Evelyn
With one hand cupping my face and the other holding my hand, Alexander freezes. “What?” he breathes.
I can’t say it again. My shoulders shudder, and a single tear falls down my cheek.
Alexander drops his hands from me, almost like he suddenly feels undeserving of me. “There must be a mistake. I—If it’s true, I didn’t know he was your dad, I swear.”
I search his face for any indication that he’s lying, but I find none. “Really?” I hate how small my voice sounds.
He clasps my face between his hands once more. “You thought I knowingly killed your father?”
I can’t help the sob that slips out. “I didn’t know. I thought maybe it was punishment.”
“For what?”
I wrap my hands around his wrists, clutching him, keeping him close. “For trying to escape.”
Alexander lets go but only to e
