❝ Sadly, I highly doubt I’d find my wife in here — it’s been way too long for me to have hopes on doing so, in any place by that matter. ❞ Erik sighed, offering the slight hint of a smile — not exactly a nice, charming one, but better than nothing, one would think. ❝ I was just… Curious, I suppose. ❞
Evangeline opened her mouth to say something, but quickly closed it. There was something about his words that made her heart feel like it was sinking deeper into her chest cavity, a pang of sympathy. If she could sense his emotions correctly, he was alluding to loneliness.
"--Well, I suppose...there's nothing wrong with curiosity." She swallowed. "If you wish to stay, you can. Just don't tell anyone else I let you."


















