The unwanted wife’s unexpected comeback

Chapter 68:

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Alicia tried to pull away from Caden. “Just a casual question,” she said, trying to regain some distance.

Caden laughed softly, unfazed by the blow he had received earlier. Nothing seemed to bother him.

I leaned in slightly, breathing in Alicia's scent.

His movement brought their skin into contact, and his cool lips lightly brushed her cheek. The contact lingered, a reminder of the tension in the air.

Alicia, trying to amuse the conversation, asked, “That punch was meant for me. Why did you help me?” She had always assumed that Caden didn't appreciate her.

His answer was vague. “Instinct.”

Alice was silent for a moment.

She thought about pressing him, asking him why his instincts had led him to protect her, but something held her back. She felt too uncomfortable.

And with someone like Caden, she knew she wouldn't get a straight answer anyway. He would most likely just make fun of her.

The moment passed and Alice finished bandaging the wound.

“That's it, all set,” she said, ready to get out of the car. But Caden wasn't about to let her go. He pulled her close, holding her close.

“Where are you going?” he asked, his grip gentle but strong enough to keep her in place.

They were so close that Alice couldn't look away.

Her eyes were fixed on his.

She felt trapped, unable to look away from him. “I'll be back,” she murmured, unsure of herself under the intensity of the moment. She felt like she couldn't stay here, in this intimate space with Caden, without her mind wandering to those embarrassing dreams she'd been having.

Caden narrowed his eyes slightly. “Are you really going to walk out of here and go straight to Joshua’s bed?”

Alice instinctively shook her head. "No."

response didn't surprise him at all. “Why not?” Caden

relationship, why wouldn't

before she could respond, Caden interrupted her with a low laugh. “Because I’m better in

sank as she

I couldn't deny it.

ear, his voice teasing. “How

her body reacting before she could stop it. She felt as if her breath had left her completely. “You're not upset that I just got off with

stripping her of her doubts. “You're

lump in her throat.

hands on her shoulders, she asked hesitantly,

the rain was pouring down, thunder rumbling in the distance. The storm that was chasing him didn't seem to

in, kissing her before she could

car?” I have murmured between kisses. Even then, he managed to keep his composure, his

the intensity of his kiss. Her mind was a whirlwind, and all the reasons why they shouldn't be doing this were blurring. She no longer thought about her past or their tangled relationship. The

as

bare skin and she realized how far they had come. Caden moved easily, as

Alice was surprised. “When…?”

a whisper, and she immediately bit her lip to keep from

breaking the

react, and by the time she realized what was happening, Caden had already picked up the phone and was handing it to

he said, with a deep, harsh

embarrassment. She tried to pull away,

connected, the words Alice was about to say caught

voice came through the phone.

she started to respond, Caden leaned down mischievously

slow, teasing, but quiet enough that

racing. Joshua, impatient at the

"Alice?"

away just enough for her to breathe,

her, causing her to

curved into a wicked grin. And so if to reward her slip, he

furious, bit Caden's lip, hard enough to

In fact, the pain only made the glow in his eyes grow darker, more intense, like a caged predator ready to