THE PROPOSAL

EVANORA’S POV

“Princess Evanora!”

I froze as I heard him call out to me again in an even louder voice.

Busted. That was exactly what I was.

Remaining in that same position, I refused to turn to face him until I could literally hear his steps behind me. I shut my eyes, took a deep breath, and waited till he tapped me on the shoulder and turned me to face him.

“Evanora,” his voice was harsh as he spoke to me. “Where the hell were you all these while? Where are you coming from?”

“I-”

“And don’t you dare lie to me,” he pointed a finger at me. “I know you weren’t home all night so you better just come clean about where you were all along!”

I swallowed. He was obviously so mad and it had to be my first time witnessing him get consumed by so much rage. I didn’t dare utter a single word, having absolutely no courage to lie to him.

“You aren’t going to respond?!” he grabbed me by the shoulders, letting me go almost immediately to shake his head and massage his temples. “While I was h