“Evander, wait!” I grabbed his hand so forcefully that Evander swiveled, and his dark eyes met mine. I was taken aback by that stern look on his face but I gritted my teeth and glared at him, letting him know how mad I was when he walked out of the council meeting hall. He was already halfway down the hallway towards the library building when I “You heard Shei. You should stay away from me, Holly.” He snarled in his husky voice; his eyes were burning with anger yet his face remained cold and composed. “You are not safe around me, Holly.” I made my face as cold and hard as steel. There was no way he would let this happen! I won’t let him push me away again just because he wasn’t sure if he could protect me or not! “I don’t need protection, Evander. I don’t need anyone to watch over me.

