EVELARA“Auntie?” Eryx tugged my sleeves, “what are you thinking again? Not feeling well? You can tell dad then, let's go!”I couldn’t help but sigh. “Fine, let's go.” I said.‘Like father, like son,’ Drave muttered under her breath, rolling her eyes as she stirred.‘So true…’ I agreed with her. Both of them are too stubborn and demanding! ….By the time I reached the bottom of the staircase, my nerves were taut like a finely tuned instrument.The dining hall was sunlit, the marble floors glinting faintly, but my focus narrowed instantly to him… Lucien Virek. Calm, composed, and devastatingly perfect.His storm-grey eyes lifted from the documents in front of him, and I felt the air thicken, my pulse stammering at the sight of him.A flicker of fire from last night lingered in those eyes, subtle but enough to make my knees weak. Ugh! Not again!“Good morning,” he said, voice low and smooth, the words curling around me and threading into my chest.“M-morning,” I stammered, forcing a comp
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