Chapter 316

Evelyn wiped the smirk off her face, playing along for now. She figured if she kept poking the bear, the guy might really lose it. And that wouldn't help her one bit—no upside to provoking a mad dog. Her face blanked out as she looked at Damien, voice cool: "So? What exactly are we doing here?" No way he went through all this trouble just to scare her. Dragging her all the way out to sea? Yeah, no way that was just for kicks. With that realization, Evelyn snapped to full alert. Whatever Damien was planning, she needed to find a way around it. He glanced at her, eyes unreadable, before finally saying, slow and lazy, "I don't actually want anything." That made Evelyn raise her brows, then she laughed again. Seriously? Dragging her to the middle of nowhere and claiming he "didn't want anything"? Even he couldn't believe the words coming out of his mouth. Seeing her laugh again, Damien's expression darkened. "Miss Knight, am I supposed to take that laugh as you mocking me?" His tone was ic