Alpha's STOLEN Mate (by Abigail Hayes) novel Chapter 204

Chapter 204

Scarlett glares right back. “Well, aren’t you? You’re not afraid?”

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Evelyn lets out a sharp breath, her shoulders sagging slightly. “Okay, okay-fine! Yes, I’m a coward!” She looks away, her voice dropping.

“Honestly? I’m terrified. That place… that witch… what she did to me…”

She trails off, and for a moment I think she might actually refuse.

Then her jaw sets. Her eyes harden.

“But this situation?” Evelyn’s voice grows stronger. “Our Elowen is still in that psycho’s hands. Facing Kaius’s betrayal and that deranged witch? She looks between Scarlett and me, and I see steel in her gaze. “You think I’d hesitate for even a second?”

Scarlett and I exchange glances. Something in Evelyn’s tone, in the set of her shoulders, makes me pause.

She reaches up and yanks the IV needle from her arm in one swift motion. The doctor protests, but she waves him off as she slowly rises

to her feet.

I blink. Scarlett’s mouth actually falls open slightly.

Is this really the same witch who was trembling and bleeding just minutes ago?

“I was thinking…” Evelyn continues, her voice quiet but intense, “about the look in Elowen’s eyes when she sent me away. That expression that said she didn’t want us involved anymore. That she was willing to sacrifice herself.” Her hands clench into fists. “Damn it! I was thinking-what if we all go back? What if we charge in there and get ourselves killed too?”

Her voice cracks, and I see moisture gathering in her eyes. “Elowen would blame me. She’d never forgive me for leading you both to your

deaths.”

My chest tightens. “Evelyn,” I say, my voice softer than before. “We misunderstood you.”

Scarlett moves forward and takes Evelyn’s hand. “But we have to go,” she insists. “You really want to leave our Alpha at Kaius’s mercy? Let

that twisted witch torture her?”

Evelyn’s expression wavers. I can see her resolve cracking, but fear still holds her back.

“Maybe… maybe we should make a plan first,” she says hesitantly. “Think this through properly. We can’t just rush in—”

“A plan?” I start to say, understanding her caution but feeling time slipping away with every second.

“Think this through properly?!” Scarlett cuts in, her voice sharp with provocation. “Seriously, Evelyn! Can you really swallow that humiliation? You’re a prodigy witch! A genius!” She steps closer, her eyes blazing. “Are you really content being defeated so easily by that

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psychotic bitch? Having her look down on you? Having her violate you like that-nearly kill you?” Her voice drops to a dangerous hiss.

“She didn’t just humiliate you. She’s controlling your Alpha. Making Kaius into her puppet. What the actual fuck?!”

Evelyn’s face flushes red. “No!” The word explodes from her.

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“Never! I’m not—I was set up! That deranged witch had this planned too perfectly!” Her hands ball into fists at her sides. “She’s going to

regret this. I will defeat her. I will save Elowen. And I’ll destroy that entire fucking dimension!”

I can’t help the smile that tugs at my lips as I glance at Scarlett. Of course she’d know exactly which buttons to push.

“Well,” I say carefully, deliberately casual, ‘since you just got back, Evelyn… maybe we should rest tonight. Take until tomorrow. Give you

time to really think about—*

“Are you insane?!” Evelyn nearly shouts. “How heartless are you?! Our Alpha is in that much danger and you want to wait?! Want to think

about it until tomorrow?!”

I bite back a grin. “So when do you suggest-*

“Now!” Evelyn snaps, already moving toward the door despite her injuries. “Right fucking now! Come on!” She glances back at us, and despite everything-despite the fear I know she’s feeling-there’s fierce determination in her eyes. “This time, I’m going to figure out a

new way to handle that bitch.”

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