Evelyn suddenly felt a desperate need for his embrace.
The moment the thought hit her, a wave of vulnerability washed over her. She couldn't quite put her finger on why, but it seemed that in moments of discomfort, one became particularly fragile and prone to overthinking.
Pressing her lips together, Evelyn reasoned that Chris couldn't have known about Aliyah's scheme. He wouldn't have deliberately given her that drink.
So where had things gone wrong?
Her thoughts were hazy, and she struggled to remember how she'd ended up with that particular glass of wine.
Lost in the confusion, Evelyn kept moving, afraid to stop.
'So this is what an aphrodisiac felt like,' she suddenly thought. It was like a fever, making her head swim and her body burnt as if a thousand ants were crawling under h
