Imogen...Just Imogen

Personal Assistant to Adrienne-Arryn Richmond Moore, and the person who handles the affairs of the Richmond-Moore pack. Direct your questions to me and try not to bother Adrienne.

[onlyimogen-blog]

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[alphadare]

It took the alpha a moment to place context, then Dare’s expression screwed up, fearing the worst. Why Imogen was bringing up her ex right now, after everything that happened tonight was beyond her, and it left an uneasy feeling in her gut. They were supposed to be setting up their date, or - or something. The other woman’s explanation didn’t make it all go away, but it was a step in the right direction.

“He’s not gonna be a problem, is he?” She asked dryly, one foot inside Imogen’s car. “I mean, you bringin’ him up and all. Because I just saw some guy who was cut open and sewn together with his insides out, so I’m not…? I don’t want to…”

[onlyimogen-blog]

“No, he’s not going to be a problem. I just…I’m babbling, I’m rambling, I’m sorry.” Imogen said, “I’m just relieved he’s not a problem anymore, and I’m relieved you’re out, and…” Imogen stopped, “I was worried sick. Beth is with Chris because I needed to know she was safe. I thought another breakdown was coming on.” Imogen said, “But you’re here and safe and I wshould really shut up and drive right now.” Shes said, putting the key in the ignition and making her way down to the store.

[onlyimogen-blog]

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[betaguard]

“You always fucking do this! You’re so irrational, you can’t listen to people when they’re trying to hurt you. Dare is fine, she’s FINE. But the other people back there? They’re not. They’ve been brutalized in ways you can’t even imagine and we’re not sure we’ve tracked down all the people who’ve done that to them or if they’re still in there somewhere. It’s not safe, do you understand this because I feel like I’m talking to a child here. But no, go rush the fuck in like always, get yourself hurt and distract Dare when she’s in the middle of something because your need for attention is so much greater than her putting her life on the line to save people. Go running back there and prove that she can’t do what she promised to do without some untrained babysitter holding her hand the whole time. I’m done trying to help you, the police will just arrest you if you try to cross the security lines.” David threw his hands up in disgust. 

“Do whatever you want, she’s not my alpha. If you get yourself or Alpha Navarre killed, it’s not my problem, but I am not letting you march back there and humiliate the victims who don’t need any more people watching their pain right now. So calm the fuck down and go home, Dare will call you when she can.”

[onlyimogen-blog]

“You don’t speak for me or Dare.” Imogen said, remembering how scared Dare was to leave and having a hard time believing that she’d walk out of this fine, like David said. “I came down here because the news said the victims were out and already on their way to the hospital. I didn’t just wander down randomly, you imbecile. And wow, would you look at that, those who helped search are starting to come out.” Imogen said, feeling a searing pain in her wrist and clenching her hand against it. 

“Dare is more than capable, and she’s far stronger than you are.” Imogen said, craning her neck and catching sight of the alpha. “Maybe you should try not exaggerating so much next time, and try not to underestimate people either, David, it makes you look stupid.” She said, turning on her heel and making her way over to Dare, calling her name.

[onlyimogen-blog]

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[alphadare]

Dare laughed. It was a strangled, tired sound, but she wrapped herself around the other wolf and embraced her like she was afraid Imogen would disappear. The nightmare she’d waded through continued to nip at her heel. Dare couldn’t feel safe until she was as far away from this place as she could be, but burying herself in Imogen’s scent was helping her get there faster.

The beta’s words left her head spinning and her cheeks warm, and Dare didn’t want her to be anywhere near here either. “First date at home?” She tried to joke, but right now, she couldn’t even properly manage bravado. “Or is that not cool?”

[onlyimogen-blog]

“Just so long as we can swing by the shop to pick up some snacks.” Imogen said, wrapping her arm around Dare’s waist and steering her towards the car. “We’ll watch movies and eat popcorn and sweets until we fall asleep on the sofa together. And then in the morning I’ll make pancakes for all three of us.” Imogen said, opening the passenger door for Dare before taking the driver’s seat. 

“I saw David back there, and spoke to him.” Imogen said, thinking it was important to mention. “But I didn’t feel anything. My god, it’s such a relief.” She sighed, squeezing Dare’s hand and smiling. She glanced over at the alpha, “Thank you.” 

[onlyimogen-blog]

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[betaguard]

“Will you listen to me for one fucking second?” David snapped, giving Imogen a little shake. “There are people in there that are dangerous. It’s contaminated and the police are working to bring people out. Dare volunteered to help, she’s an alpha and she knows what she’s doing. You’re going to get hurt if you get in the way. Just wait for her at home, as soon as we know that the Dread Doctors have been rounded up, then I’ll let you know. Stop being so stubborn for once, Imogen!”

[onlyimogen-blog]

“Don’t patronize me, David.” Imogen said, rolling her eyes and pushing away from him. “I don’t trust you to let me know anything, to be quite honest, and I’d much rather see her for myself.” Imogen said, “I don’t care that Dare’s an Alpha, it doesn’t make her any more qualified for the job than you or I. She matters to me, and I will fight for her.”

[onlyimogen-blog]

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[betaguard]

“Imogen, stop!” He refused to get the woman go. “The alphas have been volunteering their guards to help the police. Trust me, you don’t want to go in there, it’s…it’s hard to see. Alpha Navarre is fine, she’ll be released soon but she wasn’t hurt in the attack. You need to stay out of here until we’ve gotten everything locked down!”

[onlyimogen-blog]

Imogen pushed against David’s chest, her eyes almost glowing. “Get off me. I need to find Dare.” She said, gritting her teeth and trying to remain calm. “How do you mean released? Who has her?” Imogen asked, craning her neck to try and find Dare. “If you’re not going to help me then let go of me.”

[onlyimogen-blog]

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[alphadare]

They’d rushed as many people as possible to the local hospital, but it was very clear that there was cases Beacon Hills Memorial couldn’t even dream of handling. Luckily, so very luckily, Dare wasn’t one of those. Everything was moving so fast, she wasn’t sure how she caught up. Her own people needed tending to, and not all of them had come out of this.

Then out of nowhere, she heard Imogen’s voice, and everything seemed to slot back into place. The alpha let out a strangled laugh, pushing through the crowds. There was no need for words. She threw herself into the beta’s arms, nearly knocking them both over.

“What are you doing here?” She hissed, tucking her face into the crook of Imogen’s neck, fisting her hands in the back of her shirt.

[onlyimogen-blog]

“I heard they’d been found.” Imogen said, “I needed to know if you were okay.” Imogen said, pulling back and taking a look at Dare to check for any injuries. “I’m so proud of you, Dare.” Imogen said, her arms wrapping around Dare, one hand in her hair, the other at the small of her back. 

Imogen had been going out of her mind since Dare left, she’d had to ask her former guard (Who’d met a lovely lady and settled in Beacon Hills) to take Beth for a few hours while she came down here to hunt for Dare. 

“I mean, really, I’m here because you made a promise about a date, and I’m trying to collect.” Imogen said, taking Dare’s hands and squeezing them gently. “Maybe we should clean you up first though.”

[onlyimogen-blog]

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[betaguard]

“Imogen!” David caught the short woman, holding her steady to keep her from being lost in the crowd. “What are you doing here? You need to get back, they’re still bringing people out. It’s not safe! Go back home, let us do our job.”

[onlyimogen-blog]

“Dare is in there.” Imogen said, trying to keep moving forwards. “I’m here to get Dare. I’m here to find her.” She growled, “Let you do your job? You’re not the police. They’re the only ones whose job this is.” She said, “And since when do you care anyway?” 

[onlyimogen-blog]

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“Dare?” Imogen called, pushing into the crowd of people waiting for their glimpse of the survivors and rescuers. She’d heard the survivors had been found, and raced down here. Dare should be out any second. If not already. “Has anyone seen Dare Navarre?” Imogen shouted, trying to catch the attention of one of the rescuers. Even on tiptoes she couldn’t see her. Why did everyone else have to be so tall?

[onlyimogen-blog]

For the Non-Taken

[alphadare]

“And here I thought the dating came before moving in.” Dare joked, trying to mask her surprise at being given such a meaningful gift. She took the key carefully, unsure if Imogen was serious or not. The alpha was used to sleeping in unfamiliar rooms with unfamiliar people, coming and going as she pleased, but this was something completely different. Imogen was inviting her into her home, somewhere safe and private and personal, and Dare didn’t know if she was reading too much into this.

“Just… Just be here when I get back. Okay?”

[onlyimogen-blog]

“Hush, you. I never said you were moving in. I just like having you around, and can’t be bothered to get up and answer the door every time you show up at 9am with a bottle of wine.” Imogen teased, trying to brush it off. “Go, I’ll have dinner waiting, and I’ll be right here.” Imogen said, kissing Dare’s cheek and steering her towards the door. “Just make it back here. I need you back here.”

[onlyimogen-blog]

For the Non-Taken

[onlyimogen-blog]

Imogen stood up on tiptoes and pressed her lips to Dare’s forehead. “No, nobody does.” She said, bringing Dare’s hand up and pressing it to her cheek. “But if you make it back here, to me, healthy and happy and whole, I’ll take you out for dinner, on a proper date. I know it’s not much of an incentive, and it’s probably not your style, but I’m not letting things slip through my fingers again.” 

[alphadare]

“A date,” Dare repeated, dumbfounded, but a smile had crept across her features without her permission. Imogen was right. It wasn’t her style. Dating was an overly complicated prelude to sex, and she’d never really thought relationships were worth getting into, while knowing she had responsibilities to her pack to uphold, but Imogen put it in a new light. Spending more time with her was more than good enough for Dare to want to come home.

“With incentive like that, I might not leave at all,” She teased, trying to find her footing, but her cheeks pinked. Dare didn’t think twice about pulling Imogen in, hugging her tight and resting against her shoulder.

[onlyimogen-blog]

alphadare:

“A date,” Dare repeated, dumbfounded, but a smile had crept across her features without her permission. Imogen was right. It wasn’t her style. Dating was an overly complicated prelude to sex, and she’d never really thought relationships were worth getting into, while knowing she had responsibilities to her pack to uphold, but Imogen put it in a new light. Spending more time with her was more than good enough for Dare to want to come home.

“With incentive like that, I might not leave at all,” She teased, trying to find her footing, but her cheeks pinked. Dare didn’t think twice about pulling Imogen in, hugging her tight and resting against her shoulder.

Imogen pressed her cheek to Dare’s and kissed her temple. “Good. I don’t want you to.” Imogen said, shutting her eyes and relaxing in Dare’s arms. “If it comes down to it, don’t be a hero, Dare, just get yourself out of there. I don’t want to wake up tomorrow to your name being on the list of those missing.” Imogen said, pulling away to go to her kicthen drawer. She retrieved something and returned, pressing it into Dare’s palm. “This is my spare key. Take it. There’ll be dinner in the fridge and I’ll either be up waiting or in bed. Let yourself in, borrow my pyjamas if you need to. Just get back here safe.”

[teacherluisa-blog]

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[teacherluisa-blog]

“Funny we keep bumping into each other,” Luisa said with a tired smile. It had been a long night. She hadn’t spent it coming the underground railways of Beacon Hills like so much of the police force, but sleep had been hard to come by. “Maybe one of these days, it’ll be somewhere less… All this.”

[onlyimogen-blog]

“I hope so. Maybe you and I should arrange a coffee date or something, to break this bad luck streak. Anyway, what can I help you with?” Imogen said, opening her laptop and bringing up the document. “I need to take down your details first.”

[onlyimogen-blog]

For the Non-Taken

[alphadare]

The alpha inhaled sharply, but Imogen’s hands were soft, petite when Dare wrapped her own around them. She couldn’t keep herself from tracing the ink that curled just over the other woman’s wrist, a brilliant pattern she remembered gushing over the first time she saw he beta’s plans. She leaned in closer, drawn into the beta’s orbit, quietly seeking reassurances. In a voice that was too soft and too honest, she confessed, “I don’t have a plan for any of this.”

[onlyimogen-blog]

Imogen stood up on tiptoes and pressed her lips to Dare’s forehead. “No, nobody does.” She said, bringing Dare’s hand up and pressing it to her cheek. “But if you make it back here, to me, healthy and happy and whole, I’ll take you out for dinner, on a proper date. I know it’s not much of an incentive, and it’s probably not your style, but I’m not letting things slip through my fingers again.” 

[teacherluisa-blog]

Non-Taken

“Excuse me… I want to talk to someone about - I may have something to report. Is this the right place?” Luisa asked, sounding more confident than she felt, but there was so many ways her story could be ridiculous.

[onlyimogen-blog]

“Yes, I uh - yeah. What do you have to report.” Imogen said, sitting at one of the desks set up in the hall, specifically for the volunteers. Whilst she couldn’t put herself in a position of danger, she’d decided to do something. Even if it was behind the scenes. Volunteering to organise search parties and take reports from witnesses seemed most appropriate. 

[delightfulredeyes-blog]

Dimitri had only been in the town for a day or two and as he sat at a coffee shop staring out a window he’d noticed that things were a bit off. He’d heard talk about some kidnappings but it didn’t worry him too much though he was beginning to think he had the worst timing when it came to things.

[onlyimogen-blog]

The pram caught the edge of some Alpha’s chair and accidentally dragged it away from the table. Imogen backed her buggie out of there, parking it beside a nearby table before rushing over to apologise. “I’m so sorry, those wheels, I swear, I’ve taken millions of ankles out by this point. I should really learn to drive this thing.”

[onlyimogen-blog]

For the Non-Taken

[alphadare]

“Someone has to! Someone has to get out there and fix this, because no one’s doing enough. It’s been over a week, Imogen. We don’t even know if they’re still alive,” Dare insisted, her voice climbing like she couldn’t help herself, but her heart gave away her nervousness. This whole thing terrified her, and she didn’t want to be involved at all, but this was as good an opportunity as any to help further her pack’s reputation and actually help people. 

[onlyimogen-blog]

“You’re right. We don’t even know if they’re still alive!” Imogen said, “so you’re risking your life for people who might not even still be alive.” Imogen said, taking Dare’s hands. “Please just get back to me safely.” She said, “We still have a trip to Mexico to plan.”

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[onlyimogen-blog]

For the Non-Taken

[ofpoisonedomega-blog]

“The police haven’t done as much as we have. If you have kids, then I’m pretty sure that you don’t have to do anything except protect them…and yourself.”

[onlyimogen-blog]

“We don’t know what we’re fighting. We don’t know what sort of people we’re up against. We might just be adding more victims to the list.”