“Nope!” I say, shaking my head vehemently. “Things are really good right now! I’m not risking a jinxing!” “Oh my god,” he murmurs, sighing and laughing at once. Then, he lifts his head from my shoulder and looks at me evenly. “Seriously, Evelyn? You’re not going to let me sleep with you tonight, be
I’m barely awake the next morning when I hear the little knock at my door. I groan, feeling like I just fell asleep a moment ago – But then I gasp, sitting up straight, as I remember that it’s my wedding day – The knock comes again and I toss my blankets off me, scurrying to the door. “Who goes t
I can smell them before Alvin even gets close to me and I gasp, putting down my coffee. “Oh, so beautiful!” I cry, reaching for them. Alvin hands them over and I take a deep sniff of their amazing scent before plucking the card out from the center and reading it. Evelyn – I know that today will b
The sun has just barely set as I stand at the entrance to my new garden at the big house, separated from the crowd of family and friends by a large hedge that I had placed here precisely for this purpose. I take a deep breath, smoothing my hands down the sides of my wedding gown, looking down at my
Alvin gasps a little and hesitates for a second, but then he nods stubbornly in agreement, supporting his brother in all things. Victor groans and rolls his eyes, nodding deeply and putting up his hands, conceding the point and assuring the boys – without words – that the terms still apply. A littl
The rest of our wedding is an absolute dream. Victor stays by my side throughout the entire thing, apparently unwilling to let me out of his sight or stop touching me for a moment as we make our way around to all of our guests, saying hello. The boys run around like mad things with the collection of
And, conveniently, Victor arranged the vote to occur tomorrow, at our new house, while everyone’s handily gathered together in one place at the same time. And, hopefully, still basking in the joy of our union and buzzing from our hospitality. Or even just a little drunk from the night before and rea
It is…a long day. Of debates. And negotiations. And arguments for and against Victor’s Supremacy. Victor glances at the window, seeing dusk settling outside and sighing deeply, glancing at his phone. Evelyn hasn’t messaged him back at all, which is odd for her, but – Still, there’s so much to be do