Masuk~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
~Evangeline~By the time I unlocked my phone again, my name had already gotten worse online.Somebody had put my picture beside a hospital bed and written a whole paragraph about innocent patients suffering because of greedy women in lab coats. Another account was reposting old clips from interviews and slowing my voice down so I sounded cold. A different one had gone with the classic angle and called me a man-stea
EVANGELINEI woke up to a pounding in my skull and an incessant beeping that I just couldn’t get to stop.It wasn’t until I managed to open my eyes that I realized the beeping wasn’t coming from me, it was coming from the machine right next to me. Someone had hooked me up to an IV and a monitor for
EVANGELINEI knew I couldn’t stay in Germany.I couldn’t do the internship.I couldn’t stand to look at Nicholas anymore. The very thought of spending the next six months with him in the same building filled me with a wave of sickness so strong that I nearly keeled over.By the time I got back to t
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
EVANGELINEI turned to find Alexander standing behind me dressed in jeans and a large jacket over his body. I hadn’t seen him since he abandoned me on the road.“When did you get back home yesterday?” I asked and he shrugged.“Late. That doesn’t-”“Do you want to know when I got back home? Or how?”







