Desires Die Hard (Anya and Evan) by Beryl Occam
Desires Die Hard Chapter 151

Chapter 151

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“I don’t seem to have a choice in the matter, do I, Mr. Welton?” Anya wasn’t interested in sharing a meal with the man at all.

“Shouldn’t you thank me for what I did for you just now? If I hadn’t turned up, you would’ve gotten yourself into a lot of trouble.” The cigarette between Evan’s slender fingers was a burst of orange light in the shadows while the man was a dark, looming silhouette that blended into the night. Anya found herself staring stupidly at the young man, unable to look away.

She blinked hard and tugged her mind back to the present. He was right. He had saved her. Her words rushed out of her lips. “Not today. Let’s do dinner another day.”

“Do you have another appointment?” Evan was convinced that Anya was simply replaceing an excuse to get herself out of having dinner with him. She didn’t want to have dinner with him. He tapped his cigarette lightly and made his way slowly towards the young woman.

His bodyguards stepped away and faded back into the shadows as Evan stepped up to Anya.

They were alone now.

Evan leaned into Anya. His breath mingled with hers in the night. “You must have heard of Shane and what he does to women. What were you thinking when you decided to accept his invitation to dinner?”

“He’s ruined countless women. I think most people have stopped counting by now. Were you interested in becoming one of those women?” Evan placed a finger under Anya’s soft chin. His voice rang loudly in Anya’s ear. “Compared to Shane, I’m a much gentler lover.”

He was used to having his way but he wasn’t a pervert.

He wasn’t interested in perverse fetishes and in maiming women in bed.

But to Anya, Shane and Evan were of the same beastly ilk.

She didn’t like either of them.

She didn’t want to be involved with either of them as well. “I wanted to tell him to leave me alone.”

“Is that why you accepted his invitation to dinner?” Evan finally realized why Anya had turned up at the restaurant. He had misjudged her. She wasn’t as promiscuous as the gossips had described her to be.

She wouldn’t fall into bed with you for a price.

“That’s right,” Anya nodded. “Mr. Welton, I do have something on tonight. I’ll buy you dinner another day.”

The young woman was resigned to the fact that she couldn’t run away from a meal with Evan.

“What might that be?” Evan’s fingers were a cool caress fondling Anya’s soft chin. He seemed to be playing with her like a toy.

“It’s family business.” The man’s touch unsettled Anya. She turned her face away. “Can I go now?”

Chapter 151

The man was driving her crazy.

What must she do to get rid of Evan?

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She couldn’t believe how things had turned out. She remembered how she had run into Evan once while she had still been part of the MacMillan family and had fallen head over heels for the man. She had nursed a crush for the man for such a long time.

Now, it appeared that Evan was the one dying to have her while she desperately wanted nothing to do with him.

How the tables had turned.

But the man wasn’t dying to have her because he was honestly in love with her

He simply wanted to fall into bed with her. It was sex, pure and simple.

Anya knew that. That was what was driving Anya crazy. What must she do to get rid of these men?

Were they trying to get her to quit her job? Was that the only way to get rid of them?

Anya’s thoughts wandered as she searched her mind for a way to have Evan leave her alone. That was when Evan released his fingers on her chin. He snapped his fingers. Hayden came racing forward with a glittering dress in his hands.

“Mr. Welton, here’s Ms. MacMillan’s dress,” Hayden handed the dress to Evan.

Evan hummed before grabbing the dress. “I’ll let you off today. Pick a day for lunch. Make sure you wear the dress.”

Having said that, he didn’t try anything else on Anya. The man simply threw the dress into her arms, turned around and left with Hayden and his bodyguards.

He left Anya standing in the night, frozen in shock and incredulity while her arms were full with a dress that was worth a hundred grand.

She was supposed to buy him lunch. In return, he had given her a dress that cost a hundred grand.

That seemed like a move that only Evan could conceive of

The young woman stared as Evan vanished into the night. After a long moment, she finally looked down and stared at the expensive dress in her arms. For all that it cost, it looked like nothing but trouble.

She had no intention of accepting the dress.

She was going to have dinner with the man and she was going to return the dress to him.

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