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Two hundred and one
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2026-05-22 01:04:32
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TEMPORARY MATES, PERMANENT CRAVINGS Two hundred and sixty three
Evangeline POV Lisa walked away without looking back, and I stayed where I was, watching her reflection disappear through the glass until the door closed behind her.Two guards stepped in behind me. Cassidy came in from outside and motioned for me to follow. Neither of us spoke as she led me into another room. The guards removed my restraints but remained close enough to intervene if I tried anything.Several middle-aged women sat around a mahogany table, speaking quietly among themselves. They acknowledged my presence with nothing more than a glance before returning to their discussion.They let me stand there.I bit the inside of my lip and swallowed against the knot in my throat.One of them turned to Cassidy."How did Lisa respond?"Cassidy shrugged."She doesn't believe her. She thinks she's acting out of desperation. She said if Meridian had never turned against her, she'd still be trying to destroy her."Quiet murmurs moved around the table."She doesn't want blood on her hand
TEMPORARY MATES, PERMANENT CRAVINGS Two hundred and sixty two
Evangeline POVThe days had blurred together until I no longer knew who I was, what I felt, or how to keep my thoughts from slipping away.Even though the rational part of me knew my mother had chosen to sacrifice me instead of saving me, I still wished it hadn't been by my hands. If I could turn back time, I would.The guilt stayed with me, and no amount of justification made it easier to carry.Cassidy, the woman I was supposed to kill, had taken me to an ordinary house. That surprised me. After everything she'd said about Meridian coming for me, I expected hidden bunkers, armed guards, and rituals carved into every wall. Instead, I'd spent two nights in a normal home.Even stranger, nobody whispered inside my head. The only thing destroying me was what I'd done.Now I was about to stand before Lisa, confess everything, and ask for forgiveness.The woman I used to be would've laughed at the idea. She would've dismissed Lisa as nothing more than a cheap surrogate, mocked her to her f
TEMPORARY MATES, PERMANENT CRAVINGS Two hundred and sixty one
Lisa POVThe hours crawled by, and I'd never felt more restless than I did after Joanna's visit. I couldn't bring myself to imagine seeing Evangeline again.I hadn't realized how deep the damage ran until now. The memories came all at once, like somebody had thrown open a door I'd fought to keep shut.Her calling me her sister, agreeing to make me her surrogate through natural conception, the guilt that followed, the attraction I never wanted to feel toward Cameron, finding out she wasn't who I thought she was, running from one safe house to another, almost losing the baby and my own life because someone poisoned me.Every road seemed to lead back to the day I signed that surrogacy contract. And now they expected me to sit there and listen to her confession, as though hearing her side could undo any of it.They'd spent so much time protecting my body that they'd forgotten what this had done to my mind. I wasn't even convinced I'd make it through childbirth without someone trying to co
TEMPORARY MATES, PERMANENT CRAVINGS Two hundred and sixty
Lisa POV"Who would've thought your presence and this bowl of chicken would give me a spike of happiness?" I said to my mom.She laughed as she unpacked the takeout bag while I folded another piece of crispy chicken through the cream, making sure every bite was coated before bringing it to my mouth.I shut my eyes as my teeth sank into it. A contented sigh escaped me."It's emotional torture," my mother said, smiling as she watched me eat. "I can't imagine being pregnant, isolated, and not even having your favorite treat."I pointed a piece of chicken at her."Don't make me relive those memories."She laughed again, and before long we drifted into talking about random things.We were in the safe house now, if that was even the right word. It felt more like protected isolation.The comfort didn't come from the place itself, because there wasn't much of it. It came from knowing we were safe behind locked doors and thick concrete walls while whatever was happening outside stayed outside.
TEMPORARY MATES, PERMANENT CRAVINGS Two hundred and fifty nine
Cameron POVThe urge to turn and look at Catherine's body stretched across the backseat kept pulling at me, but I refused. I'd already looked. Her pupils had swallowed her eyes, and blood had spread beneath her.A ringing filled my ears. Sweat gathered along my hairline, but the panic never came. I knew what I'd seen, yet everything inside me stayed numb.Kade knelt beside Evangeline, splashing water across her face and calling her name. He checked her pulse, then wiped another handful of water over her forehead as though refusing to believe she wouldn't wake."We should leave," a woman seated in the passenger seat said."They'll come for her."She looked to be in her forties. Dirt streaked her clothes, rope burns marked her wrists, and dried blood clung to the corner of her mouth. Yet there wasn't a trace of panic on her face.She wasn't the hag who had come to my office the previous month, but that didn't make me trust her any more.Kade looked up sharply."You."He pointed at her w
TEMPORARY MATES, PERMANENT CRAVINGS Two hundred and fifty eight
Lisa POVStaying inside the chapter house became harder every day. I needed the isolation, but being cut off from the rest of the world was starting to wear on me.My phone had been left at home. I couldn't hear my mother's voice or find out whether Cameron had finally stopped calling.The days blurred together until they all felt the same. Everything that made life feel normal had been stripped away.The pregnancy wasn't helping. Midnight cravings had become their own kind of torture. I'd wake desperate for spicy grilled chicken, then remember breakfast would be another bowl of soft vegetables and herbal tea that tasted like someone had boiled all the flavor out of it.The food was healthy, and I knew the baby needed it. My hormones didn't care.Some nights I buried my face in the pillow because I wanted fried chicken so badly I could cry. Other nights I missed Cameron. That annoyed me almost as much.Of all the people I should've stayed away from, my own body kept reaching for him.
TEMPORARY MATES, PERMANENT CRAVINGS Thirteen
Lisa POVI sat in the back seat while Franklin drove, my hands folded in my lap like a child being brought home from school.The hospital disappeared behind us, but I could still feel Evangeline’s cold fingers wrapped around mine.She had called me sister.I stared through the window as the city sli
TEMPORARY MATES, PERMANENT CRAVINGS Twelve
Cameron POVNadia cleared her throat from where she stood against the wall.“We’ll need to run additional tests on Lisa. Just to be safe. Then proceed with your bond-muting so you don’t get hurt.”I turned toward my sister.Lisa stiffened in the chair. Confusion crossed her face, followed by somethi
TEMPORARY MATES, PERMANENT CRAVINGS Eleven
Cameron POVFourteen hours earlierEvangeline’s breathing rasped against my chest. Each wheeze scraped through the quiet hospital room and chipped away at the hope I kept trying to rebuild.I had spent months telling myself she was getting better.She wasn’t.Her illness came in waves. She would rec
TEMPORARY MATES, PERMANENT CRAVINGS Ten
Lisa POV“This is so fucked up, Lisa.” Sasha dragged a breath through the phone. “You’re supposed to sleep with this guy while his mate’s portrait watches? Who even does that? Cover it with something. Turn it around. Anything.”My pulse kicked harder.“Do you know anything about their relationship?”
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