LOGIN~Evangeline~"David Sullivan," William began as soon as he walked into my office, dropping into the chair across from my desk. "He's asking about continuing treatment."I kept my eyes on the file I was reviewing. "No.""Eva, you didn’t even think about it."
~Evangeline~Bella handed me a dish towel and leaned against the counter like she was settling in for a long conversation.I scrubbed the pan and said nothing for a few seconds. "The people Grandmother Caine had killed," I started. "They weren't my biological parents."
~Nicholas~Anybody else at that table might have thought Eva had taken the news well. I knew better. I could feel the sadness she kept trying to bury under manners, quiet replies, and a smile that never reached far enough.The DNA confirmed Margaret. Which meant whatever Eva had quietly, carefully hoped about Eleanor and that family was now sealed off. She'd never let herself say
~Evangeline~"Don't tell me you're still on that research paper since the time you left my office." Nicholas said as he returned. "I'm almost done," I told him, eyes on my screen.He leaned over my shoulder, read two lines, and took the laptop out of my hands."Nicholas, give it back."He sat down and pulled me into him in one motion. My arms went around his shoulders before my brain clocked it. "For a pregnant woman, you really shouldn’t be overworking yourself," "But if I don’t do this, who will?”"You heard me when I ordered Brandon to handle it.""I know but I still want to help.""You can help out with something else like taking a break.""I'm fine."The raised eyebrow from him clearly screamed, ‘not buying it.’“People really think I’m a con artist over a mistake I didn’t even make.” I smiled, trying not to break down. Not even one person tried to defend me on social media. “People will always think about what they want. You should care more about the people who know you.”
~Margaret~I almost hated how my hands shook.Not because I felt guilty. Please. Guilt was for people who had better options. I just didn’t like looking nervous in front of people who were already waiting for me to fail.My body still felt damaged from yesterday. I had nearly died awakening that wolf. Nobody could tell me I got this easily. I paid for it with blood and agony
~Serena~I wanted to shake every single person in that room.Years. That was how long they had cried, searched, prayed, and turned one lost child into the softest wound in the whole family. Mother always staring at old photographs like she could pull a girl out of the paper if she looked hard enough. And now the girl had been found, the DNA was on its way, the answer was practica
EVANGELINEI angrily wiped at the tears that escaped my cheeks, but the more I wiped them away, the harder they fell until my vision had blurred and my throat felt like there was a rock in it.I’d never cried once over the years when Alex’s mother treated me like shit. I didn’t cry on my wedding da
EVANGELINEI knew my wolf was right, so I forced my breathing to even and turned away from Margaret, trying to put her cruel smile and wicked laugh out of my mind.“Let me see you to the door,” I said to the officers.The female was clearly shocked by my calmness. I’d have enough practice over the
ALEXANDERI’d noticed Evangeline’s worsening behavior a long time ago, but I never really had to worry about it.After all, I had Margaret by my side, and she offered comfort when Evangeline couldn’t. She always validated my opinions regarding Evangeline and she saw just as I did that Eva was a bra
MARGARETI saw Evangeline walk into the hospital, and I saw the way she paused at the entrance to watch me.I tried to ignore her, focusing on my task of trying to win the favor of the nurses again, but they ignored me. They’d been doing it all morning, but it didn’t start to hurt until Evangeline







