Stolen Past

Chapter 8

Cole's POV

I look at Evelyn who is still sleeping peacefully. And I look out of the window to see the sun just rising. I close my eyes and sigh.

Evelyn stirs in her sleep but doesn't wake up. I run my palms across my face and get up from the bed when I find it is five in the morning. I take a bath and throw on my black training shorts and white tee shirt.

By the time I walk down, no one else are awake so I peacefully go to the Kitchen to find Tabitha getting everything set to make some breakfast for all of us.

I gulp some water down and leave the palace to the training grounds. Very few people are present by the time I reach there and they bow to me before resuming to doing whatever they were doing earlier.

I take my shirt off and place on the chair designated to me. Evelyn and I have chairs here that only we use. Everyone else has benches and few prefer sitting on ground.

I walk to the punching bag and take off all my frustration on it. I punch it, hit it and kick it in every way and I can. I feel sweat rolling down my face but I don't stop.

Finally, I stop when I throw a punch harder than most of my punches, and the bag ruptures spilling out sand and dried leaves in it.

"Ooooooooh!! Someone is oozing with strength so early in the morning" Liam comments.

I look at him and at the spilling punch bag and snap back to reality. People around me are being trained by the Gamma Henry today and they are minding their own business.

"I... I just had something in my mind and.." I try coming up with an excuse.

"Forget it.! I know what it's like to be you" he shrugs gesturing someone to get rid of the broken punching bag.

They find it hard so I help them taking it away. He smiles at me, bows his head down and leaves the place.

"Now what do you think it's like to be me?" I ask him.

He shrugs and then answers, "Queen's mate. Father to the heir. But still a rogue. You have your own pack miles away"

I nod. Obviously being a rogue and still being the Queen's mate is very challenging. But I am doing just fine, thanks to Evelyn and her support!

I nod at him when I spot my mate walking to the training grounds and smile at her. Liam leaves and separates the girls from the main group after their warm up to teach them war skills.

"I did not know you were here until I followed your scent" Evelyn says and stands before me.

"Good Morning" she stands on her tip toes to place a kiss on my cheek.

I smile and kiss the tip of her nose. I don't know why but I do that a lot. I find it adorable.

"I would very much like it if you wore a shirt and grab a little less attention" Evelyn shakes her head again.

She and her jealousy issues! I smirk to myself as I walk to my chair and throw my white tee shirt on. My tee shirt is soaked now thanks to my sweat.

"The shirt is useless. I can still see what a snack you are" Evelyn whispers.

I did read in books that pregnant woman often get horny. I smile at her.

"Now. You just stretch yourself a little. It helps" I tell her.

She groans but does the lightest warm up ever that consists of her whining and stretching her arms for exactly a minute.!

"I am letting you off the hook only because you are adorable" I roll my eyes when she holds my hand.

She smirks and we walk back to the palace.

"You know, you told me that we should talk to a witch if I get the same dream again?" I ask Evelyn.

She stops walking and looks at me,"is that why you woke up this early and came here to let steam out?"

I resume walking and pull her hand to kiss the back of her palm.

"It is a different one this time. I am pretty convinced that these are dreams on what I am just thinking" I whisper.

She looks curious now.

"I dreamt of your father and Samantha's wedding" I smile.

Evelyn squeals. She herself is a kid and now I cannot shake the fact that she is carrying my kid.

"Then it must be an adorable dream" she smiles.

I nod and leave the details on Danica and her actions. Probably all of these are just dreams I should not be paying much attention to. I might be thinking of an orphaned boy before I slept so I dreamt of that blonde boy. I was actually thinking of wedding as I felt Evelyn's ring on her finger and obviously.. I dreamt of King Michael and Samantha's wedding.

"It was an adorable dream" I smile and we reach the pack house.

There is an unexpected guest already sitting on the couch as she takes a look at her freshly painted nails.

"Oh! It's been a while, Danica!" Evelyn greets her.

Danica looks at Evelyn and smiles. One thing I cannot deny is that.. Danica actually likes Evelyn. I don't know what their ancestral history had. But Danica actually takes a liking towards Evelyn.

"Yes. It has been a while. I was busy with my witch friends. We are planning on something. There is a vampire hunter on loose" Danica whispers.

"Vampire hunter?" Evelyn and I ask her in unison.

"Queen of Werewolves Mrs. Lenora and Hybrid vampire witch, Ibrahim Khan highly believe it is Herbert" Danica says again.

"We just had a supernatural board meet yesterday and not even Lenora or Ibrahim mentioned about this!!" Evelyn scoffs.

"Because this is to be kept a secret. Of course we have a plan to put Herbert to sleep. He is just another vampire hunter who escaped from the prison a decade ago. He stands no chance against the witch world or Ibrahim Khan" Danica smirks.

I nod. The supernatural world is more powerful now.

"Anyways. I am here to visit but I see your father is still asleep" Danica rolls her eyes.

She has no idea that Samantha is here too. Good thing she is a witch and she cannot actually sense Samantha's presence by her scent.

Evelyn and I fall silent.

"How do we make her leave now? Samantha might walk out of that room at any second!" Evelyn mindlinks me.

I look at her and shake my head. We have no idea.

"Maybe you take her out or something. You know we don't talk!!!!" I tell Evelyn again.

Anyone who knows us know that Danica and I don't get along well. That woman wouldn't even look into my eyes when she talks. And the moments where we talk are between imaginary and almost non existent.

"Hey Danica-"

"Harder! Michael!!!!" Samantha moans out loud.

Evelyn and I slap our foreheads at the same time and now there is nothing we could hide. I see Danica's eyes pop out of her sockets as she looks at the closed door.

Danica walks out and Evelyn and I are more than glad. Once we are out of palace, Danica bursts into laughter. I am beyond puzzled.

"Did your heartbreak make you mentally ill?" I ask her.

"Now this is another reason why I don't like talking to you" Danica scoffs.

"And what would be the main reason?" I ask her again.

She rolls her eyes and stays silent. I take that as my cue to leave the place. I walk inside the palace and towards my room upstairs. I just had to hear the moans of Samantha as I passed. They have no idea Evelyn and I are back.!

I brush my teeth and take a long warm shower. I don't know what Evelyn and Danica are doing there, but I just don't want anymore complications. And wherever Danica is, the place screams complications.

I close my eyes and I see Danica in her red suit in King Michael and Samantha's wedding. She was all set to destroy the couple in my dream.

I sigh as I walk out of the shower. That is only a bad dream! Because if Danica does that, the whole werewolf clan would take her down and the supernatural board is not going to leave her. I take it as she is smart enough to know the consequences.

I throw on a black formal shirt and beige pants. Just as I look at myself in the mirror, Evelyn walks in.

"How is everything there-"

"Everything can wait" she whispers locking the door behind her.

She grabs my shirt collar and pulls me down to kiss her. I happily accomplish her wish and push her onto the bed. I fall with her and kiss her neck. Her hands bury themselves in my hair and she gently tugs when I suck at the spot I marked her.

"Dad is keeping Danica busy. So I guess we need to be silent" Evelyn whispers.

I just got out of shower and threw pair of fresh clothes, but who cares when your wife wants some morning dosage!

I smirk at her and the next second, clothes go flying across the room in all possible directions. The heat around us changes and we very well did not keep our promise of being silent.

After three rounds, one on the bed, one against the wall and one more in the shower.. we both walk out of the bath with wide smiles on our faces.

Evelyn grabs a green sundress and a purple dress I don't know what that is called but it looks like it reaches below her knees so I choose that for her.

"What are your plans for today?" I ask her as she blow dries her hair.

She did not give a s**t on how she looked when she was a princess. There were times she threw on a hoodie and a genes and attended meetings. But now that she is a Queen, she takes extra time to make herself look presentable. I like both the versions of her.

"I am actually spending my time in the office today. You can drop by if you want" she whispers switching her blow dryer off.

"I will drop by your office only to distract you" I smirk as I sit on the bed.

She turns around and bites her lower lip. It has been an year since we got married and when the word s*x is involved, we often go being all the cavemen who got the taste of it for the first time.

Evelyn walks to me and gets seated on my lap comfortably. Both her hands find their way to my hair and she grabs my hair with both her fists. She yanks my head back just a little. Enough for me to look into her eyes.

"You could be the only distraction I will ever want" she whispers and places another kiss on my lips.

She pulls away and tugs my hair a little tighter when she felt my junior poking her thigh.

"Evelyn, darling! The breakfast is getting cold" we hear King Michael's voice.

Evelyn and I groan in unison and she gets off my lap. We actually need to get down. I don't want him to be all alone with Danica too. I know they ended it but I can still see the tension between them.

Evelyn and I make sure we look presentable and walk down to the dining table. It is already ten o clock and Danica is no where to be seen. She must have left knowing she is the only single here.

"Did Danica leave?" Evelyn asks.

"Yes. She was unwelcomed anyway" King Michael shrugs with an eye roll.

I chuckle and take my seat beside Evelyn. Evelyn and King Michael talk about when they would like to plan the wedding. Samantha has her breakfast calmly. Did Danica say something that is making her think about this twice?

"Hey.! Have some more syrup on the waffles" I say and grab the jar of maple syrup.

Samantha looks at me and I quickly mouth asking if she is okay. She smiles and nods but I see something is wrong.

"Is it Danica?" I ask her.

"What? That bright blinding woman? She was never the problem. She was Michael's past and I am his present" Samantha chuckles as she places her hand above King Michael's.

They exchange a smile that makes Evelyn and I smile as well.

"It is actually.." King Michael looks at Samantha before she nods.

"Samantha and I are visiting her ex husband in his prison today. We would like it if you accompany us, Cole"