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Author: Aya Starr
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EVELYN

The courtyard was deathly silent when Christian finally straightened, chest heaving, molten fury simmering behind his red eyes.

For a heartbeat, he remained in that half‑shifted state—muscles still swollen, hair matted to his skin. Then, as if waking from a fevered dream, his form snapped back.

His fur receded, claws and fangs withdrew, and the beast within him shrank until, standing before us, was Christian Blackwood once more, every inch the alpha, every inch terrifying.

Lucien lay on the broken stone at Christian’s feet, clutching his scalp where Christian’s fingers dug in. Blood matted his hair, he winced, but dared not cry out. I felt Leo’s hand tighten on my arm, steadying us both. Tyler’s jaw clenched, lips peeling back in a silent snarl.

Then, in one swift motion, Christian reached down and grabbed Lucien by the hair.

I gasped.

Lucien winced sharply, baring his teeth in a snarl, but even he couldn’t mask the pain flashing across his eyes. Christian, still half-covere
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    Evelyn’s POV~Sixteen Years Ago~I was bored. Sooo bored.Mama said not to run around the house, but she wasn’t home. And Daddy was working again in his study with the big door that always stayed shut. Grown-ups always locked the fun stuff away, like they didn’t want little wolves like me to have any adventures.I tiptoed down the hallway in my fluffy socks. The wooden floor creaked a little and I giggled, covering my mouth like I was doing something super naughty, which I guess I was. I stopped in front of the big brown door with the shiny golden handle. Daddy’s study.“Locked,” I whispered to myself, trying to turn the knob.Of course it was locked. It always was. But that never stopped me before.I pulled out the little hairpin I always kept tucked behind my ear. Daddy once told me I was clever like Mama, and I think that’s why I liked sneaking around and opening stuff I wasn’t supposed to. It made me feel smart. Brave.I bent down, stuck the pin in the keyhole like I saw in one of

  • Stuck Between Two Alphas   032

    Evelyn’s POVThe door creaked open under my hand.I stepped inside slowly, letting it close behind me with a dull, final thud that echoed like the shutting of a cage. The room was dim, the walls painted in deep shades of black and ash gray, almost like it was built to suffocate light. There was a fire burning low in the hearth, but it gave off little warmth—more shadows than flames.I stood there for a second, blinking as my eyes adjusted. The furniture was dark wood. The bed had a thick, carved frame, draped with heavy velvet sheets that looked far too luxurious to feel comforting. Everything in here screamed control, power, and cold elegance. But not safety. No. This place was far from safe.I wrapped my arms around myself as I moved further in, my footsteps nearly silent against the rug. The room felt hollow. Not physically—no, it was furnished well—but hollow in the way a soul-deep emptiness is. Like no matter how much beauty you layered on, the darkness always won."Tyler..." I

  • Stuck Between Two Alphas   021

    EvelynThe cold stone walls seemed to stretch forever as we walked. The sounds of boots echoing behind us had faded the moment Aurora took a sharp turn and separated me from the others.I looked over my shoulder once, catching a glimpse of Alicia being pulled down another hallway, Raya close behind, her face pale with fear. Then the heavy wooden door slammed shut, and it was just me and her—Aurora.Her steps were firm, fast, like she was annoyed just having to walk beside me. She didn’t say a word. Not even a glance in my direction. Her black braid swung with every step, tight and precise like everything else about her.I had to speak.“So… where are we going?” I asked, trying to keep my voice even.No answer.I stared at the side of her face. Nothing. Not even a blink.“Hey,” I tried again. “I asked a question.”Still, silence.My boots scuffed against the stone floor. “Seriously? You’re just going to ignore me?”Aurora kept walking, straight-backed, calm, like I wasn’t even there.I

  • Stuck Between Two Alphas   020

    EvelynThe air was cold, too cold for spring. It didn’t touch my skin so much as it sank into my bones, a chill born not from the wind, but from the silence that followed the storm. My boots thudded softly against the stone floor as Lucien’s betas led us out, their movements as mechanical as the breath I forced into my lungs.Lucien didn’t speak. He didn’t have to. His presence alone was command enough, tall, dark, and terrifying, leading us through the corridors like a shadow that couldn’t be outrun. His long coat rippled with every step, and the blood still splattered along its hem glistened under the torchlight.I walked in the middle, head down, but not out of submission. No, it was the weight of everything pressing on me like a mountain collapsing in slow motion. Every breath I took felt stolen.And then... I turned my head.Behind me, Tyler’s body lay crumpled on the marble tiles like a discarded memory. His once-raging presence was now reduced to stillness, no heaving chest, no

  • Stuck Between Two Alphas   019

    Evelyn’s POVLucien Darkhen stood in the courtyard like a shadow come to life, tall, sharp-edged, and cloaked in the eerie calm of a man who knew the power he wielded. His presence made the night feel colder, heavier. Around him, Tyler’s men lay still, mangled bodies, broken armor, lifeless eyes staring at the stars. It was a massacre… and he had barely lifted a hand.The courtyard felt impossibly large under the blood-red dusk, but I stood frozen by the fountain, heart hammering against my ribs. Lucien Darkhen’s tall, pale form dominated the space, nine wolves flanking him like living shadows. My eyes darted to the gate, still no sign of Christian.But none of that pierced me as deeply as the one fact I couldn’t bring myself to say aloud.Lucien was here.Christian wasn’t.My breath trembled as I looked past the blood and silence, scanning the darkness as if Christian might step out from it any second now, smirking like he always did, like he had a plan. But the seconds ticked by. An

  • Stuck Between Two Alphas   018

    Evelyn’s POV Leo was... Leo.Steady, calm, like the eye of the storm in this chaotic mansion where tension crackled in the air like lightning waiting to strike. While Tyler raged and Alicia seethed, and Raya slithered in silence, Leo remained constant—an unshakable presence.I found him one evening in the garden behind the mansion, the moonlight casting silver threads over his chestnut hair as he tended to a cluster of night-blooming roses. His movements were slow, precise. Peaceful.“Hey,” I said softly, arms crossed under my belly as I leaned against the doorway.Leo looked up and smiled, the kind of smile that didn’t ask anything from me. “There you are. Was starting to think you'd forgotten how to walk.”I scoffed playfully. “Hard to walk when you're carrying twins and stress the size of a mountain.”He straightened and came over, brushing the dirt off his hands. “Come sit. You shouldn’t be standing too long.”I let him lead me to the garden bench. It was quiet, save for the rust

  • Stuck Between Two Alphas   017

    Evelyn's POVIt's been weeks.Weeks since Christian disappeared into the night with nothing but a smirk, his parting words lingering like smoke in the cold. “Don’t miss me too much,” he had said. As if that was something I cared about.The compound had been unbearably quiet since then. The kind of silence that didn’t offer peace, only a constant reminder that something—someone—was missing. I found myself listening for the echo of his sharp footsteps, waiting for the sound of his voice cutting through the air with some snide comment or sarcastic insult.But there was nothing. Just stillness.I sat curled on the velvet chaise in the study, arms folded over my belly. The twins were quiet too, as if they could sense the tension in the air. As if they too were waiting for their supposed father to come back.From the window, I could see Tyler in the courtyard, drenched in sweat, shirtless and furious. He was fighting again—more like demolishing anyone who stepped in front of him. Betas, ome

  • Stuck Between Two Alphas   016

    Evelyn's POVThe tension in the room shifted the air, thick and suffocating. I was still reeling from Tyler’s sudden appearance when Christian stepped into the doorway behind him like a looming stormcloud. His presence changed everything.Christian’s eyes flicked between Tyler and me. He folded his arms, chest rising and falling in a slow, mocking rhythm. “What’s the occasion?” he asked, voice silky with sarcasm.Tyler swallowed, then squared his shoulders. “We need to talk about protecting the babies,” he said, keeping his tone calm but strained. “The only way to keep them safe is for Evelyn to disappear. Go somewhere no one can find you until we figure out a solution.”Christian almost chuckled but he held himself.Tyler turned to face him, his jaw already clenched. “This isn’t a joke, Christian.”“Oh, I’m not laughing,” Christian replied, smirking. “You seriously think we can just shove her into some cave and pretend this problem doesn’t exist?”Tyler’s hands balled into fists. “Yo

  • Stuck Between Two Alphas   015

    Evelyn’s POVThe evening sun dipped low behind the trees outside the window, casting long golden streaks across the floor. I slumped down onto the couch in my room, completely drained. My head throbbed with every thought and my limbs ached from tension. These past few weeks had been nothing short of chaos—and now, with the Darkhens involved, chaos felt like an understatement.Leo sat quietly near the window, his elbows resting on his knees, watching me with those calm, thoughtful eyes of his. The same eyes that had always managed to soothe me in the past.“I read something today,” I began, my voice hoarse as I laid a hand over my stomach. “In the Bluestone library… about the Darkhens.”Leo looked up instantly. “What did you find?”I turned my head slightly to face him. “They’re more ruthless than I thought.” I swallowed the lump in my throat. “In the 19th century, a coven of witches made a deal with Alpha Draco Darkhen. They fulfilled their end of the bargain, but they delivered a l

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