Chapter 37

Evelyn s POV My body was killing I when I woke up, every muscle aching like I ran a marathon. Stretching, I roll and come nose to nose with Thaddeus. His eyes wide open staring back me and I couldn t help the squeal of fright opening my eyes to his green ones so close. He says nothing just watching me sending a shiver up my spine with how hollow he looked, empty and emotionless. My heart pounding in my chest before palpitating. Fear something, I had grown used to, but it never got any more welcoming, you could never get used to the feeling, even though fear I regularly felt it, it never became familiar or comfortable, just there waiting to flood me when I least expected it. I felt a knot form in my stomach and wriggled away from him. "Do I scare you?" he asks his eyebrows furrowing. "Sometimes" I answer honestly. Well, most of the time he does but usually I can get rid of the fear or push it aside, look past it even. This felt different though. The fear felt d