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,

an excuse, but before she could respond, Caden interrupted her with a low laugh. “Because I’m

heart sank as she heard

I couldn't deny it.

brushed her ear, his voice teasing. “How about we try

through Alicia, 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

remember?” His tone was merciless, stripping her of her doubts. “You're

in her throat. She had

her hands on her shoulders, she

didn't seem to affect his mood at all. How could he think about this now, after everything that had just

her before she could utter

have murmured between kisses. Even then, he managed to keep his

they shouldn't be doing this were blurring. She no longer thought about her past or their tangled relationship. The attraction between

as much as it consumed her. Something wild and

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

Alice was surprised. “When…?”

almost a whisper, and she immediately bit her lip to

phone range, breaking the tension

the time she realized what was happening, Caden had already picked up the phone

man," he said,

cheeks burned with embarrassment. She tried to pull away, but Caden's hand still held her

connected, the words Alice was about to say caught in her

through the phone.

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

quiet enough that Joshua couldn't

heart racing. Joshua,

"Alice?"

Caden pulled away just enough for her to breathe, and in her weariness, she let out

sound started her, causing

lips curved into a wicked grin. And so if to reward her slip, he leaned in and kissed her again, still holding her

furious, bit Caden's lip, hard enough to draw

didn't flinch. In fact, the pain only made the glow in his eyes