The War God Alpha’s Arranged Bride Novel

---- Chapter 102 He closed his eyes and let out a long sigh. | felt him squeeze my hand. "You know | don't mean to have you locked up here. It's just...It's clear that the poison is still trying to work its way out of your system. And | would prefer if you remained around where it was safe." So, | didn't mention the fact that someone had helped me. God only knew that would have turned into a full interrogation and possibly an investigation on his end. The poor man was already at his wits end having experienced the fear and worry of me being sick.

Why bother telling him something that held no relevance? It's not like we're ever going to see each other again. There again, | found myself feeling just a little bit disappointed about that. | would really have liked to have gotten more of Michael's opinion when it came to blending certain teas. | wasn't exactly sure how insightful he'd be but what | was looking for was a second opinion. As the day drew on, Nina made it her job to come and collect from the tea tent. There was no containing the exuberant smile that was curled across her face. The woman was buzzing with excitement.

---- "Are you ready?" Was it normal to feel a bit nervous? "As I'll ever be." She linked our arms together and led us back up to the house. All the while my heart was beating frantically in my chest. As soon as we entered the main drawing room, | noticed a large banner hanging on the wall. | stopped dead in my tracks. The room was filled with both streamers and flowers of all different varieties. It was beautiful. It was so personally inspired. And it was all dedicated to me. "HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!" Everyone in the room cheered.

There was no stopping the tears that came rushing to my eyes, blurring my vision within seconds. "Oh my God," | whispered, choking back a sob. "This is so beautiful. Thank you all so much." | couldn't believe that everyone had gone through all this trouble for me. Nina wrapped her arms around me and held me close while Wendy approached us with a soft-sounding tone "Oh, my dear. Believe me when | say that you deserve every bit of today," she said. | patted some of the tears away and nodded my head.

When she ---- and Nina made their way off to talk to some of the staff, | found Alexander gazing at me with a curious expression on his face. [Third-Person's POV] Alexander felt his heart plummet the second he noticed Evelyn walk into the room. He knew that while everyone else was busy cheering her a happy birthday, he noticed the distinct tears in her eyes. He'd never seen her cry before. It led to an unsettling twinge in his chest that he was eager to get rid of. He calmly made his way over to her and reached for her hand. "Are you alright?" he asked.

Evelyn let out a shuddering breath and tried to her emotion behind a smile. "I'm fine." *You'te crying." Her smile deepened as she shook her head, "Trust me. They're happy tears." Alexander wasn't sure if he was convinced. He gestured for the 'two of them to move toward one of the set-up tables. He'd never heard of such a thing as 'happy tears'. What he wanted to know was how someone could be driven to such a state. "| know it's your birthday and you probably don't even want to ---- think about this, but...I'd like to know more about how you grew up in your family."