Evaline:
The world around me was silent... too silent... while the only sound I could really hear was the uneven thud of my own heartbeat. My hands were still trembling where they clutched the phone, my eyes glued to the words staring back at me from the old report.
Words I didn't expect to see.
Words that changed everything.
My breath hitched.
My pulse spiked so sharply that I knew... knew my mates would feel it.
And of course…
Oscar stirred.
His shifting weight dipped the mattress slightly, and his hand slid across the sheets until it found my thigh. Then he froze... clearly sensing my emotional state... and instantly jolted awake.
"Eva?" he whispered, his voice thick with sleep but sharpened by worry. He sat up so fast the blanket fell from his shoulders. "What's wrong? What happened?"
I didn't answer.
I couldn't.
The report held me hostage.
