Torey's POV I was scanning over paperwork that a pack member had asked me to review, he had proposed a business deal and wanted to know if I would be interested in investing. My mind could barely focus, I had been working for the past seven hours straight with no break.It was then that my office door creaked open, Luara was wrapped tightly in a blanket as she walked towards me, I lifted her up, sitting her down on my lap, her body leaning against mine as she laid her head on my chest."Not tired baby?" "No, I don't want to sleep anymore." She replied, her eyes looking down at the mess that occupied my desk."Want to color for a little while? I have a few things I need to finish and then we'll watch a movie?" I suggested, already grabbing some plain paper from the drawer along with some colored pens.Luara nodded excitedly, moving from my lap and running towards the couch, pens, and paper in hand. She stayed there for a while, silently coloring as I continued to work.My phone buzze
Eva's POV I woke up with a headache, my neck and shoulder in agony from the position I was lying in. Torey laid next to me fast asleep, his chest rising and falling. I sat up and yawned, maneuvering myself off the bed and towards the window.Looking out only to see darkness. It must have been the early hours of the morning, the events of yesterday suddenly invading my mind.Taking a step back, I see Torey sitting up, his back leaning against the headboard. "How are you feeling? Mike said you should have healed fully by the morning." "I feel exhausted, but my mind is wide awake." I admitted, walking back towards the bed.Torey pulled my body on top of his, his eyes scanning over my injuries, his demeanor protective and possessive as he held onto me tightly."You can't go for runs on your own any longer, not after last night." I frowned, raising my eyebrows."Why? You killed Ole; she was the problem. Why would I now need a protective detail?" "Because we've still got rogue problems,
Eva's POVTina and I both looked up horrified by the intrusive voice, not expecting anyone to have heard our confidential conversation. One Tina wanted to keep a secret between her and me.Torey stood in the doorway, his hand gripping the door handle as his gaze followed between both of ours, his attention landing and staying on mine.Confusion flashed through his eyes as if the information he had heard, sounded incorrect. A frown appeared soon after, and the room surrounding by an awkward silence as we all went into a state of shock. Wanting to speak to Torey in private and knowing that Tina needed to rest, I gently squeezed her hand. Rubbing my thumb across her knuckles reassuringly."Why don't you go to bed and sleep on it? You don't have to make any rash decisions and it will make you feel much better."She agreed before giving me a small smile and heading out the door, brushing past Torey as she gave him a respectful nod.Torey copied her gesture as we watched her leave our bedr
Eva's POVThe last few weeks had passed quickly, the days had been merging as time flew by. We celebrated Torey's birthday last week before he and Elijah left to visit a bordering pack yesterday morning.Torey had informed me that the Alpha wanted to discuss a potential share of land which we owned between both packs.Torey was debating the idea since it would bring in business for our pack wolves as the land that he wanted a share was in part of our town. Where many of our wolves owned restaurants, shops, and cafes. Torey was still indecisive about the prospect of mixing two packs together; wolves were very territorial creatures and having two packs merge in one area can be explosive. It could also make some of our wolves uncomfortable or wary of the outsiders on their territory.The benefit of it was the revenue it would provide; we did also have a very secure treaty with Alpha Kenneth. One that had never been betrayed or broken. It was the same pack that Torey had trained with whe
Eva's POVNathan had taken her.He had kidnapped my daughter and had killed two of our pack warriorsThe feelings and sensations that I was feeling were immense. It was fear, terror, anguish, and purely murderous. Torey grabbed my shoulders harshly, pulling my body to his. His mouth moved, trying to communicate with me, but his words were mute. His lips were speaking but no words were coming out.All my senses had disappeared, fear disabling me. Torey shook me roughly, the movement waking me, pulling me out of my shocked state."Eva!"I closed my eyes, squeezing them tightly, my hands reaching up and into my hair, tugging at it tightly. He wouldn't hurt her; no Nathan could never hurt Luara. He wouldn't do that. He wouldn't do that. I kept repeating to myself, trying to convince myself of the fact.My wolf was pacing around my mind, begging to be released. She was pushing herself out as I held her down, needing to concentrate instead of allowing her to explode, to let a bomb off tha
Eva's POV Guilt filled my entire body at my deception, at the complete lies that I had told my mate. I was being selfish and narcissistic, not thinking about Torey or our unborn pup. Luara's face was all I could see in my mind; all I had been dreaming about and I needed to see her.It was my fault that Nathan had taken her, and I needed to fix it. I brought him into our lives, and I needed to be the one to take him out of it. The likelihood of me being in danger was minimal, I would be surrounded by pack warriors and I was one myself. I had not trained as much in the past few months, but I was as strong as ever and I wouldn't run from a fight.I would probably be within arm's reach of Torey.Torey eyed me closely, he seemed wary of my words, with slight distrust and sadness within his tone."Are you sure?" "I took three tests, Torey, I'm not pregnant." Lies continued to slip through and I didn't try to stop them. Neither I nor my wolf wanted to wait helplessly back here on pack land
Eva's POVNathan's hand flung out, grabbing me roughly by my hair causing a loud screech to exit my mouth. My hands instantly flew up to his grip, trying to pry his hands off. He kept a tight grip while his other hand covered my mouth, muting my screams.I clawed at his throat, my nails digging in deeply at the sensitive skin and he growled lowly at me, pulling me backward as he dragged me across the woods toward the back of a warehouse.My legs were buckling from beneath me; I moved my hand back to my hair where his hands were, trying to loosen the tight hold he had while my other stayed on my stomach. Nathan could not find out about my pregnancy, if he did, we would be in mortal danger.As we grew closer to the warehouse, he shuffled himself, so his arm was around my neck, his arms crushing my throat making it difficult to catch a breath. He held me, hostage, as he yanked the back door open to the warehouse."Nathan," I croaked, my breathing hard and low from his crushing grasp."I
Eva's POV "Eva, right? I've been looking forward to meeting you." Mason stated, a sadistic smirk painting his lips.I simply growled in reply, my lips curling into a snarl as I held his gaze. I felt desperate, my wolf and I couldn't wait to snap his neck.Both Mason and Nathan's chuckled, staring at me with amusement in their eyes.A sudden shift in my emotions hit me as I stared at Nathan, no longer recognizing him as someone I had been with.Someone who I had shared my life with for years, the caring and kind person I had met. One that loved both Luara and me.There was no sense of guilt or regret within his eyes and that terrified me, he had once held a place in my heart. This wasn't the Nathan that I knew, and I couldn't understand why he was doing this."Why?" I questioned."Why Nathan, why are you doing this?" I asked, my gaze catching his. It came out like a whisper, but my anger slipped through.He said nothing and continued to stand there, his posture still and cold, staring