Eva I wasn’t sure how long I stayed unconscious for but when I returned to my senses, Eric was still yelling at me. “Eva! Eva, wake up!”I coughed and heard him sigh loudly in relief. “Thank the goddess you’re awake!” he said. “Don’t stand up too quickly!”I turned on my side, groaning. I could still taste blood in my mouth and it was the most nauseating feeling ever. To make things worse, I had this crippling pain all over my body. It was truly horrible. The one thing I paid attention to was moisture pooling between my legs along with a lot of pain. Slowly, I tried to sit up. My vision was blurry but started getting better after I’d blinked a few times. “Are you okay?” Eric asked. “Eva.”I looked at him. He was pressing his face against the bars in order to get a better look at me. I wanted to ask him not to do it but my tongue was heavy in my mouth. It was painful, too, and I couldn’t remember whether I’d bitten it or not. Maybe I had. I saw blood staining my jeans a dark color
Cyrus The plan was set. I'd go to the city and get Eva back. I was prepared to do everything to get her back, including giving Kolton what he wanted. He could get as many pieces of my pack as he wanted; that didn't matter to me. Eva hadn't left because she was done with me. If Vivian hadn't called Kolton and stabbed me in the back the way she did, she would never have left. Maybe we would've reconciled. Maybe things would've been different. That was why I couldn't miss the opportunity to get her back and win her heart. I wanted Eva to know that I wasn't giving up on her. I was willing to die trying. Brock was standing at the door, and when he spoke, he reminded me he was there because I'd forgotten. "Kolton will kill you! I don't understand how you can't accept that. He was going to kill you before."I zipped my duffel bag up. "I know what I'm doing.""Do you?" my uncle asked. "Has it ever crossed your mind that maybe she would rather die than be saved by you?"I shuddered. "That
EvaThere wasn't a single part of my body that didn't hurt. I didn't think it was possible for it to hurt more than it did the first time I was attacked by Kolton's men. Apparently, it was. I'd been wrong. Maybe, in a way, I'd cursed myself.They weren't happy about Eric's escape. The pain inflicted upon me was brutal, vicious, and I could even say cowardly. They used silver on me, and the entirety of my back was on fire. After a while, I'd stopped feeling any pain. There was so much of it that I couldn't feel a thing anymore. Now, I was lying on my front in an even smaller caged, all bent up. I prayed to the goddess for strength because I couldn't find any. I couldn't move. Couldn't think. Couldn't breathe. I was completely and utterly exhausted, and my body was in shock. I hadn't known that the pain I'd experienced was normal. I thought there was a limit to everything, even pain. After some time of not being able to turn around, I started feeling pain in my hips and midsection.
EvaWhen the car slowed to a stop, I opened my eyes automatically. “We’re here,” Eric said, pulling the brakes. I sat up tentatively, my bones cracking. I was in so much pain. The adrenaline I felt earlier kept me from feeling much of it but now that things were calmer, it was like I’d been hit by a train. Eric got out of the car. I couldn’t see further because the headlights were blinding my sensitive eyes. I saw enough to realize that there was another car right in front of ours. I glanced down at Andy and saw that he was still asleep. All that was left for me to do was wait for Eric to return, so I lied back down. Not five minutes later, the trunk was opened, and I turned my head slowly to see Eric standing over me, watching me, with Vic on his side. My eyes widened at the sight of Vic. I was happy to see him, so much that I could’ve cried.“Vic!” I said, my voice still hoarse. “Luna,” he said breathlessly. He was taking note of all my injuries. Even the soles of my feet had be
CyrusOpening my eyes was an impossible task. It was like my eyelids had been glued together. A groan left my lips as I tried to lift my hand to rub my eyes. Maybe that would help. Although my arm was inexplicably heavy, it managed to do the job. I rubbed my eyes and only afterward was I able to crack them open. I saw dim lights above. The ceiling was brown and wooden and it made me wonder where the hell I was. I had no idea. None whatsoever. I tried hard to remember while I sat up. There was a heavy weight on my chest, though. Moving was a futile attempt but I couldn’t give up. I was alarmed now. This couldn’t be normal. Slowly, the truth came to me. Kolton. Eva. My eyes opened wider and I tried to figure out why I couldn’t move. I looked down my body and saw two things; I was completely naked, and Leonora was on top of me, equally as naked. She was fast asleep. What. The. Fuck?The bolt of energy that traveled down my spine was enough to make me push her off me. I rolled to th
Eva "What's wrong with him?" I asked Vic.It took me a while to get out of that room and tear my eyes away from him. Once I learned he was alive, I envisioned a different union for us both. Thinking back to Vic’s words now, he hasn’t sounded particularly happy when he told me Nox was alive. Now, I understood why. “I don’t know,” Vic revealed. “He’s been in this state ever since he was shot. I haven’t been able to find a way to bring him back. It’s like he’s become a lifeless doll.”When he caught my expression, he apologized. “Sorry. It’s just that I don’t know what to do. I’m desperate. Nox was the head of this operation so to see him like this is more than heartbreaking.”“He hasn’t been to a doctor?” I asked. “Kolton is back in action, which makes that impossible for us. He’d come for Nox right away without ever giving him a chance to leave. Let’s not forget that Cyrus is there with him.”I didn’t have the chance to tell him that he was now mated to Leonora. I could only put my
Eva After Andy left Nox’s room, I couldn’t find it in myself to go in there and talk to him. Andy mentioned that Nox spoke to him about a few things, namely how he got here and how things ended up. I had to admit that when I listened to him talk about this, I felt hurt beyond understanding. I didn’t want to feel this way, but I couldn’t help it. Why wasn’t he willing to talk to me? Why was he neglecting me like this?I’d gone through unimaginable things. Hearing that he was alive was the best thing that ever happened to me. I was looking forward to being in the comfort of his arms again, and to be able to confide in him. I wanted things to be the way they were before. I stared out the window in the living room, tears pricking my eyes. I wished I didn’t feel this way but it was virtually impossible not to. Why wouldn’t he talk to me?How long was I supposed to keep quiet for?Vic showed up at around noon. I could tell he wanted to know if there had been progress so I told him about
EvaI sat on Nox’s lap and he held me close. Words couldn’t describe how good to felt to have his arms around me. I held onto the back of his head while he buried his face in my neck, inhaling my scent. I couldn’t say that I felt our bond right away, but something stirred within me as soon as we came close to each other. No words were exchanged between us. We simply held each other. The more his arms tightened around me, the more sure I became that we were going to be alright. After a while, I pulled away from him though I was still sitting on his lap. His eyes were wet with tears but none of them stained his cheeks. I asked him, “What’s wrong? Talk to me. Please.”Box placed his hand over mine and pulled it away from his face. My heart sank at this, but then he kissed the back of it. “It’s hard to explain.”I tilted my head. I wouldn’t accept this explanation. There had to be an explanation. There always was. “I was angry,” he claimed. “For a long time, that was all I could feel.