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.”

shivers across my skin. “Do you want more than this,

way he said my name made my nipples tighten against the thin fabric of my dress. I stepped back,

getting late,” I said, glancing at my watch. “I should

he

I can

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darkened. “How can I possibly let

not your wife yet,” I

was the only word he’d

clicking against

the dining table: empty wine glasses, half-eaten dessert,

my question,” Alexander said

“Which one?”

eyes locked with mine in the mirrored

flushed. “What exactly are

voice was

confined space together. My heart hammered against

wall, putting as much distance between

were.” He stepped closer, invading my

wall, and I felt the cool metal through my dress. Alexander’s eyes held mine, unblinking, like a predator watching its

heart hammered against my ribs, “I’ve

remember. You mentioned it in

making sure

heat radiating from his body. “Though

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