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The Alpha’s Dirty Little Secret Chapter 33
Evan's POVI step out of the shower and immediately look around the room, not caring if I'm dripping water all over the carpet. I'm pretty sure there was someone in here. I didn't see anyone but I heard the person walking around the room. I could've sworn it was Phillippa but why wouldn't she answer me when I called her?I glance at the door and take note of the fact that it's closed. Everything else in the room appears untouched. Am I imagining things? Maybe the stress is getting to me. That's the only sensible explanation for all of this. There wasn't anyone in the room. But there's this unfamiliar scent in the air. I take a few whiffs and feel every part of me coiling up. Did Phillippa get a new perfume or something? Because that's what it smells like to me. The scent is rich, earthy, fruity, and there's a depth to it that makes me breathe in more than I should. I return to the bathroom and dry myself, the new scent still clinging to my nostrils. I'm almost dressed when the door
The Alpha’s Dirty Little Secret Chapter 34
My anxiety keeps me up at night. In the morning, I’m bleary-eyed and exhausted but my nervousness keeps me reasonably awake. I think about giving up multiple times. Maybe I’m crazy. Maybe I’m making the biggest mistake of my life. What if I don’t come back from that trip? What if Charlie apprehends me and then calls Evan over to finish the job? There are many risks involved. The longer I think about them, the worse it gets. I drop off Victor, kiss his cheek, and then watch him head into the school’s building while I decide what to do next. I have to do something. I can’t just stand here. Do I go or not?Butterflies flutter in my stomach and not the pretty kind. I start feeling queasy. I have to decide. I give myself a few minutes. It’s a bad idea and I can just feel it. I might blow my cover completely. But if I don’t go, I might miss out on an important piece of information. I have to try. I’m on a lucky streak lately. This could be the reason why I changed my whole life and cam
The Alpha’s Dirty Little Secret Chapter 35
I’m not sure of what it is I’ve found. It’s a file lying on top of a pile of other files and papers. His desk is an absolute mess and maybe that’s why it took me so long to locate it. It’s a huge brown envelope, and has markings in front of it. On the envelope, it’s written that the file is for Hector Redburn. Now, if I hadn’t known that Evan was Hector Redburn, this would fly right over my head and I would never have been able to discover the truth. But I know who he is now, so I know this is for him. Charlie is still apologizing for the sins of his nephew with that same insincere tone and I’m not paying attention anymore. All I’m focused on is finding out what’s inside this envelope. Charlie falls silent and this finally grabs my attention. He’s looking at me in a way that I can’t really describe. His fear from earlier is gone and has been replaced by a coldness that’s concerning. “Still living in the same place?” he asks. I nod as I swipe my thumb under my eyes. “Yeah. I alw
The Alpha’s Dirty Little Secret Chapter 36
Julius is in the living room reading a newspaper when I arrive. He removes his glasses when he sees me and offers me a friendly smile, but beneath the smile, I can tell that there’s something off about him. “Is everything okay?” I ask him as I put my bag down. “Well,” he says with a sigh. “With me? Everything’s great. It’s next door that’s the problem.”My heart starts beating faster. “What’s wrong?”“Well, Hector has just fired everyone who worked for him,” he informs me. “The ones who worked in the house, that is.”My thoughts immediately go to the lipstick stain. Shit. I completely forgot about that. “Do you know why that is?”“He believes that someone is trying to sabotage his relationship with my granddaughter,” he answers while folding the newspaper. “So, he’s gone ahead and fired everyone. He’s in quite a bad mood.”My legs feel very weak all of a sudden, and I feel like I’ll throw up. Julius isn’t looking at me; his eyes are on his lap. He seems to be deep in thought. “Tha
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Evan’s POV“Hector?”I look left and see Phillippa touching my arm. Her eyes are wide and she says, “Is everything okay? I’ve called you like ten times.”I shake my head. “I’m fine. Let’s get going.”I open the door for her to get in the car and then slam it shut. I’m agitated. I haven’t been in a good state of mind ever since Charlie called me yesterday to tell me about Leonora. I get in the car with Phillippa. She keeps looking at me with this expression that makes me feel like yelling at her to stop. It’s like she’s afraid I’ll hit her or something. It’s infuriating. She detects the smallest change in my demeanor and then makes a huge thing out of nothing. It’s what she’s always done. I can’t even rage in peace. I start the car and we get going ahead of everyone else. I think Julius is still waiting for his hooker or nurse or whatever the fuck the woman is to him. I don’t have the time. I have to get there before anyone else anyway because as the Alpha, I’m the one who’s meant t
The Alpha’s Dirty Little Secret Chapter 38
I run away with my heart slamming in my throat. I hope Evan doesn't follow me. That's all I can think about as I run through the trees and try not to hit my head. When it's safe, I'll shift back and get the hell out of here. Goddess. This is not what I needed. Finding out that Evan is my fated mate is not how I thought this would all go. I can't even wrap my head around it; that's how preposterous this whole thing is. The reason why I know that the black wolf is him is simply because of what Julius mentioned; that Evan has a black coat like him. What are the damn odds?Am I mistaken here? Could it be another wolf? Deep down, I know I haven’t made a mistake. The dominance. The energy. Even the sound of his voice when he linked his mind to mine and said, “Mate.”That was Evan, alright, only there’s no way he’d recognize me because he never saw me in wolf form. Breathlessly, I make my way far enough from the hunt that I don't even smell anyone. The bonfire is far away, and all I see
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Something pulls me out of my catatonic state and forces me to deal with this situation in the most practical way possible. I step away from Evan, my body reacting before my mind can catch up. “Excuse me?”Evan searches my face profusely, his eyes all over. His scent is almost dizzying. He’s my mate, I can feel it. I know it deep inside of me, and it’s like I’ve known it my whole life even though an hour ago, I’d been ignorant to it. “Don’t fuck with me,” he says in a low voice while he gets even closer to me. “Please, Leo, don’t fuck with me. I know it’s you.”“My name is Veronica,” I tell him in an almost robotic voice. Fuck him. I’m not ready to admit who I truly am and face this. If he can lie about his identity, then I can do it, too. “Not Leo.”His hands squeeze my arms, reminding me that he’s still holding me against the van. My chance of escaping him has now grown significantly slim. All I can do is try to repair what has been so extensively damaged by my stupidity and get ou
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Evan's POVMr. Redburn. She just called me Mr. Redburn. As I stare at the face of this woman who claims she isn’t Leonora, my mind starts racing and I begin to question my own sanity. I’m never confused. I’ve always trusted my memory perfectly and although I don’t have a single picture to remind me of Leonora, I’ve committed her face to my memory a long time ago.And I know for sure that the woman standing in front of me is a slightly older version of the woman I got married to. Yet, everyone keeps calling her Veronica, and she’s looking at me with wide eyes like she thinks I’m the craziest person in the world. Also, her hair is short. Leo’s hair was long and one of the most eye-catching things about her. No, it’s either she’s bullshitting me or I’ve lost my mind. There’s no in-between. “I have to go,” she claims as her grip around her bag tightens. I notice that her knuckles are white. Why is she nervous? Why is she trying to get away from me so quickly?Before she takes a step
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Evan’s POVI call Phillippa, and she doesn’t answer the phone. It’s not off, so she’s probably staring at her phone and smiling to herself as she watches her screen light up with my name flashing across it. “Bitch,” I curse before groaning in frustration. Each passing second deepens the knots in my stomach. Victor’s gone, and every instinct in my body screams to find him, to bring him back where he belongs. I didn’t even think that I had it in me to feel so much paternal instinct. I barely know him, yet my despair would’ve been the same even if I’d raised him his whole life. I’ve lost count of the calls I’ve made by now, and I still have no answers. Even some of the men who once were on my side won’t answer the phone. Then again, they were Montgomery contacts, not mine. Every lead has crumbled, and I’m left staring at the emptiness of my own mistakes.I’m fucked, through and through. I should be leaving the city by now if I have any hopes of escaping the bullshit investigation tha
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I shove Anthony off of me with all my strength, and even that doesn’t feel enough to completely shake his touch off. It seems this terrible night is determined not to end. It’s like a never-ending nightmare. A surge of disgust and anger rips through me. I can’t believe he’s done this. That he would try to kiss me. I’ve always seen him as a father figure, so this really messes with me more than words can say. He stumbles back, his eyes widening with shock, but his shocked expression quickly changes into a bitter scowl. "Milena," he says, his voice low and edged with that same twisted need he’s tried to rationalize as love only a few moments ago. “You don’t understand. Everything I’ve done... I did for you. I’ve said this before, and I’ll say it again until you understand. Until it sinks into your thick skull!”“For me?” I hiss, my voice shaking with disbelief and rage. “You murdered Thomas. You tortured Evan. And now you think you can stand here and—what? Kiss me? Confess some sick
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The Alpha’s Dirty Little Secret Chapter 100
After a few minutes of messing with the chains, I finally figure out how to release him. Evan lands on the ground with a thud, and groans in pain as a result. I make my way to his side, wanting to touch him to help him stand up, but then stopping myself. These conflicting emotions will be the end of me. I stare at him as he tries to catch his breath, and for a moment, I feel sorry for him. His eyes meet mine, and within them, I see the same amount of sadness that I feel, but his is blended with disbelief. “You shouldn’t have come,” he says before coughing weakly. “You shouldn’t be here. I’m not...worth it.”His words catch me off guard. “What?”“I deserve what’s being done to me,” he then says before his eyes study my face. His body is shaking, and I’m not sure why. “I’m just glad to know that you’re alright.”I grit my teeth. “That’s not your decision to make, Evan. I’m the one who gets to decide what I do, not you.”He turns on his side, and then peels his shirt from his body, sh
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“Why would I tell you anything regarding that?” Anthony says to him in the most cruel voice imaginable. I’ve never heard him use this voice on anyone before. I barely even recognize it. Why has he been keeping Evan here? So, he knew where he was this whole time?I have a terrible feeling in my gut. “I just want to know that she’s safe,” Evan rasps. This is followed by a dull sound, like someone punching a wall of meat, and Evan groans in pain. I cover my mouth with my hand. I can’t believe what I’m hearing. Why would Anthony do this? Out of all the things he could do, why? Why keep Evan prisoner? He’s clearly hurting him. I came here thinking that I would find a clue concerning whether he killed Thomas or not, but instead, I find this. And there’s no satisfaction in this for me. This is something I never expected from Anthony. I know he hates Evan, but to go to this extent. I almost feel ashamed of my feelings. It’s not like I’m saying this because I care about Evan—he has ruine
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“…right, Leo?”I turn my attention back to Anthony, and ask him, “Sorry, what?”Anthony is standing by the window of the living room, eyeing me strangely. He then says, “Are you okay, Leo? Is there something in your mind? You’ve been distracted all day.”“No, I’m fine,” I claim, even though it’s a blatant lie. “Don’t worry about it.”I have to admit that I haven’t been fine since I found that sweater. My spirit is restless, and I have to find out what the hell is going on here. Anthony is hiding things from me. It’s easier to notice this when I’m paying attention, and I can tell the huge difference between his normal state and now. I’m just horrified. The sun behind him is setting, and the fading light casting long shadows across my apartment. I’m sitting on the couch, trying to seem relaxed, but there’s a tightness in my chest that won’t go away. There are times when I think that my suspicions are nonsensical, and that I should just ask him what the sweater was about outright inste
