บททั้งหมดของ Rejected and Banished; The kids are his.: บทที่ 81 - บทที่ 90

Eva's POV.I staggered into the house, gasping for breath. My legs ached, my throat burned, and my heart still pounded violently against my ribs like it was trying to escape. The wind had died down before I got to the pack, but my mind was still a whirlwind of questions.Who the hell was that man?No. That thing.Nicklaus, a man in a coffin, a dagger in his chest, a voice in my head, a proposal of marriage. And then... gone. Like mist in the air.I didn’t have the luxury to process any of it as I focused solely on making it to my room without running into anyone. I needed to think... Or cry... Or both. The front door creaked open a little less noisily as I tiptoed inside, thankfully, the living room was empty, no pack warriors lounging about, no omega staff cleaning or dusting. Just silence. Exactly what I needed.I climbed the first stair quietly, one hand clutching the railing, the other still trembling from the dagger I’d pulled from a dead man's chest.“Eva.”The voice made my h

Eva's POV. Surprisingly, Nicklaus wasn't lying, father really agreed for the marriage rites to be carried out today. He'd sent for the elders, the Betas and the council members, none of the rest of the pack members were invited. Why invite them when they were the reason he was marrying me off in such a hurry. I knew his compliance wasn't because I lied about Nicklaus being my mate, he would have still refused because of Nicklaus's reputation, he agreed to this because he knew Nicklaus was capable of protecting me, and more conveniently far away from the pack where their mockeries and haunting murmurs will be non existent. In a few hours, the marriage rites were complete and we were ready to leave. Mom kept a long face the entire time, including Ethan and Annabelle. They insisted that it was too sudden but my mind was already made up. I can't stand staying back in this pack for longer than an hour. I couldn't hold back my tears as I hugged them goodbye, I'm truly going to miss

Eva's POV.The first thing I noticed when my eyes fluttered open was the dim evening light spilling through the large windows into the room. For a moment, I laid still, confused about how long I had been asleep. My body felt too well-rested, my limbs loose as though I had slept for an entire day.Flashes of what went down back in his father's house washed through my head, Nicklaus really didn't hurt me despite his anger, immediately I jumped on him out of fright, he'd wrapped his hands tightly around me so I wouldn't fall and carried me all the way back home. "I didn't mean to scare you." Those were the last words I heard from him as he laid me on the bed and a deep wave of sleep took over me.I turned to the other side of the enormous bed, expecting to see his cold form, but he wasn’t there.Isn't it a mystery how I never wake to him in the bed? Or this isn't this his room as well? Does he wait for me to be deep asleep before escaping to his own room?I mean the space he occupied on

Eva's POV. I found a simple suitable dress for the evening and quickly changed into it. Glancing over the mirror at the far end of the room, I smiled to myself. The long gown wasn't so tight, but it complimented the tiny curves that I never knew I had. Somehow, I was really beginning to see myself in a new light since I left my pack. The door suddenly flung open cutting through my chain of thoughts, it was Nicklaus. He was clad in his usual all black outfit, although that never made him one bit less attractive. His gaze lingered on me for a second, suddenly at my thigh area which was exposed by the little slit on the dress. "Sha.. shall we go?" I stuttered, in a bid to tear off the awkward silence. He nodded curtly, surprisingly stretching forth his hand towards me.Okay? What is he doing?"C'mon Eva, we are gonna be late." He mumbled, his hand still stretched out. It then occured to me what was going on. He wanted me to place my hands on his. Why does he always do that tho

Eva's POV."Whatever, now turn around, I want to take off my clothes," I said and a creepy smirk broke out on his face."What if I don't want to be responsible?" He said."Nicklaus, please, turn the hell around!" I gritted in frustration and he chuckled under his breath."Fine," he nodded, raising his hands in surrender, and turned around.I quickly stripped off my clothes leaving only my underwear and turned around.My eyes flew wide open in horror as I sighted him facing me with his eyes wide open staring at me."How dare you!" I yelled, glaring hard at him."I caught you staring." "That's because I let you," he winked.Oh, this man. I'm supposed to be scared of you, why am I feeling different now?I could feel his gaze piercing into my skin as I walked towards the river brink, dipping my legs on the water and lowered myself on the edge. The feeling of the cold water against my skin was absolutely awesome, it sent a relaxing sensation through my body. My eyes squeezed shut, total