Tears welled up in Alyssa's eyes as she wrinkled her nose slightly and pushed her luck.

"A friend? Lover? Ex-lover? Or...

someone who's unable to move on?" Jasper's eyes were as dark as the night sky.

"I don't know." Alyssa stared at the cold, emotionless man before her, overwhelmed with helplessness.

No words could describe the disappointment she felt.

"You've seen me now.

You may leave." To her surprise, in the next second, Jasper shoved the door open without warning.

As he had exerted too much force, Alyssa stumbled and let out a small gasp as she fell backward.

In an instant, Jasper lunged forward, wrapping a muscular arm around her waist and pulling her close.

Their bodies pressed together, so close she could feel his warmth, their breaths mingling in the space between them.

Jasper could even see, with much clarity, those tiny pores on Alyssa's supple skin.

go of me..." Alyssa's heart raced as she

waist was unrelenting, and each time she tried to wriggle

said you

of energy now." His breathing deepened, and without another word, he scooped her

around unless you intend to extend your

curled up meekly in his

few steps, Alyssa wished

soon as she left his arms, his muscles tensed, and a wave of

chest tightened in

something

on two gray strands nestled in Alyssa's otherwise dark

out

at him as Jasper

graying," he

Alyssa froze.

eyes brimmed with

often sit behind him in his study, plucking

"Woah...

Jasper, you're done for.

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