Kian wrapped his hand over my shoulder, drawing me to him protectively. He glared at Alex, whose hand hung in the air until he shamefully brought it back to his side.Kian looked at me tenderly and, even though his fingers didn't move, it felt as though he were consoling me. Then he lifted his head and swept his eyes across the crowd. People stepped back under the intensity of his gaze. He cleared his throat and spoke. "As I’m sure you’ve all discerned by now, Evelyn and I have been intimate together. I believe, according to your laws, that means we must spend our lives together as well."Blood rushed to my face. It was one thing for my cruel stepmother and stupid ex to insinuate that we’d slept together. It was another for him to loudly declare it. He continued in an authoritative voice that left no doubt about his status as an alpha wolf. "I understand this may come as a surprise to those who expected her to marry someone else, and anyone who is not in support of our union is free
Realizing he tried to call me, I blinked rapidly as his broad palm brushed over my cheeks. "I'm sorry. I just got a little distracted." I swiped a glass from a passing waiter and went to gulp it down in its entirety. Before I could finish, Kian held the glass gently, then finished the second half of it himself. When he was done, he looked at me with a smile. "I hope you don't mind, but I’d actually like to get to know you when you're sober."The blood rushed back to my cheeks again, turning my face into a huge cherry. I did what I could to calm myself and downplay the effect his wickedly handsome smile had on me. "There isn't much to know about me,” I said. “At least not anything interesting." I was still struggling to get that stubborn piece of stray hair from falling in my face when he tenderly and helpfully tucked it behind my ear, creating an electrifying feeling there.All the while, he didn’t break his gaze. "Hmmm… I honestly doubt that." ###Alex POVAs the party marched on a
Evelyn's POV“Why does Alex keep showing up?” Kian asked, his muscles tightening. However, he remembered I was there and held himself back, keeping a tight smile on his face."Of everything I was expecting,” Kian said to Alex, “I didn't think you’d come to see me so soon, Brother," He turned around, blocking me from Alex’s view. He crossed his arms, but even from my vantage point, I could see a smile remained on his face even while his eyes boiled like lava.Alex returned the look with the same maliciousness, if not more. "I need to talk to Evelyn," he said sharply."You mean my fiancée?" Kian shot back with his eyebrow cocked. The outlines of Alex’s veins shone at his temples. I came out from behind Kain and stood between the two brothers, causing Alex to shift back a bit. "Alex, I have to help my fiancé settle in right now. Whatever you have to discuss with me will have to wait. If it's so important—"“Fine,” Alex said begrudgingly, looking constipated.Kian shuffled keys until he
Kian SylvesterI pressed my ear against the guestroom door. As an alpha, I had heightened hearing, even more so than other wolves. So I listened to the exchange between my brother and Evelyn, wearing a satisfied smile. I went to the bathroom and ran a cold shower. Soon the water cascaded down my frame and, as I washed, couldn't wipe the smile from my face. My plan was working perfectly.Initially, I had thought my charms would be enough to sweep Evelyn off of her feet. But I was surprised and even a little impressed to see that, while she wasn’t completely immune to my charms, she didn't immediately fall at my feet like other women so often did.However, there was still time to work on that. Soon, I would have her completely smitten, then I would move on to the next phase of my plan, a plan I’d been brewing for a long time… a really long time.It was the perfect opportunity to infiltrate the pack, which was exactly why I came, and I had been watching Evelyn for a while. Then, the ni
Evelyn POVI wore a small smile as two plates of syrupy pancakes were placed between me and Kian. Because the atmosphere felt a little awkward, I avoided his eyes while I plucked one of the blueberries off the top pancake.In the meantime, I couldn’t stop thinking about what happened. Quinn, that witch! There was no doubt in my mind that she was responsible for the missing portions at breakfast. Now, I was so ashamed I couldn't meet Kian’s gaze. What if he brought me here to gently break off the engagement?"Your pancakes are going to get cold if you just keep staring at them," he said, jolting me from my thoughts."You're right," I said a little awkwardly, picking up my fork with slightly shaky hands. "Look, I'm so sorry about the hiccup in the kitchen today... I promise that—""It's not your fault. Besides, it gave us the opportunity for our first outing."I slowly took a bite, happy he was so understanding. I’d half expected him to explode at the dining table. But he had been so ca
Kian SylvesterAt one point, my grip tightened, and I reminded myself that I had already sacrificed a lot to come here. I couldn't just throw it all away. I had to keep myself in check. There was also something about this that wasn't infuriating to me; that Evelyn wanted to introduce me to her father indicated she was slowly beginning to trust me.When I saw the look of desperation in her pleading eyes, I tightened my grip on her shoulder, gave her a reassuring look, and she released him.I turned my gaze toward the door and dashed past it in the blink of an eye. Then I went down the empty hallway with haste. However, my speed slowly reduced. Not because I was tired, but because I was rationalizing the situation."Why am I in such a hurry?" A feeling of ridiculousness rushed through my body. I’d been dashing at full speed for a man I hated with every single fiber of my being; if he were to die because the doctor came just a moment too late, then it would be in my favor.I kept walking
Evelyn's pov After a while, the doctors were able to stabilize my father and his heart finally returned back to its natural position. My body felt as if it had been hanging in my throat all this time while I was worried about him and what also surprised me was how Kian just suddenly disappeared. He told me that he had to make a very important phone call. I remained the in the waiting room sitting on the cold metallic bench the doctors told me that I would not be able to see my father today so I was waiting for him to return so we could both go back to the pack house as he did I notice that his charming smile had slipped a little bit it wasn't too obvious he was still firmly latching it onto his face but I noticed that he didn't carry it with the same Charisma as he had before when he left as if something was bothering him. "I'm sorry that I took so long it's ended up being a really stressful phone call but everything is fine now," he showed me, and then his eyes went over to my fath
Evelyn's povFuming with nothing but anger and rage, I marched over to my stepmother's bedroom with a document squeezed tight in my fist but then I ran into my stepbrother on the way there.I stared at him like an undesirable element that I wanted to just brush out of my way because he stood in my path, asking a lot of unnecessary questions. I would have just ignored him but after coming to the conclusion in my mind that he was probably not going to stop bugging me until I told him what I was going to do I admitted with great reluctance and annoyance that I was going to see his mother his eyes widened since everything about my body language which is obviously screaming that I was heading for a fight."Maybe you should take a moment and breathe. You look very tense right now and maybe it's not the best moment to engage with my mother. I'm sure that if you sit down for a while and try to calm down…"I gave him an icy look that immediately shut up the rest of the nonsense he was going to