Evelyn
I stand with my heart threatening to beat clear out of my chest as Alexander looks me over with those penetrating blue eyes. I feel so exposed beneath his gaze that I half expect him to find the truth hiding in the folds of my mind.
Yet he clearly believed me based on the punishment that he doled out so quickly to Sophia. I was honestly surprised by his swift justice, by how quickly he chose to believe my words over hers.
It made me feel special. And maybe just a little bad for Sophia.
Still, I’m so nervous that I can no longer distinguish whether or not my behavior is suspicious – which only makes me more nervous.
I bow and excuse myself. I have to get out of here before I unintentionally expose myself.
But just as I turn away, Alexander grips my arm. I try to master my
