Evie's POV My body ached. It felt like my entire body had been beaten and battered up with how I felt pain in them all. It was even excruciating to think about opening my eyes as the task felt heavy. My body felt like it had been weighted down by a great force or some bricks. With great effort, I slowly opened my eyes and blinked a few times to adjust to the light. The room where I was in was dimly lit, but I could make out a figure sitting in a chair next to the bed. I blinked several times to make out who was there. No matter how many times I tried, I couldn't tell who it was, though. All I knew was that I recognized the person, but not exactly who it was. The figure lifted their heads, and I was surprised to see that it was Alpha Damon. "How are you feeling?" He asked, concern etched on his face.I tried to speak, but my throat felt dry and scratchy. I cleared my throat repeatedly before I mumbled a barely audible, "not good," out.Alpha Damon nodded his head, almost as if he ex
Evie's POV No matter how hard I grilled the Alpha about where Alpha River was and what happened to him, the man refused to tell me anything. However, I was able to calm down when Miss Aurora and Gamma Samuel visited me at the hospital."The Alpha offered to let him stay for the night as he was grateful that he gave you blood, but Alpha River rejected the offer and went back to his pack. Don't worry too much, though. He got to his pack safely. He made sure to call Alpha Damon every day to ask about you." Miss Aurora informed me."What about Grace and the others?" I asked next."Oh. They are all fine." She answered. But then, she scrunched her face."What is it?" I asked, already feeling nervous. I was suddenly reminded of the Alpha's command of them. "Is the Alpha still not allowing them to eat?!" I yelled. I felt the impact when my chest constricted and pain radiated through my body up to my head, giving me a headache. "Damn!" I said in a low, slow breath when I regained myself."Who
Alpha River's POV I was pathetic, I knew that. I was nothing but a pathetic individual who didn't want to let go of his illusion and obsession. But there was one tiny hope in my heart that if I was patient enough, if I waited long enough for her, then she was going to see that I was the better choice and come over to me.Even as I watched her pale face that seemed like she was going to faint any moment from now if she wasn't forced to lie down right now, my heart was still with her. I wanted nothing more than to take all the pain I knew she must be having and give her everything that made me happy. But how was I supposed to do that when she was the reason for the happiness I had? Was there a way to give someone themselves back as a gift?So, knowing that there was nothing I could do other to remain there for her and show her that I would always be there no matter what anyone said and no matter how they tried to separate us, I made up my mind to finally visit her again after doing my
Alpha Damon's POVI needed to protect her. I needed to protect that woman. Those were the only words that kept running through my mind as I kept watching her even after River left us alone.But how do I protect her?I was skeptical about doing anything to those who wanted to harm her. I first started noticing that people, especially Miss Kardashian, maltreated her each time it looked like I was siding with her in the past. But I couldn't pass the blame on anyone else, knowing that I was the catalyst that ignited such emotion in those people. If I hadn't shown my hatred for her in the first place, none of them would have done such a thing. If I didn't show that I wanted her to suffer, they would have made sure that they didn't cross her path. But I had done all of those things. I wished that I had simply ignored the mating bond between us just as I was doing these days.The reality, however, was that it was hard to ignore the mating bond pull. There were only two ways to get rest from
Alpha Damon's POV For the next two weeks after I made that decision of how to offer some protection for Evie, I didn't go over to see her or check on her condition. I was afraid that if I did, I would develop cold feet and renounce what I already told her I was going to do. I still felt like I might stop it, especially each time I remembered how she proclaimed that she only gave in to my sexual advances because she was scared of me, but what kept me on hold was the fact that making her my concubine would not only offer protection for her but would also give me access to do whatever I wanted with her.Since that would be the case, it would be easier to get her to bow to my touch and beg for more."Are you sure you want to push through with this?" Came the question from my Beta."Why not?" Gamma Samuel retorted. "If you ask me, I will say marking her is the way forward, not just making her a royal concubine. But then, a win is still a win." He concluded. "I am only saying so because I
Evie's POV "And now, for the second announcement."I didn't know why, but when I heard those words, my heart began to beat loudly in my chest.What if the man was going to punish me for daring to interrupt him when he was punishing offenders? I shook my head slightly as I told myself that couldn't be the case. He didn't know I was going to interrupt him when he first came in and told us that he had two announcements to make. He had even claimed that the announcement was important, so there was no way it would be about punishing me. Right?My heart sank as I realized that he might still be contemplating about punishing me. After all, I was the reason why he had to go through all those stress just to punish two people. I might have tried to assure myself that there was no way he would punish someone who had barely recuperated from her near-death experience, but the man had refused to check on me for the two extra weeks I used while at the hospital."So..." He began.I steeled my heart
Damon's POVThe laughter that rented my lips was still not gone by the time I returned to the mansion with my two best friends. By the time we got in, I busted out into another series of laughter."That was easier than I imagined it would be," I said when I calmed down. "I thought that she was going to make a fuss in the presence of everyone." Then, I burst into another series of laughter."Are you that happy?" Stephan snickered at me."Happy, my foot. The guy is gone too far than that," Samuel added.I ignored both of them and just continued to focus on myself. I was happy because I was able to achieve my plan this time without any opposition. With how smooth everything went, I was surprised that no one was accusing me of using a charm on the woman in question."But wait a minute. Why does it seem like I had an easy win? Evie is not someone to just sit back like that," I asked myself when it occurred to me. Or thought that I said those words to myself. It was a surprise when I heard
Evie's POV "Greetings to you, Lady Evie."I stopped walking and turned around to see two ladies who were of noble births stopped to pay their respects to me. I hissed out of anger, already fed up with the name that people had been calling me ever since five days ago when the Alpha had suddenly decided to announce to the entire world that I was his woman.After I went to meet him to argue my point with him, the man had not given me even a single chance to let him know that I was not interested in being known as his woman or having 'lady' attached to my name. The first thing he said was that I was going to regret it if I utter those words. Why, you all must wonder? Because he was going to send an army out to look for Rebecca and her father and have them killed as was his initial plan.That was when it became clear to me that I was trapped in this situation because I pleaded for the lives of those two. A small part of me that wanted my freedom had wanted to damn the consequences and ask