Emily Keller-A Jughead love story (Book two) *Discontinued*

Nine

Emily's POV
" Hello?" I answered the phone
" Hello, Emily. This is the Black Hood speaking." A dark voice said through the phone making me nearly drop it at hearing his name.
" H-How do I know this is real?" I asked scared
" I will strike next where it all began." He said confirming it was indeed him
" Were you there? At the Town Hall?" I asked
" Oh, yes." He said
" But you didn't hurt anyone?" I said unsure
" Tonight was all about you." He said
" What do you want?" I asked
" The same as you: to set Riverdale on the righteous path again. To cleanse it of sinners Isn't that what you want?" He asked
" Not by killing people." I said upset
" Only the ones who deserve it. People like Your brother. I know all about the sin he calls love. I also know he's currently at Pop's drinking his favorite double chocolate milkshake with Betty. If you try to warn him, I'll know. If you tell the police we've spoken or your mystery-loving boyfriend I'll carve him like a Jack O'Lantern." He threatened
" Please, don't hurt him." I said before my dad walked in.
" Who are you talking to? It's late." He said
" Then don't you deny me, Emily." The black hood said before hanging up.
" It was Jughead, wasn't it?" He asked
" Yeah." I said
" You know, I gave him the benefit of the doubt, but now that he's living on the Southside amongst those criminals and degenerates, he's showing his true colors.
No doubt, inspiring that stunt of yours at Town Hall." My dad said
" Pulling the fire alarm? I didn't know what else to do. Given the letter that the Black Hood sent me." I said
If he even wrote it, something seems off. I'm gonna have it analyzed, along with the one that Mrs Cooper got. In the meantime, I want you home straight after school. Are we clear?" He asked
" Yeah" I said before he left
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I went to Archie's house before school so we could walk together and I wanted to tell him about the black hood. I knocked on the door and he came out soon after with his bag.
" I need to tell you something, Arch, but you can't tell anyone else"I said as we started walking " Not Veronica, not Jughead not your dad, no one. Promise me." I said
" Yeah, sure. I promise." He said looking at me.
" The Black Hood called me." I said
" What?" He asked stoping
" Keep walking." I said grabbing his hand and pulling him along with me.
" Wait, the Black Hood called you?" He asked
" Yes. It's risky for me to even be telling you.
But we're best friends and we hang out all the time So us walking to school together, would look perfectly normal to anyone who might be watching. Including him." I said
" You think he's watching us?" Archie asked
" I don't know, he could be. I know it sounds crazy, but it was him." I said
" Emily, you have to tell the police. Even if it's not him." He said
" It is him. And he told me if I went to the police, or if I told Jughead, he'd...God, he knew where Kevin was, Arch. He threatened him.
If he calls me again, I have to answer." I said and Archie stopped me turning me towards him and putting his hands on my shoulders.
" I'm not letting you go through this alone." He said and I smiled at him before we continued our walk to school.

Veronica's POV
" This most recent incident confirms that the real threat is not the Black Hood, but the Southside and its corruptive forces. Developer and ex-con Hiram Lodge boasts that his SoDale project will revitalize the forsaken neighborhood, But this reporter speculates Hiram Lodge doesn't want to fix our problems, merely profit from them." My dad read the newspaper aloud
" And right before our Open House. Thank you, Alice Cooper." My mother said
" We can't let anything derail the project. Not Alice, not the Southside gangs, not some hooded psychopath." My father said
" Okay, but right now, our biggest problem is capital. We're running out of it and fast." My mother said
" I've invited potential investors to the Open House. The St. Clairs are coming up from New York." My father said
" Wait. They are? Nicky included? I haven't seen Nicky in forever!" I said excited
" Yeah. He's a budding music producer, now.
And his father is King Midas rich. We get him to invest, others will follow. You wanted a seat at the table? Nick has his father's ear.
Help us close this. Show him all the good things Riverdale has to offer." My father said
" With pleasure." I said with a smirk