Cyrus I watched Eva climb up the stairs, and all the while, my instincts were yelling at me to go up there after her. I now knew that it wasn’t wise to listen to them all, mostly because they’d only put me farther up her hate list. I was probably in first place as it was. I made my way to my office instead, her scent all around me. I couldn’t get her face out of the forefront of my mind, with her cheeks that grew rosy whenever she showed a hint of emotion. I sat on my chair and stared up at the ceiling. Would I ever stop thinking about how her lips would taste of how her body would feel against mine? This was a dangerous thought process, mostly because I had no assurance that such things would even happen between us. For now, they were only dreams, and that could be all they’d ever be. But a man could dream. I was almost undressing her in my mind when the phone rang. I sighed before answering it, and heard Alpha August. “Alpha Cyrus, I hope I’m not calling at an inopportune time
Eva The next few days were calmer than usual, and we entered a new week.I still hadn’t established myself in this place, but I was slowly trying to leave my bedroom so as to not feel too constricted. Walking around the garden in the back next to the huge swimming pool was my favorite way of passing the time, even though I was still paranoid about rogues placing an explosive there. It was a very peaceful place, and I felt very much connected to the goddess, even though I’d been feeling like I wasn’t much of a priestess anymore. Guilt was the main reason behind this. I didn’t have my veil anymore, and I still couldn’t touch my prayer book because of Alpha Cyrus’ scent. Such things made me hate him more than I already did, and it didn’t matter that I was supposed to forgive him. I hated him still. I’d always hate him. For the most part, he’d been leaving me alone, though. He hadn’t come up to my room since our talk about the rogues and forgiveness, and I suspected that it was becaus
EvaWhen Marcia knocked on my door to ask for permission to bring all of the clothes in, I was speechless at the countless bags that were packed into the room. “Right here, this closet will do,” she told the uniformed man who was carrying about ten bags in each hand. She directed them while I stared stupidly, wondering if I’d perhaps missed the fact that Alpha Cyrus was out of his mind. All these clothes were unnecessary and were a waste, unless he intended to give them to someone else after I left. If that was the case, then we’d have no problems. Otherwise, I would keep my word. I didn’t plan on taking anything he gifted me back to the Convent. I had no need for ‘normal clothes’ there. I had my dresses, veils, and scarves, and that was enough. Once the delivery men left the room, she said to me, “Alpha Cyrus wants you to accompany him to dinner tonight.”I bit my lip. He didn’t intend on wasting any time. I thought I would have until tomorrow to wrap my head around all of this.
Eva We sat beside each other in the car, and I was reminded of the first time I was inside one with him. Goddess, I felt so miserable that day. Being taken away from my home after the chapel burned was not a memory I’d forget anytime soon. I didn’t look at him. Even so, I could easily tell whenever he looked at me, and how long his gaze lingered. I was glad that my dress was so modest, mostly because I was comfortable in it. I knew he wouldn’t be looking at…certain parts of my body. I was convinced that it would make me feel worse. He could stare at my face without the veil—that, I could take—but he couldn’t stare at my body. We left the house behind, and were driving through a lone road. The forest surrounded the area around us entirely, and I couldn’t see anything apart from trees, which made me wonder where we were going. I figured that his pack couldn’t be the few people who lived in the house; there had to be more people. Was that where we were going now? “You don’t have t
EvaNeide plus another woman brought over the food that Cyrus had ordered. It felt strange calling him by his first name in my mind, but I reminded myself that this was yet another stupid thing I had to comply with in order to be freed, and anyway, why did I have to call him Alpha all the time? Perhaps it was better this way. I’d feel more his equal, or at least like he wasn’t better than me. Cyrus looked over at me as they put the food on the table between us. I had to fight the urge to shake my head at the unnecessary quantity of it. There was no way that we’d both be able to finish the food, which meant what, that it would all go to waste?Although I was never hungry before in my life, I certainly didn’t have a variety of food for me to choose from. We were thankful for what we had, though, and would definitely be grateful if we had what he has so effortlessly. Yet he let it all go to waste. “Is something on this table not pleasing you?” he asked, sitting back. “You’re staring
CyrusI looked around for Eva but couldn’t find her anywhere. It was only then that panic seized me. I should have never taken my eyes off her. I assumed she would have followed me but it seemed I’d overestimated my ability to make her do as I said. I never thought she would have disappeared. I wasn’t even sure if she left through the front door. I went there, and found the two security guards standing there, still granting people admission into the club. A few people greeted me as I walked past them, but I ignored them all. I wasn’t up to playing the polite Alpha today. “The woman I was with,” I said to them as soon as I was close enough, “did you see if she went outside?”“No, Alpha,” they replied. “We didn’t see anyone leave yet.”I turned back around, feeling like a fool for having to look for her. This shouldn’t be happening; she was supposed to be right behind me. With that came this feeling of despair mixed with rage. Neide was standing close to the bar, tablet in hand, an
EvaThe cloudiness in my head cleared when I opened my eyes, but I had a terrible headache that wouldn’t subside no matter how I positioned my head. Trying to sit up made it worse. I was in a confined space, and it took me a few seconds to realize that I was in the backseat of a car. I groaned before turning on my side, which was a mistake because a man was seated in the driver’s seat, and he immediately turned his head to look at me. In the dark, I couldn’t quite see his face. “Easy,” he said when I’d shifted to get away from him. I tried to open one of the doors of the car, but it was locked. “You’re not going to be able to escape. Just stay calm.”“What do you want from me?” I couldn’t help but ask. I was trying to recall how I’d gotten to this point, but my head hurt too much, even to do something as simple as thinking. He started the car and then drove off. I tried screaming for help but it felt like something in my brain would explode. Like a vein would pop or something. H
Cyrus My despair to find her was palpable, and I was starting to infect everyone around me with my awful mood. The thought that something terrible happened to her drove me to the brink of madness. And now that I was starting to contemplate that perhaps those rogues had something to do with this, and I regretted not having crossed the border and ending them once and for all. It had been hours since she went missing. Hours. I followed her scent to a certain point before it disappeared into thin air. There were tire marks on the ground, so I assumed that she was put into a vehicle and whoever took her drove off. They could be anywhere by now. I contacted the Alphas around us immediately. I would need their help to find her, and I was pleasantly surprised by how efficient they all were. I kept imagining the things I would do when I got my hands on the bastards who took her. I had murder on my mind, and nothing could calm me down. The thought of her being hurt drove me insane. I knew