Chapter 3

Derek stared at her, taken aback. "Why would I want to do that? Why would you want to do that?" He asked, beginning to wonder if the whole accident and tears thing had been a ploy to get to him. Evelyn's cheeks burned with a mixture of shame and a strange sense of defiance. The words had tumbled out before she could think.

"I mean," she stammered, her voice barely a whisper,

"do you... find me attractive?"

He stared at her, his blue eyes narrowed in confusion.

The silence stretched between them, thick and heavy.

Evelyn wanted to crawl under the seat and disappear.

This impulsive act, born out of heartbreak, was already spiraling out of control.

Finally, he spoke, his voice carefully neutral. "Yes," he conceded, "but I don't understand. Why would you want to have sex with me?"

Evelyn took a deep, shaky breath. Every fiber of her being screamed at her to run, to get away from this man, this stranger who had witnessed her breakdown.

But the raw, exposed vulnerability within her battled that instinct.

strange calmness in the face of the

she hesitated, tears welling up again, "And I need to make one more mistake before I snap back

want to make any more mistakes if the one you made already left you in

that terrible mistake. Don't

not asking for your money. And I don't want to know who you are or your name either. I don't need any of

intently for a long moment, his expression unreadable. She could almost

spread across his face. It wasn't a mocking smile, but one touched with understanding, maybe even a hint

What was the mistake you made? Perhaps I can help you better by giving you

shock, she began to take off her

with desire as she walked over to him, her eyes pleading. "Please,

looked away from her naked body, "I can't

I really don't

need a temporary reprieve," she said as she

of any hesitation and

knew it, he carried her over to the bed and laid her on

the kiss he held her gaze, his gaze

you sure about this?" he

new resolve hardening in her gaze. She nodded. "Yes," she said, her voice stronger than

her consent, he pinned her against the bed and ravaged her

get over the fact that she had been sleeping with a stranger and planning to marry him for the past four years, but something about the way this stranger touched her aroused her far more than Michael's touch had ever aroused her and she found herself meaning

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