoulders that her heart dipped again and she reached up to rest her hand on top of his, turning her head to the side and smiled at him over her shoulder.

“This is all very…” he whispered in her ear. “Intense… you were right.”

She laughed silently and turned to face him properly.

“I’m glad you made it,” she smiled. “In fact, if you want, we don’t even have to stay anymore, I’m done for the day and my cover is here…”

His eyes glinted a little and he looked behind her to the crowd. She could tell

Download

Copyright Disclaimer:
This site does not store any files on its server. We only index and link to content provided by other sites. Please contact the content providers to delete copyright contents if any and email us, we'll remove relevant links or contents immediately.