Alexander
I’m in my office, taking a breath and trying to collect myself before I go join Evelyn. We’ve still been eating dinner together in my sitting room every evening, even though I’ve told her we could eat in her room if she wanted.
I didn’t have it in me to offer that we eat separately. I’m too selfish for that.
The meeting with the Alphas was long and taxing. I need at least five minutes to recover before I can be fully present for my Evelyn.
A knock sounds on my study door, dashing my hopes of recovery. “Who is it?” I call, preparing to send whoever it is away.
“Dr. Zorinski.”
Remembering that she examined Evelyn this morning, I quickly change my mind, inviting her in. “How is Evelyn?” I ask as the doctor closes the door to my study behind her.
She hesitates, and my chest ti
