Chapter 63
Evelyn’s POV
I barely had the strength to stand as I exited the operating room. After a night and day of intense surgery, we’d finally managed to pull our patient back from death’s edge. The Lunar Strain Y treatment was working, but not without complications.
Anya rushed to support me as I swayed slightly on my feet. I could sense she wanted to say something but kept hesitating. Only after I’d showered and changed did she follow me to the cafeteria, still stealing nervous glances my way.
My stomach felt hollow after going so long without food. I focused on my meal while Anya continued her anxious staring.
“What’s got you so worked up? You’ve opened and closed your mouth at least ten times now,” I finally asked, my patience wearing thin.
She quickly handed me her tablet. My blood ran cold as I read the headlines splashed across social media,
#Wolfe Haven International CEO’s Wife in Affair#
#Calvin Wolfe’s Ex-mate Caught with Lover#
#Calvin Wolfe Betrayed#
The video beneath was from four years ago—hotel corridor surveillance footage showing me entering a room and leaving a day later in different clothes, looking exhausted and unsteady on my feet.
“I’ll handle this,” I told Anya, my voice like ice. “Focus on the lab work p>
I immediately called a number I hadn’t used in four years. “Pierce, I need to speak with Elder Seymour p>
The secretary’s response was swift and reassuring. “Ms. Blackwell, Elder Seymour is already aware of the situation. He’s arranged for this matter to be handled. Rest assured, this won’t happen again p>
I hung up after brief pleasantries, more annoyed that my private life was becoming public than concerned about the cheating allegations. Being labeled as “Calvin Wolfe’s ex-mate” was the last thing I needed right now.
After a short nap, I decided to check on Leon Robinson and that foolish girl’s conditions. Their treatment plans needed refinement, but first, I needed to check on my children.
I called our pack house manager, only to discover that Calvin had taken Alexis to his office. My brow furrowed in confusion. When our twin boys had been clingy with him years ago, he’d never allowed them near his workplace. Why take my daughter there now?
I knew Calvin wouldn’t harm Alexis.He was honorable with children. But Clara Whitmore was different. That woman would do anything. The thought of her near my child made me uneasy.
Why would that hotel security footage from four years ago surface now? Who was pulling the strings behind this?
I immediately instructed Eryx to arrange a flight back to Ravenshade.Something was wrong. I could feel it in my bones.
Calvin’s POV
Zeon entered my office. Alexis waved at him while I studied my Beta’s tense posture.
He showed me his tablet. My vision darkened at the muted video. Security footage from four years ago.
I’d seen this before. When the twins were one, Evelyn would vanish for two days every month.
Four years ago, when I found this footage, I’d ordered Zeon to suppress any news about her. Protected her reputation even after we split.
But this version showed something new. A man’s shadow. Tall, athletic, wearing a cap and glasses, avoiding the cameras.
Something possessive stirred in me. My wolf, Cyra, growled at seeing another man near what we still cared, despite the rejection years ago.
Alexis reached for her spoon, pulling me back. Her innocent eyes looked up at me.
“Take it down now,” I told Zeon.
Minutes later, he rushed back in.
“What’s wrong? Can’t our PR team handle this simple matter?” I asked.
“Sir, all trending topics and videos about Ms. Blackwell vanished from the internet before our PR team could act,” Zeon said, head lowered.
I frowned.
“Not just this news,” he added. “The name Evelyn Blackwell can’t be found anywhere online now p>
After a moment of silence, I said, “Keep digging. Find out who’s behind this p>
He nodded and left.
I fed Alexis, thinking about Evelyn. A supposed poor orphan who could vanish from the internet in minutes? She was still a mystery I needed to solve.
What connections did she really have?
“Watch sheep!” Alexis pointed at my computer.
I tried finding her cartoon, then called Zeon for help. Soon she sat in my lap, watching her show and drinking from her bottle while I worked with one hand.
Holding her felt right. Natural. She was a tiny Evelyn, with fair skin and clever eyes that would one day entrance men like her mother had done to me. This connection I felt with her was strange but real.
Evelyn’s staff called, asking for Alexis. I said I’d drive her back myself after getting the boys from preschool.
Alexis slept against my chest during the drive, small hand gripping my shirt. Looking at her, strange feelings stirred.
At the preschool, the teacher’s nervous look set off alarms.
“Alpha Calvin, their mother picked up the twins earlier p>
My instincts spiked.
“Their mother is out of city.”I told the teacher.
I made her show me the cameras. My sons ran to a car like Evelyn’s, shouting “Mom!” before getting in. The car sped away.
The license plate was a perfect match for Evelyn’s car,this had to be a cloned vehicle.
Rage and fear battled within me as Zeon accessed additional street cameras, tracking the car to an abandoned factory where a large man carried the boys inside. The final trace of the vehicle was near the ocean, where all evidence vanished.
Who dared kidnap an Alpha’s sons? They’d challenged my authority with this insult.
Cyra raged inside me, matching my anger. Someone had taken my sons. They would pay for touching my blood.