Something only I can give

Chapter 108

Daphne POV

Evelyn is like the sun, I think to myself as she drags me around the town with her hand in mine.

I can't hide my smile.

I genuinely thought I ruined her life, dragged her down from gilded halls to muddy streets — but she's so happy.

Happier than I've ever seen her.

The market is noisy today, filled with voices calling out fresh produce, baked goods, cloth bundles dyed in bright colors. Chickens cluck and flap nearby, and children dart through the crowd, laughing with bare feet slapping against dusty stone.

Evelyn doesn't seem to notice any of it.

Her attention is fully on me.

"Why are you looking at me like that?" she says, a teasing lilt to her voice, even as a faint blush starts to bloom on her cheeks.

I smirk.

"You're beautiful," I say without hesitation.