But only Alexander was the Alpha of the family. I merely figured that because like every firstborn son of an Alpha would likely inherit the title, given it was their birthright.“I can see the wheels turning in your head, dear,” Wendy chuckled. “Yes, Alexander, having been the legitimate Kingston He
[Evelyn’s POV]I felt like I was sitting on the edge of my seat, waiting for Wendy to continue. This. This was the main reason why I had come to speak with her.Out of everyone in the house, she was the one who was supposed to know Alexander the best. Well, there was also Oliver...However, I highly
[Third-Person’s POV]Alexander knew that he had inherited his lethal death glare from his grandmother. It was a look that could have been trademarked because when it was used everyone in the general vicinity knew that it meant things were about to go down.It wasn’t often that Alexander was on the r
No. So, why had I treated her like she was one of my guards? That pained, devastated look she’d given him back then was burned into the side of his brain. She looked so confused and so hurt.“Alexander, do you mean to tell me that you’re still unable to open up about your feelings? Even to your own
[Evelyn’s POV]I’d truly hoped that coming to the market would have allowed some of the stress to disappear. I was in my happy place, after all.Unfortunately, because of all the things Wendy and I had covered, I ended up slipping into an ongoing train of thought that led me down several rabbit hole
Apparently, Michael was dangerous—potentially dangerous. Yet, he never showed any signs of hostility or malice toward me. That should have been questionable in itself.As uneasy as I was, I needed to keep a cool demeanor. “Michael, hello,” I greeted.“I’d ask what brings you here, but I sort of have
[Evelyn’s POV]Oh my God...I cursed all the bad luck in the world that, for some reason, was determined to find me. Because what the actual hell was Alexander doing here??He wasn’t someone who came to the open market like this. He had a whole fleet of staff members to run all of the inconsequentia
My bottom lip trembled in shock. He was seriously punishing me for something that I hadn’t done. The world around me was growing fuzzing as my vision blurred. A horrible wave of nausea was rushing through me.“Alexander, stop,” I whispered weakly.His degradation brought me right back to all those h
[Third-Person’s POV]Alexander was more than glad to know that Evelyn’s training had only managed to progress from that point on. Between hearing her own personal recounts of her sessions as well as checking in with either Erik or Thomas, he was satisfied.With one less thing pressing on his mind, A
Instead of helping him up, I actually reached down and snagged one of his ankles and, with all my strength, dragged me across the room. I heard the faint chuckles of Erik and Alexander as they watched this entire scene unfold.I’m sure it looked utterly ridiculous. Thomas was more than twice the siz
[Evelyn’s POV]I glanced at the mat on the floor but didn’t move an inch.I took a deep breath and slowly let it out. “Alexander, wherever it is that you’re planning, I’m not sure—”“Will you please just trust me?” he prompted.I clenched my jaw and, against my better judgment, moved over to the mat
That same, familiar pair of hands that had a high tendency to hold me close at night, came to wrap around my waist. My head tilted to the side as Alexander gathered most of my hair onto one of my shoulders.It was hard to believe that there was once a time when he and I weren’t like this. The though
[Evelyn’s POV]I really tried not to let the whole matter bother me. I was fairly sure that I wasn’t the only person to exist that wasn’t trainable. Still, I felt horrible knowing that I had wasted Erik and Thomas’ time.Every muscle and joint in my body was aching and for what? I couldn’t even say
“Believe me, although you got a little wobbly at the end there, it’s good to see that you still have that fire in you?”I turned back to glance at him with a questionable look. “Fire?”The two shared a knowing look with each other. “We, uh, heard about what happened with your Stepsister.”“Word alwa
[Third-Person’s POV]Evelyn had lost count of the number of times her curled fist connected with the hanging punching bag. The first few times were fine, having been shown the proper form. However, after the tenth time, she was really beginning to feel the burn in various parts of her body. Her join
Oliver had specifically expressed the importance of releasing a follow-up statement that could not only save face but rebuke anything the King had to say in regard to Alexander’s character.While Alexander was busy working on his newest press release, I had taken up my time in the greenhouse. I’d su
[Third-Person’s POV]Fiona felt frantic. Her nerves were growing more and more strained and coiled by the second.No. No, surely, Caroline had to be wrong in her assumption that she would be so clumsy and foolish as to leave something so vital behind.That night has been a manic blur from start to e