Chapter 0096

Chapter 0096

Alexander stepped away from the microphone, and the sound of reporters shouting questions flooded the air. He shook his head, and I could hear him say, “No questions, thank you,” before he directed Nadia and Miranda to walk away from the reporters, seeming to shield them from the Invasive questions, just as he had protected me previously.

I couldn’t help but smile at his show of concern for them. felt he had truly changed from the man they had described to me, and I hoped that after speaking with him again, they would believe in him too.

My mother turned her attention back to me and smiled slightly. “He’s certainly a good speaker,” she said. “Very charming. I can see why you’re drawn to him.”

I smiled. “Does that mean you approve?” I asked.

She shrugged slightly. “I’m not certain I would go that far, but I am willing to give him a chance.”

“That’s all I ask,” I said.

Silence fell between us as we both stared at the screen. Although I wasn’t watching the television anymore, incredibly relieved that maybe this whole mess would finally be behind us.

After a few moments, my phone began to ring. I pulled it from my pocket and glanced at the screen.

I felt

I smiled when I looked at the caller ID and saw the name Black. I answered without hesitation and walked toward the staircase to head up to my room.

you on

a hint of teasing

photogenic,” I replied, “but you seemed a bit

he asked,

bit,” I

I sat on my bed, feeling a rush of anticipation. “I wasn’t expecting you to call so

you about something that Miranda and Nadia told me,” Alexander said seriously. “I’ve confirmed with James that

a nervous flutter in my stomach as

strongly when some of the women confronted you at the shopping center. James said you were almost frightening–you

heat, and I was glad Alexander

hear them

to see it,” Alexander said, an odd quality to his voice that left me

me or not.

I asked,

be quite interesting to see

laugh at that. “I’m sure it’s nothing

as if we both had more to say but weren’t sure how

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