Watch Me Win, Alpha
Chapter 90
Chapter 89
The way he had looked at me–calm, unreadable, then cold–like I’d overstepped just by standing there. When he mocked me for being concerned about “gossip,” I knew it wasn’t just teasing. He was reminding me of where I stood. Of who he was. Of who I wasn’t.
I’d heard that tone before. It was the same one I’d heard from strangers at the golf club that day–right before the headlines called me a gold–digger, before whispers claimed I wore that dress just to seduce my boss. I thought I’d survived that storm. But maybe I hadn’t. Maybe I’d just dressed the wounds prettier.
The difference was, this time the voice was his.
I had no words to offer him that wouldn’t sound desperate. So
I’d laughed awkwardly, pathetically–and muttered that I’d
overthought it. Then I excused myself like the fool who walked
into the wrong room and thought she belonged.
When I passed Mike in the hallway, he looked up from his
tablet and tried to smile. “Don’t take it personally. He’s… not
great at expressing himself”
I managed a stiff smile, clutching my bag tighter. “It’s fine. I just
remembered I left something on the stove.”
He tilted his head. “You don’t cook”
I laughed once under my breath and shrugged. “Just
sometimes.”
I didn’t wait for a reply. I just left.
The elevator ride down was quiet. Still. And when I stepped out
into the open air, I wasn’t angry. I wasn’t even sad. I was just… embarrassed.
and sat
that I had feelings for Alexander.
kind of man people respected from
you
along the way–between him
between the way he stood in front of the
started to feel
could trust him, Like he might see me
or a temporary assistant trying to find
footing.
guess that
confused gratitude for something
that didn’t
I wasn’t allowed to touch. And I–no matter how steady I looked–was still someone pulling herself together,
Peoplewouldgossip if they saw us
was how quickly he
possibility of it was
into the couch,
illusions. No more
supposed to
distance from Alexander.
The Next Day
halfway through picking at my
I didn’t really
rang.
Mike.
seeing his name made my stomach clench. I
and picked
polite. “Are you busy
evening?”
barely touched plate in
particularly. Why?”
a pause, long enough for me to sense that this wasn’t just a friendly check–in. With Mike,
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