Lahat ng Kabanata ng The Devil's Contractual Bride : Kabanata 1 - Kabanata 5

Evelyn's POV.My eyes shot to Vincent. My breath stopped in my throat. This was the moment he would step forward. He would shake his head, take my hand, and tell them to stop this crazy joke. I searched his face, waiting for the kindness I knew. The kindness that had brought me ice chips and told me I was brave.He wasn’t looking at me. He was looking at Clarissa. And then, as if he felt my stare, his eyes slid over to mine.There was no kindness. No apology. No secret signal.The corner of his mouth lifted. Just a little. A small, cold tilt of victory. It wasn’t a full smile. It was worse. It was the quiet look of a man who has won a bet he never told you about.The air left my lungs like I’d been kicked. The world didn’t go black. It shattered into a million pieces. Every memory, the first flutter I’d called a bubble, the late-night cravings for peach yogurt, Vincent’s hand on my growing belly, the dreams I’d whispered to the dark ceiling of a nursery I’d painted myself, every

Evelyn's POV. I tripped over absolutely nothing, my clutch flying from my hand and skittering across the floor to land, with a pathetic thud, against the toe of his shoe.So much for the grand entrance? Fuck it. He looked down at the sequined bag, then slowly, his gaze traveled up to me. Those smoky eyes didn’t look intrigued. They looked mildly, infuriatingly amused.“You lost something,” he said. His voice was lower than the music, a rumble I felt in my teeth.“Planning to keep it?” I blurted out, cringing internally. Evelyn what's wrong with you. One dark eyebrow lifted. He nudged the bag with his foot. I scurried forward, scooping it up, my face burning. “I heard the drinks here are overpriced and watered down,” I said, gesturing vaguely to his glass. “Is that true?” Trying to hold a conversation.He stared at me. “You crashed into a venue to critique the bar stock?”“I’m a critic at heart.” My smile felt glued on. “Of many things.”“How exhausting for you.”Okay. He was a