Kian's pov I noticed that we had been driving for over 10 minutes and yet she had not said a single word to me, nothing at all. It was almost as if she was trying to control her breathing as well, her eyes were cast out the windscreen watching everywhere insignificant things that blurred past us as I was driving.Now I didn't want to pressure her, with the way she was acting before I didn't think that she would get in the same car with me but she suddenly had a change of heart out of the blue and because I appreciated it too much I didn't even question it at all and got her discharged.“Gosh, wasn't that the right thing to do? She must have been tired of being stuck in that bed in the hospital and everything about it but at this point why does she make it look like I dragged her out and forced her into this car and she just accepted it?” I asked myself inwardlyI wanted to speak to her but the only sounds that were available in the road right now were of the other cars and the chatte
Evelyn’s pov As I was in the car with him after we were done with the details of my discharge from the hospital more than anything else I wanted to speak to him. I wanted to turn away from the windscreen and just look at him directly asking him how he could betray me like that. How he could act so flawlessly that he actually cared about me when in reality he didn't at all?While these questions battled themselves inside of me I would clench and unclench my hands because the tension was building in my mind and he was just driving peacefully. At least his brother had given me signs that he was not as perfect as I assumed him to be but when I really sat down I thought about it…I couldn't really say there had been no signs but nothing this severe had come to my mind.But I was glad that everything was in place when we arrived at my home but unfortunately, this only brought in new thoughts of questions. Did he decide to call off their attack? Because that was the only way the alpha's res
Evelyn’s pov“Ughh,” I mumbled to myself angrily as I told my mind to shut down with all the negative thoughts so that I could finally go to sleep. Now that I knew that my people had not been attacked, I was relieved for exactly 2 seconds, and then the rest of it I became troubled again. It was like walking on thin ice that would threaten to break at any time in my mind. After all, he had the men, was he having problems mobilizing his warriors? From what I heard on the phone there didn't seem to be enough time for there to be a problem so catastrophic that all of his men just immediately retreated without even getting into battle at all.I landed a soft punch on my pillow in frustration while I was conflicted inside. Finally, I sat up. “This man has everything he needs to launch an attack and instead of keeping me away from my father which would have helped in his plan he brought me right back to him where I could have reported him immediately surrounded by enemies…”I ran my finge
Evelyn’s pov Instantly I knew what he was talking about or rather where he was talking about in particular. It was a small but cozy and exquisite Italian restaurant that served their food elegantly along with a feeling of intimacy, whenever we felt like our lives were going in a rush and we just wanted to calm the brakes we would go there together.It wasn't as often as we would like but the quality of the time there made up for the lack of quantity. He called out the name of the restaurant and looked at my face with expectancy but like everything else that he did, I always made sure to show minimal interest. He probably thought that my face would brighten up with glee as it normally did before in the past whenever he mentioned that place but things were different now and I knew just what was behind that mask that he always wore. I didn't want to discourage him from taking me out however so I managed a very small smile and said. “I think I've heard of that restaurant, maybe I've
Evelyn's pov I looked at him blankly for a while until my full body turned in his direction and I closed my door behind me claiming that there was no way that he had possibly been standing here all that time waiting for me to get ready and straightening up his back, Kian claimed he had been doing exactly that.With my hands placed suspiciously on my hips I asked him why he had not just knocked on my door and asked me to prepare a little bit faster because a lot of time had passed already, his response was that he was aware that beauty took its time and it was not his place to rush me because of that. For the first time since I got out of the hospital, I almost blushed but quickly my senses came back to me like a bunch of crumbling rocks from a brick wall and I didn't allow myself to fall. Of course, he would do something like this to make himself look like a better person. Gosh, he was such a good actor that I guess this kind of idea just came to him without much effort. But I was
Evelyn's pov He looked at me with an oblivious tilt of his head. He probably couldn't imagine that the woman he had manipulated all this time could possibly have a brain cell in her head that would enable the heart to strike back. Unfortunately for him, he had no idea what was coming. “What do you mean by that?” He said and I shook my head saying that I didn't mean anything at all while trying to hold back the smile that was dragging at the corner of my lips. Somehow to my own good Fortune, he had set everything for me so perfectly without realizing it himself it was almost as if he had made his own trap to jump into and all I had to do was sit back and nudge the little pieces into place, as it was normal for the restaurant some wine was brought for us to taste before our food will be ready then for some reason Kian said that he didn't want to take any wine. Now I am beginning to pale up a bit.“What do you mean you don't want to take the wine? Just looking at the packaging alone
Kian's pov “Oh I must be dreaming, that is the only explanation for all of this. I should be having some kind of terrible nightmare because I can't believe that there's any other way that all of this can be happening…Kian are you even listening to me?”I don't know why my mind went back to several nights before the night that was supposed to be the night of the invasion that I had canceled intentionally when I told Hailey that there was not going to be any attack. She literally exploded. No, that was not when she exploded she lost it when I also took Evelyn to the hospital this time she was not going to take anything lying down at all and she was ready to cause a tantrum.Because of this, I had to drag her over to a closet where they kept the cleaning supplies in the hospital. I had been here enough time to familiarize myself with the place. I told her we could discuss here away from crying ears and she crossed her hands angrily claiming that she didn't want to be hiding anymore, tha
Chapter 108Evelyn’s pov When he heard my voice he lifted his head and there was an amount of relief that should not have been there, he took a look around the place probably trying to get his bearings and understand where he was it was an old cabin that was owned by my family but had long been abandoned for several years I believe that it was the best place for my plan. “Evelyn, what happened? How are we here?... Wait that doesn't even matter you have to escape I'll find a way out myself don't worry about me,”As he was speaking I was holding back the urge to just start laughing immediately. He was so absolutely ridiculous, he really believed right now that I was captured and just like him I had been tied up and still strapped to a chair. I had made sure that those ropes were not ordinary but instead, they were intertwined with lines of silver that would keep him in that chair despite his alpha abilities.“Kian, trust me right now you should save all the worry that you have for you
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