[ Evangeline ]Colton's warning about his father's dangerous motives left me to ponder over it. I didn't share it with Dominic. How could I tell him about my secret meeting with Colton. We are already walking on eggshells not sharing this news with him means striking another war between the brothers who have drawn swords since a long time.But sitting idly and waiting for Francis to strike the first move would be a blunderous stupidity. I couldn't wait for him to put us in danger."Why, Colton, why you always manage to bring a storm in my life. I was happy without you. We were happy but now my life is the same mess as it used to be when we were together." I rubbed my temples and leaned on the window of my room in my old house.I told Dominic to stay with Chase and spend quality time with him so they can bond like father-son while I chose to spend the night in my old house to sort out my mind and my next moves as our case was scheduled for hearing in the court for the next day.I had
[ Evangeline ]"Just leave, Colton." I squeezed my eyes to let my fresh tears fall."I am sorry, I am really sorry if you feel offended by it. I just..I just...got carried away." He looked down in shame."Seriously, Colton? You got carried away and kissed another woman. Do you kiss every single woman you see because you get carried away." I scoffed in disbelief."I don't kiss random women on the streets, Eve. I am not such person and you know it very well and you are not another woman, Freya. You are my ex-wife." He said firmly."Yes, your ex-wife. There's difference between wife and ex-wife, Colton. Evanca is your wife, your legal wife and you are here kissing me." I looked away after lashing out at him."I really never hate you, Evangeline. I didn't love you but I didn't hate you either. Please, give me a chance to explain myself. Just listen to me once and I promise I'd leave after that." He said, desperation is clear in his voice and gesture."There's nothing between us to talk, C
[ Colton ]"It's fine if you don't want to tell me the details. In fact, I don't care if she cheats on you or you go behind her back. It's your personal matter and I am nobody to poke my nose in your life." She shrugged her shoulders but her eyes said otherwise, like she peeked the interest in my life. She still bothered by new changes in my life."No, it's not like that, I mean sorry if you took my silence wrongly." I clarified and saw her eyes moving on me again."Seriously, Colton. If you don't feel comfortable in sharing it with me then let's not talk about it. She's your wife and it must remain between you two." She said and each time she referred herself an outsider, it pricked me in the heart."When you told me to dig into her dirt that night, it forced me to re-analyse everything. I recalled my past with Evanca as a neutral person as emotions always clouds our fair judgement and guess what-"I stared deeply into those mystical orbs who had many secrets and sorrowful memories bu
[ Evangeline ]I nervously look down on the papers. The black inked words seemed like tiny ants on white sheets as my mind trailed of the worst outcomes of the day's events.It's the trial day.I couldn't sleep for the whole night. Many things ran at the same time inside my head including my conversation with Colton and his departing words. He wasn't ready to give up on the case which means I had to tell Chase the truth of his existence sooner than I planned or never planning to tell."Eve, don't stress yourself. I told you thousand times that they'll loose it in the first hearing. I have the best lawyers working on this case for over a month." Dominic rubbed my back to release my stress but it didn't help."You won't understand, Dom. There is a constant uneasiness in my heart like something is going to happen. Something I or you or anyone haven't imagined. I just can't pin this feeling." I looked up at him with helplessness and moisture sitting on the rim of my eyes."I promised you
[ Evangeline ]I felt my head throbbing like I hit a rock. I tried to open my eyes but couldn't do so. I could hear incoherent voices but they were indecipherable for my foggy mind. All I remember Camilla's crying face and-My eyes jolted open despite the sharp pain that shot through my skull. I still felt dizzy but I didn't care if death was waiting for me. I wanted to see my son."Cha..Chase." I coughed as I tried to speak. My throat was dry."Hey, Eve, calm down." Dominic's soft voice reached into my ear and I turned to my right side where I saw him sitting, the worry lines on his face answered my questions.He helped me to drink some water."How are you feeling now?" He asked me while rubbing my back gently. I felt an iv connected to my vein."Where is Chase?" I asked him ignoring his first question."Don't stress yourself, Eve. Please calm down." He avoided answering me, instead told me to to rest."Where is my son, Dominic?" I asked him again in a firm voice and detatched the i
[ Evangeline ]My mind couldn't rest at peace. I kept pacing too and fro in the living room for almost three hours but there's no news on Chase nor I received any call from Dominic which grew my anxiety on a threatening point. My tears had no barriers as they roll down from my eyes uncontrollably.Suddenly my phone rang. I quickly picked it up thinking it's Dominic but it turned out to be Colton."Where's my son?" I demand him."Calm down, Eve and listen to me first." He says in a gentle tone but I could sense the worry behind his calm composure."The hell I am going to listen to your bullshit, Colton Black. My son has gone missing and it's you and your family behind this but mark my words, if a single hair on his body is hurt, I am going to burn your world down." I growled at him like a wounded lioness."I can never harm my own child, Evangeline and you know it but I may know where my father has kept him." He said and it took me all my sanity to not smash his head."Where is he? I am
[ Evangeline ]"Are you sure we should go alone?" I asked Colton who seemed alert even by a passing man. He didn't bring any security at such place where we might be attacked and no one would notice."It won't take more than five minutes, Eve." He replied and squeezed my hand to assure me. Surprisingly, it comforted me in a strange way.We took the elevator to the 10th floor of the old building. The paint has peeled off a long time ago, there's only noise coming from everywhere."I know it's hard for you to bear this. It may have refreshed some memories for which I am responsible." I heard him saying."You have no idea, Colton. The place where I stayed for two years, it was much more worse than this place. I had to spend many nights with no electricity and warm water in chilly winter nights. Marrying you cost me my life." I replied remembering those nightmarish days."I know and I regret it in every single moment of my life." He said in a low and ashamed voice."Don't be guilty becaus
[ Evangeline ]By the time we reached at the mansion, it was around eleven in the night. I noticed more security wrapped around the mansion and it took me no time to guess that Dominic found out about I being missing from the house.I switched off my phone in the fit of my anger and it was obvious that Dominic might gone ballistic in my unannounced disappearance."It seems your husband is ready to kill the person who walks inside first and I do not intend to be the martyr." Colton said humorlessly."It's my fault actually. So, let me be the martyr here." I said. The car stopped right in front of the gates as Dominic's guards surrounded the car as if we were the President of the country.I stepped down first and the visible relief on their faces told me that Dominic had gone hard on them but they widened as their eyes landed on Chase."Ma'am, where have you been? We have looked everywhere for you and Sir-" One of them approached me but paused in the middle as his eyes landed on Colton