Chapter 4

I choked down the painkillers for the ache in my bones and walked into the jeweler's exactly on time.

The last person I expected to see was Evelyn.

She looked different today, no longer the girl who shot me resentful looks from a distance.

In a bright red dress with lipstick to match, she looked like the triumphant winner of a long and bloody war.

That was it. She had won the man, and she had won the war.

"Hey, Violet," Evelyn said, her voice like sweet poison. "Long time no see.

"Sebastian sent me ahead to pick out an…