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Alexander had the ability to truly break me if I let him into my heart. I didn’t think I would ever recover if things ended badly between us.
That was why spending the night in the same apartment as him was like ying with fire.
The question wasn’t if I got burned… it was when.
*Olivia*
After I was finished in the bathroom, I stepped out, nning to head right to my bedroom and stay there. Then, I wouldn’t tempt fate.
That n went downhill as soon as I opened the bathroom door.
Because standing right outside my door in a sexy ck 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 me of campfires and freshly chopped wood.
I couldn’t stop staring at his exposed chest. His corbones seemed like they were etched into his body. I could see one of his abs poking through his robe. The fact that I knew he had a six–pack made me dizzy. 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 shed in his gaze, and my heart mmed against my rib cage.
Without a word, Alexander took my hand in his warm grasp, and he led me through the living room. My pulse quickened when we bypassed the guest bedroom where the kitten was sleeping. When I
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realized that he was taking me to his bedroom, my hand began to shake in his.
I tried to gather my thoughts so my rational mind could tell me what 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 I realized this was actually happening. My head became dizzy that I couldn’t draw in a full breath, let alone think clearly. But I made myself stop and nt my feet.
“Wait, Alexander,” I said, my voice shaking. If I didn’t speak my mind now and tell him how I was really feeling, then I would regret it.
Thankfully, he let go of my hand so that I could actually think straight. I 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 muscr chest were distracting me. I was afraid that I wouldn’t say what I wanted to before I became too caught up in all things Alexander.
?
I tried to reach for my rational mind, but she seemed to have jumped ship after seeing Alexander with his shirt off. When I opened my mouth, I had no idea what I was going to say.
“What if…what if we were just irresponsible…just for one night?” I asked him breathlessly.
When I realized what I had said, my stomach flipped. Where had thate from? That was the opposite of what I’d intended to say. Being irresponsible while I was alone with my boss wasn’t what I 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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I stared into his seemingly bottomless eyes, waiting for his reaction, but he didn’t even respond to my question. I waited with bated breath for him to say something–to say anything–but he remained silent. The silence between us stretched so long that it felt like an hour even though it couldn’t have been more than a few moments.
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 little bubble just for one night? Would that bepletely crazy? It felt like I was always overthinking everything. I was starting to be exhausted by my racing thoughts that wouldn’t stop. For once, I just wanted to not think. Just for one night, I wanted to pretend like Alexander wasn’t my boss and things between us weren’tplicated.
He reached up and trailed his finger down my cheek, leaving a sizzling trail in his wake. A shiver ran down my spine.