We didn’t speak as we began to pile food onto our te. But as I watched Alexander devour his breakfast, I couldn’t stop thinking aboutst night. He seemed so calm and collected now, just like his usual self. Meanwhile,st night had been a horrific experience.
Whatever Ben had put in that whatever must have been strong enough to knock down an Alpha.
Still, the image of him in that bathroom, vulnerable and alone, dealing with the after effects of the drug made my chest tighten.
“Olivia.” I jerked, realizing I’d been staring at my barely touched eggs for several minutes. “Are you all right? You seem… unsettled.”
“I’m fine,” I lied and forced myself to take a bite of eggs. They tasted like sand. But I forced it down my throat.
He studied me for a moment, then set down his fork. “I need to apologize.” His eyes met mine. There was guilt in them. “Last night, when I kissed you… I shouldn’t have done that. It was wrong of me, and I take full responsibility.”
“No.” I’d been trying to forget that had happened at all. And now, he’d brought the image to the forefront of my mind. “I don’t need your apology. It didn’t happen, alright? It was the drugs, some kind of delusion. So just forget about it, okay? Pretend it never happened, because that’s what I’m going to do.”
I couldn’t read Alexander’s expression. And I didn’t have time to, because my phone buzzed against the table. Gai’s name shed across the screen. Grateful for the distraction, I grabbed it immediately.
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“I wanted to update you on the situation fromst night. Ben Wilde has left the resort, and he took his friends with him. He used food poisoning as an excuse, but we know better. Anyways, Alpha Alexander would have to attend the eptance ceremony alone.”
My eyes shifted to Alexander. From the way his jaw was clenched tightly, I knew he’d heard everything.
He pushed his chair back and rose to his feet. “Come on. You’re going to apany me now.”
I groaned, but got up anyway.
Thankfully, the eptance ceremony had onlysted for thirty minutes. And after heading back to the vi to grab our bags, we were on our way to the airport.
When the car stopped in front of us, I’d quickly imed the passenger seat: The move was petty and obvious, but I didn’t care. I just didn’t want to be anywhere near Alexander.
I could feel Alexander’s eyes on me, burning into the back of my head, but I refused to turn around. Coward that I was, I couldn’t face whatever I might see.
Alexander’s phone suddenly rang, breaking the depressing silence that had spread through the car. “Tonight? Actually, that works perfectly. Send me the address.”
I felt him lean forward. “Change of ns,” he told the driver. “We’re not going to the airport. I’ll give you the address in a moment.”
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My stomach dropped. All I wanted was to get out of here and back to New York to my apartment, and even that was too much to ask for. I listened, trying to quiet down my rage as Alexander read out the address to a private club.
I didn’t want to be there.
“Olivia, is this okay with you?” I heard him ask, almost as if he could sense I didn’t want to be here.
But that didn’t make me feel any better. It’s not like he’d listen to what I wanted anyways. I was certain he was just testing me. No, he was daring me to act in an unprofessional manner. He wanted me to lose my cool and yell at him. But I wouldn’t take the bait.
“Yes, it is. We can head to the airport once you’ve concluded your business.”
Alexander smiled at me, but something in his eyes made me fear that I was on the verge of losing my job.
*Olivia*
What have I gotten myself into? I thought as the car made a sharp right, turning away from the airportpletely. It was only when I saw the bright LED sign of the private club up ahead, that I realized how badly I wanted to go back to New York.
The moment the car rolled to the stop outside the club, I was already reaching for the door. I moved to the trunk and grabbed my luggage.
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