LOGINEvelynI walk from the bathroom to my dresser in my usual state of undress. This time, I have my recent shower to blame.Emma worked me hard when we trained this morning. She kept teasing me that I’m getting soft spending so much time in her brother’s bed instead of on the mat.I pointed out that it
EvelynI couldn’t say how many days it’s been. All I know is that my wound is healed, and I got the sign off from Dr. Zorinski to be more active.Alexander and I have certainly been taking advantage of that.I wake up like I have been every morning: Alexander and I snuggling, one of us hard, the oth
EvelynI wake up in the hospital wing attached to an IV. My stab wound is bandaged back up. My stomach sinks at the sight of both as I put it all together.Alexander was fine. I’m clearly not. It was some sort of false alarm.I’m still dying.“Hey, sweetie.” I turn toward the sound of Alexander’s vo
EvelynI wake up to a sliver of light cracking through the curtains like I’ve slept all night and into the next day. Part of me is sad to have slept away so much of my last remaining hours, but I also know there’s nothing to be done about it now.I stretch out my arms, sitting up and rolling my shou
Alexander grips my shoulders tightly, less with affection and more with the fear of losing me. I grip his jacket just as steadfastly.I really need to get back to bed. I hate that my days outside are over—because I know now that they are. I’d like to squeeze every second out of this last ever outing
EvelynAlexander looks out over the water as the river carries us back the way he rowed, slowly drifting past the dock where we started off. He looks out at the people walking by on shore. He gazes down at our intertwined hands, kissing mine over the gloves.He doesn’t look me in the eye.“Do you no
AlexanderSophia’s eyes widen, and she quickly turns around, the door to the sitting room slamming shut behind her. I’m still thrusting in and out of Evelyn, whose brows have furrowed at the sound, her eyes searching mine with questions:What was that? Who was here?I drop my head in defeat and frus
“After what you did to me,” I tell her, “it will be hard for me to trust you. I acknowledge that you are my Luna, but I’d like to step into this relationship slowly. You may move into the King’s Palace, but I’d like to start you in your own separate room for now.”She nods again, eyes back on the gr
Evelyn“I don’t understand,” I say as Alexander leads me out the palace doors he has been so bent on me staying behind. He had me dress in warm clothes and packed me a bag, promising to explain “on the way”, whatever that means. “Where are we going?”He already has two horses waiting for us on the b
AlexanderI’m in my office, taking a breath and trying to collect myself before I go join Evelyn. We’ve still been eating dinner together in my sitting room every evening, even though I’ve told her we could eat in her room if she wanted.I didn’t have it in me to offer that we eat separately. I’m to







