EvaWhat could I say? I was happy with the decision I made to accept Nox. I gave into the whims of the bond. And the truth? I was never happier. I felt this deep connection with Nox that was unmatched. And after we’d consummated the bond, I felt even closer to him. This made sense. We made sense. I glanced at him. We were in his room, as we saw no sense in us sleeping separately. He was asleep; he’d fallen asleep the moment we got here. I wished I could have fallen asleep but I was too excited. Something else was keeping me awake, apart from the excitement. It was guilt. I was thinking about Cyrus a lot more now, particularly because I needed to find out where he stood amidst this. I’d made some claims earlier about loving him and they were stuck with me. Was it true? Did I love him? Right now, I would have to say no. I didn’t even know what came over me to say such a thing. My relationship with Cyrus was a rocky and complicated one. I didn’t want him until my heat forced me to
CyrusWhen the next day started, I didn’t know just how badly it would have ended. There was still no news of Eva, and honestly, I was starting to think that Kolton was merely tricking me into staying here for some twisted plan. Did he even have information on Eva? How did I know that he and that rogue bitch could be trusted?What if Eva was never spotted here and I was just wasting my time? Confronting Kolton about this would lead to nothing. I only had two options: Getting the fuck out of here or seeing where all this bullshit would end. I couldn’t recall a more tedious time of my life. I felt like I was wasting away in this place. There was so much work to do back home and I was killing time here without the certainty that Eva would be alright. As a result of my thoughts, I was in a terrible mood. I went to grab breakfast downstairs like I usually did and came across Leonora. The sight of her sickened me, for some reason. I acted like I didn’t see her—she was walking toward me—b
EvaI handed the phone to Nox and he broke it in half. It was a flip phone. I didn’t even know how he had one of those. They were so ancient. “Everything okay?” he asked me. I nodded even though I wasn’t sure if I meant it. Was I okay? When I spoke to Cyrus and heard how happy and desperate he sounded, I felt like a terrible person. I’d let this go on for so long, and now I’d broken his heart in the worst way possible. I could’ve said more to him, but Nox warned me that the longer the call was, the easier it could be traced. So, I had to keep our conversation short. He was probably confused, but I hoped he would get the message. And anyway, I felt better now that I’d told him it was all over between us. “Let’s go, then.”We were standing on top of a building on the other side of town. He left the broken phone right where we stood, and together, we went down. Vic was in the car waiting for us, and he drove as soon as we got in. Nox kept holding my hand. Nothing was said in the c
EvaNox arrived very late in the night. "Awake?" he asked when I turned around to look at him. "Yeah, couldn't sleep," I revealed. He crawled in bed next to me. His scent was so therapeutic. I shoved my face in his chest and he held me tight. "How was everything?""Things are going as planned," he simply said. "We've got everything sorted out for tomorrow."Tomorrow. Since it was around two in the morning, it still felt like it would be in two days. I was terrified of this event. Nox was definitely risking his life by doing this. Things might not go as planned. He could die. That thought made me sick to my stomach. "What's wrong? You're tense.""I'm not necessarily excited about you doing this," I answered. "There are risks involved and I know that man's reputation by now.""Don't worry about it," he said dismissively. Saying more would make it seem like I was negative and didn't have much faith in his plan, so I kept my lips sealed. My doubts and fears wouldn't help him, I kne
Cyrus Now that everything was organized, I felt more optimistic. I had my crew here with me, and it was only a matter of time before I found Eva. Kolton was oblivious to this, of course. I didn’t want to declare war openly. But I was done waiting for him. It was clear that I wasn’t going to go anywhere. I had a meeting with Brock and Cameron, so I left in the morning, keeping an eye out for spies. I saw them right away—they were always in a small red car. It was like he didn’t care if I noticed what he was doing. I had a plan of my own, though. There was an underground parking right off Silver street, and I would be using it as a diversion. Cameron was waiting for me there in a car, which had tainted windows. That way, they would never figure out where I went or how to catch me. Ditching them would be easy. I’d rented an entire building just to keep the members of my pack there. According to Brock, they were here with a hundred guys. Each of them would be circulating the street
Nox The morning of our big day arrived, and as I stared out of the tiny window in my office, I couldn’t quite believe that it was happening. The sky was gray, and it looked like it was going to rain. It rarely rained here, so I didn’t know if that was some kind of sign from the goddess. Would my plan work? I was hoping that it would. It would benefit a lot of people if it did. I could tell Eva was worried about it but she avoided talking about it. Ever since we mated officially, I’d become more aware of her emotions and thoughts. She avoided talking about it because she didn’t want to leave me worried. I didn’t want to talk about it either. It was best to wait for the moment to happen to avoid unnecessary anxiety. I didn’t know how things would end up. Why dwell on what could be when there was the perfectly good option of waiting it out?Vic entered the office and told me, “The cars are all equipped and ready. We can leave at any moment.”“Thanks, Vic,” I told him, not peeling my
Cyrus When I arrived last night, I didn’t get to see Kolton. Apparently, he was indisposed, but I sensed it was all a strategy to humiliate me. I didn’t go searching for him and simply went upstairs. I’d asked Brock and Cameron to stay put. I told them that I’d let them know tomorrow—which was now today—what my decision was. They could either keep looking or go home and call the search off. Depending on my interaction with Kolton, I would’ve made the decision, but since I didn’t get to talk to him, my team was on standby. I left my bedroom in a pissy mood. I was thankful that Leonora wasn’t lingering around or I would definitely take my frustration out on her. Her father kept making me look like an idiot and I didn’t appreciate that. Why would he invite me for dinner only to blow me off when I accepted the invitation?This time, I felt sure that I’d find him in his office. I wasn’t wrong. He was there with his daughter. Not entirely alone, but not as alone as I hoped. I met her ga
Eva Nox was back, and he was alive. I thanked the goddess again and again for bringing him back to me. I was so worried that I would never see him again. My only hope was that I was still alive, and if I was alive, that meant that Nox wasn’t dead. Of course, the theory of two mates being so connected in the beginning wasn’t extremely accurate, but I liked to think that we were. It brought me comfort. I figured out fairly quickly that things hadn’t gone according to plan. Nox seemed dejected. Heartbroken. Defeated. I didn’t think I’d see him this way after this. We went into his office, and he closed the door. Earlier on outside, he told everyone that he wanted a moment alone with me. I had no idea what to expect. “We didn’t get Kolton,” he told me before shaking his head. “We didn’t. He was nowhere to be found and we had to give up and run away before anyone tried to catch up with us.”I searched his eyes. “But you…you did other things?”Nox ran a hand through his hair in frust