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?”
the third floor of the yacht,” he said. “You
trying to keep my voice neutral. “It
going up for air and… I didn’t
the middle of… that. I left right
narrowed. “In the middle
“An…
tilted his head
I hated that
just a few words. “Kissing,”
were kissing. It
was a long pause. Then he
misunderstood.“”
“Misunderstood?”
a
don’t like kissing,” he said flatly. “Especially not with
me. Not
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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?
“As a secretary, you shouldn’t be forming such
wasn’t angry. But there was a warning laced in every
I nodded immediately. “Understood.”
at me for one more
another word.
And walked away.
returned to the room, Jess was awake
in front of the mirror like last
Her eyes
she gave a
for taking care of me,” she said in a
professional tone.
nodded slightly, unsure how much of her ‘drunkenness‘
was
things,
like nothing happened.
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