Chapter 160

His serious tone made my anger spike. Why did he have to torture me like this? The last thing I wanted to talk about was his blind date.

“I think that you should pursue things with her further,” I snapped, telling him what I thought he wanted to hear so that this conversation could end.

But as soon as the words were out of my mouth, I wished that I could take them back. I didn’t mean them. I was only lashing out at him in a bizarre, masochistic sort of way.

Alexander’s gaze narrowed, and his mouth became a thin line.

The car became deadly quiet, and the mood around us twisted into something uncomfortable that made me crave a gulp of fresh air.

“Listen, I-”

I had no idea what I was about to say, but Alexander cut me off by holding up his hand and turning to the window. The space between us felt like a million miles apart. I wasn’t sure how to bridge the gap. The rest of the car ride was filled with this awkward mood that I couldn’t think of any way to fix.

When we got to the apartment building, we said goodnight to Richard and left the car. In the elevator, I tried to think of something to say to break the tension, but my mind was blank. As soon as the doors opened, I made a beeline for the exit, but Alexander’s large body blocked me.

I gasped as I slowly looked up at him. Anger and body heat seemed to be rolling off him in waves. He allowed the elevator doors to close

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grabbed my hips, spinning me around until my back was pressed to his hard front. My legs


inches away from my car. His warm breath made me shiver, and I wondered how it would feel if

feedback on your job performance tonight,” he whispered in my

to his hard body. Our breathing hitched as my bottom pressed against his hard length. Pleasure shot through me, and

air swept into the

Immediately, I stepped away from Alexander, but the damage was

swallowed nervously and grabbed Ava’s hand, dragging her away from Alexander and into my apartment. Once I was safely inside, I leaned against the door and

that all about?” Ava asked and

crazy,” I said and crossed my arms. “He spends his days thinking of new ways to mess with my

Ava said and shot

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my eyes as I listened at the door. Had Alexander

totally infatuated with you, right?”


a full two minutes and only slightly relaxed when the hallway remained quiet. “He is gone. Besides, there is no way that we could be together. His family would never allow a scandal like mine to stain

crossed her arms and looked at me with a skeptical expression.

me go on a

jealous,” my friend said,

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