Eva“It was never my intention to leave my family behind,” Nox said. “But they didn’t believe me. They chose to trust Brock over me.”“So, all Brock wanted was power?” I asked though I already knew the question to that. “But then he decided against it?”“I didn’t care for his regret,” he told me. “It didn’t mean anything to me, not when my parents were already dead. And when the time came for him to admit what he’d done, he lied. He told them I invented this matter to kick him out of the pack, afraid of competition. It made no sense, yet they still believed him over me.”I shook my head. I’d seen how close Cyrus was to Brock. Honestly, he didn’t seem like a bad person for me. But Nox mentioned now that Brock regretted what he’d done ultimately. Only, it didn’t matter to him that he did. “This was the only reason behind your feud with Cyrus?”“Yes, it was. I wanted to move against Kolton. He didn’t because he felt there was no reason to. So, I came here, found people who were willing
NoxWe were all inside Hector’s apartment, and he was cleaning his father up. I glanced at Eva to make sure she was alright. She met my gaze but didn’t react. I hated how I couldn’t tell what she was thinking. Her emotions were always out of reach for me. Without meaning to, I wondered if she was the same with Cyrus. Then, I felt myself growing hot and turned away. I didn’t like to think about her and Cyrus. I was too territorial, and no, it didn’t matter that there wasn’t and maybe never would be anything between us. The fact that she was my Fated Mate meant that I wanted to claim her in every possible way. And thinking about her with Cyrus—someone I had an ongoing feud with—made me sick to my stomach. “May I get you anything?” Hector asked, looking at Eva. “Water, perhaps?”“She’s fine,” I stated. Hector put his hands up. “Of course.”“I have to get going,” I said. “I don’t think you’ll expect me to leave your father here with her while we conclude our business in the back.”“O
Eva For the past few hours, all I could think about was Nox and the tale he shared with me. I was overcome with the need to talk to Cyrus about it and ask him why he doubted Nox so much. Why would Nox separate himself from his family and come all the way here for revenge if he wasn’t sure of my father’s involvement in the death of his parents? It was clear that it hurt him, especially when he mentioned it.Why didn’t Cyrus ever look into it? Or did he?I had to say that I believed Nox. I didn’t think he was lying. I understood why he wanted to kill me. He was angry enough to want to cause Kolton pain regardless of who would pay the price. I now imagined that almost everyone here probably endured the same kind of pain as he. Kolton truly was a terrible person, and I hated it when everyone referred to him as my father. This all made me think about my mother—what could she have gone through to run away and abandon me in front of that Convent? It must have been horrible to force her to
Eva Nausea rolled in the pit of my stomach as I handed the binoculars back to Vic. He continued observing the restaurant while I leaned against the wall and looked elsewhere. I couldn’t get the image of Kolton out of my mind. I was so bothered by the fact that I looked like him. What was this, some kind of curse? So, whenever people looked at me, particularly the ones who knew him, they saw his face? Of course, they’d hate me. I wished I’d never come. At the same time, I was glad that I found this out. “There he is,” Vic murmured, and I deduced that he was talking about Nox. I stared at the building across from us—the restaurant—and I could clearly see people sitting around, servers walking with trays of food or drinks. I could even see my father though the details of his face were not visible. “Is this safe?” I asked Vic. “Nothing ever is.”I cut him a look. “So, technically, Nox is in danger?”He glanced at me. “He needs to see this through because we’ll make progress if toni
Nox I was over the moon with this new development in our plan. For years, we'd been trying to do this and failed. The tricky part with this plan was that we couldn't show up at the restaurant so frequently that we'd be regarded as 'regulars'. Having that label would make Kolton suspicious of us because he was the regular here. He came here every single night for dinner with his closest pack members. Sometimes, his daughter would be with him. Tonight, she wasn't. So, we had to space out our visits and must of the time, Ursula was unable to catch someone's eye and make a gesture for him to follow her to the bathroom. Tonight was different, however. Before I realized it, she'd gotten up and left. And when she returned, she gave my leg a light kick and we were up. I still couldn't believe that she did it. We were all crammed in the car. My mind was racing so much that I had momentarily forgotten about Eva. Ursula mentioned something about how Eva wasn't supposed to be here, and now I
Eva When Vic and Ursula took a long time to return, Nox decided that it was time to check and see what was happening. All sorts of things were going through my mind and I was afraid for them. What if they’d been caught? What if the worst had happened? The possibilities were endless. Nox looked back at me with his brows drawn together. I could tell that he didn’t want to leave me. I nodded and said, “I won’t move. I can take care of myself, you know. It’s not like I’m going to do anything stupid.”“I’ll keep the doors locked,” he stated. “And it’s not that I thought you’d do anything stupid. Anyone could hurt you while I’m gone.”“They won’t,” I insisted. And so, Nox rushed out of the car and went upstairs. I felt very anxious about all of this. I hoped nothing bad happened. Being Kolton’s daughter made me feel responsible for his actions somehow. Ashamed of them. Now, I wanted him caught because it was associated with my peace of mind. While he was still out there, I would never k
Cyrus I wished I could say that the days got better as they went by but that would be a complete lie. To sleep was near impossible. I spent most of my nights awake, sometimes just walking around the house and hoping she’ll magically appear on my front step. Eva disappeared into thin air, it seemed. Nobody had seen her, not after she left the town center that night, at least. Kolton was still searching for her but it didn’t matter how full of shit he was about his own capabilities. He couldn’t find her. Some people had started suggesting checking in the rivers and lakes. I punched the man who suggested this out of pure rage and despair. Checking around those areas would imply that Eva died. I couldn’t handle that. I refused to believe that. Where else could she have been?Vivian suggested that she might have just upped and left. A lot about Eva’s character suggested that she was sick and tired of us. Of me. And they believe that she simply left. That was only because they didn’t
EvaI was awakened by Nox entering my room. He sat on the edge of the bed and his back was turned to me. I saw that his head was low, and I was confused by his entrance altogether. I rubbed my eyes and sat up. I said his name softly. “Nox?”He turned his head to look at me over his shoulder. His eyes were dimmed somehow. I stared at him for a while longer before asking, “What’s wrong?”He didn’t answer me. I kept staring at him before concern made me stand up and move closer to his side. He was staring down at his hands and I had the impression that they were shaking a little. “What’s the matter?” I asked. “We were with the guys from Kolton’s pack,” he said. “Trying to get something out of them.”“Did it work?” I asked. He shook his head. “Not quite. They seem to be more afraid of Kolton than whatever we’re doing to them. It’s like they prefer to be dead rather than tell us anything.”I folded my arms. “I thought it would be easier,” he added. “I didn’t think that we’d have to g