Se connecter~Evangeline~
An hour before Nicholas decided to start kidnapping as a new side quest, I was fumbling with my keys, exhausted from the day, when I noticed someone standing by my door.
~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
EVANGELINEA refusal was at the tip of my tongue.Six hundred thousand was a shit ton of money, but it wasn’t enough to keep me in this marriage, not for a moment longer. I couldn’t take any more of the insults and the disrespect that Alex dished out.“Please think about this,” she continued, stepp
ALEXANDERWhen I got a call from my financial advisor, I was confused.I was very meticulous with my finances. I never spent above what I had to, and even then, I made sure to check in with him first.“Is there a problem?” I asked as soon as I picked up. “Did someone make a purchase you need to ver
EVANGELINEThat night, I was shocked by how lonely I was.I hadn’t lived alone in my entire life. I lived with grandma, then Nicholas, and as soon as I was married, I lived with Alex. Being in a new house was a brand new feeling for me, and I was stunned by how silent and lonely it was.I could bar
EVANGELINEIt took him ten minutes to finally respond to the picture I sent and when he did, it was one line:I’ll be home soon.I scoffed, reading the message over again, hoping that it would change, but it never did. I showed him proof of his infidelity and all he had to say was that he would be