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“I have nothing else to say to you.”
“Well, I have plenty to say to you. Starting with, I never stopped lov—”
I shoved him as hard as I could, and he barely wavered, which only infuriated me further.
“Fuck off, Caleb.”
“I’d much rather fuck you. Again. But I have no problem proving myself to you this time around, so please let me. I want to make things right between us.”
“I’m not the one who pushed you away.”
“I know, darlin’, but—”
“But nothing! Everything is still the same. Jax is still my brother. I’m still his sister. He’s still your client and best friend. The only thing that’s changed is the time I’ve wasted since you approached me last night.”
“Evie, let me worry about Jax.”
“Oh! Now you want to handle Jax? How convenient for you. What else would you like, Caleb? My heart and soul?”
“Yes, but I’ll start with being your friend.”
“We were never friends.”
“You’re right. We were so much more than that.”
“That’s not how I remember it.”
“Then let me remind you of the man who saved you once.”
I yanked my arm away. “I don’t want to remember him. I spent years trying to forget him.”
“Evie, just let me explain.”
“You’re a day late and a dollar short. I don’t care to hear your bullshit anymore. I’m not that doe-eyed young girl who loved you. She’s gone, Caleb, and she’s never coming back. Get used to it. Last night I was horny, and you were available. End. Of. Story.”
With that, I turned around and rushed toward the bathroom, making sure I locked it behind me, needing to keep him out. It was where he belonged.
I turned on the shower, trying to tune out the memories of last night. It was nearly impossible. Especially when I took off my robe and looked in the mirror.
The truth was staring me in the face. He wasn’t lying—there were marks on my neck, my breasts, stomach and thighs.
Fucking bastard.
It didn’t take a genius to figure out he did it on purpose. He wanted to mark me, claim me, make me remember the night we shared, and I hated him more for it. The audacity of that man was inconceivable. He had some brass balls, but he always had.
Deciding to shake off the anger, I stepped into the hot shower, wanting to wash away any stench of him on my skin. When I made my way back into the bedroom, he was nowhere to be found. Not that I expected him to be.
Once again, taking a deep, reassuring breath, I reached for my overnight bag and grabbed the maxi dress I was going to wear today. Something else fell onto the bed. Right there before my eyes was our past glaring at me with a blaze of glory.
Damn you, Caleb. How did he still have this?
It was the first photo we’d ever taken together. The same night he saved me, catapulting my mind back to another place and time.
When I fell for the man who’d only end up breaking me.
Chapter Three
—Evie—
