Evelyn's pov "Are you sure about this?" My lawyer asked about the millionth time as he returned from one of his shelves with a folder under his armpit that he dropped on the table and glanced at both me and my fiance before wearing his eyes from my fiance and bringing them back to me again. I stretched my hands on his table and folded my fingers together then I stole one look at my fiance who was about to officially become my husband my lawyer had already run all the necessary processes and I wanted this to be done as secretly as possible because the last thing I wanted was my step family getting involved and acting as a barrier to this marriage so now we were in this office ready to sign the documents that would officially make us husband and wife but my lawyer was dragging his feet. Watching him as he was dabbing the sweat off of his face I remembered two nights when I had called him and told him that I wanted to have a quick pack court marriage and everything had to be arranged s
Evenlyn's pov For a solid second, it looked as if he was more willing to bite on his tongue than having to explain himself and his entire facial features lightened up considerably then just like that it was gone and his disarming smile was back on his face again like somebody carefully switching out and wearing a mask."It's just some pack business…nothing that you really have to bother yourself with," he said rather quickly as if he couldn't be happier to just sweep the topic under the carpet and it was clear from how he quickly diverted and he asked if my lawyer had said anything else because I took a while coming out.At this point, I was already inside the car fastening with my seat belt but still keeping my eyes on him he had been so passionate over the call as if the person on the other line would have received a direct blow to the face if there wasn't a phone separating them, if there wasn't any distance between them he had looked fuming mad and now he was already smiling agai
Evelyn's pov"What?" I finally exclaimed after looking at my stepmother's face for several seconds with total speechlessness. All the words that my brain was trying to humiliate were hooked on my throat until I finally said that.She repeated what she had said with the same emotionless detachment as if we were just talking about replacing a piece of old furniture that was no longer usable anymore and not my father's life."You can't take my father off life support!" I yelled at her, "...I won't let you…""Are you forgetting that I'm still his legal wife? I have a say on whether or not he should stay on life support…"She was proudly claiming to still be his wife even though she was rolling around in bed with my ex it was sickening to hear and it made my blood boil, my fingers were trembling so much to plant a slap across her face but knowing how that was going to be painted in the worst way possible I held myself back."After everything my father has done for you…" I said, my shoe scr
Evelyn's pov "I'm sorry Princess Evelyn but we've done everything we can for your fathe-" "No...no!" I screamed passionately at the top of my voice looking at every single face in the room with white walls around hoping for one simple sympathetic face but there was none. The only one that was looking at me was my stepmother with the broadest smile on her face masked as a sad frown.She walked towards me as though she was barely holding herself from skipping instead. "I already told you that there was nothing you could do Evelyn…" "NO…! Stay away, you witch!"With only the signal of her eyes, some burly guards came and grabbed me, drawing me away as the image of my father's bed grew smaller and my screams grew louder until I tore my eyelids open to find myself in bed soaked with sweat.It had all been a nightmare…I thought to myself wearily thinking about the meeting that would happen in just a couple of hours…the meeting to decide my father's fate…"Evelyn!" I had not even notice
Evelyn's pov“I just wanted to check on you.” He said walking closer to me.I was a little moved by this simple care from him because it's like the whole weight of this world is on my shoulders and I badly needed someone by my side and seeing Kian here with me at this moment gave me a safe feeling that I'm not alone.“I will be having meetings with the elders a minute from now. Would you like to join…”“Yes.” Kian quickly said before I could finish my words and I was taken aback for a moment but I quickly cleared my throat and diverted my eyes from him to clear up the awkward moment between us.“Alright let's go.”“After you.” He stretched his hand pointing towards the door which I took and he gently followed me behind his heavily built covering behind me like a guard shading me from whatever danger might be coming my way."Good morning, Princess Evelyn…"Another Elder greeted me as he fled to join the other of his members in the meeting hall at a large rectangular table most of them h
Evelyn's pov"Coffee?" Kian said suggestively as he pushed over a small cup of coffee to my side looking at me with concern painted over his face and his handsome features.I accepted it slowly to the point that the movement was far too deliberate but that was the least of my concerns right now and I slowly slipped it between my lips and took its content without really tasting it.The meeting room was empty now except for both him and I because the elders and that witch who called herself my stepmother had stepped out for a break. I knew that they were now having a meeting amongst themselves to make the real decision and whatever they were going to do when they came back was going to be while the decision had already been made behind those doors. "This has to be some kind of joke!" I filmed angrily banging my face against the hardwood and table because I got nobody but it was happening right now and my contract husband watched me. I could feel his eyes crawling over my entire body in
Evelyn's povI sighed heavily as my stepbrother stood stubbornly as a barricade in the staircase then crossing my hands I hissed at him. "Just what do you have to explain to me?" He withdrew a little bit at the acidity of my voice but came forward again with a new confidence that he plucked from who knows where."Evelyn I know you probably think I'm a monster but I never wanted things to get like this…your father is a good man and…"The more I was listening to him talk the more my blood pressure was shooting up, I couldn't care any less for whatever excuses he had he still knew what his mother was trying to do and yet he didn't have the courage to go against her all he could just do was slimy come over to me and have heartedly talk about how he didn't want to all of this to happen when it was all happening for his favor."Kelvin I don't want to hear anything else from you…" I growled trying to push my way forward and then he shot out his hand to grab my arm but before he could make
Evelyn's povThere was a pit in my stomach as I was walking back to the meeting room, part of me didn't even want to show up again after the break I felt like I had already lost like I had let my father down…but Kian was encouraging me not with words but with his presence with his fingers wrapped in my own as we continue to walk towards the direction of the meeting room.Finally, we were seated again in our previous positions and soon every other member of the elder council including my stepmother, this time she brought her son Kelvin along and he looked like he was being frog marched into the place but I didn't bother to divide my attention to him.In the end, he was a little bit less than a puppet that was just being pulled at its strings by his mother and nothing else, it didn't look like he had many bright ideas in his head and just went ahead with whatever his mother suggested to him as for my stepmother she sat with such confidence her legs crossed and her shoulders held high wi