Eve’s povWhile Zayn was right about not talking in Dutch when I was upset, it was hard for me to voice my feelings. I had always had to hold my tongue in front of Lex, so whenever I did speak out, I made sure it was in Dutch.Lex probably knew we were talking about him, but I think he didn’t care if I hated him. He cared what other people thought, and as long as nobody understood what I was saying, he was fine. It was all about image. About staying the alpha that people feared, and my job was to stay quiet, hidden, and not undermine him.And now with Zayn, it felt like I was hidden away again somehow. My family knew about Zayn, but I wondered if he knew about me. Did they realize we had spent every day together for three weeks? That he told me his deepest feelings and that I shared things I never shared with anyone?I had tried talking to a therapist, but it was so much easier with Zayn. The only thing I didn’t fully share was everything that happened with Ruby. But that wasn’t about

Zayn’s pov"Why did you invite us over, dad?" Rayan asked, looking around the house. I knew he felt uncomfortable being here.Jamila was eying the pictures of her mom, and although I saw her more than Rayan, I knew she tried to avoid this house as well. It felt different here now that their mother was gone.I sighed, sitting down on the sofa, watching Sue try to calm Rayan down by scratching his head in the same manner Talia used to do to me."I am thinking about asking Alpha Asher if I can move to another house.""What?" Jamila said, surprised, sitting down to join the conversation. I had asked her to leave her kids and mate at home, knowing this conversation might get heated."Being here is hard without Talia. I feel like being here is stopping me from moving forward to the next chapter." I admitted.Rayan growled, "next chapter? Mom has barely been dead for six months.""Rayan…." Sue said, "he didn’t mean it like that.""What if I did?" I asked them. "The Moon Goddess has blessed me

Hi! I want to write for this story more, but I don't have much time left and my priority right now is the Stolen alpha. But I did have some time last week, so here is chapter four. I find that if I don't write for a while I am taken out of the story and have a hard time writing for it. So I think once I do have time I just have to spend a few hours planning this storyline and typing some chapters before I can actually feel ready to publish. Maybe do Stolen Alpha for 5 days a week and this one for one day a week or something. I'll figure it out ;) anyway here it. As always I love hearing your thoughts. And thank you for your support. Orion’s pov Izzy sounded like she had cried but came down to eat a few minutes later looking fine—well, still bruised, but fine. Better than fine, actually beautiful. It was hard to take my eyes off her. With her red hair and green eyes, there was something almost fairylike about her. I don’t think she even realized how good she looked, which was s

Zayn’s povI quietly left the packhouse, unsure if my presence was wanted. This was a family occasion, and maybe one day I’d be officially a part of the Omari family; right now I was more like a family friend.The only reason I was tied to any of these people was because of Talia. While I enjoyed hanging out with her brother Troy, his mate Ariel, and the rest of our friends, I felt like without my mate I just didn’t have enough to offer them."I don’t think that’s true." Nadeem said, "But maybe in time you and Eve can hang out with your old group."No. I was starting a new chapter with Eve. If she wanted to see my old friends, we could, but I didn’t want Eve to take over where Talia had left things. It would have to come naturally, I wouldn’t force Eve to hang out with people she didn’t know or liked."Like Rayan?" Nadeem said. "He had a really hard time with this.""He needs time."Nadeem wasn’t so sure. But I just prayed that Rayan would see how wonderful Eve is and how much she was

Zayn’s povI came inside the packhouse, wanting to surprise Eve. Asher and Leia were still in the living room, watching a movie with their kids, and they told me I was welcome to go upstairs. I entered the room and heard the shower turn off, expecting Eve to step out in her pajamas or at least a towel, but my second mate liked walking around naked in her own room, it seemed."I don’t mind that at all." Nadeem said appreciative. "Once we live with Eve, she can walk around naked all day long."Living together would take time, though, although the thought of sleeping next to Eve and waking up to her every day did make me smile.Eve quickly turned around and quickly grabbed a loose, fitted shirt and some shorts. "Zayn! I didn’t know you were there.""You look really good." I replied, "I apologize for scaring you.""You didn’t scare me. I just didn’t expect to see you here, or I would have worn a towel." Eve bent over to get her shorts on. This sight was even better; her ass was sticking o