<b>Chapter </b><b>185 </b>
Alexander crossed his arms. “That kiss was merely to teach you a lesson. Rtionships should be between adults, not that college boy that you’re wasting your time with. If you want to be in a rtionship, you can always ask me for advice.”
My eyes widened as I finally realized why Alexander was acting so strange. It was like a lightbulb turning on over my head. “You think that I’m dating Aiden? Listen, Alexander-”
But he cut me off by holding up his hand. “It’s toote exnation.”
I stepped toward him and ignored the way my stomach flipped when I felt the body heat radiating off of him.
“No, listen to me. I’m not dating Aiden. I just met him today, actually,” I exined. “Aiden is Ava’s brother.”
Alexander’s eyes widened, and his face paled as the news fully sunk <ol><li>in. </li></ol>
“Oh…” Alexander rubbed the back of his neck, and if I didn’t know any better, I would think that he was embarrassed. “Thatplicates things, doesn’t it? I’m sorry for…” he gestured between us. “For acting irrationally. That kiss was reckless.”
The seconds ticked by, and I couldn’t think of anything to say. My mind was still spinning from his kiss and his apology.
“Would you like to kiss me back to even things out?” Alexander offered, and a sheepish grin crossed his face.
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<b>I </b><b>rolled </b><b>my </b>eyes and scoffed at his suggestion. But <b>as </b>I <b>thought </b><b>more </b>about it, an amusing idea came to mind.
“You know, I don’t want to take you up on a kiss,” I said and slowly grinned as I stalked closer to him. “But I would like to bite your neck.”
Quick as a sh, I sprang at him, my mouth headed for the warm skin of his neck.
But he stopped me in time, cing his strong hands on my shoulders. “On second thought, I rescind my offer.”
Iughed at the formal way he was speaking after that passionate kiss we just shared. But my humor disappeared when I caught myself in the mirror again. There was a passionate glint
t of
ves that
I didn’t recognize. That unfamiliar emotion made my heart.p a beat with fear.
I backed away from him. “Alexander, I want to leave now.” My voice shook slightly.
“Why are you all of a sudden acting so coy?” he questioned, his tone serious as he stared at me with hooded eyes. “Why are you acting like you didn’t just feel what I did when we kissed?”
My pulse quickened. I wasn’t ready to talk about my feelings for him. I didn’t even understand them.
“Thank you for your little lesson on adult rtionships,” I said sarcastically and put my hands on my hips. “But maybe you should learn a thing or two about them before our next lesson.”
Alexander’s eyes narrowed, and he opened his mouth to reply.
But I didn’t give him the chance as I stalked past him and left the room.
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“I have to go. I have ns tonight,” I said, then shut the door before <b>he </b>could say anything.
I breathed a sigh of relief as I quickly walked down the hallway. Since I was away from Alexander, I could think clearly again.
Of course, I was attracted to him. His scaring kiss had burned a mark on my lips, and I knew that I would remember the feeling of his body pressed against mine and his insistent tongue in my mouth for the rest of my life.
But I knew that anything between us would just end in disaster. It wasn’t worth the risk to be romantically involved with
my boss. The most eligible bachelor in New York. Maybe even in the
As I waited for the elevator, I vowed to myself that I was men for a long time.
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try.
earing off
After Olivia left Alexander’s room, she returned to the restaurant. She walked back to the table, her mind a million miles away as she rejoined her friends.
Once Ava spotted her, she turned around a smirk ying on her lips as Olivia sat down.
“Wow, I’m surprised to see you back so soon,” Ava said. “That was only twenty minutes. I guess Alexander doesn’tst very long.”
Olivia froze and choked on the sip of water she had just taken.
Aiden couldn’t help but chuckle at his sister’s joke.
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