[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
My sadness subsided but only because it was trying to make room for a new emotion. Something inside of me was breaking. My heart. My mind. My self-restraint. My ability to press on.I didn’t want to move on so easily. I wasn’t ready to accept the fact that this was my new reality.Anger and an unyie
[Third-Person’s POV]Alexander sat behind his desk utterly steamed.He’d been on edge all morning and for various reasons. Not only was today the day that Samantha was expected to show up, but it was also the day in which Evelyn was due to get her stitches removed.It wasn’t as though he was nervous
He’d downed the small glass of bourbon and was shortly notified of Samantha’s arrival.He groaned. “Fine. Have them wait in the drawing room, I’ll be right there.”Alexander made his way back to his office where he was met with a startled-looking Oliver. A large part of him was still irritated about
[Third-Person’s POV]Samantha was at a loss for words.Her heart rate had escalated so intensely, that she could hear the blood flowing in her ears. There was no doubt that she looked guilty as ever. Her hands were beginning to sweat under the heavy set glare from the hulking Alpha that stood over h
[Evelyn’s POV]I didn’t give Samantha a chance to respond to my question before I acted.Just the mere sight of that bitch having the gall to cackle and smile in front of me was enough to set me off. My hands had been itching to tear her to shreds the moment I set my eyes on her.I was thankful my w
[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