Chapter 51

• **Gabe's POV**
• Evelina was a vision in indigo and silver lace.
• Her hair cascaded down her back like a waterfall of silk, shimmering under the soft glow of the chandeliers. Her eyes, a shade of dark brown that reminded me of the deep forest soil after a heavy rain, held a mixture of uncertainty. I stood there, momentarily struck silent by her beauty, as she smoothed away nonexistent wrinkles nervously in her elaborate gown.