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Evie’s pov
I don’t dare look at him. I don’t dare even try to catch a glimpse. I can’t. Because I know if I do, if I see the hurt in his eyes or see how desperate he is for me…I’d crack under the pressure. I’d give in. And I’ve given in too much already.
I walk towards the door and I’m thankful that he was smart enough not to follow after me. The last thing I want is to continue this conversation.
Damn, the last thing I want right now is to have him see how weak he got me.
I stepped out of the room, closing the door behind me with a soft click. The second I do, I hear another glass shattering on the wall, followed by a loud snarl.
‘Go to him,’ Serena nearly begs. ‘His words seemed genuine.’
I closed my eyes for a second and force myself to not listen to my wolf.
‘Even if it was true that his parents caused the memory lost,’ I said bluntly. ‘ It doesn’t take away the fact that he sent Javon and the other warriors to kill me that night.’
She stays quiet after that and I’m grateful. I give the door one last glance before fully walking away with the little dignity I had left.
The second I reach the end of the staircase, I froze. Because who was standing there waiting for me with his arms crossed and a disappointed arch of his brow, was non other than my alpha. Alpha Gavin.
Shame quickly coats my face and my eyes refuse to meet his. “Well that didn’t take long,” he utters sarcastically.” Evie-
“Don’t,” I grumble under my breath as I walk past him. “Don’t say anything-
“He has a mate!” Gavin hissed behind me and I froze. “He has a Luna! Two days Evie! Barely two days and you’ve managed to screw him! I thought you had everything under control. I thought you said you had it under control! What about Atlas-
“Don’t mention him here!” I snarled into the air as I whirled around to glare at him. He may be my alpha but he knew I didn’t want them to know about my son.
Gavin looks at me apologetically but still doesn’t soften his eyes or his tone. He looks at me with disappointment.
My shame burns hotter under his scrutiny, crawling up my neck and settling heavy in my chest. “Evie-
“No. The last thing I want right now is a lecture, Gavin,” I whispered, a flush of embarrassment coating my cheeks hot and dark. “I know I screwed up.”
Gavin exhales sharply and drags a hand through his hair. “Yes, you did,” he said, his voice not sugar coated and honestly, I didn’t expect anything less. “You just slept with the Alpha who rejected you, who has a Luna, and who, according to you….tried to have you killed. Evie….what were you thinking?”
I looked away from him, ashamed of my actions and ashamed that somewhere deep inside me…..I don’t regret it. Not one bit.
My jaw tightened. “It had been a mistake. I wasn’t thinking-
“Clearly,” he butted in and I glared at the floor. “You’re off training right now. If our warriors take the stench of
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him on you they’d be disappointed and we don’t want that. We don’t want them to not trust you anymore.”
My heart skips painfully because I know he was right. I hated that he was right.
“It won’t happen again,” I muttered under my breath in shame.
I could feel Gavin’s eyes study me as he tried to read if I was speaking the truth or not. I hated that he now couldn’t trust me.
My stomach twist uneasily.
“You have a day off Evie,” he sighs in disappointment. “I will take over the training today but if this ever happens again….you will be dismissed and I will send you back to the pack. I don’t care if the council disagrees, I can’t afford you to not have your head on straight.”
My stomach churns and my heart throbs painfully. I can’t afford to be sent back. The council demanded that it was me who trained the wolves. I’m afraid if they find out it isn’t me, they’ll have a problem. I can’t afford for the pack to suffer because I am stupid enough to fall for Ryan again.
Get it together Evie.
I nod at Gavin. “I won’t let it happen again, Gavin.”
His eyes narrowed as if he didn’t trust me and that hurt. “You better not let it,” he warns and his nostrils then flare as he sniffs. “Go wash off, you stench of him,” he said with disgust in his tone.
The words were like a slap to the face and I could feel the heat of embarrassment crawl up my neck to settle on my
cheek.
My jaw tightened but I didn’t argue or try to defend myself. Because there was nothing to defend, I did, in fact, smell like Ryan.
“I will,” I utter with shame.
Gavin didn’t respond; he just looked at me for a second longer with disappointment still etched into every line of his face before he finally turned and walked away, leaving me alone in the hallway.
The quietness swallowed me whole and my eyes blurred with unshed tears. I should’ve controlled myself better.
“Get it together Evie,” I whisper to myself as I start to head to the area I was assigned to sleep.
‘What if Ryan was telling the truth about it not being him who sent the warriors after us?’ Serena suddenly pushed into my mind.
I let out an irritated breath.
“The guy barely remembers anything. I don’t think we can trust anything that comes out of his mouth.’ I responded coldly.
‘He said it was his parents who had his memories wiped off clean of you,’ Serena stated in thought. ‘What if it was they too who ordered the kill?’
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