"I am a man whom love has redeemed. The thought of her is no longer a dream. A cage of flesh and blood that is hers to keep, my heart and soul laid as gifts at her feet. The love I feel when I look into her eyes is stronger than my wolf which calls to starry skies. Instead, I howl to the one who freed the beast from these bones, the one whose arms I call home. I will light this world on fire if it means her love I will earn, for she is a flame and I will gladly be burned."Evelyn's P.O.V."Mom said if you tip the canoe she's giving you up for adoption!"Vega and I turned to look at her younger brother who stood on the balcony above us. "What?" She asked.Brennan nodded, confirming she had heard him correctly."Can I have your room if that happens?""Sure," she said sarcastically. Vega turned to me and rolled her eyes before we continued our trek down the hill behind her family's cabin."He wasn't being serious was he?" I asked, narrowly avoiding stepping on a loose rock.Vega laughed
"Would you give her some room!"My eyes snapped open at the sound of Vega's voice. She was standing over me with her hands on my shoulders. I grabbed her arms and stared at her wide-eyed."What happened?"She rolled her eyes. "You locked your knees, I guess. I thought homeboy over here was going to shit himself."I looked over in the direction she nodded and saw the blue-eyed Alpha standing beside her, staring at me intently, concern etched on his face."Oh my God, how long was I out?" I whispered."There's no need to be dramatic, only a minute or two" she answered.My gaze returned to Vega and I squeezed her arms as I sat up. "Dude, I think he's---""---your mate?" She finished. "I guessed that with the way he just acted. Are you okay?""I'm fine," I assured her.She made a face. "You don't look fine.""I am," I assured her as she helped pull me to my feet. Immediately, the Alpha offered a strong arm behind my back to steady me on my feet."Are you alright?" He asked, a strong Englis
"Evie." I sighed and rolled over."Evie, wake up.""Why?" I whined."He's here."I turned my head and opened one eye. "What? Who's here?""Who do you think?" Vega asked, crossing her arms.Then I remembered."Oh."I rubbed the sleep from my eyes. Throwing the blanket from over my legs, I sat up and swung my legs over the side of the couch.Vega sat down next to me. "Do you want to run upstairs and hide in my closet? I can tell him you left this morning and went home."I smiled and swung my arm around her shoulder. "Vega, if I thought that would work, I would be halfway up the staircase right now."She laughed. "Evie, honey, I made breakfast. Adam just pulled into the driveway if you want to go invite him in to eat," Mrs. Chandler yelled from the kitchen.The doorbell rang a few moments later and Vega got up to go open the door."You might want to run your fingers through your hair and go pop a breath mint really fast," She advised, laughing. I looked at her wide-eyed. "I don't have on
"Canada?!"I sat in the car seat with my jaw gaping open."I didn't pack warm enough for this," I groaned."I won't let you freeze," Adam said plainly.I shook my head. "I thought we would be going somewhere like London," I said."London?" He asked incredulously. "Why on earth would you have thought London?"I just looked at him."I was raised by English parents, however I have only been to London three times in my entire life," he said."The smell of that place would put anyone out for hours, Evelyn.""You don't have to call me Evelyn," I said."I prefer Evie or Eve."Adam nodded. "Well, Evie or Eve, we have another few hours in this vehicle if you feel like sharing anything else I might need to know."I shrugged. "What do you want to know?""Well," he said thinking. "What do I need to know?""My birthday is February 22nd and my middle name is Michelle," I answered. "You?""My birthday is May 6th and my favorite color is black," he answered back."Black?""It goes with everything," h
"Would you quit staring at it like a blithering idiot and just walk inside already? It's freezing out here." I shot Jace a glare.We walked under the open gate and into a hallway where a man in a tux was waiting for us. He was a lanky man, tall and thin. Old enough to be my grandfather as well."May I take your coat, madam," he asked, approaching me.I looked at Adam, who stood next to me, as I took off my coat and scarf and handed it to the old man."Thank you," he said taking them.Jace handed him his coat as well and left us, walking down the hallway towards two huge, oak doors. As he opened one of them. I could see an illuminated stone courtyard on the other side."Come with me," Adam said to me as the old man took his coat.I followed him down the dimly lit hallway. Three small chandeliers hung over our heads and reflected light off of the marble flooring beneath them. The walls were a glossy stained wood, each side decorated with wide, elaborate tapestries.I followed Adam towa
Unknown P.O.V."So he's found her?"The subordinate nodded slowly. "Well," he said smiling, "I shall have to send the happy couple mycongratulations...Evelyn's P.O.V.A knock sounded against the door as I pulled my sweater over my head.Fixing my hair, I ran over to the door and opened it.Because I was expecting Adam, I was surprised to see a girl my age standing there."Hi..." I said awkwardly. "Can I help you?"Her gaze wouldn't meet mine, but I heard her speak with a strong voice."My name is Li, I am going to be with you today as you go down to the village," she said.I couldn't tell if she was happy about this or not. Liu refused to look at me."It's nice to meet you Liu. I'm Evie," I said stretching my hand out to shake hers. Liu didn't shake my hand, but simply bowed her head curtly.Rude."When you're ready, you can follow me and I'll lead you to the car." she said.I turned to look at my boxes of clothes from home that Adam had brought up that morning. There were a few thi
"What the hell!"I shoved and pushed at Adam's chest and he finally stepped back.Seeing the blood that was coating his mouth and dripping down his jaw and neck, I raised a trembling hand to my own neck. Warm, sticky blood coated my fingers and I pulled my hand away in disgust to see the blood had drenched my clothes."Oh my God!" I screamed.I took off towards the bathroom, pushed open the door and ran towards the sink.Why doesn't this hurt?I ignored that thought as it crept into my mind."Why the hell did you do that?!" I screamed.Adam didn't answer, just calmly strolled into the bathroom behind me. I took a towel from the shelf and ran it under cold water. I gently put the towel to my neck, expecting there to be some kind of sting. When there was none I began to wipe away theblood that had stopped flowing."What the hell?" I mumbled.I looked in the mirror to see a smirk on Adam's face as he stood behind me."Are you happy with yourself?! Look what you've done!" I screeched, s
Three cups of tea and countless pages of parchment later, my head was swimming with information.It had been hours.I'd watched the sun start to set in the window across from where I sat."How are we doing?" Xavier asked, walking into the room."Good, I think," I said, peeling my eyes from the pages of the book. "I'm still on the same book I started with, though."He smiled. "Don't be disappointed, you're more than welcome to take the books to read on your own time.""Thank you," I said.I only planned on reading a page or two more before I came across a very interesting subject."What is Heat?" I asked Xavier."Heat?" He asked.I nodded."Well, I don't know the exact science behind it," he said. "But I believe it has something to do with the pheromones put out by your wolf on certain nights when the moon is full. There's a science behind it, I'm sure. I just never bothered to learn it.""What does it do?" I asked."Well, the way I understand it, Heat is your wolf's way of basically m
Exactly two years and five days after the death of my father, Cain Alexander Deveraux was born.He had my brown hair and Adam's brilliant blue eyes. That, however, was where the similarities ended.Cain was born a Vampire, yet he was also still a Lycanthrope; a hybrid, as Dr. Zosak had called him.He was the first of his kind.Although he was certainly one of a kind, Adam and I raised him normally. We didn't know how else to. As he grew, he began to turn into one of the most temperamental people I had ever met.Cain was smart, cunning even. He was strong and healthy. But, when watching him closely, I could see the fire within him.It scared me.One day, I heard he and Adam talking to each other as I walked past Adam's office. Adam was attempting to explain to the four-year-old the duties that he had as Alpha. Cain couldn't seem to understand why his father worked with other Alphas instead of working by himself."Well." Adam explained, "we all work as a team. I can't rule the whole wor
Unknown P.O.V."This wasn't part of the deal," he snarled.The woman's eyebrow rose as she looked on at the two men arguing."My demands have changed," the second man said, crossing his arms."If I get what I want, I will give you access to the castle. If you can't make that work, you can find someone else."The first man growled."Do you realize what this means we have to do? What we'll have to risk to get you what you want?""Of course I do."The woman stood to her feet as she saw patience running thin between the two men."We'll do it. But we want inside that castle sooner than next month, or no deal," she bargained.A smirk rose on the face of the second man."Done."Evelyn's P.O.V."I don't want to look at them."I sat on the bed, pulling my knees in tight against my chest. Liu took the vase of flowers and put them in the bathroom, closing the door as she left them on top of the vanity.I could see outside the open bedroom door as five burly men picked up the lifeless body of the
Diedrick smiled."I'm glad you're happy to see me."I'm not."I thought you would be gone for a few days," I said gulping.He waved his hand dismissively as he strolled closer to where I stood."My father and brother have been laid at rest, so I came back. There was no time to waste mourning."I took a shallow breath."I'm sure Adam would have wanted you to tell him," I said."He and Jace have just left for Utah."Diedrick nodded."Yes, so l heard."His eyes narrowed in on my hands."You're bleeding," he commented, walking over to where I stood.I looked down to see that I had indeed been stuck by the pin in my hand, probably in fright after Diedrick scared me. I huffed and held my hand away from my body to ensure I didn't get any blood on the white dress.Diedrick carefully took my hand in his and led me off of the platform. He instructed me to sit down on the high-back chair and I did so, warily.He kneeled in front of me and took a handkerchief out of his pocket. Diedrick began to
When we arrived back at the castle, we were immediately met at the door by Jace."You'll want to see this," he said, gesturing for Adam to follow him.Adam gave me an unsure look before he and I began to follow Jace inside the castle. He led us down into the hospital ward and I felt my heart drop.Did something happen to Mr. Chandler while we were gone?My question was answered as I walked into his room and saw him lying on the cot, asleep."What happened?" I asked Jace, not seeing anything visibly wrong with him.Jace walked around me and threw back the covers off of Mr. Chandler, who remained in a deep sleep."The nurse noticed it yesterday as she was helping Mrs. Chandler wash him," he said, pulling up the hospital gown to expose Mr. Chandler's thigh.I gasped when I saw the gash that was oozing with infection."What happened?" I asked him.Jace's eyes narrowed on me before Adam spoke up."He was bitten.""Bitten?"I saw Jace and Adam exchange a wary look between them."We can't ta
Adam's P.O.V.I was angrier at myself in that moment than I had ever been in my life. I couldn't believe I had let her watch me do that, no matter how much the bastard deserved it.I didn't regret it, and I knew she could see that.I would have done it all over again twenty times if it had meant protecting her.But, I saw the way she looked at me as I held her.I was something that would make her afraid of the dark, the last thing I wanted was for her to realize that.I had gotten carried away the night before. I had let my wolf take control instead of killing him quickly and the added theatrics were only going to hurt me now.Wanting desperately to explain myself and to make sure that I had not scarred her for life, I got up the nerve to ask.However, before I could mutter a syllable, I heard someone open the bedroom door. I turned quickly, pushing Evelyn behind me, both out of a protective instinct and because she was naked under a loosely tied bathrobe.Seeing Diedrick, I felt my b
Waking up with a dagger pointed at your throat is just as terrifying as one would think. When I felt the cold metal pressed against my neck, my eyes immediately opened to see the glint of the dagger in the moonlight.I froze, unsure of what to do.My eyes adjusted quickly and I was able to make out the person whose hand was holding the weapon.Barret Schneider.My eyes widened as he slowly put one a finger over his lips as a gesture for me not to speak. I felt my heart began to beat quickly and I tried my hardest tocontrol my rapid breathing.At some point in the night, Adam and I had ended up changing positions; Adam was now behind me, one arm around my waist, the other under my pillow.I gulped as Barret reached out and pulled back the covers slowly, gesturing for me to get up. With the dagger still lingering dangerously near my throat, I had no choice but to slowly remove Adam's arm from around my waist.His strong grip made this near impossible, but I managed to slide out from un
Unknown P.O.V."I tried!"The man grabbed a vase that perched near him on the mantel and threw it at Ludwig Schneider, whom it narrowly missed as he ducked at the last moment."You didn't try hard enough!"The man's eyes were filled with rage. It took everything inside of him not to kill the former Alpha Superior."I'm sorry!" Ludwig Schneider said."The letter was not supposed to be intercepted. I'm not sure how they found it."This was a lie.He knew giving it to the maid to deliver was a mistake.Originally, he had meant for Barret to leave the castle and deliver the forged invitation himself, however Alpha Superior Deveraux had restricted all access to and from the castle during the week they were there. Barret would never have been able to leave, so he had to improvise."That was my chance," the man growled."Because of you and your incompetence, it is gone."Ludwig Schneider gulped, suddenly fearing for his life."But you have other contacts inside the castle. Can't you still fi
I felt like I was going to pass out.My hands were shaking as I put them up to cover my mouth in shock."Evelyn Schubert, mate of mine and love of my life, I know it hasn't been one hundred days yet, but I'm an impatient man."I laughed as I felt tears welling up in my eyes."Would you do me the honor of marrying me and becoming my wife and Luna?""Yes!"I had said it before Adam could even finish asking.I ran over to him and wrapped my arms around his neck as he sighed in relief and hugged me back. Adam kissed my lips with such passion that my mind went blank and he was the only thing I could focus on.He pulled away slowly, leaving his forehead to rest against mine as I caught my breath."We're forgetting something," he said smiling.I looked down at his hands where he was still holding the velvet ring box.Cushioned inside was a diamond ring that put them all to shame. It was a huge, pear cut diamond that was at least three carats. A halo of smaller diamonds surrounded it and cove
I couldn't believe it. It had been three days since Adam made the announcement that he was officially the Alpha Superior of Europe, making me the Luna Superior of Europe.The Centennial had ended.Everyone had gone home-including the Germans, who left sulking. Diedrick had stayed behind, which I wasn't surprised by seeing as he had just been practically disowned by his father for his assistance in Adam's ploy for control.Nearly half a week had passed and I was still baffled by the scheme. I didn't understand how Adam had successfully taken over Europe without so much as lifting a finger."It's all in the tactic, darling," he said as he packed his suitcase."But I don't understand," I said."How on earth did you get him to just give you an entire continent?""I didn't." he said. "Diedrick did.""But how?"Adam stopped packing and looked up from his suitcase at me."I offered Diedrick a position as Beta under the condition that he could get his father to sign the papers and he accepted