Evelyn ran out of the room tears rolling down her cheeks as she walked down the dimly lit corridor, her mind spiraled into chaos. The walls seemed to close in, the weight of guilt pressing down on her. She hated herself for what she had done, for the pain she had caused Margret, for the selfish choices that led them here.
But as her feet carried her further away, anger began to simmer beneath the surface. That anger wasn’t directed at herself or Margret—it was aimed squarely at Kaelen.
Evelyn clenched her fists, her jaw tightening. How dare he use her darkest secret to manipulate her? How dare he betray her to Margret? He had promised to keep her secret, and now he was using it to sow division between the sisters.
As she turned a corner, she spotted Kaelen standing near a royal guard, s
