LOGINMy own anger was simmering beneath the surface. “I want to reclaim what is mine and to rebuild my mother’s legacy.”His features automatically softened. His proud smile returned. “I wouldn’t have expected anything less. If anyone can do it, it’s you. But that’s not the only reason you called for thi
Evelyn’s POVThere was more that needed to be said to Kane. However, the time had come for my meeting with the king, and I wasn’t going to postpone it for yet a second time.My sleep the night before was once again broken and dissatisfying. I made sure to head to the bedroom to take a quick shower a
Evelyn’s POVThis wasn’t how I initially intended for this conversation to go. Not really.I was hoping that Kane and I could be civil while I tried to explain my reasoning for needing to leave the pack. It wasn’t going to be an easy conversation, but it needed to happen.More so, I really hoped tha
He scratched the back of his neck, lowering his eyes to the desk. “No, not sick. I haven’t been sleeping well lately.”I gave him a pointed look. Well, that makes two of us then, I thought.Olivia rounded the desk and smiled. “Well, don’t worry. I’ll make sure that you’re taken care of,” she hummed.
Evelyn’s POVThe days that followed my encounter with Kane were more painful than I was anticipating. Both mentally and physically.After I had spoken to Kane regarding the strange activity in the restricted section of the medical ward, he and I had gone back to not speaking to each other.It was as
“Geez,” he commented. “Well, is it safe to assume that Evelyn is aware of this?”“Yes, she knows. However, she’s not aware of how hard the king has been pushing back lately. Of course, why on earth would she? She chooses to be locked up in her lab all damn day. I haven’t had a real chance to talk to
“You and your mother were very close,” Kane says. He doesn’t ask, the words are meant as a statement.Again, I swallow tightly. “Yes,” I reply, my voice quiet. I hate that it came out so weak.I try to roll back my shoulders, hold my head high. But as I glance over at Kane, I struggle to shrug off t
Finally, she sighs.“Fine,” she says. “I’ll humor you.”With that, I open the bedroom door, gesturing for her to enter. Only, she pauses.“You’re not coming in?” she asks, her gaze bouncing from the door to me. “Where are you going?”“Must you question everything that I do?” I ask tightly.Evelyn’s
Remembering the look on her face causes something to stir in my chest.A flash of a camera and a laugh stir me from my thoughts, causing me to glance over at the paparazzi still standing beside the table.“Man, I thought this was just an act,” he tells me. “But you’ve clearly got it bad for her.”He
Evelyn’s POVI can’t move as Kane’s face comes closer, completely frozen in place as my heart wildly pounds in my chest. I’m sure he can sense it, but he’s not deterred.Somehow everything seems to slow down despite how my mind moves at one hundred miles per hour. I’m stuck in a spin, so caught off







