LOGINKane’s POVThankfully, Henri nodded his head and jumped into action. He gathered up the others and began searching the surrounding area. Out of the corner of my eye, I spotted a nearby tree that had several large slashes taken out of it.I reached out my hand; my fingers glided along the slash marks
Evelyn’s POV“Evelyn, are you certain about this?” Kane asked.I didn’t miss the slight tone of doubt in his voice. And I certainly couldn’t fault him for it.“Absolutely,” I said with blind confidence.As soon as our meeting ended, I rushed down to the medical ward and went straight to Michael’s ro
Evelyn’s POVWhat did Kane just say? My entire body had gone so stiff, I wasn’t even certain I was blinking.Was he being serious? Or was this just some plot to get the king off of his back?I had no idea, but that singular statement caused my mind to slip into a haze. Even more shocking, it caused
Evelyn’s POVThat Friday evening, Kane and I were in the midst of getting ready to head to the private gathering with the King. I decided to wear a dark, crimson-colored gown along with a pearl-collared necklace.While I finished with the last touches of my makeup, I stole a quick glance at him thro
Evelyn’s POVI couldn’t manage to fully turn around to face Kane. My eyes were still red from all the tears I’d silently shed while I was in the shower.I’d been mentally stewing on what Cheryl and the others had told me about for nearly the whole day. I did my best to hide my worry and anxiety behi
Of course, she was brilliant and deserved every opportunity to better explore the field. But the mere thought of Evelyn leaving the pack to go work in some upscale laboratory caused my stomach to fill with lead.But, knowing the King, he would easily make Evelyn out to be a public spectacle. He’d ha
“But she still needs to do -“ she tries.“That’s all,” Kane easily cuts her off, not even glancing her way. “Meeting over. Make sure you get started on your tasks as soon as possible. We owe it to our community to do a good job.”Kane’s pack accepts his words happily and they begin to filter out of
Although, the one beside it – my chair – is not.I momentarily pause as I notice someone sitting in my chair, not at all surprised by the person who feels entitled enough to actually sit here.Bianca takes up my seat, smiling at me as our eyes meet. She’s smug, smirking less in a challenging way and
Evelyn’s POVDizzy from being slammed against the wall, it takes a second for my vision to clear. As I blink my eyes, the world comes back into focus and I find myself face to face with someone.Kane.He has me pinned against the wall, anger softening on his face as confusion begins to replace it. H
All that matters is that I still pulled this show off even with Bianca trying to bribe the kids, and all I had to do was simply be kind to the kids and find out what they’d liked. It had taken a few days, but they’d warmed up to me.Realizing I’m still standing on stage alone, I snap myself out of m







