The War God Alpha’s Arranged Bride Novel

---- Chapter 68 [Evelyn's POV] Good girl. | shouldn't have read into it... should have just ignored it and claimed it as a passing comment that held no serious meaning. Alexander probably had no idea what he even said. It probably meant nothing to him and I'm just making it out to be more than itis. But, goddamnit, | couldn't. Those two damn words kept echoing in my mind like a blissful siren's song. It did something to me that | had never experienced. It made me feel both warm and respected all the while feeling acknowledged and cherished.

Alexander had said with such purpose that it really made me feel as though he meant it. | knew it was a silly thing to be harping over but | couldn't help it. No one had ever said that to me. Growing up, | took personal pride in helping others whenever and wherever | could. Although | never did it to receive any sort of praise, it was nice to know that what | was doing was at least right. ---- Between the rough, deep sound of his voice and the heated weight of his eyes, it all sent a shiver down my spine and the spark of heat to simmer between my thighs.

| only hoped that my blush wasn't too obvious when it all first happened. The guy already saw me fall to the ground, he didn't need to be made aware of the effect he had on me. Those mere words must have set something off inside of me because, from that point on, | became utterly determined to succeed in my etiquette lessons. It wasn't just so | could prove myself to be a noblewoman befitting her title. It was the small hope that | would end up hearing those words again. God, | sound so pathetic.

Over the next several days, Alexander and | continued our lessons and | gradually started to succeed in what | was being taught. Every piece of advice and trick that he was willing to give me resonated. Slowly but surely, | began constructing that other version of myself. Each morning, Alexander came to my room and helped me pick out a new outfit combination as well as a different pair of shoes for me to learn how to move around in. | finally felt as though | was making some real decent progress.

But what | also managed to notice was the alarming amount of ---- caffeine Alexander had been recently consuming. The shadows under his eyes were sign enough that he still wasn't sleeping well | tried inquiring about the situation a little during one of the breaks, but he was quick to brush off the topic. | knew | didn't have any right to press for information, considering my own inability to be open with him about certain things. As much as | appreciated his time and dedication, | was growing concemed for his health.

| even reached out to Wendy for any suggestions on what I could maybe do to help. That day, Alexander told me that our lessons had to be put on hold since there was some important business he needed to attend to but assured me that he would meet me for our usual formal dinner in the dining room. Frankly, | was glad for the break. It allowed me a chance to meet up with Nina and Wendy and fill them in on my progress and catch up on any other current news, I'd gone to meet them in Wendy's rooms for afternoon tea.

While | filled them in on all the necessary details of our lessons, | fixed each of our tea cups and passed them around. "All that caffeine was not good for him," | told her. "I know that | don't normally meddle in his personal choices or affairs, but as ---- Luna, his well-being is now my business." Wendy hadn't scoffed or even rolled her eyes. Rather, she gave me a smile and lightly chuckled.