Chapter 45

Eva’s POV

It was unusual for Rowan to request an audience with Eva. Most of the time, she had to let herself into the room or interject into the conversation. She was sure that he didn’t care about her opinion and was only humoring her to fulfill his responsibility.

It wasn’t always like this. He used to be such a good son. But that was before she Ascended and practically cut him off. There were so many things that she had to do, so many boundaries that she had to tiptoe across. She never made enough time for her family.

The Vivace family never made it easy. Contradict her at every turn. Implement laws that would injure their relations with the townspeople. It wasn’t like this when her husband was in charge. She was certain that it was because the Vivace’s hated having to answer to a woman. The Vivace Grandmaster was always a misogynist.