Evelyn’s POV
My mouth fell open in complete shock.
I could hardly believe that Kane, of all people, had the nerve to make such an ugly assumption about my relationship with Alexander. Deep down, he had to have known that the prince and I were no more than friends. Always had been.
Well, there again, I still couldn’t fully comprehend the subtle confession that Alexander had made to me. Was he being serious? Oh Goddess, surely he wasn’t just taking pity on me, given my situation.
But now, to deal with this issue with Kane. I didn’t know how much more aggravation I could handle in one day.
My voice came out low. “So, this is truly your opinion of me,” I muttered.
“It’s no brighter than your opinion of me,” he countered back with a mean smirk.
I bit back the slew of words that I wa
