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Nine

Author: Skylar M
last update publish date: 2026-08-06 02:59:56

EVANGELINE MOORE

"Evangeline!" The moment I heard my name, my whole body went still.

My breath caught and my chest suddenly started to ache as if I had been bitter from the inside. It wasn't just any voice. It was his voice. And the moment it reached me, that part of me I had locked and buried deep years ago where I thought it would never stir again, for some reason, sprang back to life.

I turned my head before I could stop myself and there he was. Brent. He was hurrying across the tarmac, cu
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    AUTHOR’S POV.White fluorescent lights burned her eyes. Carolina groaned, turning her head slowly on a stiff hospital pillow. The steady, rhythmic beep of a heart monitor filled the sterile private room. She tried to sit up, but a dull ache in her ribs forced her back against the mattress.The heavy wooden door pushed open with a soft click.Brent walked into the room. He wore a dark tailored suit, his broad shoulders filling the doorway. His expression was a flawless mask of cold, controlled Alpha composure. He stopped at the foot of her bed, crossing his arms over his chest, his dark eyes studying her bandaged forehead."Brent," Carolina whimpered. She reached a shaking hand toward him, playing the role of a terrified mother perfectly. "Keila... is she okay? Please tell me she is safe.""She is out of surgery," Brent stated, his voice a low, steady rumble. "She took a hard hit to the head and suffered a fractured collarbone. The doctors say she is going to recover."Carolina let out

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    AUTHOR’S POV."And then Mrs. Gable said I get to be the lead butterfly!" Keila bounced in the leather passenger seat, her small hands clutching a glittery cardboard wand with silver ribbons trailing from the star. "I have to wear big shiny wings, Mommy. Can we go buy them today? Please?"Carolina kept her eyes fixed firmly on the digital screen glowing in her lap. Her thumb flew across the glass, typing a furious, frantic message to Jaden. She needed answers right now. Brent was acting incredibly strange. He placed a surveillance team around Evangeline’s penthouse, and his enforcers were currently turning the city upside down looking for the sniper they hired. If Brent found the mercenaries’ staging area, it was only a matter of time before he traced the shadow payments back to her private accounts."Mommy, are you listening to me?" Keila tugged at the sleeve of Carolina's expensive silk blouse. "The play is on Friday. All the other kids already have their costumes ready.""That is ni

  • Contracted To Alpha Brent    136

    EVANGELINEMidday sunlight struggled to pierce the thick, bulletproof blinds of the secure hotel suite.Evangeline paced the length of the plush carpet, her arms crossed tight against her chest. Every sudden noise from the city streets below made her flinch. The distant wail of a siren. A car door slamming. Her nerves were fried, stripped raw by the terrifying memory of shattering glass and flying bullets.Sitting on the floor near the television, Tessa and Trent quietly dragged crayons across a large coloring book. They were too quiet. The usual chaotic joy of her children had evaporated, replaced by a tense, fearful silence that broke her maternal heart.Trent stopped coloring. He looked up, his small brow furrowed in deep thought."Mommy?" he asked, his voice barely a whisper. "Why did that loud machine break our window?"Stopping her frantic pacing, Evangeline took a shaky breath. She forced a reassuring smile onto her face and knelt down beside him on the carpet. She reached out,

  • Contracted To Alpha Brent    135

    BRENT’S POVCold mahogany pressed against his spine. Brent stood frozen in the dim hallway, his breathing shallow and his fists clenched tight enough to draw blood from his own palms. A harsh ringing sound echoed in his ears, drowning out the ambient noise of the sprawling Packhouse.He had expected many things. During the frantic drive back from the city, his mind had constructed a dozen different scenarios. Silas Thorne acting through a shadow company. A rival Alpha from the Northern Territories trying to cripple his bloodline. A rogue faction of humans retaliating against supernatural wealth.He never expected to hear the voice of his own Beta. He never imagined his own Luna standing in that office, screaming about a failed assassination attempt on his true mate.Betrayal tasted like rusted iron in his mouth. Jaden had fought by his side for over a decade. They had bled together on the borders. Carolina carried the title of Luna, eating at his table and commanding his people. Knowi

  • Contracted To Alpha Brent    134

    AUTHOR’S POVThe encrypted burner phone buzzed violently against the polished wood of Jaden’s desk.Carolina flinched, her manicured hand flying to her chest. She stood in the center of the secluded office, her blonde hair messy and her silk dressing gown pulled tight around her waist. Across the room, Jaden sat in his leather chair, his dark eyes locked on the vibrating device.Snatching the phone, Carolina pressed the green button and held it to her ear. She forced her chin up, projecting a mask of cold authority."How many souls am I praying for this morning?" she demanded, her voice dripping with venomous expectation.Heavy, ragged breathing answered her over the digital connection."We missed," Elias stated. His voice sounded thin and strained, lacking the confident edge of a professional killer.The color drained from Carolina’s face. Her stomach plummeted into a bottomless pit. "Excuse me?" she whispered, her grip tightening on the plastic device until her knuckles turned stark

  • Contracted To Alpha Brent    133

    BRENT’S POV"Look at me, Eva. You are safe."My voice was a harsh, ragged whisper as I pulled her trembling body against my chest. Sitting on the cold, wet tiles of the master bathroom, I wrapped my arms around her and the children. Evangeline gripped the fabric of my dark jacket like a lifeline. Her breath came in short, frantic gasps, tearing at my sanity. Blood from a minor scrape on her cheek stained my collar, a stark reminder of how close I came to losing everything."They kept shooting," she choked out, burying her face into my neck. "The glass just… it exploded everywhere."Holding her tighter, I pressed my lips to the top of her head. "I know. But they are gone. My men secured the perimeter. Nobody is going to hurt you."Down near my knees, a small whimper broke through the tension. Trent peaked out from the folds of Evangeline’s robe. His wide, tear-filled eyes darted toward the ruined hallway. The loud noises and the shattering glass had terrified the little boy. Tessa clun

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