[Evelyn’s POV]Cold.That was the only thing I could process. I was cold. Freezing...Hollow.I felt as though I were a porcelain vase that suffered a deep, shattering crack in the base, causing me to lose everything I had inside. I was drained. Weak.Worst of all I kept slipping in and out of consci
Finding her wasn’t going to be a problem, he figured. The real question was what he was going to do with her once she was brought in...“Sir,” Oliver spoke up. “I just received a notification that Ian has arrived. I’m going to brief him on what’s happened and bring him down here.”He silently nodded
[Third-Person’s POV]Apart from the injuries beneath the face wrap, Evelyn had sustained numerous small lacerations around her upper and lower chest. A badly sprained wrists and a few broken fingers. Ian paid special attention to each injury while going about his best to have her patched up or splin
“From what we can all clearly assess from this room alone, Evelyn has been tortured. No one walks away from something like that unhinged. When she wakes up, she’s in for a whole new world of pain, feelings she’s never experienced, and nightmares,” Ian explained. “What she’ll need most is her alone t
[Third-Person’s POV]I will give Evelyn her space once the sedative has worn off and she’s able to wake up on her own. But, until then, Alexander was going to watch after her to ensure that she slept through the remainder of the night. Which would be no more than an hour since the sun looked as tho
[Evelyn’s POV]I was partly stunned to see Alexander nodding his head. The second Fiona’s name slid off my tongue, I highly anticipated being met with a doubtful look and some kind of a scowl.But no.It made me wonder if Alexander only agreed with me because he happened to catch Fiona in the actual
[Third-Person’s POV]Alexander gaped at his wife; his expression twisted into sheer incredulous disbelief.“What?”Evelyn lowered her head, not able to meet his steel gaze. Ian softly cleared his throat, looking to ease the tensions that had suddenly filled the room.“Alexander—”“Why? Why are you t
“Sir?”Alexander snapped out of his train of thought when he heard Oliver enter the room. The Beta looked exhausted, much like how he felt.“We’ve just finished up at Silverwood,” he said. “Everyone’s dying to know how Evelyn’s doing.”“Ian’s with her right now,” he said tightly.He noticed the puzz
Alexander was absolutely marveled by her determination. He let out a tortured groan the second she tried to shift her hips. “Good girl,” he praised.Evelyn’s expression was a mix of sweet, sweet agony and pleasure. “So d-deep,” she gasped.“That’s right. Now, you’re going to slowly lift up and let y
[Third-Person’s POV]At that given moment, Alexander was certain that he would agree to anything Evelyn wanted. He’d missed her deeply and had gone far too long without having this connection between them.He needed her the way that a person needed food and water to survive. He hadn’t purposely inte
[Evelyn’s POV]Every muscle in my body had gone still. Not a single breath of air passed through my lungs as I stared back at Alexander in awe.My voice was too low for even myself to hear. “What...? You...You love me?”The air thickened around us, making me feel as though I’d just stepped into an o
[Evelyn’s POV]My eyes nearly bugged out of my head as I stared back at Alexander gaping and at a loss for words.Was he being serious right now?! I hadn’t missed the glaring look in his eyes as I searched his face for any sort of indicator that he was joking. He wasn’t.A disturbing sensation of r
“What the fuck?” he hissed under his breath.For what it was worth, Evelyn hadn’t removed her mask for him. Nonetheless, it stung to think she almost had.Alexander did not like the way this guy was looking at Evelyn. He seriously couldn’t tell if the man was flirting with Evelyn or if he was just b
[Third-Person’s POV]Alexander spent the majority of the morning reading through all the findings the lab had uncovered from the fingerprints that had been collected from the scene back at Silverwood.Fiona’s prints were, indeed, caught and captured on the handle of the blade that was left behind. I
[Evelyn’s POV]Fucking what?!!I almost spat my tea clear across the patio. I snapped my hand over my mouth and proceeded to fall into a manic coughing fit. Henry’s eyes widened in concern.He sat up in his chair and reached across the table to rest a worried hand on my shoulder. “Are you alright?
“Evelyn, Doctor Cawfield is here.”“Thank you,” I said. “Will you please escort him to the back patio area? I’ll be there momentarily.”She nodded her head and disappeared.I carefully picked up the tray and headed out toward the back end of the manor. I did my best to steady my nerves, not having a
[Evelyn’s POV]I was a nervous wreck.No matter how hard I tried to calm my nerves, I couldn’t seem to relax for longer than a few minutes.When I reached out to Edward’s Doctor, I wasn’t entirely sure what I was expecting from our call. I knew it had something to obviously do with Edward’s erratic