Eie's POV I coughed uncontrollably for a few seconds. My body spammed with how much effort I had to put into getting the cough out. Somewhere in my subconscious, I felt something wet on my forehead and I moaned at how it cooled my burning body.I jerked up as I realized how wrong the wetness was against my hot temperature. I remembered I was being punished by Damon. According to the command he gave the guards, even if I was dying, they were not to allow me off where I was tied without his permission. Given how callous the man was, I was sure he didn't give the commandment for me to be released. Which could only mean that the guards had disobeyed their Alpha to take care of me when I fainted. And if that were the case, they might get punished because of me if the Alpha accidentally finds out about what they did. There was no way I would allow anyone to bear the brunt of my action. I was the one who decided to escape on my own. Therefore, I should suffer the punishment of getting cau
Damon's POV My hands remained still on the handle of the door where I had tried to open the door. After Miss Kardashian had left after our good time together, I found my way to the cell and found out that Samuel had gotten the girl out of the cell without any regard for my order. As I made my way to her place, I decided that I was going to ask the man why he kept defiling my order when it came to Evie. And, of course, I was going to ask that she be returned to the cell. But now that I was actually standing by the door, I didn't know what I wanted to ask anymore.I managed to walk in on when the Gamma was asking about Evie's relationship with the guard we caught at the cave. From the way my Gamma was asking the question, I knew he was stylishly trying to see if Evie was truly guilty of charges by the guard. And from the explanation she made, I wasn't sure of what to believe anymore. A part of me wanted to believe that she indeed had everything to do with the coup movements. The rema
Evie's POV The next day, as early as humanly possible, I made my way out of the Gamma's house to get to the mansion where the Alpha lived. Even though the Gamma tried to stop me, I did everything in my power to leave. The man had always countered the Alpha too much because of me. I didn't want him to get into any mess because he wanted to protect me.Of course, he told me he could take care of himself, and I have absolutely no doubt about that, but I didn't want him to be at risk and protecting his life because I placed him in a corner with Alpha Damon.As things stood anyway, I was more than happy that the man had just decided to let the matter die just like that. With the kind of temper I was used to from him, I expected him to double my punishment. Yet, all he just did was ask me to return to the kitchen. For all it was worth, I would rather choose the kitchen than return to that cell that was as cold as ice.I let out a heavy sigh as I rounded the last corner that would take me s
Evie's POV The next thing I knew, a slap was landing on my face. It was so hard that even the two guards holding me recoiled from the effects of it. That part of my head began to ring, and I felt a headache assault me. Damon raised his hand again, and I flinched."How... how dare you, Evie? After I let you go?!" He stormed at me.I would be lying if I said that I understood everything the man was saying. I didn't, but I was not about to start asking questions. I spotted Gamma Samuel pushing through the crowd and relief washed through me. I knew the man would explain what exactly had happened to me. He got to where I was and began to examine my cheek. When he was done, he sighed audibly. His eyes held concern and pity... and a bit of distrust. The implication of the mess I was in drew me. If even Gamma Samuel was not trusting me on whatever prompted this accusation, then I was in a hot mess. One I might not get out of alive."Why did you do it, Evie?" He asked me solemnly."Do what?
Evie's POV The harsh sun beat down on my head and face. I tried to turn sideways to keep my face away from the sun but the rope binding me did not give me the free movement I needed. Knowing that I had no other choice, I bowed my head in a bid to save my face.Not exactly like there was something to save about the face. I was not beautiful, so it was not like I was trying to protect my beauty. But I had a wound on my cheek, probably gotten from Damon's nail when he slapped me. The wound on my chest burned too and I dropped my head even lower to act as a protective shield to the wounds.I coughed for a while. My lips were dry and my throat hurt from not having any water to drink for the past two days. I continually wet my lips with my tongue to keep them from cracking, but even now, it seemed like my tongue needed some water.My stomach grumbled and I was reminded of my lack of nutrition also. With the way I was being starved for food and water, I felt like I was going to remain only
Evie's POV The rain that seemed like it was a blessing this afternoon was slowly turning into a curse for me. It continued to pour down from that afternoon until now. And by now, I meant late into the night. I already drank to my heart's feelings and I was no longer thirsty or even hungry at the moment. But I was cold. No, scratch that. I wasn't just cold, I was freezing. From my hair to the clothes I had on to the ten tows on my feet, everything was drenched with water from the sky.I prayed and prayed for the rain to stop but my appeal wasn't heard by God. My teeth clattered as streams of water continued to pour down my face. I struggled to keep my eyes open too, seeing as I couldn't wipe the excess water away from my face as they kept falling. By the time I was tired of wishing that the rain would stop, I just rested my head on the pier that was the support holding me firmly to a spot. I closed my eyes, willing the pain away from myself.It was today that I knew that Alpha Damon
Evie's POV The fatigue I felt or thought that I felt, left me immediately as my scream rented the air. The wolf snarled at me as it advanced forward, directly in the direction that I was in. My breath hitched and I couldn't feel the air in my lungs anymore."Our dear Lord Jesus, please save me." I prayed. Feeling like that might just not be enough, I added. "Dear moon goddess, please let me make it alive." The wolf continued to advance toward me. Even though I wanted to close my eyes to keep the wolf and the thought of dying away, u couldn't help it. As the wolf stalked towards me, I felt these tinge in my soul. This tug. I screamed as the white wolf I was seeing turned into a grey wolf in only a blink of an eye. Instead of the golden eyes, the white wolf had, the grey one had red ones. Red eyes that seemed to be burning.I didn't know if I was lost because of the wolf that seemed to change its very appearance in front of me or if it was because this same dangerous wolf was advanci
45.Damon's POV I could smell it. Someone was here before me. And the person had stayed on longer than what could be thought of as a mere visit. Who was it? Who had dared to defile my order as an Alpha? The order that I gave was that no one was allowed around her. My wolf, Leo, sneered at the lingering smell. While I was angry about someone defiling my order, Leo was angry that the smell belonged to someone we knew nothing about. I could tell that he was worried that the person might be a man, and he might be after Claire.I wanted to get angry though.I was at the study, trying to go through the list of the people I already compiled that could be a traitor in my pack when I felt it -her sharp cry for help. Before that, I had forgotten that she was being punished. I shouldn't be blamed since I was more preoccupied with saving my life and the pack I worked so hard to be. So, yeah, my mind wasn't exactly on the girl. It wasn't until I heard her cry for help in my head that I realized