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."

quick response didn't surprise him

their relationship, why

searched for an excuse, but before she could respond, Caden interrupted

as she heard

I couldn't deny it.

voice teasing. “How

if her breath had left her completely. “You're not upset that I just got

tone was merciless, stripping her of her doubts. “You're sitting on my lap and you're

felt a lump in her throat.

her hands on her

in the distance. The storm that was chasing him didn't seem to affect his mood at all. How could he think about

Caden leaned in, kissing her before

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

realization that it consumed him as much as

and she realized how far they had come. Caden moved easily, as if he had done

Alice was surprised. “When…?”

a whisper, and she

breaking the tension

and by the time she realized what was happening, Caden had

he said,

tried to pull

words Alice was about to say caught in

through the phone. "Alicia, where

calm her breathing. Just as she started to respond, Caden leaned down mischievously and

kiss was slow, teasing, but quiet

racing. Joshua, impatient at the lack of response,

"Alice?"

of playful mercy, Caden pulled away just enough for her to breathe, and

sound started her,

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

lip, hard enough to draw

made the glow in his eyes grow darker, more intense, like a