LOGINEVANGELINE
Unlike earlier, the air was thick was awkward tension.
~Evangeline~A few minutes later, staff members started handing out new folders to everyone in the room.I watched people open them. Saw their eyes go wide as they read the real data."These numbers..." one doctor breathed. "This is mind blowing! I have never seen anything this incredible before."
~Evangeline~The room went completely silent as everyone turned toward the entrance.Margaret stood there in a designer suit, smiling like she'd already won.My heart was racing, but I forced myself to stay calm. To think clearly.
~Evangeline~I stared at my laptop screen, reading through my speech for what felt like the hundredth time.Tomorrow. The launch event was tomorrow.Years of research. Months of clinical trials. Countless sleepless nights. All leading to this moment.
~Margaret~I stared at my laptop screen, reading the same line over and over, not believing what I was seeing.The Caine family announces major pharmaceutical breakthrough. Drug trials show unprecedented success rates. Launch event scheduled for next month.No.
~Evangeline~I was trying to get the dog to stop sniffing every single tree on the block when I heard footsteps running toward me."Evangeline!"I turned to find Alexander sprinting down the sidewalk, looking completely disheveled and out of breath."What are you&helli
~Alexander~I drove home from Evangeline's apartment feeling lighter than I had in weeks.She'd invited me to dinner. Actually invited me, not just tolerated my presence. We'd eaten together, talked, almost felt normal for a moment.Sure, she'd gotten sick halfway through, but Bella said it was just stress. And Evangeline had looked so tired lately, of course her body was protesting.
EVANGELINEFor a long minute, Alex didn’t speak.He just stared at me, blinking, like a deer caught in headlights. My heart clenched tightly in my chest as I waited… pleaded… for him to say something.“Why would you even ask me that?” he hissed. “What the fuck is going on?”“You tell me, Alex!” I s
NICHOLASI hadn’t been back to this city in years.It always brought back bad memories and heartaches that I preferred to keep buried. Besides, I had a company in another city, it was the perfect excuse to stay away.However, business brought me back. I tried to brush it off, tried to handle it onl
EVANGELINEAs soon as Nicholas deposited me into the car, I tried to run.I didn’t care that I could get hurt by jumping out of the car, I just needed to be gone. I’d barely managed to open the door when his arms wrapped around me, pushing me back into the car.“Stop trying to run!” he growled. “Th
EVANGELINEReluctantly, I trudged out into the crisp, cold air.The harsh wind nipped at my skin, and I looked back longingly through the windows of the house to find grandmother seated near the fire, warming her hands and blowing out cool air.I couldn’t imagine how she would comfortably leave me







