The War God Alpha’s Arranged Bride Novel

---- Chapter 162 [Evelyn's POV] My mind was still on the fence about deciding how | really felt about having been kept in the dark regarding Alexander's true physical state. It bothered me that he didn't trust me enough to just come out and tell me. There again, he had his reasoning. In the beginning, he and | didn't know each other that well. But as time went on, he and | had been making decent strides when there weren't any annoying misunderstandings. Surely, he could have taken the time to discuss everything- especially when we were setting up that whole plan to distract Michael...

| could understand why he did it. If | had learned anything since our marriage started, the man possessed a decent group of enemies. So it was certainly more ideal to keep them all thinking that Alexander wasn't much of a great threat. Perhaps, in certain cases, it was better that | didn't know the truth. Who knows what would have happened if I'd accidentally let the fact slip out in the middle of a conversation? Oh, God. | would have unintentionally ended up putting Alexander in danger. ---- It shouldn't matter now. There are much bigger issues that | need to sort through at the moment.

"Alexander, what happened last night?" | asked hesitantly. "I mean, | don't even fully recall how | got back here. One minute | was watching over my brother and the next thing I-" My eyes grew wide in an unsettling realization. If | was here, then who the hell was at the house, watching over Edward?! What the hell is wrong with me?? How could | do something so reckless? There's no telling what will happen now he's alone again with Isabella prowling around. | let out a sharp gasp and nearly bolted out of the chair. Alexander was quick to reach out and grab my arms to steady me.

"Evelyn?" "L-1 need to return back to the house, | left my brother alone," | stammered. He lightly shook his head. "Calm down, it's alright. Oliver stayed behind. He knew | needed to get you out of that house before anything else could go on." | bit the inside of my cheek and tried to let my nerves calm down. "Everything is such a blur," | said. ---- He let his hands gently stroke up and down my arms. "Why don't we try to fill in the gaps of each other's sides of the story?" he suggested. "What was the last thing you recall happening last night?" | took in a deep breath and closed my eyes.

"Michael had shown up to the house, unexpectedly. It freaked me out but | couldn't let it show. | tried to ignore him because my main priority was ensuring that my brother was taken care of. I'd gotten up to make myself some tea. Unfortunately, | came across Isabella who was acting a bit strange." "Strange how?" My stomach rolled at the memory of Isabella trying to practically coerce me into having an affair with Michael. | bit back a sneer. "She just kept talking about what the situation was between Michael and me.

| told her that there was absolutely nothing there but she didn't take the hint. She went as far as to try and implant the idea that | should try having an affair with him." Alexander grimaced and snarled under his breath. "Lignored her and finished making my tea. As soon as | took my first sip, | knew something was wrong. The flavor was off and | glanced down to find that even the color wasn't how it should be." ---- "Isabella is the one that slipped you the aphrodisiac," he said. | nodded. "I should have known better.

| feel like such an idiot for not being careful." "No, I'm not going to let you blame yourself. How the hell did Isabella even obtain a fucking aphrodisiac?"