*Evelyn*
I lifted my arms carefully as Slater leaned around me to buckle my seatbelt.
Me leaving the house was a scary event. Armed guards stood outside of his Cadillac, and SUV’s were in front of and behind us full of more scary looking men with guns. I watched through the window, playing with the hem of my dress, as Slater spoke to the guards, giving orders and looking as powerful and confident as can be.
But I noticed the line of worry in his forehead, even if no one else did.
He got into the backseat next to me, his expression serious as he reached over and grasped my bare knee firmly to get my attention.
His blue eyes fixated on mine, stormy and anxious.
“You don’t leave my side, for any reason,” he commanded. “Do you understand?”
The seriousness in his tone had fear creepi
