Chapter 187

“Open your mouth.”

“Ella-”

“Don’t make me use my Luna Voice.”

That got a genuine laugh out of him, and he obediently opened his mouth. I fed him the bite of cake, trying to ignore how intimate the gesture felt in the quiet of his office. No one was here to watch or

photograph the moment. It was just… us.

“Good?” I asked.

“Really good.” Alexander smiled, but there was a smudge of chocolate frosting on his cheek that he’d missed when he’d wiped his mouth.

Without thinking, I leaned forward and kissed it off.

Alexander went completely still. Then he was pulling away from me so fast that I nearly fell off the desk.

“Ella, we can’t-”

to the face. I slid off

thought after tonight, with the kiss and everything…” I shook my

misread the situation.”


“It’s not that simple.”

fucking simple to me. You kiss

alone, you

disease.”

Alexander flinched. “That’s not-”

“What’s so wrong with me that you can’t stand the thought of actually wanting me? I know this marriage was arranged, I know I’m not your first choice, but am

the others, and

he pulled away from me. Tired of wondering what I’d done

mate not

to leave, but Alexander was on his feet and blocking

down on either side of me and gripped the desk, effectively

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to me, because I don’t understand.” I lifted my

wrong? Nothing. Not a damn thing. You’re so fucking beautiful it makes my chest burn just looking at you. I want you so badly that sometimes I can’t even breathe when you’re in the same

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