As Sylvia gracefully descended the stairs, Everly's gaze performed a forensic scan, starting from the tips of Sylvia's perfectly manicured toes all the way up to her artfully disheveled hair. One look at that face, and Everly instantly understanding her family's fierce protectiveness.
Sylvia was the quintessential "fragile beauty" — a doe-eyed bunny just begging to be protected, even though Everly suspected she was more of a wolf in sheep's clothing. The way Sylvia was looking at her now, all wide-eyed innocence mixed with a hint of terror, practically screamed, "Oh, woe is me, this wild creature is going to devour me!" — undoubtedly aiming to solidify the family's delusion that Everly was the aggressor.
However, Everly was less concerned with playing the villain and more interested in the theatrical performance that was about to unfold.
