[Third-Person’s POV]Alexander wasn’t going to lie. He was fairly annoyed and slightly hurt.He wasn’t used to people giving him questionable looks or rather looks of suspicion. Any decision he’d ever made was met with immediate, trusting obedience. Amongst gaining countless pieces of land and expan
[Third-Person's POV]What the fuck is wrong with me? Why can’t I just focus on what needs to get done? Alexander had been staring at the same godforsaken pile of papers for over an hour. Not a single one was read or signed. He hadn’t felt this useless since his initial breakup with Rena. For Christ
[Eveyln’s POV]By the second day into my etiquette sessions with Wendy, I was already looking to give up.And I never considered myself to be a quitter. If there was something that I wasn’t naturally good at, I would give it numerous attempts and keep a steady practice until I gained a decent enoug
Once more, I let out a long breath, letting my shoulder concave inward on myself.“Yeah, well, I didn’t exactly stop her from talking in general,” I muttered. “I should have done something to keep her from saying those terrible things about Alexander and me.”Wendy shook her head in disagreement. “T
[Evelyn’s POV]Evelyn doesn’t want to assume anything about this, so she kindly says goodnight and heads to bed. The following day she’s met with a knock on the door, thinking it’s either Wendy or Nina. However, she’s shocked to find that it’s Alexander. He comes in and goes straight to her wardrobe
But I wasn’t going to point that out.A chill raced down my spine when Alexander decided to break the silence between us.“What have you been reading lately?”“Oh, um, just my usual book on plants. I’m currently reading up on ways one can use lavender to help ease the nervous system.”“Lavender is o
[Evelyn’s POV]Oh, God. I really don’t want to get out of bed.What if my lessons with Alexander end up going horrible? Would it make him regret wanting to take a chance on me? Would we stop talking altogether?I hardly remembered closing my eyes the night before. All I kept doing was replaying the
[Third-Person’s POV]Alexander watched the unsettling emotions fall over Evelyn as she stared back at him—mainly at the tall pair of heels he’d been holding up for her.Jesus Christ. One would have thought that he was holding her at gunpoint yet again.Alexander had always been somewhat aware of Eve
“Yes,” Henry said.My brows lifted. “Really?”His low chuckle caused my cheeks to flush. “Yes, Evelyn, I would happily testify.”“Thank you,” I said graciously. “The requests for the warrants are currently being written up as we speak. I’ll keep you posted about the court date when the time arrives.
[Evelyn’s POV]I had to admit, I was very glad that I had given the idea of training a second chance. It offered me a feeling I never thought I could experience. Control. Balance. A deeper sense of self-confidence.After Alexander had made that unexpected appearance at the training tent, and after h
As time went on, Evelyn was beginning to feel irritably restless and exhausted. Alexander, on the other hand, felt the arousal in his lower abdomen grow stronger.When he had her by the waist, he couldn’t keep himself from pressing his nose into the inner curve of her neck. She smelt of sweat and fl
[Third-Person’s POV]Evelyn knew that look Alexander had on his face all too well. She’d become an expert in knowing what his interests were. For some reason, he really seemed to enjoy watching her more lethal side come out. It wasn’t until more recently, that Evelyn even realized that she had that
[Third-Person’s POV]Alexander was more than glad to know that Evelyn’s training had only managed to progress from that point on. Between hearing her own personal recounts of her sessions as well as checking in with either Erik or Thomas, he was satisfied.With one less thing pressing on his mind, A
Instead of helping him up, I actually reached down and snagged one of his ankles and, with all my strength, dragged me across the room. I heard the faint chuckles of Erik and Alexander as they watched this entire scene unfold.I’m sure it looked utterly ridiculous. Thomas was more than twice the siz
[Evelyn’s POV]I glanced at the mat on the floor but didn’t move an inch.I took a deep breath and slowly let it out. “Alexander, wherever it is that you’re planning, I’m not sure—”“Will you please just trust me?” he prompted.I clenched my jaw and, against my better judgment, moved over to the mat
That same, familiar pair of hands that had a high tendency to hold me close at night, came to wrap around my waist. My head tilted to the side as Alexander gathered most of my hair onto one of my shoulders.It was hard to believe that there was once a time when he and I weren’t like this. The though
[Evelyn’s POV]I really tried not to let the whole matter bother me. I was fairly sure that I wasn’t the only person to exist that wasn’t trainable. Still, I felt horrible knowing that I had wasted Erik and Thomas’ time.Every muscle and joint in my body was aching and for what? I couldn’t even say