ALEX

And it's taking every ounce of strength to keep my hands to myself.

Her dress slides along her thigh with the movement, exposing that smooth leg, and I let out a groan of starvation. The silk catches the low light as my gaze follows the outline of her beautiful body.

A slight tummy curved now that she's sitting and curves any man would kill for.

When I look back up, her eyes are already on me. Watching.

Neither of us speaks.

I should say something.

Anything.

But damn my throat is dry, and my pulse is pounding.

She tilts her head slowly, and I watch the way a strand of hair falls across her

cheek. My hand twitches. I want to tuck it behind her ear, but I don't.

I can't.

Instead, I stare.

At her eyes.


At the flush blooming across her skin.

At her lips.

Fuck.

My gaze lingers there too long. Her breath catches, soft and shaky, like she felt the shift in the air, too.

Her lips part just slightly, the faintest tremble betraying her composure.

She notices where I'm looking.

She knows.

But she doesn't move away.

tension so

in her eyes. The same war waging inside me is raging in

deliberate, like she's forcing herself to breathe

I lean in slightly.

to get close enough to feel the heat


flick to my mouth and back up

jump apart like children caught with hands

fuck

quickly, adjusting her dress, looking anywhere but at me. My jaw clenches as I force myself to stand, every

lan standing there with

"What do you want?"

come in, or should I wait until you two are

knocked

event's about to restart. Thought I'd check in, make sure you're not

I don't need to turn to know Athena heard

stepping out

Athena's voice cuts through

"No, you're not."


standing now, her spine straight and her beautiful eyes

doing a great job

be the

down her dress again, smoothing

"I'm staying."

"Athena..."

asking

"But you can go

at her. "Not

that, she just walks

it isn't my favorite surgeon." Ian winks at her making Athena roll her

she doesn't stop.

her and match her


walks ahead of us when she glances

the deal with Arnold?"

I glance at her from

intel," I say evenly. "But

slightly at

probably thinks you

halts, turning to face

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