Watch Me Win, Alpha

Chapter 248

Chapter 248

I shook my head and scolded myself for the direction my thoughts had taken. What was it about Alexander that made me forget why it was a bad idea for us to be together?

“Would you, um, like a glass of water?” I asked him just to fill the loaded silence.

“Only if you have some mint to add in there.”

I laughed because I thought that he couldn’t be serious. But when his face remained expressionless, I realized that he wasn’t joking.

Before I could mutter something about rich people and the weird way that they took their water, I reminded myself that I was trying to turn over a new leaf with him.

“I’ll see what I can do,” I said.

Five minutes later, I set two ice-cold glasses of water on the counter. A slice of lemon was floating on the top of our drinks. “I didn’t have any mint. I hope lemon will suffice.” I tried to keep the sarcasm out of my voice.

I wasn’t sure how successful I was because Alexander was smiling as he picked up the wedge of lemon and squeezed it into his water. He probably only asked me for a mint just to mess with me.

drink around, he just set it back down on the counter. Since he didn’t drink it, I

He gestured for me

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house, but I reminded myself that I was trying to keep the newfound

stomach stiffened when I realized that the only piece of furniture I had in the living room was my small couch. Once we were seated, my hands started to shake at the fact that our thighs were pressed together. But there was nowhere else for

a

I asked, trying to break the tension that had

sipped his water. “I think just to help with facial paralysis, but you’d

to how the weather in Luceland compared to the weather in New York. Alexander allowed me to chatter on, only occasionally adding to my running

and relaxed, but inside my mind was going a million miles a second, wondering

his hand on my leg. My words caught in my throat as he leaned toward me. His warm hand gently squeezed my bare skin. He looked right into my eyes and whispered one word under

“Oli…”

nickname on his lips made my whole body

*Olivia*

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