Damnit. He had a point. But something still had to be done. Every minute that passed felt like taking a risk all on its own.“Call Ian,” Alexander instructed. “Tell him to get here as soon as possible.”Ian was Alexander’s high-level healer and well-trusted friend of many years. When the car acciden
[Evelyn’s POV]Cold.That was the only thing I could process. I was cold. Freezing...Hollow.I felt as though I were a porcelain vase that suffered a deep, shattering crack in the base, causing me to lose everything I had inside. I was drained. Weak.Worst of all I kept slipping in and out of consci
Finding her wasn’t going to be a problem, he figured. The real question was what he was going to do with her once she was brought in...“Sir,” Oliver spoke up. “I just received a notification that Ian has arrived. I’m going to brief him on what’s happened and bring him down here.”He silently nodded
[Third-Person’s POV]Apart from the injuries beneath the face wrap, Evelyn had sustained numerous small lacerations around her upper and lower chest. A badly sprained wrists and a few broken fingers. Ian paid special attention to each injury while going about his best to have her patched up or splin
“From what we can all clearly assess from this room alone, Evelyn has been tortured. No one walks away from something like that unhinged. When she wakes up, she’s in for a whole new world of pain, feelings she’s never experienced, and nightmares,” Ian explained. “What she’ll need most is her alone t
[Third-Person’s POV]I will give Evelyn her space once the sedative has worn off and she’s able to wake up on her own. But, until then, Alexander was going to watch after her to ensure that she slept through the remainder of the night. Which would be no more than an hour since the sun looked as tho
[Evelyn’s POV]I was partly stunned to see Alexander nodding his head. The second Fiona’s name slid off my tongue, I highly anticipated being met with a doubtful look and some kind of a scowl.But no.It made me wonder if Alexander only agreed with me because he happened to catch Fiona in the actual
[Third-Person’s POV]Alexander gaped at his wife; his expression twisted into sheer incredulous disbelief.“What?”Evelyn lowered her head, not able to meet his steel gaze. Ian softly cleared his throat, looking to ease the tensions that had suddenly filled the room.“Alexander—”“Why? Why are you t
“Yes,” Henry said.My brows lifted. “Really?”His low chuckle caused my cheeks to flush. “Yes, Evelyn, I would happily testify.”“Thank you,” I said graciously. “The requests for the warrants are currently being written up as we speak. I’ll keep you posted about the court date when the time arrives.
[Evelyn’s POV]I had to admit, I was very glad that I had given the idea of training a second chance. It offered me a feeling I never thought I could experience. Control. Balance. A deeper sense of self-confidence.After Alexander had made that unexpected appearance at the training tent, and after h
As time went on, Evelyn was beginning to feel irritably restless and exhausted. Alexander, on the other hand, felt the arousal in his lower abdomen grow stronger.When he had her by the waist, he couldn’t keep himself from pressing his nose into the inner curve of her neck. She smelt of sweat and fl
[Third-Person’s POV]Evelyn knew that look Alexander had on his face all too well. She’d become an expert in knowing what his interests were. For some reason, he really seemed to enjoy watching her more lethal side come out. It wasn’t until more recently, that Evelyn even realized that she had that
[Third-Person’s POV]Alexander was more than glad to know that Evelyn’s training had only managed to progress from that point on. Between hearing her own personal recounts of her sessions as well as checking in with either Erik or Thomas, he was satisfied.With one less thing pressing on his mind, A
Instead of helping him up, I actually reached down and snagged one of his ankles and, with all my strength, dragged me across the room. I heard the faint chuckles of Erik and Alexander as they watched this entire scene unfold.I’m sure it looked utterly ridiculous. Thomas was more than twice the siz
[Evelyn’s POV]I glanced at the mat on the floor but didn’t move an inch.I took a deep breath and slowly let it out. “Alexander, wherever it is that you’re planning, I’m not sure—”“Will you please just trust me?” he prompted.I clenched my jaw and, against my better judgment, moved over to the mat
That same, familiar pair of hands that had a high tendency to hold me close at night, came to wrap around my waist. My head tilted to the side as Alexander gathered most of my hair onto one of my shoulders.It was hard to believe that there was once a time when he and I weren’t like this. The though
[Evelyn’s POV]I really tried not to let the whole matter bother me. I was fairly sure that I wasn’t the only person to exist that wasn’t trainable. Still, I felt horrible knowing that I had wasted Erik and Thomas’ time.Every muscle and joint in my body was aching and for what? I couldn’t even say