LOGIN~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.
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
EVANGELINEI explained the situation as quickly as I could and they assured me they would be on their way.That should have appeased Margaret, but she just kept screaming until a crowd of nurses formed around the staircase. Margaret fussed over her son, refusing to let anyone touch him or treat him
NICHOLASI couldn’t understand why it was that every single time I saw Eva, she looked like a broken porcelain doll.I never intended to attend the party. The Blackthorn family always seemed to get on my edges, and since Eva was getting a divorce, I didn’t think there was any need. Then I heard tha







