Theodore’s POV
I spoke my next words slowly and with so much eye contact that I hoped Dahlia couldn’t miss the lie in them.
“Of course Eva is my mate. Who else would be?”
Eva’s eyes landed back to the spell on the table.
“Besides, if she weren’t my mate, that would mean someone were scheming against me and Violet. And who would be motivated and stupid enough to challenge the most powerful mated couple in centuries?”
Eva’s eyes returned to me as my words sank in. I hoped she answered my rhetorical questions easily enough in her mind. I hoped she put together the danger she would therefore be in if I didn’t keep her at least partially in the dark.
“Of course.” She straightened her shoulders and glanced around like she was suddenly nervous of being overheard. She uncrossed her arms,
