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

spending the rest of

laughed and shook

secrets my grandfather has been hiding. I

I’ll

you have work?” Sophia asked. ” Plus, Benjamin and I haven’t seen each other in ages, and

his duties lately, and Sophia was right about him needing to be present at the office.

be going

Stone?” Sophia teased, a playful glint in

from me with another man. Call it

childhood friend,” Sophia protested. “He

eyebrow. “Because I know what I would do with you when it’s

what’s that?”

gaze darkened with desire at the challenge. He pulled her back into bed, looming over

show you exactly what I

passionate kiss, igniting a fire between them that consumed all other

*

herself at the airport with Benjamin. While Alexander wasn’t exactly thrilled about her traveling with him yet, he had

way through

admitted. “I feel like there’s so much to explore in

we definitely need to grab some of those ice

think it’s

better be, or I’ll be devastated,” Benjamin

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