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

relationship, why

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

as

I couldn't deny it.

lips brushed her ear, his voice

reacting before she could stop it. She felt as if her breath had left her completely.

her of her doubts. “You're sitting on my lap and you're still

her throat. She had no answer for

her shoulders, she asked

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

leaned in, kissing her

to keep his composure, his voice soft and

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 attraction between

was the realization that it consumed him as

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

Alice was surprised. “When…?”

a whisper, and

her phone range, breaking the tension that had built

she realized what was happening, Caden had

said, with a deep, harsh

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

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

phone. "Alicia,

took a sharp breath, trying to calm her breathing. Just as she started

was slow, teasing, but quiet enough

racing. Joshua, impatient at the lack of response,

"Alice?"

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

sound started her, causing her

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

bit Caden's lip, hard enough

glow in his eyes grow darker, more intense, like a caged predator ready to break