LOGINAlexander’s POV
The silence that filled the room spoke volumes. Their expressions mirrored the words on their mind. I inhaled deeply, tapping my finger on the table while looking around the room.
“Does anyone care to explain why there had to be an emergency meeting?” I queried.
“We are surprised it wasn’t done earlier.”
Evelyn’s POVVeyra is over the moon, and I seem to be too.My heart thumped crazily against my chest wall. Alexander held onto me tightly, like he feared I would slip away. I find myself hanging onto him too. The kiss brought back memories that made my toes curl in excitement. I felt his hand rest on my waist. I tilted my head to the side, wanting more.I didn’t realize how much I missed being in his arms. How every touch of his lingers on my body and sends me to sleep time and time again. With my eyes shut, I tried to sink into the moment. To let myself be embraced by the warmth he gives. He slowly broke off the kiss and began nibbling at my nape. My eyes went wide open all of a sudden. It felt as if I had been rudely awakened from a hypnosis.Letting out a loud gasp, I pushed him off me. “What do you think you are doing?” I shouted.He swallowed, panting slowly. “What's wrong, baby?”“Don’t call me that!” I heaved, running my fingers through my hair. Why would I let myself get carri
Evelyn’s POV“He is driving me nuts, Liora. I don’t know if he is an accomplice or just plain ignorant.” I whined to my friend on the phone. I am still boiling from my encounter with Alexander during the day. I tried to understand what his deal is and why he would stop something so important to the problem his pack his experiencing. But I couldn’t put my hand on anything. Instead, I am more confused than ever. It’s hard to trust him after so many times that I have been disappointed with him. But on a second thought, I got saved because of his thinking. “I have a feeling he knows something. And he is willing to protect whatever it is regardless of what might happen.” I added. There was a bit of movement on the other end. “Are you heading somewhere?” I asked. “I am going somewhere quieter to talk. I don’t want anyone to walk in on our conversation.” She said in a hushed tone. I waited until I heard a door click shut. “You good?” “Yes.” She replied. “Why are you concerned ab
Alexander’s POV“I am not done talking to you, Evelyn! ” I pulled her hard, holding her against the wall. She scrunched up her face as if in pain before kicking my feet which made me lose my grip. “Don’t you fucking touch me!” “I don’t want to touch you!” I blurted. “But I need your stubborn self to listen to me. You are messing with strange waters, just leave it be.” Evelyn scoffed and dusted her arm like I had stained it with my touch. “I am not a coward like you. I came to do my job and that is exactly what I plan to do. That uncle of yours is a fraud and I will expose him.” I groaned in frustration almost pulling my hair out. “Do you have a hearing problem? Why don’t you ever listen to what I say? Back off on this one. Do your investigation under wraps and stop showing off to the council.” She sized me up from my feet before resting her eyes on my face. “Do you know why I never listen to you? Because you are an indecisive man who will never be able to break free from th
Evelyn’s POV“Do you feel better?” Gerald asked on the other end of the line as I walked towards the council meeting hall. I sniffed, “I guess it’s okay.” I mumbled a lie. This morning I caught a sight of my bare back in the mirror and the nasty scar there was unbelievable. I couldn’t risk anyone finding out about it, so I chose not to see a physician. But I might regret it. Even if it will heal quickly because of my wolf blood. It still needs a healing ointment on it. “I can feel it in my gut that you are telling a lie.” He stated confidently. “That’s a rough angle to go. You shouldn’t sound so sure when we don’t stay together.” “Please spare me the talk. I know you aren’t fully healed. I will have a healing balm sent over. Please use it.” “Yes, my lord.” I snickered. Gerald tsked, “I can’t deal with you right now. Did you get the recruitment profile I sent to you?” “I got it and it’s perfect.” I grinned. There was a slight pause on his end. “Gerald, are you there?”
Author’s POV“What was that about?” Scarlett stormed into the office, flaring her nose. Alexander raised his head slightly. “What do you mean?” “Why was Evelyn in your office? Since when did you two become so close?” He exhaled loudly. “Is there a reason why you think her visit here has to do with anything suspicious? She has reports to make to me. Am I not allowed to hear her out?” He inquired calmly. Scarlett swallowed, suddenly embarrassed. But she wasn’t going to just back down for nothing. “Well, I still don’t like you being in an enclosed space with her. It makes no sense.” He sniffed. “Why are you here?” Sighing, she pulled out a chair and sat down. “I came to discuss something with you.” “Alright. I am all ears.” “Well, it’s regarding the inter-pack trades and shipments. I was thinking I could manage it and observe the market. That was we would have more control over the revenues the pack generates.” “There are people in charge of that.” “Your uncle? Don’t
Evelyn’s POV“You look guilty,” I said to Marcus who pulled a chair for me to sit. He had offered me a ride to meet Gerald and requested that we eat breakfast together at a diner. We didn’t talk much through the ride and I understood that he probably has a lot on his mind “How is your car?” He asked after we made our order. “Totaled.” I sniffed. “Judging by your question, I take it you know about what happened to me. Did you plot it with Alex?” Marcus had a straight expression. “Do you think I did?” I shrugged nonchalantly, “How then did you find out?” He was quiet for a while. “I suspect Alex knows about it.” “His men saved you. And with the whole chaos yesterday, I had to tell him about your request. I am worried about you, Evelyn. They are becoming aggressive.” “Obviously. We are getting closer to cracking the case so they are trying to shut me up.” “We don’t have a case.” He said in a hushed tone. “All of the evidence we gathered has gone into thin air with the de
Evelyn’s POV “Are you okay?” Cassian asked quietly, his voice cutting through the stunned silence of the hall as his silver eyes searched my face.I drew a steady breath, the adrenaline still thrumming in my veins. “Yes,” I said, my tone calm and certain. “I’m fine.”Cassian nodded once, then turn
Evelyn’s POVScarlett recovered from the shattered glass quickly, her shock twisting into a venomous smile as the hall's attention settled on us."Well," she said, voice loud enough to carry, "look who decided to play dress-up. Still clinging to delusions of grandeur, Evelyn?"I didn't flinch. "And
Evelyn’s POVIn six months, I had compressed what most heirs took a year—or longer—to master.I had trained day and night, including strategy sessions, patrols and grueling sparring matches that left my muscles aching. But it was worth the effort, because I had transformed. I was no longer the qu
Alexander’s POVI stared at the divorce agreement on my desk, the stamped “REJECTED” glaring back at me like a personal insult. If the committee hadn’t called me yesterday to ask why we were trying to dissolve our marriage, I never would have known Evelyn had tricked me into signing it. Tricked m







