Chapter 972

"Evadne, you and Thad, you're not even legally married."

Evadne's pupils contracted sharply, her breath hitched.

"He hasn't proposed, no wedding bells have rung. Not three years ago, not now. Not even a decent diamond ring to speak of. And yet, he dares to call himself your husband? Laughable."

Avery tenderly took her soft hand, gently kissing the back of it before slipping a shimmering pear-shaped pink diamond ring onto her finger.

Evadne wanted nothing more than to fling it into the ocean's depths.

But she was paralyzed, allowing Avery to manipulate her as he pleased.

forward or back. A man

can have a romantic beach wedding right here on Rose Island, with the local wildlife and seabirds as our witnesses. I own

of this means anything! Avery, no matter how cunning you are, your heart is a barren wasteland where no roses can

pale complexion turning even more ghostly, adding an eerie, cold quality to his

his long, pale fingers reaching for her neck as he leaned in, aiming for the lips he had dreamt

Chambers... Where is she?" Evadne, desperate to avoid his

heart clenched, pausing

his glasses, the grief and

away," Avery's

"When?!" Evadne's head buzzed.

day we took off for Rose Island, she left us," Avery's palms turned cold, perhaps out of guilt, as he dared not meet

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