Evaline:
I froze.
I didn't just hesitate... I genuinely, completely froze where I sat, staring at Oscar as if my brain had forgotten how to process words.
My name echoed in the training hall, bouncing off stone walls, settling into every corner of the room. Forty-two pairs of eyes snapped toward me, curiosity igniting instantly.
I had wanted this.
Stars, I had probably wanted this more than anyone else in the hall.
And yet... I hadn't actually believed he would choose me.
My heart slammed painfully against my ribs as reality caught up to desire. Oscar Thorne hadn't randomly picked a student. He had chosen me. Deliberately. Publicly.
And that realization brought along another, far more dangerous thought.
Among all four Thorne brothers, I had somehow managed to become publicly associated with three of them already.
I was officially dating Draven... offending his fan girls by simply existing at his side.
