169 “Jealous, Mr. Stone?”
In the morning, Sophia felt a strong reluctance to leave the comfort of their bed. She was nestled against Alexander, finding solace in his embrace, unwilling to part from him.
As her phone emitted a new message notification, Sophia reached for it with a begrudging scowl, not wanting to disturb their moment of intimacy.
“Stay here,” Alexander murmured, pulling her back into his arms. ” Whatever it is can wait.”
“What if they’ve kidnapped someone again?” Sophia joked, a playful smirk gracing her lips.
ga “I don’t like how this is becoming a routine for us,” Alexander grumbled sleepily.
Sophia chuckled as she extricated herself from his embrace and glanced at her phone. Benjamin’s message flashed on the screen.
“I’m thinking of visiting our childhood homes. Do you want to come with me?” the message read.
Sophia read it aloud, noting Alexander’s furrowed brow.
“No,” he responded curtly.
not?” Sophia countered, turning to face
go. We’re spending the rest of our lives
and
has been hiding. I haven’t
I’ll
Plus, Benjamin and I haven’t seen each other in ages, and you two
Sophia was right about him needing to be present at the office. However, the thought of
you really be going with
a playful glint in her
like the idea of you being away from me with another man. Call
childhood friend,” Sophia protested. “He would
I know what I would do with you
that?” Sophia
gaze darkened with desire at the challenge. He pulled her back into bed, looming over her as he pinned her arms above
you
with a passionate kiss, igniting a fire between them
*
at the airport with Benjamin. While Alexander wasn’t exactly thrilled about her traveling with him yet, he had stopped
they made their way through the terminal. “It’s been ages since I’ve been
much to explore in
definitely need to grab some of those ice creams we used
you think it’s still
or I’ll be
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