Chapter 136

The doorbell’s shrill chime jolted her out of Emmeline’s reverie a few minutes later.

She nervously scrambled off the bed and hurried to the full-length mirror, critically assessing her appearance.

She was clad in a sleeveless silk pajama set in a rich purple hue that brought out the warm tones in her pale skin.

“Is this decent enough?” she fretted, turning this way and that as she fingered her tousled hair. “Maybe I should change into something nicer? I didn’t put any effort into dressing up for him. I must look so inferior...”

Emmeline jumped guiltily when the doorbell rang again. She hurriedly raked her fingers through her hair, trying to tame the wild nest into some semblance of order before giving up.

“Coming!” she shouted as if he could somehow hear her through the door.

Emmeline rushed down the hallway with her heart pounding wildly in her chest.

She flung open the back door to behold the familiar figure.

Zavian stood on the doo