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
Eva's POV Torey crouched down in front of me, his chest rising and falling in fast motion, his wolf present in his eyes, anger, and fury still there and some of it was focused on me.I understood why; I had endangered myself but also Luara's and unknowingly his unborn child. I risked the lives of our pack wolves who had fought hard to protect my family and could have risked the life of my daughter.He was sieving with anger but pulled Luara and me close, his hands surrounding us as he held us protectively to his chest. He didn't say anything as he continued to hold us for a few minutes."I am furious with you Eva, but I am so glad you're both safe." He mumbled a low growl into my ear, and I nodded, whispering."I know and I'm sorry." He let go after that, pulling away to assess us both.He froze and went rigid when he noticed the scar on Luara's cheek, making his whole body tremble as his posture changed. His wolf appeared within his eyes; they were pitch black as he shook with feroc
Luara's POV (Years Later)Having to walk through the corridors of Oakville high school on my first day of senior year was the last thing I wanted to do on a Monday morning. In fact, I would prefer to never have to grace my presence in this school again. But apparently according to my mom, that is not an option.So after scrapping that idea this morning, I forced myself out of bed not bothering to add any makeup. It's not like it would improve my appearance, after all a 5-inch scar is a permanent reminder of what happened 14 years ago between my parents and a crazed rogue.I don't fully remember what happened and I've never asked, my mother constantly wants to talk about it to see if it can help me but I personally think it's unnecessary. Why talk about something I don't want to remember?It still hurts my mom to think about and having it as a constant reminder on my face doesn't help. She even tries to reassure me that I'm still beautiful but that doesn't stop people from staring.As
Luara's POV I stared open-mouthed at my brothers. I was honestly fed up with her thinking that I was teaching them this 'behavior'. Yes, I admit that I did teach them a few things but that was years ago! They're not as innocent as they look and I can't stand the fact that she believes that they do nothing wrong and are incapable of getting themselves into situations like this without my help."I only just walked in! They did this all by themselves!" I shout back."Just go to your room Luara! I'm not listening to any more excuses! And that includes all of you. Go to your rooms now!" I growled at her tone and simply made my way to the garden. I needed to take a long run; both my wolf and I needed it.Quickly ducking behind a tree I strip myself of all my clothes and shift. Picking up all my clothes in my mouth, leaving behind the sweater which was covered in cake mix, luckily I was wearing a tank top underneath. I began running fast, dodging trees and jumping over fallen branches.My w