“That’s what I’ve been saying,” Alexander muttered under his breath.


    “You two aren’t helping our situation,” I said, mostly angry at my ex- husband for his irresponsibility.


    Nora, who had been sitting in a chair, noticed that we were off the phone. She sprang up and ran over to Alexander, throwing her arms around him and saying that she was so d that she found a brother who was going to take care of her.


    Alexander gently moved away from her, trying to put space between them. I stepped in front of Alexander and guided Nora away from him.


    “Nora,” I said gently. “Alexander isn’t your brother. And you have to respect people’s personal space, okay? Alexander doesn’t want to be hugged right now. You have to ask people before you hug them.”


    Nora stomped her foot and red at me. She shook off my hand and crossed her arms. “You’re a meanie! You’re trying to keep me away from my brother!”


    “No, that’s not it at-‘


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    But Nora interrupted me. Her face became red, and she stomped her foot again. Helplessly, I looked to Alexander, frantically trying toe up with ways to avoid a full–on temper tantrum.


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    Alexander stepped forward and gently put his hands on Nora’s shoulders. “I’m sorry, Nora, but I have to go,” he said in a quiet voice. “It’s gettingte, and you should wait with this nice man for Mr.


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    Iceberg toe pick you up and take you home.” He gestured to the


    manager.


    Nora jutted her bottom lip out, and tears developed in her eyes. “Why are you leaving your own sister when we just found each other?” she asked in a shaky voice. My heart fell from how sad she seemed.


    “Mr. Iceberg shouldn’t have taken you out tonight,” Alexander said, not wanting to upset her even more by repeating that he wasn’t her brother. “You need to wait here where you’re safe until hees and picks you back up, okay?”


    Nora seemed like she wanted to argue, but Alexander brought her in for a gentle hug and patted her on the back.


    “You have to be strong for me, okay? Can you do that?” he asked when he pulled away from the hug.


    “Yeah,” Nora said and brushed away a tear. “I think I can.”


    “Good.” Alexander smiled kindly at her, squeezed her shoulder, and then put his arm around me. “Will you ensure that she gets home safely?” he asked the manager.


    “I promise,” he said. “I’ll have my security on the lookout for Ethan, and I’ll make sure he knows that he can’t do this again.”


    Alexander shook hands with the manager, said goodbye to Nora, and then led me out of the room. We were quiet as we rode the elevator down to my floor. It was only when he was walking me to my door that I spoke up.


    “You handled that situation really well,” Iplimented him. “You did it in a way that wouldn’t upset Nora. Not a lot of people could do that.”


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    “Thest thing I wanted to do was upset that poor girl,” Alexander said. “She’s only a victim of circumstance in Ethan’s twisted game.” I nodded in agreement.


    “Do you think that Ethan showed Nora a picture of me and told her that I was her brother?” Alexander asked.


    “Why would he do that?”


    Alexander gave me a loaded look. “Oh,e on. He must have noticed that we were outte. He wanted to interrupt our date with Nora.”


    “Our date?” I asked, and a teasing smile bloomed across my face.


    Alexander’s eyes darkened with desire. He stalked toward me, and I walked backward until my back hit the wall. At this point, my heart was beating a million miles a second, and my hands were shaking at my sides.


    He put his arm above my head, trapping me in. His warm body was only an inch away from mine, and his gaze was on my lips.


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