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Eve opened her eyes and lifted her head from Arec’s shoulder to stare at the enormous mansion ahead of them. “Is that your mother’s house?” she asked. Arec nodded. Eve saw his lips had pressed together so hard that they looked white from the lack of blood. “Did you grow up here?” she asked, squeezing his arm. Arec nodded again, not taking his eyes from the house. “I left once I had the chance to do so and bought the house I’m living in,” he told her. He looked at her and smiled, saying, “Besides meeting you, that was the best thing that has happened in my life.”“Was it that bad?” Eve asked, frowning. Arec tore his eyes from the house and said, “It was, but since she’s still the pack leader, I couldn’t go far.” “Do you have to stay in town?” she asked. “Why couldn’t you move far away from her?” Arec pressed his lips together before answering. “Lycans are bound to their families,” he told her. “Even if we don’t get along, we have to stay together for the strength and saf
Everyone at the table gasped at Sabrina’s announcement and turned to look at Eve. Arec’s siblings whispered among themselves as they glanced toward Eve. Eve looked at Arec in confusion.Eve leaned closer to him and asked in a low voice, “What does she mean? What is she talking about?” Arec leaned toward her and said in an equally low voice, “She means that she will fight you for the right of being my mate.” Straightening, he looked at Sabrina and added, “That won’t be necessary since I can make my own decisions, and I choose Eve. Besides, she is my fated mate, and no one can override that.” His siblings whispered even louder among themselves. Eve heard them whisper that werewolves and Lycans cannot be mates. She also overheard their questions if Arec was serious about Eve being his mate. She swallowed as she looked at them before turning her head to look at Sabrina. Sabrina scowled at Arec and opened her mouth to say something but stopped as Arec’s mother held up her hand. She
Eve looked at the clock on the wall behind the desk for the fifth time before looking at the immaculately dressed blonde woman sitting behind it. She cleared her throat, but the woman continued to ignore her.“Excuse me,” Eve finally said, tapping on the desk with her nails. “My name is Eve Rolands, and I need some information.” The woman slowly looked up from the papers she’d been reading to look at her. A faint sneer crossed her face as she looked Eve over before composing her face back into the bored look she’d been wearing. Eve briefly wondered if putting her long dark hair in a bun looked too matronly before mentally shaking her head. She knew she looked good in her blue jacket with the matching skirt and heels. Her upswept hair showed off her simple but tasteful necklace and earrings. Looking down her nose at Eve, the woman asked in an equally bored voice, “How can I help you?” Eve flushed but didn’t let any other sign of embarrassment show. Tugging at the hem of her jacke
After a long day of learning what Arec needed to be done around the office, Eve made her way back to her apartment. Going inside, she shut the door and leaned against it, sighing. “What a day,” she muttered as she straightened and kicked off her shoes. She dropped her bag on the table next to the door and walked into the kitchen. Opening the refrigerator, she peered inside and shook her head at the lack of food on the shelves. “Who does the grocery shopping in this place?” she asked. “Oh, yeah! It’s me, and I need to go.” Shutting the refrigerator, she leaned against the counter and crossed her arms as she stared at the cupboards. “You know what?” she asked, standing straight. “I need some company. I’ve got a lot to talk over.” Taking her cell phone out of her pocket, she opened her list of contacts and scrolled through it until she found the name she was looking for. Tapping the number, she put the phone to her ear and waited. “Hey, girl!” the voice on the other end
“What?” Linda asked, perking up and looking around. “Where is he?”Eve slumped into her seat and hissed, “Don’t look at him!” Sighing and tilting her head, Linda asked, “How can I look at him if I don’t know where he is?” Eve glanced at him again and saw he was deep in conversation with another man. He hadn’t noticed her. Sitting up, she jerked her thumb toward the other side of the room. “Do you see the gorgeous guy sitting at that table across the room?” she asked. “He’s talking to the blonde guy in the blue suit.” Linda turned to look and asked, “You mean the hot guy coming this way?” “What?!” Eve yelped, sitting straight and turning to look. Sure enough, Arec was walking toward their table with a smile. “I feel sick,” Eve whispered, not taking her eyes off him as he walked closer. “I didn’t expect to see you here at my favorite restaurant, Ms. Rolands,” he said as he stopped beside their table. “Or may I call you Eve since we’re outside the office?” She tried to smil
Eve screamed as she felt something thud against her, and pain shot through her shoulder. Closing her eyes, she fell against her car door and pushed at her assailant. Her fingers dug into what felt like fur, and she swore she heard a deep growl. Suddenly, whatever had attacked her was gone. She opened her eyes to see an unbelievable sight. In the restaurant parking lot, an enormous wolf faced off against a wolf-like creature standing on two legs. They both snarled at each other. The sight of them caused her legs to weaken, and she slid down the car until she sat on the ground. Eve shook her head, reaching up to rub at her eyes. When she opened them again, she saw the two creatures circling one another as if looking for an opening to attack. “What the hell is going on?” she muttered. “I know I had a drink, but I didn’t think it was that strong.” The wolf-like creature turned to look at her. The enormous wolf took advantage of the distraction and leaped. The creature noticed the
When she woke in the morning, it felt like her brain was pounding against her skull to get out. Groaning, she rubbed her eyes and sat up. “Man, I had some weird dreams last night,” she muttered. She tried to remember them, but they disappeared like smoke in the wind as she reached for them. Shrugging, she got out of bed and walked to the bathroom. She saw her dress in the sink and the bloody jacket on the floor and said, “So, it really did happen.” Her eyes grew wide, and she looked at herself in the mirror, pulling off her pajama top. The bandage looked clean, so she peeled it off the wound and gasped. The skin didn’t have a mark on it! “What the hell?” she whispered as she looked at her shoulder. “I know I didn’t dream what happened!” Leaning closer to the mirror, she saw two faint red marks on her shoulder where the wound had been. “So, the wound was there,” she said, probing the spot with her fingers. “How in the hell did it heal so fast?” After staring at it for
Eve expected Arec to be shocked or, worse, laugh at her. He surprised her by having neither reaction. Instead, he tilted his head and asked, “Really? Why do you think this?” She looked at him in stunned silence before asking, “You believe me?” “Why wouldn’t I?” he asked with a slight smile. Looking around the office, she said, “Maybe because, up until last night, I didn’t believe werewolves were real.” “But if you say you saw one, then I believe you,” he told her. She looked him in the eyes and smiled. “For whatever reason, I believe that,” she said. “I don’t know why you believe me so readily, but I’m glad.” He smiled back at her and said, “It’s because I feel some connection to you. I can feel you are trustworthy, so if you tell me werewolves are real, they are.” She looked at him warily before shaking her head. “If someone had told me they’d seen a werewolf, I’d think they were crazy,” she said. “Yet you believe me after only knowing me for a day.” He smiled at her