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A hot flush spread across my cheeks, and tears started to slowly fall from my eyes. | didn’t want to cry in front of
Alexander, so | excused myself to the restroom. In the bathroom, my fingers were shaking as | wiped off the
streaks from where my mascara had smudged below my eyes. After | splashed cold water on my face, | felt
ready to face him again.
As | smoothed my dress, | shook my head at myself. | couldn't believe that | had tried to distract him from asking
if | would fight for his love against Duke. Then, my own strategy blew up on my face because | ended up tearing
up talking about my childhood pet that had died so many years ago. | had no idea talking about Louella would
still make
| set my purse on the counter so that | could look through it to find my makeup to touch it up. But my stomach
dropped when | realized that my cell phone was missing from my purse.
Panic coursed throughas | ran out of the bathroom. Thankfully, as soon as | looked at Alexander, my
shoulders slumped in relief. In his giant hands was my cell phone. He had also managed to coax the kitten out
from under the bench.
The kitten seemed comfortable in Alexander's hands, and | couldn’t help the huge grin that spread across my
face when | saw him holding such a little animal. My first instinct was to reach for the cat, but she seemed so
content in Alexander's arms. | didn’t want to scare her into hiding under the bench again.
“Thank you,” | told him gratefully and held out my hand for my phone. “Did my phone drop out of my purse
when | was crouching down to
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look at this kitten?”
“Yes,” he answered and leaned over to put my phone into my hands.
But right before he could giveit, my phone began to vibrate . repeatedly. | had no idea who would be blowing
up my phone so much.
Alexander smirked, but | saw his eyes spark with suspicion as he pulled back my phone and looked down at it
curiously.
My stomach stiffened with fear. | didn’t know who was trying to get in contact with me, but | knew | didn’t want
Alexander going through my phone.
“Con, Alexander,” | said and gestured for him to handmy phone. “Give it back.”
“Not until I find out who wants to talk to you so badly.” | could hear the undercurrent behind his words. When he
looked down at my screen, a wicked expression crossed his face. “Oh, this is hilarious, you have to read this.”
| swallowed past the lump that developed in my throat. Who could have messagedthat would make him look
like that?
*Olivia*
| saw my friend Rose’s nflash on the screen, but Alexander pulled my phone back before I could grab it.
| narrowed my eyes and groaned in frustration. At that moment, the kitten let out a small, sweet meow.
Alexander looked down at her and grinned. | used this distraction to lunge for my phone.
But all that | did was end up tripping over my own feet and embarrassingly crashing onto the bench beside him.
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This startled the kitten, and she
squeaked, then tried to squirm out of
Alexander's grip. ale fie Was
pate keep alrfold her. As he
gently stroked her soft fur to calm
the kitten down, Alexander looked at
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A warm blush spread across my
cheeks. “Um...sorry,” | murmured, I'm
talking about someNiiRg. private with
my, fiend. Something, uh, personal
about her, and | didn't want anyone to
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This was a complete lie, but | had to
cup with something to explain
my tic ater foygetray (1!
Prope frorhint e truth was, | was
just a very private person. It felt like
Alexander already knew so much
about my life, | just wanted to keep
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| also didn’t want him to read anything that would embarrassbeyond belief. But my dive for my phone had
already accomplished
that.
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