Evaline:
For a moment, I thought he wouldn't answer.
He just watched me with that same smirk resting on his lips. His eyes looked sharp, observant… almost entertained by the way my entire world had just tilted off its axis.
My question hung in the air between us as silence stretched to an uncomfortable length.
And in that silence, my mind began to race.
Think, Eva.
There had to be a way to turn this.
To make him speak without giving anything away.
To pull information from him-
But before I could even begin to form a plan...
He spoke.
His tone was casual, like he was talking about something insignificant.
"I met that ancient soul during summer vacation," he said, almost lazily. "Last year."
I listened silently, only now finding out for just how long he had been planning all this.
