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
EvaThe new place was dusty and impossible to live in. Before we settled, we had to clean. Everyone got their hands dirty and helped make the space beneath the ground more hospitable. I was dead exhausted by the time we were done. I couldn’t even move my legs as soon as I collapsed on top of the mattress we placed in the office space, which was the space Nox and I would be occupying for the time being. It wasn’t fair to the others that we got to get some privacy and they didn’t, but he was the Alpha of Ghost Moon, and technically, I was the Luna. If we couldn’t get a few privileges, then what was the point?I waited for him in the dark. He showed a few hours later, exhaling sharply as he closed the door. He sank onto the mattress next to me, a groan leaving his lips. “Nox?” I said. He turned his head to face me. “You’re awake?”“I was waiting for you,” I told him. I felt his warm hand on my cheek and sighed contentedly. These were the moments that made all of this worth it. I h
Cyrus Words couldn’t describe how furious I was. Every time I took a breath, it was like my whole body was on fire. I couldn’t see straight. Couldn’t think. Eva and Nox? Eva and fucking Nox!?I had to admit that when I first saw them together outside that warehouse, I thought there was some kind of misunderstanding. Shock was the reason behind this. I tried (and failed) to find explanations as to why the love of my life was with my brother. Now, I was sure of what happened. Nox took her from me. He did it to get back at me for not having supported him when he blamed Brock for having our parents killed. When that woman caught me last night, I thought that it was the end. I was in Nox’s territory and had no doubt of what he would do to me if he caught me. But I’d gotten away, and now, I was on the way back with an army of my own, an army that would be more efficient than theirs. Kolton had been missing for two days now. Nobody knew anything about him. He was definitely hiding be
EvaMy heart was slamming against my throat. I was in a permanent state of disbelief. How had such a thing happened? We’d spent the whole day alert. Nox wouldn’t leave the roof for a second. He tried to play it cool but he was very nervous. I’d only managed to get him down from there like fifteen minutes ago so he could have something to eat and rest for a bit. And within that time, we’d been attacked. To make matters worse, whoever was out there knew his name. Currently, Nox and I were barricaded in the office. It had been a mistake and now we were going to pay for it. We should’ve ran when we had the chance. Nox had been so busy supporting at the people who came downstairs that he didn’t have a chance to go up. He was protecting me, and now, I’d landed us in this situation. He wanted me to hide in the office but I couldn’t leave his side, and when more and more of the intruders came down here, we were both forced to hide. Nox was out of bullets. “Shit!” he cursed. “Fuck!”His d
CyrusI didn’t know how to silence the noise in my head. It was a pulsing, nauseating noise. I felt both physically and mentally sick. It was a raging fever; a crippling exhaustion. I killed Nox. For some reason, that was the only thing that I could focus on. Maybe it had nothing to do with the fact that I’d killed my brother; I hadn’t thought that his death might affect Eva, as she was bound to him and their bond was still fresh. We arrived five days ago, and she was still unconscious. Nobody spoke to me about this matter. In fact, everyone but Marcia acted like she wasn’t even in the house. I didn’t know what to make of this silence, and usually I wasn’t bothered by their indifference but this time, I was. Even Andy wouldn’t look at my face. “…right?”I looked up and saw Alpha Gasper looking directly at me. I had been so lost in my thoughts that I completely forgot that I was in the middle of a meeting with Alpha Gasper, Alpha August, and Alpha Bernie. “Apologies, I was dist
EvaI awoke feeling like my head was filled with lead. I could barely move my head without feeling like my skull was splitting in two. The pain was so intense that I couldn’t open my eyes. There was a terrible buzzing sound in my ears that made me feel like I was surrounded by wasps. I groaned and tried to roll over. A sound in the room made me open my eyes abruptly, ignoring the pain. I saw a woman dressed in a white uniform leaving the room, which so happened to be the room at the clinic. I’d been here before, and the idea of being back was so depressing. I was here. What happened to Ghost Moon and Nox hadn’t been a dream. The woman—a nurse—returned with the doctor behind her. I tried to remember his name but nothing came to mind. He approached me with a small smile on his lips and said, “Hello, Eva. Welcome back to the real world.”“There’s nothing real about this,” was my answer as I tried to get into a more comfortable position. “My head hurts a lot. Is there any way I can get
EvaI was still safe because Cyrus didn't know that I was pregnant. This babies was Nox's, not his. Something rebellious in me wanted to tell him that I was expecting just to see the look on his face. It would be a great way to show him that I wasn't going to get back with him, not even if my life depended on it. But my maternal instincts stopped me from doing such a careless thing. This wasn’t about revenge anymore. I had to think about these babies now. Cyrus could hurt me if he found out about this, just to satisfy this senseless jealousy he was harboring. I didn't know why he felt so entitled to me. I thought I loved him, so that made me feel a tiny bit responsible for what happened. All that came to an end when I met Nox, though, and realized that what I felt toward Cyrus wasn’t love. I’d been with him out of necessity. I was in heat and so desperate to be claimed, and he was there. Taunting me. I went to Nox willingly. One thing that changed ever since I heard this news was
Eva“No,” I said. It was the only word that I could even think about uttering. “It’s the truth,” she insisted. “I had to run away from Kolton to hide away here. I was afraid of him and afraid of what he could’ve done to you. I didn’t want him to ruin you the way he did his daughter, Leonora. She’s a terrible person. And you, Eva, were always meant to be good.”“You’re my mother,” I said even though I couldn’t quite believe it. It wasn’t a question. Right now, I wasn’t even sure of what I felt about this. Maybe my senses would return to me slowly. “I knew the Convent would be your best shot at freedom,” she told me. “I knew they wouldn’t mistreat you. It wouldn’t be like abandoning you in front of someone’s door and letting them treat you as they wished. No, in a convent, there would be religion. You’d be treated fairly. It was also the last place he’d look. Meanwhile, I stayed here, where it wasn’t that far away. I changed my identity and worked for the Daxen family. If Kolton ever