The CEO's Contractual Wife

Chapter 49

Olivia

My breath caught in my throat. Part of me, a larger part than I wanted to admit, was tempted to say yes, to let his clever fingers slip beneath my leggings and find out just how wet I already was. But another part of me, the part that still had some sense of self–preservation, knew that would be a mistake. Sex with Alexander wouldn’t just be sex; it would be surrendering a kind of power I wasn’t ready to give up.

“No,” I said firmly, placing my hand over his to stop its downward progress. “Not tonight.”

To my surprise, Alexander didn’t push. He simply nodded, his eyes still dark with desire but also showing a flicker of respect.

“Your call,” he said, removing his hands from my body. “I’m a patient man. When it happens, and it will happen, Olivia, it’ll be because you’re begging for it.”

“Pretty confident about that, aren’t you?” I raised an eyebrow, trying to regain some equilibrium.

“I am.” He shifted me off his lap, setting me gently on the couch beside him. “You should get some sleep. It’s late, and you’ve had a long day.”

The abrupt change of subject left me momentarily disoriented. One minute he was talking about making me beg for his cock; the next, he was sending me to bed like a child.

“What about you?” I asked, watching as he stood up and gathered our empty plates, then carried the dishes to the kitchen. “You’re not staying?” The question slipped out before I could stop it, sounding far more disappointed than I intended.

Alexander paused, looking back at me with a knowing smile. “Miss me already?”

“No,” I lied. “I just thought… since you brought dinner…”

“I didn’t want to presume.” He returned to the couch, standing over me with those intense eyes fixed on my face. “Do you want me to stay, Olivia?”

gone so I could process everything that had happened. Another part wanted him to stay, to pick up

if you go,” I said finally, choosing the safer option. “Like

expression unreadable. “As you wish.” He leaned down, his face inches from mine. For a heart- stopping moment, I thought he

head slowly, brushing his lips tenderly against my forehead, allowing the warmth of his breath to linger just a moment

against my skin. “I

me alone with my racing thoughts

at the ceiling. What the hell was

me, the casual confidence in his voice when he talked about making me come; it all swirled in

the persistent ache between them. This was ridiculous. I

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maybe that was exactly what I needed to clear my head. Get him out of

out of it, I slipped my hand beneath the waistband of my leggings, fingers

whispered, circling the sensitive bundle of nerves

my mind: that arrogant smirk, those intense gray eyes that seemed to see right through me. I imagined his hands replacing mine,

increasing the pressure on my clit. This was pathetic. I was masturbating to the thought of my

of his hardness pressing against me was too vivid,

returning to my clit. My other hand pushed under my sweatshirt, finding my breast. I pinched my

good,” I