Chapter 42

Evelina

I gently placed the photo face-down again.

This was just business - an arrangement. Whatever past relationships he had weren't my concern. Still, the image of his tender expression lingered in my mind.

"Focus, Evelina," I whispered to my reflection. The woman staring back looked like a stranger - all smoky eyes and red lips. The dress left nothing to the imagination, exactly how Alaric lik