Chapter 315

Evelina

I closed my eyes, taking a deep breath. Maybe it wasn't what it looked like. Maybe there was a reasonable explanation. But the image of his hand on her back, the intimacy of their posture, burned behind my eyelids.

I forced myself to move, walking mechanically to my desk outside Alaric's office. The space was still empty; I'd arrived early, as usual. His door remained closed, and no light