CHAPTER 67: A Night Of Passion

  His gaze held mine, earnest and searching, waiting for a response that could shatter everything depending on the answer that I decided to give. This was it. This was the moment where I could do the right thing and tell him that I was not Ava Lincoln, but just a random nobody who happened to have a striking resemblance to her and had been deceiving him with his sister's help because of his memory loss. Shame gnawed at me, a constant reminder of the deception at the heart of this connection.

  Nicola's words echoed in my mind–"Just play along so that you can disappear when he marries someone else." But the thought of causing him further pain was unbearable.

  Taking a deep breath, I forced myself to meet his gaze. "I wanted to come to you," I confessed, my voice barely above a whisper. "When I heard about the accident…I ached for you, Alexander. But…" I hesitated, the weight of the lie heavy on my tongue.