Chapter 34

Then I felt it.

That sharp jolt of awareness. A presence behind me–warm, dominant, laced with familiarity and power. My body tensed before I even opened my eyes.

And when I did…

Alexander.

His shirt clung to his chest, damp from a run. His hair was

pushed back, and every muscle looked cut and defined beneath

the fabric. For a moment, I just blinked at him. The man

could’ve walked out of a fitness magazine, except there was

something else to him–stillness, command.

“Good morning,” I said quickly, trying not to look like I’d been

staring. “The sun’s a bit harsh this morning. Made me dizzy for a

second.“‘

He raised a brow. “You might go blind if you keep staring


directly into it.”

I looked away, heat creeping up my neck. “Right.”

To recover, I asked, “Morning run?”

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“Obviously,” he replied, wiping his temple with a towel draped around his neck. Then, without warning, he pivoted, his tone sharpening. “I saw you last night.”

My heart skipped. “Saw me?”

of the yacht,” he said.

trying to keep

going up for air

of… that. I left right

“In

hesitated. “An…

his head slightly. “Define


cheeks flushed. I hated that he could corner me like

a few words. “Kissing,” I said, barely above

were kissing. It looked…

pause. Then

misunderstood.“”

“Misunderstood?”

a

don’t like kissing,” he said

me.

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was both a confession and a dismissal. My mind scrambled. Did he mean he was gay? Or that he just didn’t enjoy that kind of intimacy? Was everything with

his gaze unreadable. “As a secretary, you shouldn’t be forming

angry. But there was a warning laced in


I nodded immediately. “Understood.”

looked at me for one more beat,

another word.

And walked away.

I returned to the room, Jess was awake

her hair calmly in front of the mirror like

happened. Her eyes met

gave a

for taking care of me,” she said in a

professional tone.

unsure how much

was just strategy. Without

her things, straightened her jacket, and


like nothing happened.

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