Desires Die Hard

Chapter 142

The forceful declaration of ownership sent Anya reeling with shock. The young for words.

Evan could have any woman he wanted. Why must he have her?

woman found herself at a momentary lo

Anya’s thoughts were a jumbled mess as if someone had just thrown them into disarray.

“Let me send you home now,” Evan said, the tone to his voice surprisingly gentle while he gazed into her eyes.

Anya broke out of her stunned stupor. She immediately shoved Evan’s towering form away from her and pressed herself against the flank of the car. Her brow was creased into a deep frown. The look of wariness and reluctance on her face was as stark as day. “Mr. Welton, you were the one who told me to stay away from you a year ago. What changed?”

Evan seemed to find her words hilarious. His voice was husky as he spoke slowly. “You seemed really interested in getting into bed with me a year ago, I’m giving you another chance. Why aren’t you taking it?”

Incredulity rippled across Anya’s face. What was he talking about? She had never thought about having sex with him!

He wasn’t going to believe her, of course. He would never believe her if she told him that she had never tried to set him up and had never tried to lure him into bed with her.

Someone else had set the both of them up.

But she wasn’t interested in clearing up this terrible misunderstanding right now. She knew her attempts would only make things worse.

mad. The look in her huge eyes was that of grim determination. “Mr. Welton, perhaps I should repeat myself. I’m sorry for what happened a year ago. But what’s done is done. Right now, I’m not interested in being a part of your life

adamant to get his way, get upset and yell

that could happen to her? She could always

and waited.

soft chinifirmly. His voice was a low

to move on from the incident a year ago. After all, Anya had kept her promise and stayed away from

had caught his eye.

were different now.

time since he had come across a

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with rage and ready to blow up. What was wrong with the man? She had turned him down. Why wouldn’t he give

that

The

with fury. She wanted to slap the man but dared not. She simply stood there and bore his touch unwillingly for a long moment before shoving

enjoyed challenges. That was his business. She wasn’t going to go

sale.

that the man did not attempt to put his dirty paws on her again after she had shoved him away. He wasn’t that much of