"She’s the woman your son is in love with. Do you really want to contest her presence?” "Alec is in surgery." finally says. "He..." Blake looks again in the direction of Evangeline. "How much does she know?” "Everything.” "Wow... Alec really... well. He got into a mess with our enemies on the north side." Evie looks at the conversation, hearing the word north. "With a single shot, he killed the Colombian, but before that bastard died, he shot Alec twice.” "My God! Has he been there long?” "It must be more than two hours." Blake comments, looking at the Rolex watch on his wrist. "No one comes to tell me about his condition.” Audrey hugs her father and pulls him to sit. Evie slowly walks away and looks for the hospital cafeteria. Upon finding her, she goes to the counter and asks for coffee and tea. While waiting, Evie sits on the bench and notices a man sitting at a table behind the counter. She then abandons the bench and goes to him. "Is it my fault?" asks suddenly, causi
It was the first time she looked at Alec, without having to look away out of shame from some phrase said by him. After a week without seeing him, Evie had noticed that Alec was growing a beard and had some gaps on the side. On his neck, there were three birthmarks, which looked like the three marias stars. Alec only had tattoos on his arms and none seemed to have any meaning, as they were just random drawings. A little below the figure he had tattooed, was a band, protecting the wound that had been made by one of the bullets. Evie found herself caressing Alec’s straight hair and pulling some strands from his forehead. His fingers slipped across his face and a sideways smile sprouted from his lips. "Shit, Alec." Evie murmurs, still caressing him. "I can’t believe this is happening.” She wasn’t just talking about him getting into a mess and being hospitalized. Ever since Audrey told about Alec being shot, Evangeline’s heart was beating out of control. When the doctor informed him
As soon as she finishes packing up, Evie holds the chair and pushes Alec out of the room and consecutively out of the hospital. Howard, who was waiting in the car, quickly approaches, seeing the two leave. "Leave it to me." he says to Evangeline, occupying himself in pushing the chair to the car. He lightly hits Alec’s shoulder and squeezes him. "What a fright, brother. Don’t do that anymore.” "No one can talk about it.” After helping Alec sit in the back seat, Evie occupies the empty seat next to Howard. "How’s business?" Howard looks sideways at Evangeline, who just nods in denial. Alec frowns and faces the two interchangeably. "What was that?” "The doctor asked for at least another week away from his..." she looks sideways at Alec. "professional activities.” "What? This is absurd! I’m..." in an attempt to get closer to the front seats, Alec ends up feeling pain in the belly points. "Oh...” "Great. We can see that.” He snorts and settles down, this time more calmly.
Evie felt so comfortable in that kiss that as she relaxed her body, she lay on Alec’s body and ended up touching his wound, making him grunt in pain. "Oh my God." she murmurs, walking away quickly. "Sorry.” "No problem. Come back here.” At the same step she took to get back to what she was doing before, Evangeline stepped back. Alec looked at her confused. "No." she says and starts looking around, as if looking for something. "I have to...” "Evangeline...” "I have to go. Bye, Alec.” He calls her and even contemplates going after her, but at the same time he felt a lot of pain in his wounds, Alec felt in the clouds. The taste of Evangeline’s kiss was infinitely better than he could ever imagine. The shiver he felt on his skin, no woman made him feel it before. And while fleeing the mansion, Evangeline thought the same thing. She touched her lips, feeling again, every sensation Alec’s mouth caused with a single kiss. She was so absorbed by his thoughts, that she passed
"I figured the way you got out of here, I wouldn’t see you until I could get out on my own.” "That was the initial idea." Evie confesses. "But I... damn. I can’t stop thinking about you." Alec smiles and runs his tongue through his lips. "You can take that smirk off your face. That shouldn’t happen.” "Why not do it?” "Do you swear you asked that question?" She crosses her arms. "Forgot everything you did, to make me stay with you? You weren’t able to hear the many no’s I said and it was making it harder and harder. I should hate you...” "But you can’t." He smiles again. "No." Evie sighs and sits at the end of Alec’s bed. "I already had you hanging around my head, so Audrey asks me out and gives me her opinion on everything.” "Did she do that?” "It did. And I thought it was cute. I love your sister.” "And amazingly, Audrey loves you too. She never, I repeat, never liked any girlfriends I ever had.” "I have my charms." Evangeline mocks and shakes her hair red and oddly
When Evangeline awakens, she realizes that she has slept in Alec’s bed and that he is no longer there. She gets up a little scared and goes to his bathroom, finding it empty. After putting some toothpaste in her mouth, wetting her face and taming her hair, pinning it in a bun, she leaves the room. "Evangeline?" Audrey stops in the middle of the hall and scratches her eyes. "Am I still dreaming or did you JUST LEAVE ALEC’S ROOM?” "Stop screaming! We only saw one movie and... well, I didn’t even finish the movie. I ended up sleeping.” "I didn’t even know you were here! Come, let’s have breakfast.” Audrey grabs Evangeline by the arm and starts pulling her down. "What? With your family? No way!” "Oh, you will.” "I have a lot to do today, Audrey.” "There is no." Evangeline was already escaping, but the blonde pulls her by the hand, towards the living room. "And nothing to refuse the request of a pregnant woman. It’s bad.” "You’re really going to use that direct excuse,
"Alec, please!" Evangeline knocks on the bathroom door repeatedly. "We are already late and I need to use the bathroom!” "I’ll be right out!” Evie snorts and walks back and forth, trying to fool her into going to the bathroom. A week had passed since Alec had left the mansion to share a room with Evangeline. Could he have taken any other room? Could have. But if this had happened, they would not have exchanged kisses and caresses all week, and would not be closer each day. On the first day, she tried tirelessly to get him to change his mind. Despite liking the idea of having him around and not needing to see Dominique’s face, Evie worried about Blake’s health condition, which apparently no one knew. But it was in vain. Alec was adamant and said he would only come home after he removed the stitches. That day has come and Alec is winding in the bathroom, trying to make them late and can only go the next day. He was literally ready and only his image was incarnated in the
"Wow... having money is really good." Felippa murmurs, abandoning the car. "This work is very advanced.” The houses would be made of wood and the whole structure was already assembled. "Yeah. I’m also surprised." Alec says, walking to the contractor. "I go there to talk to the building manager and I’ll be right back.” "And we’ll see if there’s any matches. Come on, Felps.” They go to the makeshift mailbox there and Evie takes all the mail. She goes one by one, looking for just one thing. "Here." murmurs, handing the other letters to his friend. "He sent another.” "Your father?” Evangeline just nods in the affirmative, already tearing the envelope. She keeps the dollar bills in her pocket and opens the pink paper. Dear daughter, Still no answers about you. If I hadn’t been so swamped with my work and afraid of the rejection you might have of me, I would have come to see you by now. I’d really like to know how you are, what you’ve been doing... are you already in