All Chapters of THE DEVIL'S BRIDE: Chapter 11 - Chapter 13

EVELINA'S POVSomeone doesn't want me here. Someone obviously wanted me dead. But why? And... who could it be?I thought about the woman from earlier, my fingers tightening around the strands of dark-brown hair I had pulled from her disguise."I'm definitely going to find that woman with the deep blue eyes."The paralysis was definitely strange. Strange wasn't even the right word for it. That was how I would have died, and my poor mother wouldn't even know what happened to me.I swallowed hard. From now on, always be on alert, Evelina. This wasn't some fucking fairy tale, so get your act together. Don't fall for your boss. Stay alive and make money. Simple.I was so deep in thought that I didn't notice Adrian approaching."Eve."I jumped. I spun around and found him standing behind me. "Geez… when did you come back?""Not too long ago. Your door was wide open." He studied me. "I've been calling you for a while, but you seemed lost in thought.""Oh." I looked away. "Sorry."He didn't r

MIRANDAThe moment Adrian left, I stopped pretending to be calm. I stood beside the window of my bedroom, staring out at the gardens below, my hands clenched at my sides.That arrogant, infuriating man.He had walked into my father's residence, questioned me like a criminal, and left without giving me the satisfaction of a proper explanation.Worse, he had looked at me as though he knew I was hiding something. I hated that look.I hated the way his green eyes seemed to see through people, stripping away their carefully constructed lies until nothing remained.And I hated that, for one brief moment, I had wondered whether he knew. Whether he had somehow discovered my involvement.I exhaled slowly. No…Adrian had suspicions, perhaps. But suspicion was not proof, and he had left without accusing me of anything. But that didn't mean I could afford to leave any loose ends.A hurried, chaotic knock rattled my bedroom door before it burst open.Valencia Noire practically stumbled into the ro