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.

the unknown, a temporary escape from the wreckage of her

"I just realized I've made a terrible mistake all my life. The worst mistake," she hesitated, tears welling up again, "And I need to

mistakes if the one you made already

to forgive myself for that terrible mistake. Don't try to understand me. The only thing I

your money. And I don't want to know who you are or your name either. I don't need any of that from you. All I want

his expression unreadable. She could almost see the wheels turning in

wasn't a mocking smile, but one touched with understanding, maybe even

his head. "No, I can't do that. You're clearly upset. What was the mistake you made?

shock, she began to take off her dress, stripping naked

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

naked

I really don't think this is

I need a temporary reprieve," she said as she raised herself on her toes, pressing her body against his and

kissed him, he let go of any hesitation and

over

kiss he held her

sure about this?"

her gaze. She nodded. "Yes," she said, her voice stronger than it had been since their chance

he pinned her against the bed and

that she had been sleeping with a stranger and planning to marry

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