Dear Ex Wife Please take me back by The Every Woman

Chapter 47 ~ Hell of a night

ATHENA

"No man in there should touch you, Athena," Alex mutters darkly, his arm resting along the backseat, fingers casually brushing my shoulder like a silent threat.

I turn my head slowly to face him, forcing a smile that doesn't reach my eyes. "Will you tell them I'm your wife?"

His jaw works, teeth grinding so hard I can see the tension in his neck.

"No," he finally spits out, his voice hard enough to cut through glass.

I let out a soft, bitter laugh and look away, watching the city lights blur past the window.

"Then you shouldn't care," I say quietly but firmly, knowing it'll get a rise out of him.

Before I can blink, Alex shifts closer, his hand shooting out to grip my thigh under the thin fabric of my dress, fingers digging in just enough to make me gasp.

"What did you just say to me?," he growls, and I swallow.

Not daring to repeat the words with how he's looking at me.

Ryan stiffens in the driver's seat, eyes darting to the mirror before quickly looking away.

Alex leans in until his lips graze my ear, his hand sliding higher up my thigh. "That dress should be for my eyes only," he whispers, his voice a dark promise. "But since we were late, I'll let you wear it."

I almost laugh at that. But feeling like I've pushed him too far for one night, I bite my bottom lip instead.

His fingers trail higher until they find lace, and his breath hitches slightly, but when he speaks again, his voice is calm and dangerous.

"If you let a man touch you tonight, for a greeting or a fucking dance," he growls, nipping my earlobe before dragging his mouth along my neck, "I'll destroy him. And it will be your fault."

I swallow hard, refusing to give him the satisfaction of seeing me break, but my pulse is racing, my skin burning where his fingers slip under the lace edge of my panties.

His thumb brushes deliberately slow, circling, as he murmurs darkly, "You love testing me, don't you, Athena?"

I grit my teeth, trying not to react, but my body betrays me with a slight shiver.

against

it won't come to

as we near the gala entrance, and Ryan glances nervously at us through the mirror, but

he whispers, sliding one finger

and I make good on every

car stops and Ryan steps out to open the door, Alex pulls away like nothing happened, fixing his cuffs, calm and

breathless

to compose myself when Leah pops out from no where and takes Alex's arm. I see him react and say something to her that makes her keep

remain behind as I watch them approach the main entrance and I must admit, I'm

reporters surround them making me sigh

give him a look that makes him

I hear Noah behind me

sign you can now remember

know the age difference between him and

you saved me that night." I give him a sad smile. "I'd be dead

not sulk. Tell you what, You can buy me an expensive piece in tonight's auction

as we walk in, careful not to touch him even when he offers me his

so paranoid I have a feeling that the bastard will live up to his

He winks as he holds the door open and I shake

make it past the main hall

is sitting at a table, his usual cold and unreadable expression in place, but it's Leah that makes my stomach

leaning into him, close

Her hand is resting dangerously

she's not technically touching him, the space between them is

but it's too late, that image is already burned into my

at the small

voice is soft, but there's steel under it, like he's ready to shield me

nod quickly, about to agree, when a staff member approaches us, clipboard in hand and a polite smile that feels too

Miss Dawson, your seats

his pointing,

but the man shakes his head

both seated at the