hey guys I know the last chapter was brutal hence the trigger warning but essential to plot. I promise that is the darkest chapter in the book, fear not all my books have a happy ending. which is also why I stayed up to write the next chapter despite needing to be up in 5 hours to run my son hours away to his next appointment. fear not Marcus and Zoe will be fine and Marcus gets his revenge for Zoe.
Everly POVMacey rang me as soon as she got Zoe and I demanded Valen take me to the hospital to meet them. Macey also said to bring officer Derrick along with us, so we left the kids with Kalen and my father while we went off to meet them. My anxiety was through the roof as we waited. We were sitting in the room with Marcus who was slowly coming out of sedation. Valen was trying to calm him down, because as soon as his eyes opened he was trying to climb out of bed. My phone started ringing and I pulled it from my pocket and answered it to find it was Macey. “I’m in a room a few doors down from Marcus. Hold off on letting Marcus see her for a second. And come here. He shouldn't see her like this,” she tells me and I glance at Valen who was trying to hold Marcus in place. Officer Derrick whips out his handcuffs the moment Valen tells him and cuffs him to the bed. “Macey has asked me to go see Zoe. Are you right with him for a second?” I mindlinked Valen and he nodded looking at offic
Ava POVCarter had me moved, and I appeared to be in some basement. I had been asleep for a few hours or maybe days I was unsure when I heard the door open. The man I hadn't recognized in my dazed state came down the stairs. His scent was familiar, and I couldn't figure out why at first. He had a blue cap on his head and a handkerchief tied around his face like last time. Yet with my sense of smell and taste returning, my eyes widened when I recognized the scent. A scent I smelled around Amber. Micah!He walked over to me, where I sat in the corner, my wrist handcuffed to a drainpipe. He produces a needle, stabbing it into my thigh, and I yank on my restraints and snarl at him when he turns and simply walks back toward the stairs.My eyes began to blur, yet I fought to keep them open. "Micah!" I tried to call, but my voice was barely a murmur, yet it was enough to make him freeze on the bottom step, and his entire body tensed as he gripped the handrail. He turned slowly, and his eyes r
Macey POVMy head was swimming. I couldn't bring myself to tell them about Carter being my mate. I wanted nothing to do with the vile man that would allow the woman I considered to be my sister to be violated the way she was. Yet shame coursed through me. I felt like I didn't deserve to be around her after what my mate had done to her. Was I cursed when it came to men? Am I the bad omen for my girls? I was seriously considering it because unless Tatum marked me. I was as good as dead once I rejected Carter, and my mate ruined Zoe's life, and his father was responsible for killing Everly's mother and my mate by kidnapping her sister.However, Carter being my mate, left multiple additional issues because I will be rejecting him, but then what will happen with Taylor? Who would look after her and love her the way I do? My mum was getting old, plus she had my brother and his mate living with her, and as much as I love my brother, he wasn't exactly a good role model. After showering and
Valen POVMy hands rubbed over Everly's huge bump. Relief flooded me as I finally got her home. She didn't want to leave Zoe, and I even had to get Doc Darnel in to tell her to go home. She was supposed to be on bed rest, but I knew she wouldn't rest at all until she saw with her own eyes that Zoe was alive. Everly had been quiet most of the trip and I knew she was worried about Ava. We had scoured the entire city, including the tunnels, but nothing. "Any news yet?" Everly asked as I leaned down to kiss her belly. I shake my head, and she pushes my face away, trying to tug the shirt she was wearing down. I growl at her, and she sighs, but I can tell she was too tired to argue with me. She hated her body. She believed she looked stretched out and ugly, but I loved the stretch marks marking her skin. I loved each one, loved that she was the vessel that currently carried thirty little fingers, thirty little toes, and three extra beating hearts. Hearts that were mine to protect and love
Everly POVWhen Macey returned home, she brought dinner with her, and tucked inside her handbag was a folder of documents. She sets the Chinese containers on the bench, and I start pulling down some plates and start serving, only to be scolded by Kalen."Everly, you're supposed to be in bed. Do you not know what bedrest is?" he says, clicking his tongue."I have sat in bed all afternoon, Kal. I am fine," he shakes his head, helping me to serve the kids dinner who were perched in their chairs around the table. Zoe was getting released from the hospital the next day. She rang earlier, and thankfully the nurse had given her some makeup, so she didn't freak Casey out. My father was waiting with her until Marcus returned, but I wasn't willing to tell her where it was Marcus went and why. Though I think she knew because there was only one reason that would make Marcus leave her side, and that was revenge. "You okay?" I ask Macey, touching her arm, but she pulls away from me, smiling the fa
Carter POVThe bastard was cocky, and it was pissing me off that he thought he was calling the shots. I watched as John's Beta slinked around his office as we reviewed the plans. Little did he know they were changing. "I'm changing the plans," I tell him. He rocks back on his heels as he passes me my drink, where I sit in the armchair. "Excuse me?""Are you hard of hearing, Beta? I said I am changing the plans,""We can't. It's too late. I already have everything set in motion," Clarke says, and I raise an eyebrow at his words. I watch him over my glass as I take a sip of the cheap whiskey. "Plans change Beta. You'll heed to my demands, and you will comply and still get your revenge. If not, you will find yourself disposable," I tell him, watching as the twit swallows. I would have thought John's Beta would have been more loyal. Turns out he was a snake, just like his daughter. Jumped at the opportunity when my father offered to take down John. His price is the pack, and he could h
Macey POVLeaving Everly and Valen, I escaped to the roof, slipping through the doors and up the stairwell. I couldn't afford to be overheard as I made the call to Carter.I was furious. It was bad enough I had to bargain with him for Ava."You fucking prick!" I screamed at him the moment he answered."Well, hello to you too," He purrs."You think I can't feel your infidelity, you asshole? Yet you expect me to run off into the sunset with you!" I snarled through the phone."I was teaching one of my men a lesson. The whore means nothing. And don't pretend you haven't got up to mischief today, love. I know you visited your internet boyfriend," he says, and I chew my lip. I scrub a hand down my face, staring at the night sky. "Macey, are you there?" He asks, almost sounding concerned. "Yes, I'm still here.""Good. So have you thought about what I said? Have you gotten all your ducks in a row and are ready to leave with me?""How do I know you will stick to your end of the deal? I don't
Everly POVSomething was going on with Macey and Kalen. They had been joined at each other's hip for the last two days. And it was always the same excuse, too. They were dealing with the hotel renovations. Yet as Kalen left this morning, I couldn't help but wonder because of the way Macey hung up abruptly on whomever she was talking to when I came out to make something to eat. "Where are the kids?" I ask her as she starts packing belongings into her bag and why was she so dressed up?"Kalen and John dropped them to school," she answers with a shrug, trying to push me back toward the room. "Go lay down, you’re on bed rest. I will bring your breakfast in.""And Valen?" I ask her not hearing him get up this morning, usually he wakes me."Ah something about meeting the council elders with Marcus before they pick up Zoe," Macey answers as she shuffles me down the hall to my room. Their constant fussing was driving me insane."Zoe is coming home?" I ask, feeling relieved. She could have c