Desires Die Hard

Chapter 23

Dan couldn’t stop himself from teasing his friend. “Hey, Mr. Welton, are you not having fun? Or perhaps you’re distracted…tell me. Which lady has caught your eye?”

Evan threw Dan a look. There was a note of annoyance in his voice when he spoke. “None of them.”

That seemed about right. This was the most sought–after man in Nordeny, after all. None of those young models in the club was going to catch

his eye.

Dan’s lips quirked into a smile. He laughed softly. “You’re not acting like your usual self tonight.”

“What’s my usual self like?” Evan quirked an eyebrow at Dan. He couldn’t stop thinking about his conversation with Anya. A frown furrowed his brow without his notice. He raised his glass and emptied it in a single gulp.

The wine burned as it went down his throat. Then, with a loud clank, Evan placed the empty glass back on the table.

he was thinking

wine didn’t seem to help at all. The frown creasing his brow deepened as an inexplicable frustration

forehead. Then, he decided to change the subject.

is he having ideas about your

themselves a place in the Nordenic Quartet.

the place of the Weltons, who has been around for longer than

fear death, I suppose,” Evan scoffed derisively. “The Browns managed to get someone powerful on their side recently. They think just

on Dan’s face. Then, it darkened. “If he’s got his eyes on your land, that means he’s probably

in a low voice. “He’s a cunning man. There’s a possibility he’s been planning this

He appeared to be mulling over something. Moments later, the tightness

Evan raised his empty glass and gestured at a waiter nearby to get him another glass of wine. The waiter hurried off

with a bottle of wine and carefully filled Evan’s glass with what was obviously an expensive vintage red wine.

while savoring their wine. The club was packed with people tonight. Loud music