Chapter hundred and twenty one.

Eva's POV.

I sat by the window, my arms wrapped tightly around myself as I stared out at the cloud heavy sky, my heart pounding hard against my chest.

Four days.

It had been four whole days.

Nicklaus was supposed to return on the third. That was what he said, what I’d held on to. But now we were on the fourth, and there was no sign of him, no call, no message.

And the silence was beginning to eat me alive.

I hadn’t been able to sleep the night before. I tossed and turned endlessly, hugging his pillow like it could magically bring me comfort, but all it did was remind me of the emptiness beside me. My eyes felt puffy, my skin dull, and my nerves were on the edge. It was as though I was walking on hot coals all day long, waiting for something to snap.

And worse, far worse than the silence was the way Lady Isabella’s voice kept playing over and over in my head.

"What will the pack think when they find out you’re wolfless?"

The fear curled tightly around my chest every time I thought ab