EVELYN
We arrived at the House of Fox the next day.
The journey should have been short since Fox’s land was the closest to the royals, but Skyla made it unbearable. What should have been a one-day trip dragged on because she constantly stopped the carriages, seizing every opportunity to talk to Cole about some issue or problem she’d dreamt up.
Once, she claimed a wheel was loose on the carriage and she was fearful about continuing on until it was fixed.
Another time, she stopped because she said she was feeling sick from being cooped up and needed a while to stop and stretch. She asked Cole to accompany her on a short walk, which he obliged, though he seemed less than thrilled about it.
Every time he gave in to her whims, Skyla’s aqua eyes would reach mine and get a strange flint. Som
