LOGIN~NICHOLAS~
I have been cool under pressure my entire life.
~NICHOLAS~I have been cool under pressure my entire life.Board meetings where millions were on the line, pack challenges where the outcome changed everything, conversations that could have gone sideways in a hundred different directions, I have sat through all of it without my hands shaking once, and I was genuinely proud of that track record.
~EVA~Sarah took my hand and walked me up to the platform, and I want to be very clear that my legs were doing the absolute bare minimum to keep me upright because everything from the last twenty minutes had my entire nervous system in shambles.The emcee stepped aside when Sarah reached the microphone, and the room, which had been buzzing with chaos from everything that had just gone down, went gradually quieter as people clocked that s
~EVA~One second Margaret was mid-air coming straight for me, half shifted, fur rippling up her arms and her face being absolutely horrifying, and the next second Nicholas was just there, between us, and his arm went forward, and Margaret dropped.My brain genuinely did not process it fast enough and I just stood there like a complete idiot with my mouth open while the entire banquet hall went so quiet I could hear the chandelier humming above us.
~MARGARET~Sarah suddenly stepped forward, and my chest tightened immediately because she had that dangerous look on her face again.“Enough,” she commanded, and the entire ballroom went quiet again. “Margaret has lied long enough.”I laughed instantly because what else was I supposed to do?
~MARGARET~My jaw hurt from smiling, one that made me want to rip these fake lashes off, throw my bouquet at someone’s head, and walk straight out of the ballroom barefoot.The guests were still whispering about the fight.Of course they were.Half the
~EVA~Nicholas had his hand at the small of my back as we walked into the banquet, and I was just trying to keep my heels from catching on the floor when I heard someone say my name in a voice I had spent a long time trying to forget.Alexander was standing about ten feet away, already looking at me like he had been watching the door.
EVANGELINEFor the first few minutes after he left, I couldn’t bring myself to speak.I stood there, staring at the door he disappeared through, and a distressed Margaret crouched on the ground. She hadn’t moved since he left either. I think we were both too shocked to process that happened.Hurrie
NICHOLASI hadn’t expected to see Evangeline at the airport.I knew she’d be here though… in Germany. I saw her name on the list of nurses for the fellowship we sponsored and knew immediately I was attending the program.I usually delegated it to my Beta, but I just couldn’t pass up the opportunity
MARGARETChristmas rolled around quickly, and despite not being at the villa so often in the past few days, my son and I attended the annual Christmas dinner.The staff was in full swing, setting up the table and the decorations. It was the biggest event in this family every year. Everyone dressed
EVANGELINEAlex never returned home that night.The next morning, I didn’t even wait to have breakfast, I just grabbed my box that I’d packed last night and texted William to pick me up.“Are you sure about this?” William asked as he drove to the airport. “You can always opt out of the trip. No one







