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Alexander had the ability to truly breakif | let him into my heart. | didn’t think | would ever recover if things
ended badly between us.
That was why spending the night in the sapartment as him was like playing with fire.
The question wasn't if | got burned... it was when.
*Olivia*
After | was finished in the bathroom, I stepped out, planning to head right to my bedroom and stay there. Then, |
wouldn't tempt fate.
That plan went downhill as soon as | opened the bathroom door.
Because standing right outside my door in a sexy black robe was Alexander. The robe was slightly open,
exposing his tan, strong chest. The sight of his muscled pecs made my knees weak. His manly scent reminded
| couldn't stop staring at his exposed chest. His collarbones seemed like they were etched into his body. | could
see one of his abs poking through his robe. The fact that | knew he had a six-pack madedizzy. His dark hair
was dripping wet after a shower, and water was sliding down his chest.
His expression darkened as his eyes ran down my body. A possessive spark flashed in his gaze, and my heart
slammed against my rib cage.
Without a word, Alexander took my hand in his warm grasp, and he ledthrough the living room. My pulse
quickened when we bypassed the guest bedroom where the kitten was sleeping. When |
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realized that he was takingto his bedroom, my hand began to shake in his.
| tried to gather my thoughts so my rational mind could tellwhat to do in this situation, but everything was
happening too fast.
My eyes widened when Alexander put his hand on his bedroom door. That was the moment that | realized this
was actually happening. My head becdizzy that | couldn't draw in a full breath, let alone think clearly. But |
made myself stop and plant my feet.
“Wait, Alexander,” | said, my voice shaking. If | didn’t speak my mind now and tell him how | was really feeling,
then I would regret it.
Thankfully, he let go of my hand so that | could actually think straight. | took a deep breath and let it out slowly,
trying to gather my thoughts. Even though he wasn’t touching me, Alexander's woodsy scent, dark eyes, and
muscular chest were distracting me. | was afraid that | wouldn't say what | wanted to before | bectoo caught
up in all things Alexander.
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| tried to reach for my rational mind, but she seemed to have jumped ship after seeing Alexander with his shirt
off. When | opened my mouth, | had no idea what | was going to say.
“What if...what if we were just irresponsible...just for one night?” I asked him breathlessly.
When | realized what | had said, my stomach flipped. Where had that cfrom? That was the opposite of what
I'd intended to say. Being irresponsible while | was alone with my boss wasn’t what | had in mind at all. But my
body and hormones overruled me.
Alexander raised his eyebrows in reaction to my bold statement, but other than that, he didn’t say anything.
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| stared into his seemingly
bottomless eyes, waiting for his
reaction, but he didn’t even respond
to my uestion J wHitédwith Bated
fact AY fim to say something—to
say anything—but he remained silent.
The silence between us stretched so
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Finally, Alexander nodded his head.
My heart stopped beating. Did that
mean he agreed? Did he want to be
irresponsible tonight? Could we give
ourselves a pass from the world and
be in our own sf) bulge [GEER bne
night? WG that be completely
crazy? It felt like | was always
overthinking everything. | was
starting to becexhausted by my
racing thoughts that wouldn't stop.
For once, | just wanted to not think.
Just for one night, | wanted to
pretend like Alexander wasn't my
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