Evelyn's pov As I sat down looking at my contract husband I wondered what made him suddenly feel like he could trust me with this information but I decided that I was not going to press into it I was far too glad that he was willing to trust me at all considering this was something that he didn't find particularly pleasant and he wasn't even eager to share at all in the first place.So I was glad that he was even able to say anything to me at all, all the time that I had known him it felt as if he was wearing a mask on his face and because I didn't really care about him all that much and I was more concerned about my own problems I didn't press into it but the more time we have spent with each other I couldn't just say that I saw him as a complete stranger anymore he was beginning to get under my skin in different ways and now there was this Mate Bond that I had to also worry about as well so when he told me that he was willing to tell me about his past it was as if he was taking a

Evelyn's pov There seemed to be a moment of surprise clearly written on her face as if she had expected me to clap my palm against my forehead and claim that I had really forgotten to give condolences to my step-sibling when in reality I wish that even more injury had been inflicted on him in the first place so much so that I wouldn't have to glance upon his face for several weeks."I understand that you must be very busy but definitely you could spare a moment or two to say a few kind words to your brother you of all people should know that the hospital is not a pleasant place for anybody to be in," My stepmother said wearing the most innocent smile on her face that was filled with a tremendous smile that would not make anybody even consider for a second that she was ruling in the sheets with a man who was once her son in law to be, and that she wasn't absolutely delighted at the possibility of the alpha losing his life so that she could get married to that said man. In fact, as I

Kian's povHer face turned away from me and I could see the redness burning in them and my chest clenched tight like someone was squeezing it, things were not supposed to turn out this way.“It appeared that I had planned out for every single scenario except for this one. Despite the tension in the air, I reached out for her hand and squeezed it tightly."Look, if you want me to be honest with you this really means nothing to me at all. It doesn't change anything for me in the slightest concerning our contract but if you feel like it will be too emotionally draining for you I will not force you to do what you don't want to…"I said and then I added that if she felt she wanted to end the contract at this point then I wouldn't stop her because it was easier to keep out any feelings to keep everything simple. To push away any kind of attraction that was possibly blossoming on its own but this mate Bond was so much more than that. It wasn't something that you could overlook so easily."No

Evelyn's povThere had been very few times in our contract marriage that I had managed to make Kian completely speechless and I guess I could add this to the list. I stepped in and my inhibitions lowered because of my curiosity as I asked him who was on the other side of the line and he remained in that post perfectly, not moving a single inch so much that you would confuse him for an artistically sculpted statue if you walked into the bedroom eventually. The steady breathing of his chest is also something that he was able to do without feeling like an athlete falling down on the track only to quickly get back up on their feet again and resume the race.I don't know what was more troubling, as the fact that he did it in the snap of a finger most times making me question my own sanity and if I had misread his expressions or the fact that he felt he needed to do it in front of me and that's brought a bundle of other questions running through my mind."You had a very short stroll in the

Kian's pov I saw an invisible crack of fear across his mask of strength and I had it to give him credit for not immediately holding up. The brother I knew before would have immediately melted with fear at a sight like that, I will tell it in the back of my mind and continued to look at him intensely until I saw him swallow a huge lump spit down his throat with much effort you could see his Adam's apple popping as he did it then he throws his head to decide, his breathing becoming slightly faster."Why did it have to be her? Of all women you can easily have your pick and with a snap of your finger they are already crawling to your feet so why did you have to pick her?" I leaned against the kitchen counter again, studying him with code speculative eyes then I told him that the real question was why it bothered him so much. Why does it seem to get his knickers in a wrap that I was going after such an electrical bachelorette? He snapped his head to me again gathering up The shambles of