NovelEnglishChapter 187
“Open your mouth.”
“Ella-"
“Don’t makeuse my Luna Voice.”
That got a genuine laugh out of him, and he obediently opened his mouth. | fed him the bite of cake, trying to
ignore how intimate the gesture felt in the quiet of his office. No one was here to watch or
photograph the moment. It was just... us.
“Good?” | asked.
“Really good.” Alexander smiled, but there was a smudge of chocolate frosting on his cheek that he’d missed
when he’d wiped his mouth.
Without thinking, | leaned forward and kissed it off.
Alexander went completely still. Then he was pulling away fromso fast that | nearly fell off the desk.
“Ella, we can't-"
The rejection hitlike a slap to the face. | slid off the desk, embarrassment burning hot in my chest. ”
Right. Sorry, | just... | thought after tonight, with the kiss and everything...” | shook my head. “I must have
misread the situation.”
“It’s not that simple.”
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇt“I dunno. Seems pretty fucking simple to me. You kisswhen there are cameras around, or when you're
caught up in the moment, but the second we're alone, you yank yourself away like I've got skind of
disease.”
Alexander flinched. “That's not-"
“Then what is it?” | demanded, suddenly feeling bold. “What's so wrong withthat you can’t stand the
thought of actually wanting me? | know this marriage was arranged, | know I'm not your first choice, but am |
really that repulsive? Am | not good enough for you?”
The last question cout smaller than the others, and | hated how vulnerable | sounded. But | was tired
of pretending it didn’t hurt when he pulled away from me. Tired of wondering what I'd done to deserve
my own mate not wanting me.
| turned to leave, but Alexander was on his feet and blocking my path before I'd taken two steps.
“Stop,” he said firmly. His hands cdown on either side ofand gripped the desk, effectively cagingin.
“Don’t you dare say that. Don’t you dare think that.”
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“Then explain it to me, because | don’t understand.” | lifted my chin.
Alexander’s hands tightened on the desk until | heard the wood creak, and when he spoke, his eyes were
blazing. “You want to know what's wrong? Nothing. Not a damn thing. You're so fucking beautiful it makes my
chest burn just looking at you. | want you so badly that sometimes | can’t even breathe when you're in the same
room. The mate bond just makes it ten times worse because every instinct | have is screaming atto claim
you.”
| stared at him, heart pounding. “Then why do you keep pulling away?” Without thinking, I lifted my hand and
splayed my fingers against his chest. His skin was warm even through his shirt, and | could feel his heart beating
against my palm.
He stiffened, and | could tell he was about to pull away again. But | fisted my hand in his shirt, forcing him to
stay close.
“Why?” | repeated, my voice so low it was a whisper now. “If you wantso bad, then why are you so
resistant?”
“Because...”
Alexander's eyes flashed gold, and a low growl rumbled in his throat. No words came. For a long moment, |
thought he’d find another reason to pushaway.
But then he was kissing me. Hard.
Without breaking the kiss, Alexander liftedup and seton his desk, his arm sweeping across the surface in
one violent motion.
“Fine,” he muttered into my mouth as he pressedagainst the desk. “I won't resist. Just for one night...”
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