Just A Taste Of Heaven

Chapter 42 - All Of The Stars

"Wow! That's low! Even more coming from you!" Sawyer stated behind Beta Chris's back.

They both looked in the direction Sawyer's voice had come from to discover Nevaeh with him. Brody always said you shouldn't stay angry and always tell each other you love them, even when you've been angry. That's why Nevaeh had come to see her daughter. Sawyer was accompanying her because he was worried about Evangeline and also because he had asked his mother to see her wolf. Nevaeh had suggested the woods behind the manor where she could run freely.

A sharp pain ran through Beta Chris, Sawyer, even Evangeline. Landon, Avery, Caleb, Scarlett and Aaron felt it too. Scarlett, with a quick spell, informed them that she was in the territory of the Deepwater Pack, at Levi's house. They set off at once, Landon praying that his cousin hadn't done something really stupid again to break Nevaeh's heart. Again! Because that was the pain they had all felt.

"What? We both know it's true! I'm just saying out loud what we're both thinking. But it's always the best who go first, isn't it!" Evangeline stood her ground.

"I'm sorry I'm the one who stayed. You're right, it's the best who go first, because clearly I'm incapable of handling this properly. I'm going to arrange for someone to help you work through your grief and anger. I'll also see if you can stay with one of your aunts or uncles for a while. I wish I could, but I don't have the strength. Know that I love you with all my heart."

"And I don't." Evangeline shot back.

"Okay..." Nevaeh murmured a tear running down her cheek.

She turned and left. She met the gazes of Avery, Caleb, Landon, Aaron and Scarlett. She shook her head, holding back her tears.

"Nev..." Avery whispered in her mind.

"I'm going for a run." She answered them through their mind link.

"You're so full of yourself! Did you feel it when you broke our mother's heart? Because I'm sure as hell that I did! How can you be so blind as not to see all the sacrifices she made so we could be able to enjoy our father! All the crap she has to deal with now that he's gone!" Sawyer scolded his sister.

"Stop defending her! And you're not my father, so I don't need any lectures from you!" Evangeline shouted.

"I don't even know why I'm losing my time with you. You're right, I'm not dad. And for the first time, I'm relieved he's not here to see the way you treat Mom. I can guarantee you he would have been heartbroken too! I'm ashamed to be your brother!" He snarled.

"Fuck you! We both know I'm Daddy's favorite, you're just being Jeal-"

Sawyer cut her off, "Shut up! You've already said too much, don't you think! I promised Dad I'd protect Mom, and I intend to keep my promise. That's why I'm forbidding you to set foot in my pack's land again until you're ready to apologize!"

"Not about to happen!" She retorted, crossing her arms and shaking her head.

"Dad would be so disappointed!" Sawyer said before turning his back on his sister.

Seeing Scarlet, he added: "I don't want her to be able to go through the portal. Can you make sure she can't?"

Scarlet confirmed that she could.

"What about my stuff?" Evangeline asked.

Sawyer ignored her and left.

Beta Chris looked sternly at Evangeline: "I'll send someone to bring you your things. Make a list of what you need."

"It's okay, I'll go over it tomorrow with Sawyer when he's calmed down. Besides, he can't do that." Evangeline shrugged.

"And yet he just did! And I absolutely approve! Your father would have been so disappointed. I really hope he doesn't see us right now." Beta Chris said before leaving.