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. “Why not?” Caden

their relationship,

she could respond, Caden interrupted her

heart sank as she

I couldn't deny it.

brushed her ear, his voice

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

“You're the one who came to me, remember?” His tone was merciless, stripping her of her doubts. “You're sitting on my lap and you're still wondering

felt a lump in her throat. She had no

her hands on her

him didn't seem to affect his mood at all. How could

her before she

then, he managed to

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 attraction between them was maddening, driving them both

him as much as it consumed her. Something wild and hot was stirring between

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

Alice was surprised. “When…?”

out so soft it was almost a whisper, and she immediately bit

phone range, breaking the tension that had

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

man," he said, with a

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

the words Alice was about to say caught in her

the phone. "Alicia, where have

as she started to respond, Caden leaned down mischievously and

but quiet enough that Joshua

weakly tried to push him away, her heart racing. Joshua, impatient at the lack

"Alice?"

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

her,

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

Caden's lip, hard enough to draw

in his eyes grow darker, more