Desires Die Hard

Chapter 76

“I’ll have to leave soon. They’re waiting for me at home,” Anya finally said after a long chat with her friend. Her eyes flew towards the clock. It was past nine.

She had to go home and put her kids to bed.

“Of course. You’ve got a kid to take care of now. I won’t keep you then,” Cindy said. She was still trying to get used to the fact that Anya was now a mother.

“You should drop by Ellie’s place sometime. I’ll introduce you to Nathaniel and Eudora.”

Cindy froze momentarily. “You’ve got two of them? Are they twins?”

Anya nodded.

Cindy felt momentarily overwhelmed.

She couldn’t believe it. Her best friend had twins.

“I have to go now.” Anya finally rose from the couch. It was time to head back.

Cindy got to her feet as well and walked her to the door. “You can spend the night at my place the next time you have to work late. It’ll save you some time getting to work the next morning.”

Anya nodded.

Anya shut the door gently, then turned around and headed for the elevator.

A soft ding sounded at the other end of the corridor as she headed towards the elevator. The doors to the elevator slid open soundlessly.

Evan strode out of the elevator. He had his fingers pinched around the bridge of his nose. Anya, who had been making her way towards the elevator, stopped in her tracks. Evan froze as well.

each other with a stunned look in

stupor before Evan did. She didn’t wait for his reply. Instead, she quickened her

gave her a long hard look. His hand shot out and wrapped itself around Anya’s wrist as the young woman sped past him. With a hard tug, he dragged Anya back until she

say a

guts and she

head. “No. My friend

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this floor.” Evan had no idea that he had

true. My friend lives on this floor too,” Anya pointed at

to me. I’ve been living in this building

knew he wouldn’t

tried not to get upset about it. “I’m not lying and I can prove it. Let me go and I’ll walk right over and knock on the door. My friend will answer the door.”

sudden rush of irritation surged inside him. He couldn’t help the note of hostility in his voice when he spoke again. “Do you know Dan Baker?”

out of line when that question flew from his

He shouldn’t care..

should’ve ignored her.

then, his friend had told him that he wanted

running into each other again. The series of coincidences stirred up waves of irritation and frustration

inside him.

men like honey to

that upset

Dan Baker?

She tried her best to

struck her then. The Bakers was part of the Nordenic Quartet.

heard of

she didn’t really know any of them