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 at all.

relationship,

interrupted her with a low laugh. “Because

sank as she heard his

I couldn't deny it.

ear, his voice

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

me, remember?” His tone was merciless, stripping her of her doubts. “You're sitting on my lap and you're still wondering if this

a lump in her throat. She had no answer

her shoulders, she

thunder rumbling in the distance. The storm that was chasing him didn't seem to affect his mood

kissing her before she could utter another

to keep his composure, his voice soft and calm.

doing this were blurring. She no longer thought about her past or their tangled relationship. The attraction

her off guard was the realization that it consumed him as much as it consumed her. Something wild and hot was stirring

came to, the cold air brushed her bare skin and she realized how far they had come. Caden moved easily, as if

Alice was surprised. “When…?”

whisper, and she immediately bit her lip to keep from

her phone range, breaking the tension that had built

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

man," he said, with a deep,

to pull

Alice was about to say caught

through the phone. "Alicia,

to calm her breathing. Just as she started to

teasing, but quiet enough that Joshua couldn't hear

her heart racing. Joshua, impatient at the lack of

"Alice?"

her to

sound started her, causing her to

so if to reward her slip, he leaned in and kissed her again, still holding her

Caden's lip, hard

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