Kane’s POV I stayed with Evelyn for nearly the whole duration of the night. And to be honest, it had little to do with Dr. Borsheim’s insistence as a trained medical professional. I wanted to stay by her side. Even though our conversation had been cut short on account of Evelyn’s exhaustion, it gave me a chance to rehash a lot of what we spoke about. I kind of thought that I would have felt a lot more vulnerable, having develed into my family’s sordid past regarding their marriages. It wasn’t ever really a topic that was openly discussed amongst each other. Growing up, I knew that there wasn’t ever really any love lost between my parents, generally because there was never ever to be found in the first place. Their marriage was out of convenience—another arrangement to strengthen our

