Chapter 16

His eyes narrowed. “You think you know me based on what? One rescue and a dinner?”

“I know that someone who truly believed love was meaningless wouldn’t care so much about protecting himself from

it.”

Alexander’s jaw tightened. For a moment, I thought I’d pushed too far.

“You’re an interesting woman, Olivia Morgan,” he said finally.

“Is that a compliment?”

“An observation.” His lips curved in an infuriating half-smile.

I gripped the railing tighter, feeling the cool metal ground me. The city lights twinkled below us like a mirror image of the night sky, but all I could focus on was the heat radiating from Alexander’s body.

“I want to ask you two things,” I said, turning to face him fully.

His eyebrows rose slightly. “I’m all ears.”

“First, back at the presentation, you said ‘it’s been a long time.’ Why? We’d literally met less than a week before.” Alexander leaned against the railing, his shoulder brushing mine. “Preparation. I couldn’t exactly acknowledge that we’d met while you were crying over your cheating boyfriend. I was creating our cover story early.”

“You were that confident I’d say yes to your insane proposal?”

“I’m always prepared for multiple scenarios.”

“Right,” I rolled my eyes. “And my second question. In your message, you said, ‘Be my girlfriend for the night.’ But this…” I gestured between us, “has been just dinner. Nothing else.”

dropped lower, sending shivers across my

thin fabric of my dress. I

glancing at my watch. “I should

you home,” he replied, straightening from

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eyes darkened. “How can I possibly let my wife leave

your wife yet,” I snapped. “And I might never

only word he’d heard. “Come on.

followed him back through the penthouse, my heels clicking

empty wine glasses, half-eaten dessert, and

my question,” Alexander said as we stepped into the

“Which one?”

eyes locked with

“What exactly

His voice was like velvet. “I’m a

us in the confined space together. My heart hammered against

putting

He stepped closer, invading my

against the elevator wall, and I felt the cool metal through my dress. Alexander’s eyes held

against my ribs, “I’ve got pepper spray in my purse. And I know how to use

You mentioned

making sure

feel the heat radiating from his body. “Though I wonder why you feel

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