Carina

Not surprisingly, Elias only heard the first three words out of the whole explanation, and just ran with it. "You're not six," he said with a laugh, then looked at ...

"Yeah," Evaline said quietly, nodding. "Eventually." But it didn't feel right to end it there. Part of her wished that James would prod a little more, like she did. It ...

"It's hard to say, since I only have one source on this. But I think, when I asked..." Her memories were fairly scattered that day, and Evaline had to pause ...

Evaline smiled, but it slowly faded with the conversation. It was occurring to her that maybe she was asking too many questions. Maybe it felt like she was questioning him ...

Evaline let out a quick laugh. "Carried away with the money or carried away with the books?"

Evaline turned towards James, and for a few seconds, her face melted into a warm smile that reached her eyes. "You probably won't," she finally said, facing forward after lingering ...

It was kind of depressing to hear that she was practically his first friend. "I'm sure you'll meet other people someday," she said. "Someone who doesn't know you as Tiberius ...

Evaline sympathized for James. The three people were someone from his past life, from before he became wanted. Maybe friends, and, although he didn't answer it, two out of the ...

Evaline looked up at James with a raised brow. She detected hints of nervousness from him, but she didn't know why. She felt like she had asked more personal questions ...

Four people. Including her. So, three other people. That wasn't a lot. Evaline couldn't help but feel a bit honored that she somehow managed to make the list. But this ...

My boss told me to stay after a (virtual) meeting to talk one-on-one with me about a couple random things, one of which is where my desk will be when ...

"Something like that, sure," Evaline said quietly, smiling to herself. "I can do that." A brief silence fell between the two of them that they both seemed to peacefully allow, ...

ahh okay, but no rush!!

Evaline let out a small laugh, crossing her arms as her mind started to work through the details. "That only makes my job easier," she said with a smile. A ...

Evaline paused for a bit. So he didn't know music theory. "Maybe I can teach you," she said softly.