Regret Novel 160

His gaze flicked up to the antique clock on the wall. “Punctual, aren’t you?”

Charlotte stood there, silent.

Looking at her cool, detached eyes–as if she bore some deep grudge against him–Evander let out a brief laugh.

“Not thrilled about moving back in, are you?”

She felt a bit lost in that moment.

The more she tried to figure out this man’s moods, the less sense he made. She honestly found it a little funny. “It’s not like you were ever that eager to share a roof with me, either.”

Evander’s smile faded. “So you care about the past?”

She didn’t answer, just asked, “I’ve agreed to move back. When are you going to sign the papers?”

He lounged on the sofa, thumb and fingers pressed to his forehead, looking utterly unconcerned. “Depends on my mood.”

Charlotte turned and headed toward the guest room. She was about to close the

door when his shadow blocked it.

Startled, she instinctively stepped back. “Evander, what are you doing?”

“What do you think?” In two easy strides, Evander wrapped his arm around her waist and swept her onto the bed, his lips finding hers.

She was terrified, hands braced against his chest as she tried to turn away. “Evander, no, I don’t want this!”

the tears of fear in her eyes, his movements softened, his voice

drugged and the whole experience left her shaken–he actually seemed to care about

strength between them; Charlotte knew there was no escaping him. Biting

into darkness, making her senses

gentle he seemed

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no woman could resist this tenderness–not even her.

that feverish, all–consuming passion, he made her feel things she’d never felt before, burning away the people they used to be. She

her twice, not wanting to stop, until her

as she drifted in and out of consciousness, too exhausted to even lift

brought her back to bed, she fell asleep almost instantly. Evander stood at her bedside for a

cabinet in the living room, poured himself a

sat at the

there was no alcohol or drugs in his system. He’d wanted her–completely

didn’t even know why he’d

flowers in front of

wanted to lock her

morning, when Charlotte woke up, Evander was nowhere to be seen. The wildness of

she knew

thought struck her. Had he used

emergency pills at home, and it was probably too late to go out and get one

she doubted

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