All Chapters of FORBIDDEN DESIRES : Chapter 31 - Chapter 40

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CHAPTER THIRTY ONE

CLARK'S POV Eva’s message burned into my phone screen like a scar I couldn’t rub off.“For using my sister against me, I will ruin you Clark…The battle line has been drawn.”I read it again.And again.I didn’t reply.Not because I didn’t have anything to say but because I finally understood something painful and clear.Being her enemy would destroy me.Trying to be her hero would only push her further away.If I wanted to get close to Eva again, I had to do the hardest thing of all.I had to be neutral…not her savior….not her enemy.. neither her lover.Just… present.That was why I went to her apartment that day.That was why I swallowed my pride and apologized to her, and to Daniel.I remember the popular saying “if you can't beat them, join them." And that was exactly what I was going to do.When I left her place afterward, my chest felt hollow, like I had carved something out of myself and left it behind on her floor.I drove home slowly, my hands tight on the steering wheel, my

CHAPTER THIRTY TWO

EVA'S POV My heart raced so badly that I was scared it would jump out of my chest.For a few seconds, I just lay there staring at the ceiling, trying to understand why my chest felt tight and why my lips still burned.Clark.The kiss.My body jerked upright as the memory came crashing down on me like a wave I wasn’t ready for. The way his hand had held my face…the way I had leaned into him instead of pulling away. The way my heart had betrayed me so easily.“Oh God…” I whispered, pressing my palm against my mouth.I swung my legs off the bed and stood up, pacing the room like a mad woman. My mind was noisy, crowded with questions that had no answers.Why did I kiss him?Why didn’t he stop me?Did he even remember? Of course he remembered….I was the drunk one.The thought that scared me the most came last.What if he remembered… and didn’t care?I groaned and dragged my hands down my face. I needed a bath…I needed water and I needed anything that would wash away the confusion clin

CHAPTER THIRTY THREE

EVA'S POV “Are you actually crazy?”Christina pulled away from me and stared at my face like I had just confessed to murder.“You can’t be serious, Eva,” she continued, her voice rising. “You cannot keep going back and forth with Clark like this…one minute you’re angry, the next minute you’re kissing him…What exactly are you doing?”I wiped my cheeks with the back of my hand, exhausted.“I didn’t plan the kiss,” I muttered.“That’s not the point!” Christina shot back. “The point is you still feel something for him.”I fell silent as the room suddenly felt too small.“The kiss…” I began slowly, “It triggered something…something I thought I had buried.”Christina crossed her arms. “Triggered what?”“My feelings,” I whispered. “They never really left.”She closed her eyes briefly, shaking her head.“Eva…”“If I’m in the same space with him for too long,” I admitted, my voice trembling, “I might do something worse than that.”Christina’s eyes widened. “Worse? As in fuck him?”“I d

CHAPTER THIRTY FOUR

CLARK'S POV The moment Eva walked out of my office, I exhaled like I had been holding my breath for hours.Then I ran my hand through my hair.Once…twice..and again.Frustration burned under my skin.She had stood there in front of me looking like temptation wrapped in confidence, and it had taken every ounce of control I had not to pull her into my arms and forget every promise I had made.I wanted her.God, I wanted her so badly.When she said she came to “clear the air,” I knew exactly what she meant. I knew she remembered the kiss..i remembered it too..every second of it.The way her fingers had gripped my shirt.The way she melted into me before I forced myself to stop.And when I told her nothing happened, I saw the hurt flash in her eyes.It almost broke me.But I couldn’t let her see how much it affected me. I had tried desperation before and I had chased her, become possessive over her and even begged her to understand me and it had only pushed her further away.This time

CHAPTER THIRTY FIVE

EVA'S POV I knew something was wrong the moment I stepped into the living room.Rachel froze when she saw me and Daniel did too.They were standing too close. Not touching but close enough that the air between them felt wrong. It felt like a conversation had been cut short and like I had walked in on something I wasn’t supposed to see.“Oh…Eva!” Rachel said quickly, forcing a smile. “You’re here…what a surprise.”My eyes moved from her to Daniel.Daniel cleared his throat. “Yeah… we were just…”“Trying to surprise you,” Rachel interrupted sharply.I frowned. “Surprise me?? In my fiance's apartment???”“Yes,” she said, nodding too fast. “For your wedding…we were planning something special, and you just ruined it.”Her tone carried fake disappointment and almost irritation.I folded my arms slowly. “You two were planning a surprise… together?”Daniel laughed awkwardly. “Of course…What’s wrong with that?”Nothing, I wanted to say.The reason why this was shocking to me was becau

CHAPTER THIRTY SIX

EVA'S POV My hands were shaking as I tried to pull Clark up.“Clark, please,” I whispered, panic clawing at my chest. “Stay awake.”I panicked because at that moment, I had no idea what was going on with him.His eyelids fluttered and his body was heavy against mine. For a terrifying second, I thought he wouldn’t respond and then surprisingly, he groaned softly.“Eva…” he said as his voice was weak and hoarse.“Oh thank God,” I breathed. “We need to go to the hospital…You collapsed.”“No,” he said immediately, tightening his fingers weakly around my wrist. “Please… don’t take me there…I haven't eaten anything and haven't taken my drugs that's why I passed out.”“What?” I frowned, brushing his hair back. “Clark, you’re not okay!! You are burning up and it's best we take you to a hospital.”“I know,” he murmured. “But just take me home.”“This is not the time to be stubborn.” I said.“I don’t want a hospital,” he insisted, eyes barely open. “Please.”I hesitated for a split seco

CHAPTER THIRTY SEVEN

EVA'S POV The silence after Rachel’s gasp was louder than any scream.She stood by the doorway, eyes moving slowly from Clark to me, then to the couch, then back to me again. Her lips trembled, but her face hardened almost immediately.“So this is it,” she said, her voice dangerously calm. “This is what you’ve been doing behind my back.”“Rachel, please,” I said quickly, stepping away from Clark. “This is not what you think.”She laughed and that laugh came out as a sharp, broken sound. “Don’t insult me, Eva…You slept here!!!”“I stayed because he was sick,” I replied, forcing myself to stay steady. “Clark collapsed yesterday…He had a fever…I brought him home.”At that moment, I knew no words of explanation could settle whatever Rachel saw.“And you thought the best place to take my fiancé was his bed?” she snapped.“I didn’t sleep with him!” I raised my voice despite myself. “Nothing happened.”She stepped closer, her eyes blazing. “You’ve always wanted him..I noticed it but

CHAPTER THIRTY EIGHT

EVA'S POV I didn’t scream.I didn’t gasp.I didn’t even step forward.I just stood there frozen while my entire world cracked open silently.My heart sank before my brain could process what was happening.I leaned forward just a little, barely daring to breathe, and that was when I saw them.Daniel.Pinned against the wall, his hands gripping the waist of another woman like she was something he owned. Her legs were wrapped around him, her head thrown back, her fingers buried in his hair. They were lost in each other…careless, desperate and definitely shameless.For a moment, my mind refused to accept it.It felt unreal, Like a scene from someone else’s nightmare that I had accidentally wandered into because this was someone I was literally about to get married to.This couldn’t be happening.But then Daniel laughed and reality slammed into me.My chest tightened painfully, like someone had wrapped a rope around my ribs and pulled hard. I felt sick, dizzy and numb. The tears came

CHAPTER THIRTY NINE

EVA'S POV I could feel my chest tightening, my hands trembling as I stared at Daniel. My heart wanted to scream, my mind wanted to lash out, and yet, I was frozen by the weight of the truth he had just revealed.“So… Rachel…She… She actually paid you? To come back into my life to deceive me into marrying you?”Daniel lowered his head, shame clouding his features. “I didn’t want to, Eva…I swear I didn’t want to hurt you… but she… she made it impossible to refuse…she reached out to me, told me she wanted you distracted, that you needed to be manipulated, and… and I went along.”I felt my hands ball into fists, nails digging into my palms. The anger rose inside me, hot and suffocating. My chest heaved, and for a moment, I wanted to shout, to scream, to tear something apart. How could my sister…my own blood stoop that low? To plan such a thing, just because of a man?Daniel looked up at me, confusion etched across his face. “Eva… you’re scaring me…should I go? I think I should go n

CHAPTER FORTY

EVA'S POV Walking into Clark’s office felt like walking into a storm I had personally invited.The receptionist barely looked up when I entered, but my heart was already pounding so hard it felt like it might expose me. I could hear my own breathing as I walked down the hallway, heels clicking against the floor like they were announcing my arrival louder than I wanted.When I stepped inside his office, Clark was standing by the window, his back to me.He turned slowly.And just like that, every bit of confidence I had rehearsed on the way here wavered.“What are you doing here, Eva?” he asked sharply. His voice wasn’t loud, but it was cold enough to sting although I was weirdly expecting every bit of his coldness.He didn’t ask me to sit.“I already told my accounts department to send you the money,” he continued. “Whatever your fiance wants, he’ll get it. So if that’s why you’re here….”“I didn’t come for money.” I said as I cut him off.That made him pause.He studied my face li

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