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It’s not that Cullen’s jealous exactly as he watches every guest of the Winter Palace vie for Evie’s attention. Well, he is jealous but not because he believes any of them could steal her away from him (as surprised as he is that Evie cares for him, he still trusts that she’s honest about it). It’s more that he…misses her.
It's like she's at a different ball just next door to the one Cullen is attending. And he can see her in a flattering blue gown, looking more like a princess than some of the actual minor royalty in attendance, but he can't be with her. She swoops in from time to time but it's mostly to ask for intel and to place a comforting hand against his arm before floating off again somewhere else. The stakes of their mission are so high that he doesn't feel he should ask for anything more from her.