Chapter 53 Overheard

• EVA'S P.O.V
• A week had passed since the incident in Diego's office, and every day since then, I'd made an effort to ignore him. I had to take back control of my life and my emotions. That was all he was, the enemy. Each time I shut my eyes, I could still feel his warm breath against my skin and the ghost of his lips on my neck. The treachery my body had shown me that I needed to fortify my own defenses.
• I lost myself in my job, trying to divert my attention. I began hanging out with the other maids more, getting sucked into their gossip and routines.