Hotshot Mogul: A Hero Club Novel by Tara Eldana & Hero Club
Author:Tara Eldana & Hero Club [Eldana , Tara & Club, Hero]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fiction, romance
Publisher: Cocky Hero Club, Inc.
Published: 2023-08-26T16:00:00+00:00
CHAPTER ELEVEN
Anneliese
Chilly air gusted past my neck as we waited for the mayor to begin the Oakdale City Commission meeting. Humans filled the chamber. Seven humans sat on a raised table in the front of the room with the mayor. Mayor Conway sat in the middle. Callie and Rufus sat next to me in a row of seats facing them. The three of us had signed up to speak during the public hearing on the project in the glade. I didnât see Bruce, however. He hadnât called or texted since heâd left.
It was for the best. I knew that. I wasnât here for him.
Still, was he okay? Was his mother in peril? I thought he would come back to help present the project for the people he worked forâperhaps they didnât need him.
âThe meeting of the Oakdale City Commission will come to order. The first item is rezoning of Parcel Ten Fifty-Four. Is the presenter here?â
âMadame Mayor.â
Bruce. The hollowness that had been inside me filled up with energy, like I could run all the way to the glade from there without stopping. Bruce carried in cases and a large stand up the aisle. The whiskers that usually shadowed his jaw by this time of evening werenât there. Heâd combed his straight, dark hair off his forehead. He wore a crisp, white shirt and long red necktie with a gray suit.
He saw me and smiled. My irritation and restraint dissolved like sugar in Callieâs lemonade. âAnneliese.â He mouthed my name silently in greeting. Only his lips moved. I wanted to touch him and take him in my arms, turn my face into his neck and inhale his scent.
âAhem,â the mayor said. âI see several people have signed up to speak. Please adhere to the four-minute limit. The light will show yellow when you have less than a minute, and red when your time is up. Mr. Clynes, how long will it take you to set up?â the mayor asked.
He smiled at her. The hairs on the back of my neck prickled. JealousyâI hated it. âNo more than five minutes, Madame Mayor.â
âWeâll adjourn for ten minutes.â She smiled at him, then slammed her hammer down.
When weâd walked this earth together before, many braves had more than one wife. Nigan, my beloved, was strong, handsome, and smart. Native women and French ones alike, who lived at the trading post, had boldly asked him to bed them. Jealousy had clawed at my heart back then, although he assured me repeatedly that I was all he had wanted.
Bruce put a large photo on the stand of what looked like a small city. All the humans in the room seemed to press too close to me. I needed fresh air and to feel the sun on my skin. This was the longest day of the year in this place, held sacred by all that made their life in the glade. âExcuse me,â I said, as I stood and brushed past the humans to get out the door.
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