[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
[Evelyn’s POV]If I had known that I was going to be fighting for my sanity every time I felt myself drifting off, I would have never agreed to another sedative. I hadn’t thought much of it when Ian had rattled off some of the side effects of the medication as he packed up his equipment.“If you fee
[Evelyn’s POV]Leaving that bedroom had proven to be a lot harder than I initially anticipated. By some lucky break, I was able to fall asleep without a single awful memory trying to filter its way through my subconscious.When I woke up, I was quick to notice that Wendy had already slipped out whil
“I refuse to be bound to a bed for the next week,” I said. “I’ll be fine.”Alexander looked as though he was preparing to argue with me, but I stood firm on my ground. He clenched his jaw and let out a long breath.“Fine. Where would you like to go?”“Your office will be fine,” I answered evenly.I
[Third-Person's POV]A plan was in place.Aside from Evelyn recounting the events leading up to her torture, she had gone on to tell Alexander about the delusions Isabella and Samantha shared about their intention to go after him once she was ‘removed from the equation’.Alexander was mortified and
Glancing around for the watering can, I went about the small task of watering some of the pots. As soon as I tried to lift the can above the table, I was struck with a terrible tremor in my hand. I sucked in a sharp breath and bared through the struggling pain of not having total control over myself
[Evelyn’s POV]Oh...My...God...The very second I lifted up my head to see my reflection, I felt my heart drop into my stomach in fright. All the blood in my body sank into my feet, making even my legs tingle with numbness.At first, I didn’t think it was real. Honestly, I had thought that perhaps t
[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