Eva I was still shaking by the time that everyone had left my room. I never thought that I would ever experience such violence in all my life! I’d been touched by that man and called a freak, which left me feeling impure and helpless, and to make matters worse, his blood was still splattered on the side of my bed.Marcia tried talking me out of this state, but I wasn’t listening to her at times. I didn’t do this on purpose; I just couldn’t shake that horrible scene out of the forefront of my mind.“What could I do to help you?” she asked me, pulling me from the depths of my thoughts. “Get me out of here,” I suggested. “I can’t do that,” she replied in a low voice. “I feel for you, Eva, I really do, but if it is Cyrus’ wish to keep you here, then you will not be able to escape him. Unless he changes his mind.”“How do I make him change his mind?” I enquired. “This place is a nightmare, and I want nothing more than the comfort of the Convent. It was a part of my life since I was a b

EvaThis morning, I didn’t wait to be called down for breakfast. I went on my own. I could tell by the way everyone looked at me that they were surprised by my entrance. Even the Alpha couldn’t avert his gaze when I sat down at the table, leaving an empty seat between me and his uncle, of course. Marcia brought me another bowl of oats, and I ate it happily. When I looked up from my breakfast, I saw the boy, Andy, watching me. He had a fresh set of bruises on his face, which made me wonder what he did all day to warrant such injuries.The first one to leave the table was Vivian—she didn’t even finish eating. I’d noticed a long time ago that my presence offended her in some way, and my suspicions were further confirmed when everyone glanced at me after she’d left. The tension in the room was thick enough to cut with a knife. I suspected that something else was wrong and not just my presence here. Even the Alpha seemed to be in a terrible mood.Had I chosen the right day to do this?

Cyrus Pure chaos followed Eva’s kidnapping and the destruction of my property, and I was more than happy to participate in it. I’d caught the man who planted the explosive and tried to drown Eva. Goddess, I couldn’t describe what it was like to see her in that way, her head under the water and those man’s hands pushing her down by her shoulders. It was one of the worst things I’d ever experienced, and for a moment, it almost felt like I was the one who was drowning in that stream. The Luna of that rogue pack unfortunately got away along with everyone else. Some of the Alphas including myself sent Gammas after them, and we hoped we could catch them and make them pay for what they’d done. In the meantime, we burned their pack house to the ground. Because they were a small pack, they only had one house like the rest of us, who had neighborhoods of pack mates. Part of modernizing came with having your own privacy, so we stopped living in pack houses a while ago. It was better to live

Cyrus I watched Eva climb up the stairs, and all the while, my instincts were yelling at me to go up there after her. I now knew that it wasn’t wise to listen to them all, mostly because they’d only put me farther up her hate list. I was probably in first place as it was. I made my way to my office instead, her scent all around me. I couldn’t get her face out of the forefront of my mind, with her cheeks that grew rosy whenever she showed a hint of emotion. I sat on my chair and stared up at the ceiling. Would I ever stop thinking about how her lips would taste of how her body would feel against mine? This was a dangerous thought process, mostly because I had no assurance that such things would even happen between us. For now, they were only dreams, and that could be all they’d ever be. But a man could dream. I was almost undressing her in my mind when the phone rang. I sighed before answering it, and heard Alpha August. “Alpha Cyrus, I hope I’m not calling at an inopportune time

EvaWhen Marcia knocked on my door to ask for permission to bring all of the clothes in, I was speechless at the countless bags that were packed into the room. “Right here, this closet will do,” she told the uniformed man who was carrying about ten bags in each hand. She directed them while I stared stupidly, wondering if I’d perhaps missed the fact that Alpha Cyrus was out of his mind. All these clothes were unnecessary and were a waste, unless he intended to give them to someone else after I left. If that was the case, then we’d have no problems. Otherwise, I would keep my word. I didn’t plan on taking anything he gifted me back to the Convent. I had no need for ‘normal clothes’ there. I had my dresses, veils, and scarves, and that was enough. Once the delivery men left the room, she said to me, “Alpha Cyrus wants you to accompany him to dinner tonight.”I bit my lip. He didn’t intend on wasting any time. I thought I would have until tomorrow to wrap my head around all of this.