Could it be her imagination taking form in reality?

The picture was in Emily's hand, her mouth wide open as she rubbed her hand over it as if to discern what had brought Linda into the picture.

    Could it be her imagination taking form in reality?

    Katie's act of taking a physical form was not close to being likened to the picture being an imagination.

    Or it could be that the dust, and all the pictures placed closely together had caused a possible merge. How was that even possible?

    "Is it a surprise to you?" Katie's voice sounded sharp to her ears, and the form of light that had always built up whenever Katie was taking a physical form, hovered around her.

    "Before they left me, I could attest that she had no conversation with him," she said.

    Katie folded her arms, and heaved. "Well, we don't know that."

    Emily would not believe that, and she shook her head. "There are things we can be sure of."

    She had lost herself in thought, and did not realize she had walked so close to Allerio and Raguel. They were too engrossed, and failed to notice her. She was still in her pants and bra, and her gown had turned into a rag.

    "What are you doing?" Katie called from the spot she was standing, by the kitchen door.

    She turned her eyes from looking at the picture, and being in Allerio and Raguel's direction.

    "And?" She squinted at Kate. "Ooh."

    She had realized she was bare, what would Raguel think of her in that state?

    Of course, a hint was already passed to Raguel, a hint that she was having a different kind of relationship with Allerio. Of course not, it was above a hint. It was a fact.

    "You should dress up," Katie said.

    Raguel's voice was still resounding in her ears.

    "I don't need to hide the relationship I'm having with Allerio," she said, not moving a step from where she was.

    "But I need to hide." Katie frowned. "You need to go to alpha's place on time."

    Emily walked with the picture to meet her. "Raguel is the person in charge, nothing happens without her."

    "But Darling would have taken hold of some things before you show up."

    She seemed not to care about it.

    She entered the room filled with pictures, and started looking for a place to hide the one she was holding. Even if Raguel was not likely to come to the room, she felt it was still important to hide it.

    "Unlocking the mystery of the picture should come at a later time," Katie said, "for now, you need to resume your duties in the pack."

    She nodded. "But what brought Charles and Linda together?"

    "You should have known by now."

    "Know what?"

    "Charles is full of mysteries."

    She could not start an argument. It was that obvious.

   She left the room to meet Raguel.

    "Aren't you done?"

    The question came the same time they climaxed, and they spent some seconds, almost a minute, catching their breath.

    "What a relief," Raguel said. "And?"

    She noticed Emily's outfit.

    "Uh?" Allerio almost choked.

    It was an exposure for him, and also an exposure to Raguel. He started thinking of an explanation, something he would have to say to cover up the fact that was exposed.

    He felt that his affair with Emily should be kept secret, but what about his time with Raguel?

    He didn't think of that.

    "I was doing a clean up." Emily answered.

    Raguel turned her eyes to look at Allerio, before returning them to Emily. And then, a sluggish "okay" came from her mouth.

    The room went for another round of silence. Starting a conversation was hard for any of them.

    Raguel carried her gown from the floor to wear, and at the same time was trying to hide herself from Allerio. Taking note of the change in her, he turned his eyes away. Wasn't it strange? He was sure to have asked himself.

    She finished wearing her gown, but then, Emily had dressed up in something unlikely. She had worn a cowgirl kind of outfit which was brown trousers that gave her legs some space, and a white long sleeved shirt. She had topped it with a brown hat.

    How come the dressing? Raguel was almost moved to ask.

    Allerio had worn just his boxers.

    Emily did something strange, she walked closer to Raguel, and placed her hand around her shoulders.

    Raguel nodded, and together, they worked the stairs, leaving Allerio behind.

    Halfway at the steps, Shr rushed backward, leaving Raguel on a spot.

    "Allerio." She called. "You have to come with us."

    'You can't stay behind.' She screamed in her head.

    He did not ask her for a reason, and started walking towards the steps. He had already worn his shirt and trousers.

    Time had not moved much. It was just about five hours from Emily's departure from the mating ceremony.

    "Can we go now?" Emily asked.

    The room was dark, and she quickly lit a torch.

    "A night movement?" Raguel raised eyebrows.

    Emily's thoughts weren't that bad, but the main issue of the night movement was for her to appear in Raguel's home just after she had left the mating ceremony.

    Fine, Raguel had the position to take control, but how would the officials feel about it?

    Things might go off hand, especially since it was already an issue with Darling.

    "We aren't leaving at this time."

    Allerio was almost dozing off. Sleep was already catching up with him.

    Raguel's statement wasn't an opinion, but instead was close to an order.

    She narrowed her eyes on Emily. "You aren't free with yourself."

    Emily opened her mouth about two times to speak, but she just couldn't make a word.

    "We could stay here," she managed to say.

    Ooh…. It was just the mattress that was available.

    "We would manage the mattress." Raguel came in, freeing up the tight corner Emily had put herself.

    That didn't make sense, she thought, a mattress for three? Allerio's eyes cleared up when he heard Raguel. An awkward stench spread over the room to affect Emily and him, and Raguel was the only one left out of it.

    "Because I do not mind." She laid herself at the center.

    "Oh…" Emily took a spot at the side that was close to the door.

    Allerio was still standing. Everything was rushed up, and the sexual act with Raguel had done nothing to ease him up around her. It was coupled with the fact that she tried to cover her body from him, even when he had already seen it.

    "Allerio." She called. "Feel free to lie down."

    The space left to him was the side she had faced her butt, and he would have felt better to stay close to Emily, but she had acted against it.

    What else could he do?

    About two hours into the night, Katie appeared beside Emily, lying on the floor beside the mattress.

    She pushed the hair covering Emily's face. "They are gone into sleep."

    Emily opened her sleepy eyes.

    "You don't have a good alibi to help solve the issue with Darling, do you?" Katie asked.

    Emily heaved a sigh." What do you plan to do?"

    Katie's eyes brightened up. "I could check on her for us."

    She was starting to accept their union as one. The "us" was a deep word to Emily, checking out her deep feelings.

    "I can check out her house."

    Emily tilted her head slightly from the bed. "You intend to go to her house?"

    She nodded. "Darling was an assistant to Charles, don't you think she would know some things about him?"

    "But she can't possibly know about the kind of relationship he had with Linda."

    Katie raised her back from the floor. "What if she knows?"