#Chapter 12: Old Habits Die Hard

(Evelyn’s POV) I heard Logan’s question: “Who are you?” The venom in his tone made me pause, but before I could respond, my brother stepped in, his voice calm but deliberately provoking. “Looking for Evelyn, I presume?” he said, his lips curling into a smirk. “She’s tired and going to bed.” I could hear the challenge in his words, the way he was intentionally poking at Logan’s temper. My brother had always been fiercely protective of me, but now there was an edge to his tone that made me glance at him in warning. Logan didn’t take long to respond. There was a brief pause on the other end of the line, a silence heavy with tension, and then his voice came through, harsher than before. “She better be careful,” he said coldly. “She shouldn’t be flirting with other men—more than one, in fact—so openly while married. If she ruins her reputation like this, who will want her?” I froze, the words hitting me like a slap. My chest tightened as anger surged through me