Marry Me...

Evelina stared at him, her mind reeling. "You want me to run?"

"Not run," Kyle corrected, stepping closer. "Survive. Live. Thrive, even. Somewhere else—anywhere else. Somewhere Luther's influence can't touch you."

Evelina shook her head in disbelief. "And you think leaving is the answer? Abandoning everything I've worked for, everyone I care about?"

Kyle's eyes softened. "Evelina, I've seen enough of court politics to know how this ends. People like Luther don't play fair, and the council isn't going to suddenly start seeing reason. Staying here… it's like trying to fight a wildfire with a bucket of water."

Her chest tightened at his words, the weight of everything pressing down on her. He wasn't entirely wrong—Luther had already painted her as a villain, and the council seemed more than willing to believe his lies. 

But still…

"I can't just leave," Evelina said firmly, her voice trembling slightly. "I can't abandon Damian, or Jasper, or—"