I was just as excited as I was nervous. Today was the shadow pine’s annual gala and for the hundredth time, Rosalie assured me it was going to be fine.
“Evelyn, this is a big event, yes. But you’ve spent so much time organizing it that it’d be difficult for anything to go wrong. So relax. Breathe.”
I did as she said.
“Now dress up or we’ll be late. Gideon is already waiting.”
At the mention of Gideon, my heart fluttered and squeezed. I haven’t seen him in a while. And after Kael told me everything, I was still not sure how to approach him without stirring those dark memories he harbored.
I stepped into the closet and let the towel pool at my feet. I took out the emerald dress he’d gifted me.
It was f*****g beautiful. It hugged my curves in all the right place as if Gideon had preci
