Evelyn's POV
Something flickered in his gaze—something I couldn’t quite read.For a second, I froze.Lake Como.That night.
His expression—surprised, almost… pleased.
And then—
disappointed.
“Oh,” I let out a cold laugh. “So that’s what you meant.”
I shook my head slightly. “Guess I walked straight into it.”
“Exactly.” His voice dropped, slower now. “You started this.”
His thumb brushed lightly against my jaw.
“You came to me.”
“You don’t get to decide when it ends.”
There was something different in his tone now.
Less mocking.More dangerous.
“I’m just getting started.”
“Asshole.”
A faint smile. “Yeah. I am.”
His fingers slid from my chin, tracing slowly along my lower lip—unhurried, deliberate. His breath was closer now.
Too close.
I knew exactly what he was about to do.
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