Chapter 92

I eyed the contents of the refrigerator. I wasn’t in the mood to

prepare anything extravagant. My eyes landed on a can of

tomato soup. That would have to do.

I grabbed it, ripped it open and dumped it into a pot. Steam rose

in an instant, and I stirred as the smell of tomatoes and herbs

filled the air. The scent was so overwhelming, that I had to step

out of the kitchen for a bit to get some fresh air.

When I rounded the corner, I saw Alexander coming through

the living room, bringing the scent of the ointment with him.

“Oh… you want to eat in here?”

He didn’t even look at me. We walked casually and settled into

one of the chairs at the dining table. “Kitchen, Olivia.”

I turned on my heel and stomped back to the kitchen.


Alexander just proved everything I’d been thinking about

earlier. Why did he always have to talk to me like that? I turned

off the stove, ladled the soup into a bowl and grabbed a spoon.

I stomped back into the dining room and dumped the plate right

in front of him.

at it for a

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clock ticking as

bracing myself for

but then he said, “Well done. It smells

buying it though. “Thank you,” I replied,

smile on

“You want some?”


wasn’t over how he’d spoken to me earlier. I watched as he brought

Alexander’s behavior tonight had gotten on my nerves intensely. My jaw clenched involuntarily as I replayed how he’d been so sarcastic while I changed

wasn’t anything grand, but I made

mattered.

swallowed the soup and looked up at me instantly.

widened. “I’m sorry, Olivia.”

frown deepened. “You don’t have to

it.”

head frantically. “No, that’s not what I meant.” He looked up at me with a genuine expression. “I’m talking about the way I acted earlier. I was out of line.” Alexander turned his attention back to the spoon,

until the

actually really good. Really. The

my head. Alexander was saying things I didn’t understand and I didn’t want to try. I shook the thought away and started to move to head back

“Olivia, wait.”


slowly. He was

don’t have to deliberately avoid me. Wherever I am, whoever I’m with… if you want to

come in.”

wasn’t what I’d expected him

something between them and

become gossip. You have my word

that!‘

place. So

by surprise. I thought he was referring to

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