A chapter from Eve's pov and also a bit of a time jump. Don't worry, I'll tell you what happened with Goldacre, but Eve's too busy feeling like crap to know anything about that.
Zayn’s povI heard Eve’s feet walking away from me. Seeing her naked made me feel things I didn’t want to feel and wasn’t ready to feel."Wait.""Why?" Eve replied.I sighed, still not able to turn around. I couldn’t face her like this right now, but I could talk to her. Eve wasn’t feeling okay, and I couldn’t just let her walk away."You’re not okay. Tell me why you said I was easy to talk to."Eve scoffed. Yeah, and then we both fell asleep next to each other, and you avoided me for months."It wasn’t just that we fell asleep next to each other. She was in my arms. And it was the best sleep I'd had in a very long time. I instantly felt guilty towards Talia, as if I were cheating on her somehow."She makes us feel better." Nadeem said, but it sounded more like he wanted to use Eve to feel better but not give her what she needed in return."You don’t know what she needs. You have never asked her." Nadeem added.I didn’t reply to my wolf; instead, I focused my attention back on Eve. "Pl
Eve’s pov"So any Dutch names that are fucking cool?" Luna Leia asked.I shrugged my shoulders, "I don’t know. Dutch people use a lot of English names, but maybe Moos or Koen for a boy. Maan or Roos for a girl. I really don’t know; I just named Storm after my father, Mathijs, and his first name I liked when I was younger. But there’s no need to include a Dutch name."Luna Leia seemed to think about it: "And they’ll have to deal with the pronunciation all the fucking time. Like your name is pronounced differently too, right?""Yes, it’s Evelien, but I’m used to people saying Eve by now." I said, nodding my head."Okay, now that we have that out of the fucking way, tell me about Zayn."My eyes went wide, and I started to blush instantly. "Tell you what?""Well, he’s been coming here to take you on a walk for three weeks now, and I was just wondering what was going on. I’ve seen the way he fucking looks at you.""We’re friends. We both needed a friend, and he’s easy to talk to."Leia didn
Zayn’s pov"She’s hurt," Nadeem said.I could see that, but I didn’t understand why. She didn’t seem to want to have dinner with me, and I was glad because I wasn’t ready for that yet. But why would she get upset when I offered to bring food to her?Nadeem sighed. "Maybe she does want more."No. The thought alone freaked me out, and I was embarrassed that the rest of the way home I didn’t say a word to Eve. I was stuck in my thoughts, worrying about what to do about this. I loved being friends with Eve, I loved hanging out with her, and I loved her, but I wasn’t in love with Eve. I couldn’t be. My heart still belonged to Talia. Besides, she had explained to me that all she wanted was friendship, so why did that suddenly change?"Okay, then. See you later. Of niet. [or not]" She whispered the last part in Dutch, and I wasn’t sure what it meant, but this didn’t feel right.Should I give her a hug or something? I didn’t really like touching Eve because the sparks messed with my mind. My b
Eve’s povWhile Zayn was right about not talking in Dutch when I was upset, it was hard for me to voice my feelings. I had always had to hold my tongue in front of Lex, so whenever I did speak out, I made sure it was in Dutch.Lex probably knew we were talking about him, but I think he didn’t care if I hated him. He cared what other people thought, and as long as nobody understood what I was saying, he was fine. It was all about image. About staying the alpha that people feared, and my job was to stay quiet, hidden, and not undermine him.And now with Zayn, it felt like I was hidden away again somehow. My family knew about Zayn, but I wondered if he knew about me. Did they realize we had spent every day together for three weeks? That he told me his deepest feelings and that I shared things I never shared with anyone?I had tried talking to a therapist, but it was so much easier with Zayn. The only thing I didn’t fully share was everything that happened with Ruby. But that wasn’t about
Zayn’s povShouting was part of being a soldier and part of my relationship with Talia as well. We could get angry, but we’d never hurt each other. We would yell at each other when we fought, and then we made up with the same amount of passion.But I could see that yelling made Eve flinch. As a tracker, a soldier, and the mate of a Gamma, I had seen a lot. I’ve felt a lot, but I would never know the type of pain Eve endured. The most painful thing I had to endure was losing the love of my life, but she had to see her mate live with another woman every day of her life, and then she was tortured by that same woman. It was a different kind of pain that, I was sure, made a permanent impression on Eve.I thought she was too cold while talking to me, but she had learned to hold back for her own safety.She was asking for my heart, and I couldn’t give it to her. But the thought of losing another woman I had grown to love hurt too much. I felt like such a coward, but telling Eve the truth woul
Zayn’s pov"Why did you invite us over, dad?" Rayan asked, looking around the house. I knew he felt uncomfortable being here.Jamila was eying the pictures of her mom, and although I saw her more than Rayan, I knew she tried to avoid this house as well. It felt different here now that their mother was gone.I sighed, sitting down on the sofa, watching Sue try to calm Rayan down by scratching his head in the same manner Talia used to do to me."I am thinking about asking Alpha Asher if I can move to another house.""What?" Jamila said, surprised, sitting down to join the conversation. I had asked her to leave her kids and mate at home, knowing this conversation might get heated."Being here is hard without Talia. I feel like being here is stopping me from moving forward to the next chapter." I admitted.Rayan growled, "next chapter? Mom has barely been dead for six months.""Rayan…." Sue said, "he didn’t mean it like that.""What if I did?" I asked them. "The Moon Goddess has blessed me
Eve’s povWe sat there in the garden next to each other, and it felt like a dream. I never thought Zayn would choose me.He held my hand while we stayed on the porch wing. I wish we could stay like that forever. Zayn wanted to go slow, and that didn’t bother me at all. Didn’t he realize I hadn’t been with a man in twenty years? They say it’s like riding a bike, and as a dutchie I know how to ride bikes.Hilde laughed while I remembered how I used to ride my bike around town when I was little. I was pretty sure sex wasn’t like riding a bike, though. Would I even be good at it? Would Zayn find my body attractive?We walked back to the house, and as soon as we entered his home, Zayn turned to me, ready to give me another kiss. I backed away from him slowly."Did I do something wrong?" Zayn asked, surprised by my sudden behavior."This house is yours and Talia's, and while I don’t mind coming here, I think we shouldn’t do anything romantic in here. I don’t want you to feel guilty, be remin
Hi! I want to write for this story more, but I don't have much time left and my priority right now is the Stolen alpha. But I did have some time last week, so here is chapter four. I find that if I don't write for a while I am taken out of the story and have a hard time writing for it. So I think once I do have time I just have to spend a few hours planning this storyline and typing some chapters before I can actually feel ready to publish. Maybe do Stolen Alpha for 5 days a week and this one for one day a week or something. I'll figure it out ;) anyway here it. As always I love hearing your thoughts. And thank you for your support. Orion’s pov Izzy sounded like she had cried but came down to eat a few minutes later looking fine—well, still bruised, but fine. Better than fine, actually beautiful. It was hard to take my eyes off her. With her red hair and green eyes, there was something almost fairylike about her. I don’t think she even realized how good she looked, which was s