All Chapters of PRIMAL: Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

"I am a man whom love has redeemed. The thought of her is no longer a dream. A cage of flesh and blood that is hers to keep, my heart and soul laid as gifts at her feet. The love I feel when I look into her eyes is stronger than my wolf which calls to starry skies. Instead, I howl to the one who freed the beast from these bones, the one whose arms I call home. I will light this world on fire if it means her love I will earn, for she is a flame and I will gladly be burned."Evelyn's P.O.V."Mom said if you tip the canoe she's giving you up for adoption!"Vega and I turned to look at her younger brother who stood on the balcony above us. "What?" She asked.Brennan nodded, confirming she had heard him correctly."Can I have your room if that happens?""Sure," she said sarcastically. Vega turned to me and rolled her eyes before we continued our trek down the hill behind her family's cabin."He wasn't being serious was he?" I asked, narrowly avoiding stepping on a loose rock.Vega laughed

"Evie." I sighed and rolled over."Evie, wake up.""Why?" I whined."He's here."I turned my head and opened one eye. "What? Who's here?""Who do you think?" Vega asked, crossing her arms.Then I remembered."Oh."I rubbed the sleep from my eyes. Throwing the blanket from over my legs, I sat up and swung my legs over the side of the couch.Vega sat down next to me. "Do you want to run upstairs and hide in my closet? I can tell him you left this morning and went home."I smiled and swung my arm around her shoulder. "Vega, if I thought that would work, I would be halfway up the staircase right now."She laughed. "Evie, honey, I made breakfast. Adam just pulled into the driveway if you want to go invite him in to eat," Mrs. Chandler yelled from the kitchen.The doorbell rang a few moments later and Vega got up to go open the door."You might want to run your fingers through your hair and go pop a breath mint really fast," She advised, laughing. I looked at her wide-eyed. "I don't have on

"Would you quit staring at it like a blithering idiot and just walk inside already? It's freezing out here." I shot Jace a glare.We walked under the open gate and into a hallway where a man in a tux was waiting for us. He was a lanky man, tall and thin. Old enough to be my grandfather as well."May I take your coat, madam," he asked, approaching me.I looked at Adam, who stood next to me, as I took off my coat and scarf and handed it to the old man."Thank you," he said taking them.Jace handed him his coat as well and left us, walking down the hallway towards two huge, oak doors. As he opened one of them. I could see an illuminated stone courtyard on the other side."Come with me," Adam said to me as the old man took his coat.I followed him down the dimly lit hallway. Three small chandeliers hung over our heads and reflected light off of the marble flooring beneath them. The walls were a glossy stained wood, each side decorated with wide, elaborate tapestries.I followed Adam towa

"What the hell!"I shoved and pushed at Adam's chest and he finally stepped back.Seeing the blood that was coating his mouth and dripping down his jaw and neck, I raised a trembling hand to my own neck. Warm, sticky blood coated my fingers and I pulled my hand away in disgust to see the blood had drenched my clothes."Oh my God!" I screamed.I took off towards the bathroom, pushed open the door and ran towards the sink.Why doesn't this hurt?I ignored that thought as it crept into my mind."Why the hell did you do that?!" I screamed.Adam didn't answer, just calmly strolled into the bathroom behind me. I took a towel from the shelf and ran it under cold water. I gently put the towel to my neck, expecting there to be some kind of sting. When there was none I began to wipe away theblood that had stopped flowing."What the hell?" I mumbled.I looked in the mirror to see a smirk on Adam's face as he stood behind me."Are you happy with yourself?! Look what you've done!" I screeched, s

I paced back and forth on the carpet, nervously watching the clock beside the bed.It had only been thirty minutes. Thirty minutes since the sun had completely gone down. I didn't know what it was when I felt it the first time. I thought Iwas just hot.But as I changed into shorts and a t-shirt and found no relief, I realized what was happening. My entire body felt like it was trapped in a fire pit. This bedroom quickly began to feel like a kiln.I went to the French doors and opened them up to reveal a balcony. The layer of snow on the balcony was almost up to my knees, but it felt amazing. I threw myself on the ground and began to do snow angels.This was only momentary relief. I felt as if my skin was melting the snow.I stood up, my shirt and shorts soaked to the skin, and began to peel off the layers of clothing I never thought I would find myself completely naked, standing in almost a foot of snow, and yet somehow completely feverish, but there I was.I ran back inside, leaving