Evelyn's povI didn't expect that he would come like this, finding me in this kind of condition but of course, life was just that way. It had a way of beating me down and then displaying me to the plain view of other people to be mocked and laughed at.Pressing my weight against the door I soon found myself inside my room and made a beeline for my bed, well I couldn't even make it there before he held me by my wrist and he looked me in my eye sincerely, and asked me what was the problem he had already locked the door behind him and I was far too weak to resist him right now.I found myself intentionally melting into his arms and for a moment he stiffened up like a wooden board but then almost immediately he relaxed and wrapped his hands around me when I was done sobbing he gently led me over to my bed and by that time I was already filled with embarrassment down to the tip of my toes and I found it hard to meet his eyes."I'm sorry you shouldn't have to console me like this after all
Evelyn's pov "Are you sure about this?" My lawyer asked about the millionth time as he returned from one of his shelves with a folder under his armpit that he dropped on the table and glanced at both me and my fiance before wearing his eyes from my fiance and bringing them back to me again. I stretched my hands on his table and folded my fingers together then I stole one look at my fiance who was about to officially become my husband my lawyer had already run all the necessary processes and I wanted this to be done as secretly as possible because the last thing I wanted was my step family getting involved and acting as a barrier to this marriage so now we were in this office ready to sign the documents that would officially make us husband and wife but my lawyer was dragging his feet. Watching him as he was dabbing the sweat off of his face I remembered two nights when I had called him and told him that I wanted to have a quick pack court marriage and everything had to be arranged s
Evenlyn's pov For a solid second, it looked as if he was more willing to bite on his tongue than having to explain himself and his entire facial features lightened up considerably then just like that it was gone and his disarming smile was back on his face again like somebody carefully switching out and wearing a mask."It's just some pack business…nothing that you really have to bother yourself with," he said rather quickly as if he couldn't be happier to just sweep the topic under the carpet and it was clear from how he quickly diverted and he asked if my lawyer had said anything else because I took a while coming out.At this point, I was already inside the car fastening with my seat belt but still keeping my eyes on him he had been so passionate over the call as if the person on the other line would have received a direct blow to the face if there wasn't a phone separating them, if there wasn't any distance between them he had looked fuming mad and now he was already smiling agai
Evelyn's pov"What?" I finally exclaimed after looking at my stepmother's face for several seconds with total speechlessness. All the words that my brain was trying to humiliate were hooked on my throat until I finally said that.She repeated what she had said with the same emotionless detachment as if we were just talking about replacing a piece of old furniture that was no longer usable anymore and not my father's life."You can't take my father off life support!" I yelled at her, "...I won't let you…""Are you forgetting that I'm still his legal wife? I have a say on whether or not he should stay on life support…"She was proudly claiming to still be his wife even though she was rolling around in bed with my ex it was sickening to hear and it made my blood boil, my fingers were trembling so much to plant a slap across her face but knowing how that was going to be painted in the worst way possible I held myself back."After everything my father has done for you…" I said, my shoe scr
Evelyn's pov "I'm sorry Princess Evelyn but we've done everything we can for your fathe-" "No...no!" I screamed passionately at the top of my voice looking at every single face in the room with white walls around hoping for one simple sympathetic face but there was none. The only one that was looking at me was my stepmother with the broadest smile on her face masked as a sad frown.She walked towards me as though she was barely holding herself from skipping instead. "I already told you that there was nothing you could do Evelyn…" "NO…! Stay away, you witch!"With only the signal of her eyes, some burly guards came and grabbed me, drawing me away as the image of my father's bed grew smaller and my screams grew louder until I tore my eyelids open to find myself in bed soaked with sweat.It had all been a nightmare…I thought to myself wearily thinking about the meeting that would happen in just a couple of hours…the meeting to decide my father's fate…"Evelyn!" I had not even notice
Evelyn's pov“I just wanted to check on you.” He said walking closer to me.I was a little moved by this simple care from him because it's like the whole weight of this world is on my shoulders and I badly needed someone by my side and seeing Kian here with me at this moment gave me a safe feeling that I'm not alone.“I will be having meetings with the elders a minute from now. Would you like to join…”“Yes.” Kian quickly said before I could finish my words and I was taken aback for a moment but I quickly cleared my throat and diverted my eyes from him to clear up the awkward moment between us.“Alright let's go.”“After you.” He stretched his hand pointing towards the door which I took and he gently followed me behind his heavily built covering behind me like a guard shading me from whatever danger might be coming my way."Good morning, Princess Evelyn…"Another Elder greeted me as he fled to join the other of his members in the meeting hall at a large rectangular table most of them h
Evelyn's pov"Coffee?" Kian said suggestively as he pushed over a small cup of coffee to my side looking at me with concern painted over his face and his handsome features.I accepted it slowly to the point that the movement was far too deliberate but that was the least of my concerns right now and I slowly slipped it between my lips and took its content without really tasting it.The meeting room was empty now except for both him and I because the elders and that witch who called herself my stepmother had stepped out for a break. I knew that they were now having a meeting amongst themselves to make the real decision and whatever they were going to do when they came back was going to be while the decision had already been made behind those doors. "This has to be some kind of joke!" I filmed angrily banging my face against the hardwood and table because I got nobody but it was happening right now and my contract husband watched me. I could feel his eyes crawling over my entire body in
Evelyn's povI sighed heavily as my stepbrother stood stubbornly as a barricade in the staircase then crossing my hands I hissed at him. "Just what do you have to explain to me?" He withdrew a little bit at the acidity of my voice but came forward again with a new confidence that he plucked from who knows where."Evelyn I know you probably think I'm a monster but I never wanted things to get like this…your father is a good man and…"The more I was listening to him talk the more my blood pressure was shooting up, I couldn't care any less for whatever excuses he had he still knew what his mother was trying to do and yet he didn't have the courage to go against her all he could just do was slimy come over to me and have heartedly talk about how he didn't want to all of this to happen when it was all happening for his favor."Kelvin I don't want to hear anything else from you…" I growled trying to push my way forward and then he shot out his hand to grab my arm but before he could make
Evelyn's pov I couldn't believe that he actually recognized me and I wondered if he was just messing with me but when he said my name, I knew that he wasn't and I wasn't sure how to act around him. I had been holding myself together for when I would eventually leave the hospital then I could process my feelings but now after being separated for 5 years we had collided again, our lives in tangling even though I had done everything possible even traveling across the world to avoid it. “You look very well. I guess the choice that you made to leave wasn't a bad one since you appear to be doing very good for yourself,” the bitterness in his voice was clear and evident then I remembered that he didn't have any right to be angry or at least not at me. I planted my hands on my hips and told him that I couldn't stay with him anymore if he would never tell me the truth. All I asked well was some honesty, for him to respect me enough to tell me what was really going on in his mind and that
Evelyn's pov Even though I knew that the park was just close by and we wouldn't have to go there, there was still a dreadful feeling in my chest, of running into Kian after so long. I never really gave him any explanation as to why I left, he must have returned back to the mansion confused and conflicted I don't know if the letter that I wrote for him would have been enough to satisfy his curiosity but I knew I couldn't stay and say those words, if not I would have never had the courage to leave at all. A tap on my shoulder brought me back to the present and I allowed a small smile on my face as I looked at my stepbrother, Kelvin, I had never imagined that he would become such a pillar in my life, somebody who was once a spineless puppets for his mother had matured into a responsible man and he had girls chasing him left and right but he told me that he was interested in only one person and one day he will confess his feelings to her. I had begged him to tell me who this per
Evelyn's pov The day I made a decision to leave the pack, to leave him, I knew that I could never return back or at least I never intended to and now 5 months had passed it felt like 5 years. Everyday my heart was aching for me to return back but I knew that he would have some kind of convenient explanation or he would deny being part of the council at all but it made so much sense that I was not going to allow him to deceive me anymore. It was not an easy decision to come to and I had no idea where I would even go, all I knew was that I had to leave, now was when I got an unexpected call from my stepbrother Kelvin. He had never reached out to me before, so I was surprised to get his call that night. I contemplated answering it or not, then I decided not to because whatever he had to say, I doubted that I had the Patience to even listen to him but just as I was about to cut the call, my fingers slid in the wrong direction and I answered it by accident.His concerned voice came thro
Kian's pov “It's been a pleasure doing business with you,” I said with a confident smile as my fingers gripped that of my newest associate. The contract that I had just closed down would end both of us millions and that satisfaction was almost enough to make up for the 3 days that I had spent away from my mate.Well almost…I had already booked a flight and I would be pulling her into my arms once again in less than 3 hours or so, so with an expectant smile on my face, I checked out of the hotel that I had been staying for the past 3 days and made my way to the airport, my eyes were glued shut throughout the entire flight and everything seem to blur until finally, I was driving into my mansion through the gates. A maid came to take my briefcase and I easily handed it to her asking her if she knew where my mate was. Her face suddenly paled up, and then she started shaking a little bit, her lips obviously trembling as she visibly battled to get out her words saying that she had no ide
Evelyn's pov The search for my father's killer went on for months, it started with days and then it dragged out into weeks until months passed and yet there was nothing. It was almost as though they appeared out of thin air and after committing that heinous act disappeared like dust in the wind. I mourned for my father until my heart wanted to bleed right out of my chest. My only consolation was my husband who was there for me during this difficult time, promising me with all of his heart that he would find my father's killer but despite all of his efforts, nothing came out of it. One dead end was just followed up by another one. Eventually, after catching him looking through the little evidence that could be found at night barely allowing himself to sleep I had to call it quits but he was stubborn about letting go insisting that if he just kept looking he would find the killers. On one of such night, I caught him in his office after waking up in bed and finding that his ow
Evelyn's POV When I woke up the next morning, the first thing I got was an urgent text from my father's personal investigator urging me to reach out to him as soon as possible. My heart quickly found its way to my throat. I had a nightmare and it involved my father and now this? Calming my racing heart, I took a few breaths and then made the call and on the second ring, he picked up and his voice was low. It was always sort of monotone but now there was something beneath it that made a pit my stomach grow even deeper. “Is something wrong?” I couldn't help asking and his voice was a few decibels as he dropped the bombshell that left the room spinning around for several seconds until I spoke again in a response. “You must be joking…” I said, my voice coated in denial. “You can't be serious, please tell me that you are joking right now…” “I'm sorry you have my condolences…” I wasn't able to listen to his next words because the phone fell from my trembling hands, and if I h
John's pov “This has to be a joke…” I said for the millionth time throwing a folder back to my desk. My personal private investigator looked at me with a source of resignation on his face and he told me that he was confident of his findings.I looked at the folder again like a bomb that was about to explode cautiously touching it and I opened it up. The first thing I saw randomly was a picture of a boy and standing next to him was the familiar feminine face that made me close the folder once again, my chest burning up. It couldn't be, it just couldn't be… “Alpha John…” My private investigator was about to speak but I held up my hand. I needed a moment to digest this so I dismissed him, leaving me alone with all the evidence that brings back memories from the past, memories that I thought I had long buried. And along with it came intense guilt, just as I was battling with this, Quinn appeared in my office with a cheap smile on her face but right now I needed to be alone. When she g
Evelyn's POV I looked down at my wristwatch for the millions of times and a heavy breath left me as I tilted my head up and groaned afterwards. I was hoping that this flight would make me get to my father faster but instead it ended up getting delayed because of an incoming storm.So I was left with no other choice, I had to Lodge into a hotel for the night, I would be coming back the next day to quickly catch my flight it was already too late to consider going on the road anymore and I would still end up wasting the same amount of time anyways, so I might as well just get on a flight. At least, I wouldn't have to worry about traffic or anything. When I was settled with my baggage I lay down on the bed with my shoes. I feel like a bigger traitor than those two shameless people for not telling him this. How was he even going to react when he knew that I had been keeping these secrets for so long now? I squeezed my fingers together until it pulled into a fist and I was agitated just
John's pov My wife stayed in the basement longer than I expected. I thought that after a couple of hours, she would come out but it was only the next morning that I was able to convince her. I brought some food for her, an omelet and some bacon because she had also refused to eat anything from the previous day. Then, standing at the entrance of the basement, I knocked to get her attention. “Quinn, don't you think that this is unnecessary?” I asked her “Both of us are adults so we can discuss this as adults..” “I don't want to discuss anything…” she cried out. “Just tell me that I can go, that you don't need me anymore, and have my bags packed for me so that I can leave immediately. I have dedicated so many years of my precious life to you and you won't even trust me I don't want to talk about it,” I looked down at the plate of food. “You haven't had anything to eat since last night. Are you really planning to starve yourself to death?” There was silence for a while before sh