#Chapter 45: Giving Something Back

[Evelyn’s POV] Good girl. I shouldn’t have read into it...I should have just ignored it and claimed it as a passing comment that held no serious meaning. Alexander probably had no idea what he even said. It probably meant nothing to him and I’m just making it out to be more than it is. But, goddamnit, I couldn’t. Those two damn words kept echoing in my mind like a blissful siren’s song. It did something to me that I had never experienced. It made me feel both warm and respected all the while feeling acknowledged and cherished. Alexander had said with such purpose that it really made me feel as though he meant it. I knew it was a silly thing to be harping over but I couldn’t help it. No one had ever said that to me. Growing up, I took personal pride in helping others whenever and wherever I could. Although I never did it to receive any sort of praise, it was nice to know that what I was doing was at least right. Between the rough, deep sound of his voice and the