A Second Chance at Forever novel (Eleanor and Bernard)

Unable to resist, Marcus enveloped her from behind, murmuring tender words that lovers often share. “You were absolutely irresistible last night”

Melissa offered a faint smile, but as she showered, her thoughts turned introspective. The steam fogged up the glass, and she lightly tapped her head.

The temptation of men had a way of leading one astray, Melissa thought.

Impulse seemed like the devil's plaything.

Hdl had she felt so hollow last fight, surrendering so easily to Marcus “allure? His motives were evident, yet Melissa harbored no wish to reconcile or begin anew. They

have had sex! After lingering in the bathroom, she emerged, wrapped in a soft white bathrobe,

the waiter. The front-page headline caught

lobby, Melissa draped in his coat, her face shielded from

Melissa joined him at the table, her eyes fell upon the

reaction. After a moment, he set the newspaper aside, intertwining his fingers. With a soft voice, he asked, “Do you want to make our relationship official?” “What relationship?” Melissa pretended ignorance as she took the newspaper, scanning its contents before nonchalantly remarking, “Scandals are merely scandals, after all. My face isn't

But Marcus persisted.

of the heart, he was not

she had been proactive the night before, this morning, alongside her

intention of